The Washington times., 1902-07-07
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Semi-Monthly Meeting OF
City Council Tue day.
Last Session Until Fall-King Street
Paving to Be Commenced
This Week.

This Week.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 6.-The City
Council will hold their semi monthly
meeting next Tuesday night. This will
be the last meeting for the summer
months, as after the business session
the council will adjourn, as is their an
nual custom. until The fall. Ii is ex-
pected that :he meeting will be quite =
lengthy one, as most of the important
outstanding business will be disposed Of.
The election of a police commissioner
from the Second ward, ana the election
OF school trustee will take place at
this meeting. Considerable interest is
manifested IN the frst-Tamcd position,
and 1t Is expected that the contest will
be lively one. Captain Herbert Bry-
ant, who now represents the Second
ward as police commissioner, will be
OF posed by Mr. Thomas A. Fisher
The election of 4 school trustee from
the First ward. to fill the vacancy
| caused by the death Of Samuel A. Man
lin, is also of some interest. There
are several candidates :or the position.
The grand jury OF the Corporation
Court. with Judge ]. X. N. Norton pre-
siding. will cOnyene Frioay morning,
July is. Several important cases are
scheduled to come up at this term OF
court
1t is probable that the case of Com
monweait. VS.. Don. P. Hurley, charged
V ith eIpbezzle:ncnt from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, wher he
vas local freight agent. will come up
for consideration.
1t is expected that the work of paving
King Street. from Royal to Fayette
Streets, a distance OF eight blocks, will
be commenced some time this week. The
contractors for the work arc Messrs.
Cuyilier G. Co.
The repaving of Alfred Street with
vitrified brick from King to Queen
Streets. a distance of two blocks, has
teen completed. and that thoroughfare
is now open for traffic.
The services at the various churches
were today and tonight well attended.
Rev. R. X. Massie, of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, occupied the pull
pit in Christ Episcopal Church. and the
morning services at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South were conducted by
Rev. S. a. Staier Rev. c. II. Crawford
State superintendent OF the Anti saloon
League, preached an able discourse in
the Methodist Protestant Church to-
night. AT the other churches the SER
vices were conducted by the resident
pastors.
The funeral of the late Benjamin R.
Cook, who died last Thursday night.
took place at o'clock this afternoon
from his late residence, 219 South st.
Asaph Street. and was well attended.
The members of the Columbia Fire En-
gine Company. of which he was a mem
Der. attended. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. j. A. Jefers. of the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
and the interment was in the Union
Cemetery.
The following were the pallSearers:
Messrs. J. Frank, jr., Theodore, Will
liam. and Ernest Cook. brothers of the
deceased, and Messrs. James Hughes
and Julian T. Knight.
According to orders Of Mayor Simpson
all persons now owning or harboI .1g
dogs without the necessary license will
be fined IS and required to take out the
license. The time for taking ont the
license expired yesterday afternoon 1t
o'clock.
Mayor Simpson has directed the cl:y
auditor to issue no more licenses TO ap-
plicants. All persons who haze failed
to comply with the law will be com
PEELED to make application to police
headquarters and take ou; the lic2rce,
and also pay the fine.
The members of Golden Light Lodge,
Independent Order Of Good Templars,
will tomorrow night pay a fraternal
visit to st. Julien Lodge. at Walkers
Chapel, in Alexandria county 1t is ex-
pected that about thirty-ave members
will go.
The condition of Alice Hackley. color
ed, who was badly cut by her husband,
Isaac Hackley, last Tuesday night. con-
tlnpes to improve. 1t is expected that
She will be able to appear at the pre-
liminary hearing, which is set for July
"A. George. his n-year-old son, who
was also cut by the father, is able to
be out.
The committee appointed at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church last Sun
day afternoon, after Rev. c. H. Crawford,
State superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, had delivered his lecture.
for the purpose of considering the advis-
ability OF forming a permanent organiza-
tion of the AntiSaloon League In this
city, Will meet in that church next Tues
day night and render their report on the
matter. 1t is understood that they will
report favorably on the matter.
The United States Court for the East
ern District of Virginia will convene in
the customhouse building tomorrow
morning, with Judge Edmund WaddiIl
presiding. II is expected that the cases
scheduled to come up, at this term of
court will take a week
Capt. W. II. Kline. rescue worker of
New York and Washington. d. c.. this
afternoon delivered an interesting SER
mon, entitled Miracles of Grace" in a
tent at the northeast corner of Column
bus and Queen Streets. There was a
large attendance.
The Alexandria Lodge of Elks will
give their first annual excursion next
Tuesday TO River View. II is expected
that a large crowd will go down with
them.
Mr.. Harvey Kersey, who now repre-
sents New York business house. who
has been visiting his home here for the
last two DAYS left tonight for Pitts.