The Washington times., 1901-07-20
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA. July 19.-The following
| officers of Kenefick Council. Catholic
| Woman's Benevolent Legion. were in
! stalled last night by the Supreme Presi-
| dent. Miss Anna OConner, of New York:
| Chaplain. Rev. Father II. J. Cutler; Chan
cellor. Mrs. Mary Loretta Roche. Presi-
| dent Miss Mary Esther Stoughtenburgh;
| Vice President, Mrs. Martha Elizabeth
Lucas; Secretary. Mrs. Mary A. Jones;
| Collector, Miss Annie A. Stoughtenburgh;
| Treasurer, Mrs Mary A. Kimball: Trus-
| tees, Mrs. Rosie v. Fannon. Mrs. Agnes
Nugent and Mrs. Madaline Skrobaneck:
Marshal Mrs. Mary Adams; Guard Mrs.
Mary Breen: Orator, Mrs. Annie K
Stoughtenburgh.
Among those present at the installation
were Father ii. J. Cutler. Father Ahern,
Mrs. Burke, President of st. Matthews
Council, of Washington, and Mrs Smith.
Chancellor of the same council, all of
Washington. The council here was only
recently organized and its prospects are
very bright
In the Corporation Court today Judge
]. X. NJ. Norton granted charter to the
New Century Apartment House Company,
OF Washington, the objects of which are
to build and construct apartment houses
of ESQ 900 is named the capital stock
The following are named as officers: b.
H Warner President; G. w. +. Swartzel.
Vice President: Andrew Parker, Treas
urer: Clarence B. Rheem. Secretary.
James R-Caton is named as local attor-
ney. 60,
tion Court today the viii OF the late
Thomas Lannon was admitted to probate.
The deceased bequeaths all OF his real
and personal property TO MS WlIe, CaIh-
grocery store formerly conducted by him
be still continued in his name. At the
death of Mrs Lannon the estate Is to
be divided equally among his hVe chiidren
Mrs Lannon is named as eXecutrix. She
is not required TO give pond or make an
past Master Charles b. Marshall, of
Andrew Jackson Lodg" OF Masons, was
that lodge with handsome past master 5
jewel as a token of their esteem ana
aIjpreciation Of his services TO the lodge
during the two consecutive terms he
served as worshipful master.
The presentation was made by James
Deeton who delivered a speech on behalf
Of the lodge. Mr. Marshall responded
scribed the names of twenty-eight mem
hers raised to the third degree during Mr..
Marshalrs term OF office.
An unknown youth committed bold
theft about ]: 80 O'Clock this afternoon
by grabbing a pocketbook from little
daughter of Mrs. c. J. Culver, who re-
sides at SO South Fairfax street; Inc
mother OF the little girl. at the time of
the theft, was in a millinery store, on
King Street, making a purchase Mrs.
Culver left her pocketbook on d show
case and her daughter had picked 1t up
and had gone TO the door. While stand
ing at the door with the purse in her
hand the youth, wearing falsetace,
came along and snatched the purse and
made good his escape: The purse con-
tanned between si2 and sl3. Mrs. Culver
at once notified the police of the robbery,
and from the description given II Is be-
lieyed that the fhiei VIII be apprehendedii
The following business was transacted
in the Corporation Court today. with
Judge ]. X NJ. Norton presiding: A. b.
Barney. OF Norfolk. was admitted to prac-
tice in this court: Roxie c. chatham was
appointed administratrix of the estate of
George Chatham; the will of Mrs. Mary
V. Clarke was admitted to probate, ieav
ing her estate 10 her husband. J. p.
Clarke.
About thirty-five members OF the Alex
andria Light Infantry will leave here to-
morrow night for Ocean View, Va, for
a ten days encampment at that place
with the Seventeen Virginia Regiment.
The members of the company will be in
command of Capt James +. King, COM
mander OF that company.
The funeral of the laUt Mrs. Rebecca
Greenwich, whose death occurred on
Thursday last. will take place at $3.50
O'Clock tomorrow morning from st.
\
ment will be made in st. Mary's Gem
etery.
The funeral of the late John II. Simp-
son, whose death occurred yesterday af
tcrnoon. will take place Sunday after
noon at 6 o'clock from the residence of
his mother. 521 South Henry Street.
The schooner Smith X. Martin has ar
rived at this port with a cargo of fish
guauo for the Alexandria Fertilizer and
Chemical Company.
The square King Street between
Royal and Fairfax Streets, which was
recently paved with vitrified brick will
be opened for traffic tomorrow.
A lad named George Massey was last
evening struck in the eye by a line from
the steamer Samuel J. Pentz and was
quite painfully hurt,
DR.. Hamilton i. Howard. formerly of
this city but now resident physician at
the Virginia Military Institute, at Lex
ington, Va, is visiting in this city.
The Best Prescription for Malaria
ChiIIs and fever is bottle of Groves Tasteess
Chill Tonic. II is simply iron and quinine in a