The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 16.-M B.
Harlow, President of the Business Mems
League, today appointed the following
committee TO wait on President Spencer
of the Southern Railway Company and
urge that company to extend their line TO
the coal fields of West Virginia: Park Ag-
new. william B. Smoot, Charles King,
John r. Zimmerman, John W. May, ]. X.
NJ Norton, John F. Tackett, C. c. Lead
beater Thomas J. Fannon Gardner l..
Boothe, George S. French, Frank S Har-
per, Henry F. Robinson, James R. Cation.
At the last session of the Legislature
charter for such an extension was secured
by d number of Alexandrians and they
have signihed their Willingness to turn it
over to the Southern Railway Company.
The Business Mems League at their last
meeting also decided to wait upon the
officials Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company with view of inducing them
TO locate certain of their shops and other
interests in this city. 1t has been sug-
gested that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company might be able to secure better
accommodations here than are afforded
them in Washington. Mr.. Harlow today
named the following committee TO wait
upon the officials Of that company: Fran
els l. Smith Herbert Bryant, John A.
Marshall. Harold Snowden, William A.
smoct. Julian T. Burke Z. Z. Downham
Isaac Eichberg, Robert Portner, G. Will
liam Ramsay, John p. Robinson, ". A
Ahern. Peter Aitcheson, and J. NJ. Hill.
Solemn yesper services will be held in
St. Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow
Sunday night az o'clock, under the
auspices of Fitzgerald Council, Knights
OF Columbus. sermon, appropriate for
the occasion will be delivered by he Rev.
Charles w Currier, of Washington TIE
choir will consist of members IF it,
gerald Council and several members from
Washington councils and will be tireet-
ed by Prof /. Z. Cannon, of Washington.
The knights will enter the church in a
body and occupy the main seats in the
four aisles Several Washington priests
will be present and assist in celebrating
yespers large number Of Washington
knights, it is expected, will be present.
Special arrangements have been made to
handle the large crowd expected.
Mrs. Georgiana Brown, wife Of Mr..
Lenoard Brown, died al her home In Fair
fax County. last night after a proracted
Illness. She was sixty-four years Of eye.
Mrs Brown was Miss Beatty, prior TO
her marriage and had been resident of
that county for the past forty years.
Jessie Nelby died at her home 306 North
Lee Street, last night after a brief i'll
ness Of pneumonia.
W llllam u. Purcel1, ageu thirteen taf5i
died at his parents home, $50 Norta st.
Asaph Street, last night as the result of
an attack of~pneumonia. The funeral
will take place tomorrow Afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
II Is reported that owners Of the Carson
spoke factory at New Alexandria direct
~ south Of this city. have experienced con-
siderable difficulty in securing suitable
timber for the manufacture Of spobes. The
trouble. it is said grows out of the fact
that the cars of the Southern Railway
Company are not allowed TO run over the
tracts of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
TO the spoke factory,
Representative C. H. White, colored, will
deliver an address in the interest Of the
Florence Crittenton Mission, at the Mount
Olive African Baptist Church. corner OF
Pitt and oronoeo Streets, tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock.
The recently elected officers o, the Cath