The times., 1901-04-28
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEX EXANDRIA. Va, April -t'--iiiS
Democratic Committee Of Alexandria
County held a meeting tonight at the
county court house. on Fort Myer
Heights. and passed resolution that the
Democrats of the county meet in their
respective magisterial districts on the Ioth
day of Nav. at s O'Clock p, M, for the
purpose of electing delegates to represent
Alexandria County at the Norfolk con-
vention. which convenes in that city on
August If, for the purpose of selecting
candidates for Governor and Lieuten-
apt-Governor. James E Clement was
chairman of the meeting. The following
members of the committee were present;
A Iipscomb, w L. Narney, Steven
Reach. and w II. Palmer. The meeting
i'm jefferson district will be held at
Eume's schoolhouse, and that district VIII
have one delegate: Arlington district AT
the courthouse viii have two delegates
washington district at Carne's schooi-
house, will have one delegate. 1t was de-
cided to allow all known Democrats to
vote in the primary.
The Eighth Congressional district will
have 16l delegates al the State Democratic
Convention which convenes in Nor1oik'
August Il. for the purpose OF nominating
a Governor, Lieutenant Governor ana
other state officers. OF this number Alex
andria CITY will have about fifteen dele
gates and the county will have about
three. Now that definite arrangements
have been made for the convention, the
constituents of Attorney General Mon
tague and Representative Claude Swan
son the leading candidates. are each
/ sangltiue in their expectations over the
| result.
The seaton estate was sold at public
| auction by S H. Luut in front of the
market building al noon today, for h.
! Kemper, J. NJ. Johnston, and A. w. Arm
strong, commissioners Of sale. The fol-
| lowing was the property sold: An undi-
vided half of two adjoining lots on the
| east side Of Alfred Street, known as 2l6
! South Alfred Street, TO Mrs. p. A Seaton,
! FOR $40; a lot in an open square bounded
| by Prince. Duke, ColumbJ's, and Alfred
! Streets. TO Daniel Webster, for $50: lot
| aN Gibbon Street, to Eliza MagrudeT, for
| sl45; house and lot 6D5 GibbOn Street TO
j. G. Miburn, for $235 house and lot 62
| South Washington Street, to j. q Mil
! burn for S255; lot of ground on Frank
| lin Street extended west, TO Charles l..
! Churchman, FOR $3.50; an undivided haII
| interest in one and three-fourths acres of
| land on Hunting Creek excepting rights
| to Manassas Road, 10 NJ. Is. Harlow, for
| Sl0: a tract OF land near Cum Springs
| in Fairfax County, containing six acres,
n
! tract Of land. about nine acres, adjoining
the above, 10 Mrs. +. A. Seaton FOR 81
| per acre.
| Vernon district Fairfax County. held a
! meeting this morning in the school house
! on South Patrick Street. known as the
! Hunting Creek Road. NJ. d. Hall, super
| intendent. presided over the meeting. The
| entire session was taken up with the dis
! cussion OF educational matters. The pub
| lie schools of that county will close in a
| few weeks.
The funeral of Mrs Frances Claire,
| whose death occurred al the infrmary yes
tcrday. will take place from Wheatley :
undertaking establishment tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock
The Episcopal High School baseball
team this afternoon went down in lgno-
miuous defeat at the hands OF the Druid
Athletic Club. Of Baltimore. The score
was - to g. The game was played on the
high schools grounds. west OF this city.
| W. NJ Ball. of BallstOn, Alexandria
| County Va has been appointed inspector
of mail bags in the Postohice Department
| AT Washington. d. {.
Stanley Edelin. who was recently re
| leased from the Western State Hospital
! al StauntOn. Va, was today arrested by
| Policeman Trayers on the charge of abus-
ing his people Policeman TraVers was
| compelled TO club Edelin before he would
| accompany the officer to the police station
Edelin, will be given hearing on Monday
and will in all probability be recommtted
| for an examination into his sanity.
NJ B Harlow has sold to J. a. W. Hard
| ing a lot on the south side of Prince
, Street west of West Street, for $3.50
Warren Christian, of New York, who
has been visiting his sister. Mrs. =. J.
| Dempsey. left today for his home.
A G. Ihler has awarded Messrs. Brcn-
! ner & Knight "A contract for building .
! two-story brick residence on the nortl
side of Cameron Street. between Washing
fon and columbus Streets The house vii
occupy the site upon which the office of
the late Dr. Bedford Brown now stands.