The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA,

ALEXANDRIA, March 16-In the Cir
cut Court of Fairfax County. Judge G
y Nicol presiding, q decree was yesterday
entered IN the chancery suit pending in
that county, Of Watkins rs Watkins ct
al appointing Eugene =. Taylor of this
CITY special commissioner in chaucery to
report 10 the court on all the matters
embraced IN the suit, which is a friendly
one, and involves the settlement Of the
estate Of the late Elizabeth Ann Wat
kins- Of Fairfax County The complain
ants and most Of the heirs are represent
ed by Judge J. K NJ Norton and Gardner
l. Boothe. OF this city. The other heirs
are represented by J. g De PUtrOu, Of
Fairfax County.
Bubble" Brock coIored who was re-
Gently arrested here on the charge Of
disOrderly conduct, vas yesterday morning
turned over to Deputy Sheriff J. u. VOW
ell, Of Culpeper County Brock is wanted
in CuIpeper on the charge Of nurderous
assault He became involved in q diff
Guilty with man named Clarke in CuI-
pepper, about Il year ago. and IN the EFaCaS
Brock, II Is sand, dangero Isly wO- .nued
his opponent
The funeral Of Miss Matte Beattie.
daughter Of Cant. F'0untaine Reatfie and
whose death occurred a Garfield Hospital
in Washington. on Tuesday last took
place at II O'Clock from Fails
Church The services were conducted by
Rev. Father TeaTnEy. OF Falls Church
Catholic Church The remains were in
tered in the cemetery at that place.
Inc quarterly inspection Of the city jail
was made yesterday by Dr. Puryis and
Eugene =. Taylor and c W Moore. Jail
inspectors They reported that no i'm
PrOyemenCs or repairs have been made
since their last inspection, and that both
are much needed They viii ask the com
mittee on public property 10 make an in
speCtiCn Of tae jail At early date, and
order the necessary repairs made
The funeral Of Mrs. Lizzie NJ Hardy
wife OF Mr. AUberE Hardy. and whose
death occurred on Wednesday last took
pace at : clock yesterday afternoon
rom rom her late residence in wilkes Street.
ne funeral services were conducted ny
Key + y Register, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South The inter:nent
Was made IN the Bethel Cemetery.
George Zimmerman. a uevsbov In at
tempting 10 board a steamer at Reard0n's
wharf this morning slipped or missed his
footing and fell overheard. OiFer than re-
ceiFIns a dueidng he was none the worse
The deaeons OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN
1hurch nave appointed the following
board Of lady managers for the church
nome MIS- W b Latham, Mrs. Park
AgneW. Mrs Virginia G Er0ckeLI Miss
Fannie :. Bell, and Mrs F. J. Bro okr.
Tho board organized last "Wednesday
night with Mrs. w +. Latham as chair
man. and Mrs Z J. Brooke as score
tary-
II large ana interesting EIcetIug of the
Helpers OF the Second Presbyterian
Church was held yesterday evening at the
residence Of Mrs r Lee Field IN King
Street A paper and letter from Mr.
Cannon Were read The next meeting
win be held IN the church on the 18th in
slant
There Is a possibility that the old Alex
andria County courthouse. which was
Yesterday purchased by Robert Elliott.
will be rem0deIed. and that the Alex
andria Library VIII be located there.
Rev George /. Hunt viii on Sunday
night deliver sermon to The firemen Of
the city at the First Baptist Church
George MILAN. VINO was a member Of
Company y, Seventeenth Virginia Regi-
meat, and who has been in Florida for
some time, is here on his way to his old
home in Fairfax County.
Audren Della. an Old resident Of the
First ward, is seriously i'll az his home
in South Lee Street
Capt. Charles Kelly is critically I'll al
his home in Queen Street, near Pitt
Street
Isaac CTenzberger, of Butte, Mon, Is
visiting his old home in this city
The little daughter Of n 8 GFeenaFssy
is still fl.