Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
AFFAIRS lin ALExAND RIA
CITY FELICITATEs ITSELF UPON
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
Begins New Century Under Favorable
CircumstaI ces-Watch-Night
servisks-deneral News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January /, 1901.
Alexandria city begins the new century
under suspicious circumstances and pleas
ant promises. The financial affairs of the
city are in excellent condition and are
well managed. During the past year there
nave been no unusual drains upon the
treasury, and the corporation bonds are
now IN demand at par. While business
interests are not booming, the brokers and
merchants assert that trade in general has
peen fairly satisfactory, and, in many in
stances better than in preceding years.
That the wholesale trade of Alexandria is
greatly increasing is indicated by the re-
ports of railroad and steamboat agents,
winch show a considerably augmented ton
mage Of freight shipped to and from Alex
andr1a in the recent past
AS evidence of good management thrift
and safe methods on the part of Alexan-
dr1a business men, it is pointed out that
1t has been a long time since there were
city.
OF the public institutions here which
show an increase in business the city
post office Is among the first. Under
the management Of Postmaster Joseph L.
Crupper the carrier service has been ex-
tended and other important improvements
tnaugurated.
The business men of the city are now in
terested IN movement to secure an appro-
priation from Congress for the enlarge
ment of the Office building.
Watch-Night Services.
A large audience gathered last night in
st. Mary's Catholic Church to attend the
celebration of midnight mass in observance
OF the transition from the old century to
the new. The crowd was not confined to
the membership Of st. Mary's many Prot
estants being present. Rev Father H. ].
cutter was the celebrant. Rev. Father w
CASTOR Payne was deacon and Rev. M. Dew
I'M ana Mr. William Dulaney were masters
or ceremonies. The sermon delivered by
Rev. Father Payne was listened to with
marked attention.
At the First Baptist Church special SER
Vices were conducted from 10 O'Clock until
morning. The sermon was delivered nv
Rev. DR.. Frank ]. Brooke of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Watch-night services
We're also held at many of the other
churches.
General and Personal
The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Staber Mar
shall, who died yesterday at the residence
of her brother, DR.. Lawrence Stabler, No.
2O9 South ST. Asaph street, will take place
from Dr. Stabiers home tomorrow morning
at IL O'Clock. The interment will be made
at Ivy Hill cemetery. Deceased was forty
nine years of age. She was the widow of
the late Edward C. Stabler
Contractors tor the rebuilding of the
Southern railroad round house on South
Henry street have commenced to tear down
part of the old structure. The completion
of the new building with other improve
ments recently determined upon by the
Southern Railroad Company will constitute
great ipaprovemant to the western sec
Rev. E. V. RegiA er of the NJ E. Church
South, who has been confined to his home
on upper King street by illness, was re-
ported to be Improving this morning
Mr.. James Marvin Brannin Of Culpeper
is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs
James y: Smith, on South Henry street