The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-09
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. Aug. 9-The TWEEN
~ delegates recently named by Claude
A Swanson 10 vote for him in the guber-
material convention met at o'clock last
night in the law office of Samuel q. Brent
and made final arrangements for their
trip The delegates viii leave here on
the Norfolk steamer Tuesday next and
arrive iR Norfolk on August L. the day
the convention opsus. ". a SmJOt was
chosen chairman of the meeting. and
George Drewry was elected secretary. a
resolution introduced by James r. eaton
that the delegates vote as "a unit for all
the candidates was passed
The Delegates endorsed Swanson for
Governor, Willard for Lieutenant Cover
nor, and Jcfers for Attorney General
This motion was offered by - G.. CarIiu
Mr. Carllu also introduced "a resolution
that the convention be requested 70 ratlfy
ard reaihrm the principles OF the Demo
cratic party as eEuucIaT-d IN the Kansas
City platform, and this resolution was
unanimously passed. Mr.. CariIu was
selected 20 present this matter TO the
convention. 1t WAS decided that the dele
gates could name their alJeruaccs, subject
T. the approval OF the delegation
The Alexandra County delegation,
which consists N four delegates VIII
leave on the same night as the Alexandria
delegates Three OF their d-I,gatts are
~ FAVOR OF Montague and one IN favor
OF swanson.
In the Corporation Court Yesterday
Judge Norton, in vacation granted a
charter TO the Mercantile Investment
company, the purposes of which are 20
loan money upon approved security and
- conduct an easy payment purchasing
business by which the members ard Gus
toners OF the company VIII enjoy the ad-
vantage OF purchasing goods from the
company at cash prices. paying the com
TauE for the same on the iuStaIIment plan
or otherwise The sum OF $1,000 is named
as The capital stock, 70 DE divided into
suaIts OF gu tdch- me following are
named as officers Nolen l. Chew. Of In
diana. President James &. Moves Vice
President, J. T.. ENniCiOs. Secretary. J. D.
Leonard. Treasurer, and John r Brown.
general manager. all of Washington. D.
G. The officers. with David H. F,ut1n. OF
Indiana. and Ernest Schmid. Henry J.
troS~ou, and James II. Clarke. of Wash
ihEJou, d c. constitute the board Of di-
r,yIOTS. The principal ONCE is 10 De- To-
Gated ia this city with g &. CGrlin as
local agent
MI ana Mrs. Harry Kramer residing
near ST. AsaVh. Alexandra County. had
a narrow escape from instant death We'd
UeSIay night while sitting IN their resi-
dc.ce 10y bullet passing through the wall
al their house and lodging In the opposite
wall Had they been sitting Il foot AWAY
they would undoubtedly have been killed
Aiter#aro am investigation WaF made
by lns couple and 10 was ascerraiu-I that
e. UeighbrrIuS resident had been shooting
cats and his bullet few wide OF the mark
u'Ll OF Ji.-l county uNluS near BY stated
To The Time~ correspondents this morning
thgt his ls nightly occurrence with
Tn" gentleman IN question. and II not
stopped IL viii result In a serious acct
don't lie stated that the man who lr,d
the pistol was not shooting - cats. bat
was predicting with his revolver. Tn.
matter Viii probably ue brought o. the at
t.uU-l 81 the county authorities.
William H. BTaWugr. who conducts "A
saloon at Stone Bridge was arraiguea b.
ODD .##H Of HF.
plant az Mrs. Florence CoruWeI q neigh
boring resident. who charged the accused
with keeping his saloon open on Sunday
7 H' mayor, amer hearing the evidence la
the case, dismissed EUWugr.
The annual meeting Of the congregation
of thu First Baptist church was held We'd
ue-day evening and largely attended The
reports from the various committees
showed the affairs Of the church To Dee in
excellent condition w Z. EgUshaw was
reelected treasurer for the ensuing term.
and James r. NastleId was reelected
church clerk The following delegates
We're elected 60 represent that church az
me I"lyiiae -tS.-. liaIi'u winch meets IN
VI dTrvuLun August j. L. IA. Inclusive
Adam Martin j. r. LyIDs J. T. Nails. H.
~ Wood, Lewis O. Nails, George DTgWTy.
~. +. iItu-uayy, auu joseph r. Rogers
The annual sermon before the association
viii De delivered 10y the Rev George J..
Hunt. pastor OF the First Baptist Church
The funeral of the late y. r. McAI4hon
a former resident of this city, whose
death occurred iu Scranton. PA. ON Mon
day last took place yesterday from
ST James Catholic Church. al Falls
Church. The mtrrmrut was made I'm the
Cym,teTy It that place. The following,
member OF the Ancient order OF IUber-
Mans ct this city. of which the deceased
was "a member, attended the funeral j. T.
DHWucy. lLlCaavI Bowuty, Charles NtaLt.
and James Roche.
The recently elected board Of health is
now actively yuEa-td ia ahatiuE uui-
sances existing in the city. This morning
one Of the members. accompanied Ly "a
policeman. visited la-uOu Ferry Wharf.
90 the foot OF the ferry alley, and inspect
,d that wharf The health officer de-
JARED that the wharf was a nuisance.