The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-23
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April "a pretty
marriage ceremony occurred at S o'clock
last night at the First Baptist Church, on
South Washington Street, when Miss
Cara Evelyn Chewing. daughter of Mrs.
Lizzie G. Chewing. of this city. became
the bride of Charles Phillips Mahood, OF
I.ynchburg Va The church was prettiIy
decorated witt palms and ferns, and a
large number Of invited guests were pres
ent- The bride entered the church on the
arm Of her brother, Ernest @. Chewing,
VINO gave her in marriage The ceremony
WAS performed by the Rev. George L
Hunt. The bride was becomingIy attfred
in a gown of white tafeta silk, with
sDangied net, cIasped with diamond sun
burst. and carried q pretty bouquet Of
bride roses
The bride was attended by Miss Lula
Butler, OF TTertOn. Pa who was at
tired in a gown of canary null ana carried
a bouquet of bride roses. Frank Maho0d,
brother Of the groom. of Roanoke, Va,
was the best man The following were
bridesmaids: Misses Grace and Lilly
Aahood, Of Lynchburg. Va; Misses Helen
Wood, Mary Mays. and Edna joyce, Of
Alexandria; Miss ACdie Chewing, of
Washington; Miss Matte Collins, Of
Woodfortis, Va, and Miss Elizabeth
y hItehead, OF Brooklyn, n Y The
bridesmaids were attired in white organ
die with canary trimmings. and carried
bouquets OF tea roses tied with canary
ribbon Miss Helen Horner, of Lynch
burg, Va was flower girl, and Master
Charles Sheffey, also Of Lynchburg, Va,
was TingbeareT The following We're the
ushers: Messrs. Herbert D6dd and Charles
Jesse, of " ashingtOn. D. c; Fred Moss
and Henry Carlin, of Alexandria; John
Victor, of Lynchburg, Va; E MOyler. OF
Roanoke, Va; l. c. Baton, Of Danville,
Va, and Dr. Hugh Mahood, of Lynchburg,
After the ceremony an informal recep-
ton was rendered the bridal party and
few relatives and invited guests at the
residence Of the brides mother, go South
Washington Street. After the reception
the couple left for a Northern bridal tour.
Upon their return they viii reside at I1S4
Monroe Street, LyncfbuTG. Va.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs William
Z. Mitchell, POS South Pitt Street. was
last night at . clock the scene Of pretty
home wedding. when their daughter, Miss
Ella May Mitchell, became the pride OF
James Pevereu. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Z. V REGISTER, of the
Afthodist Episcopal Church South, and only
the immediate relatives of the contracting
parties were present. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs PeveTeIl left for a Northern
bridal tour, and upon their return
viii reside at the residence OF the bride
parents The groom is chief clerk IN the
freight office Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company in this city.
Governor Tyler has granted Il PARDON
to James Barry. who was serving q two
year sentence for circulating spurious
coin. Barry and Richard L Clark were
arrested here on Saturday night, March
3. 1862 by Policeman Hall on the charge
of circulating spurious silver dollars
Their cases were referred to the grand
jury and both were convicted of the Of
fence, and sentenced TO serve Two years
III the peniteEtiary- At the time of their
arrest secret service men held con-
Suitation with the prisoners and pro-
nouuced them to be the tools of q band
of counterfeiters-
The Committee on Streets have award
ed the contract for paving King Street
between Royal and Fairfax Streets to
MessTs. CuviiIieT & Spinks. they being
the lowest bidders The square will be
paved with vttrified brick on a sfx-iuCh
concrete base The contractors expect
to commence The work at once
L T Haney, surveyor for Alexandria
County who for several weeks has been
in Frederick County, Va, surveying min
eral lands. has returned TO his home in
Alexandria County
William Violet. an old and known
resident, whG lives on South Lee Street,
who yesterday submitted to an operation
1T the Alexandra Inhrmary for q CON-
plication of ailments, is resting comfor-
tably tonight.