The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-21
CURRENT EVENTS
TN ALEXANDRIA.
BAD POWERHOUSB ACCIDENT.
peIayc Caused to Electric Traffic.
Boat BuiIdinE Enterprise start
ed-The Morton Cadets Team
VicfoFiouS-NOtes

ALEXANDRIA Dec. 21.-C. c. PeltOn,
who has the contract for furnishing wood
to the poor OF this city. Thursday night
appeared before a committee of the city
council 10 hear the Investigation of re
ports in circulation thai be had furnished
applicant with g short load OF wood
Mr.. PeltOn explained IN a satisfactory
manner how the reports started. and The
committee exonerated him Of the charges.
Edward Rammel died shortly before
O'Clock Thursday morning 1t his home,
1I2 North Royal Street, after an Illness OF
about three weeks Death was Tue to
typhoid pneumonia Mr. Rammel was
taken i'll about three weeks ago with ty-
ph0id fever, and during the past week the
physicians in attendance had expressed
little hope for his recovery. The de
ceased was g son OF the late IgnaIz Ram
mel, was twenty-five years o. age. and
unmarried His mother and TWO brothers
survive him The funeral VIII take place
from s.. MaTy's Catholic Church Monday
morning at 10 o'clock
The board of governors of the Ravens
worth Club, which MAS recently oTga nlzed
n this city held aineeting in their new
club rooms. on North Washington Street,
Thursday ght and decided 10 give an OPP
ening in the near future. when special
programme viii be rendered The rooms
Of the club are elegantly furnished and
everything presents al up t0-dste appear
ance-
st. Nary's Catholic Sunday school held
its Christmas entertainment Thurs
day in the Young Mems Sodaliiy Ly-
cetlIa Han, when an excellent music and
literary entertainment Was rendered
There was a large gathering present, III
GLIDING many grown folks, AID al the con-
clusi0n Of the exercises candy Vas distrib-
uted among the pupils
William 4 Young. a prominent resident
Of Alexandria County, died late Thursday
night al his home in Arlington district.
after long illness. The deceased Vas
seventy one wears of age. and is survived
by widow. The funeral viii take place
from his late residence sunday afternoon
at I O'Clock.
Nr Young was formerly engaged IN The
carriage building business IT Washington.
where he was once we'll known, bat az
late years had retired TO private lie
Tbs head of one Of the boilers at the
powz- house Of the Washington. AIexan-
dria md Mount Vernon Electric Railway
al -Four Nile Run. blew out shortly be
fore I o'clock Thursday afternoon. and as
a result two cOlored fremen were badly
scaIded. Traffic over the road was de
Iayed for some time pending repairs
The funeral Of Mrs Jane Aitcheson,
whose death occurred on Wednesday las,
took place at o'clock Thursday after
noon from her late residence, 2S9 Duke
Street and was attended by a large num-
Der OF relatives and friends OF che de-
ce4 sed. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. P P. Phillips. OF St
PaGI's Episcopal Church aui The inter
msnt was made "a St Pants Cemetery
six IephswS OF the deceased acting Is
pallbearers-
Charles W Turner. OF his city. aud
Miss Resale Harfi- II charlottesville
Va were married iasJ Wednesday at the
residence OF :. J. Harris il Charlotte
vile.
Charles Zimmerman on Thursday ten
dered his mother Mrs Lizzie Gibson, a
birthday party at his residence IN the
Market Space the occa s'c7 being her
f1fty-fifth birthday. a number Of guests
were present and . musical programme
was rendered, after which a repast was
served
Augustus Desne, who has shipyard at