Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CITIZENS WANT IMPROVED FA-
CILITIEs FOR LIGHTING.
Council to Be Asked for Relief
Chalmers-Fendall Marriage-Gen-
eral and Personal Notes.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street,
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Bell IelopnOne NO. IOO
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 81 1902.
General attention has been directed re-
Gently to the matter of supplying electricity
to business houses and residences in this
city for Illuminating purposes. Several at
tempts have been made to secure permits
sion from the city council for the use of
electric currents supplied by the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad
Company in places of business Some of
these petitions have been granted, with the
understanding that the gas bill was not to
be decrea sed. This provision was made be-
cause the city owns the gas plant. In a
short time, 1t is expected, council will be
pettioned, as is the yearly custom, to per-
NIT the electric road to supply currents to
merchants for the lighting of their stores
during a limited period, including the
Christmas holidays
For this brief time each year the business
sections of the city are prettiy illuminated
with incandescent bulbs. During the bal
ance of the year gas and kerosene are de-
pended upon for lighting, and the effect is
far from being satisfactory to the more
progressive element AT present the city
electric plant has only sufficient power to
light the streets. 1t has been in operation
thirteen years and since the system was
introduced in Alexandria but little has been
done, it is cOntended, in. the way of extend
ing it's facilities so as to meet private de-
mands. City council in the past ten years
has received a number of propositions
whereby, 1t is claimed electric lights could
have been furnished to all who desired
them. None, however, was Endorsed.
There is probability, it is understood,
that the desire which IS expressed among
citizens for modern lighting facilities in
Alexandria such are enjoyed by other
progressive municipalities will eliminate in
the near future in some favorable action
on the part of the city council.
Chalmers-Fendall Nuptials.
Mrs. Lily Twiggs Myers Chalmers and
Mr. William caches Fendall were quietly
married yesterday morning at II o'clock at
| the residence of the grooms brother-in-law,
| Mr.. J. E. Tackett, on South St. Asaph
| street Rev. P. P. Phillips of st. Paurs
| Episcopal Church performed the ceremony.
Only the immediate relatives of the two
families were present, as the marriage was
| a very quiet affair. The bride was given in
| marriage by her son, Mr.. Algeron c. Chal-
mers. Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
| and Mrs. Fendall left for wedding trip
| The groom is a member of the Alexandria
| bar The daughter of the bride, Miss Ma
rion Twiggs Chalmers, and Mr. William
Bryant were married the preceding even
| ing.
Geo. w. Dix Released From Custody.
| Judge J. K. NJ. Norton in the corporation
| court yesterday afternoon admitted George
W. blA, CudEstu Will tlllDtZZleHenI, 10 bail
| in the sum of $1,000. Formal application
was made to the court by Attorneys Lewis
| H. Machen and c. C. Carlin, counsel for
| the defendant. The bond was prepared and
| Mr.. Dix was released for his appearance
| before the grand jury in the corporation
court next January. He was formerly
treasurer of Osceola Tribe, Independent Or
der of Red Men. and was arrested on a
warrant charging him with embezzling $500
from the lodge.
Police Court Docket.
In the police court this morning Arthur
Robinson, colored. was before Mayor Simp-
son on the charge of assaulting Sidney
Parker. also colored. The evidence was all
against Arthur and he was assessed SO,
Not being able to supply that amount he
VIII nave to spend thirty days on the chain
gang unless some kind friend comes for
ward in his behalf. Ernest Sullivan was
before the court on suspicion of being of
unsound mind. His case was dismissed
The same action was taken in the case Of
John F. Judd charged with being drunk
ana begging on the street. He promised to
get out OF town Immediately.
General and Personal.
AT recent meeting of the Young Mems
Sodahty Lyceum committee was appoint
Gu TO drart suitable resolutions to the mem
DRY OF Rev Father Henley, who was an
honorary member of the lyceum, and whose
oeatn occurred last week in Portsmouth
Inc remains Of Emmert coffin, whose
deatn occurred at the Alexandria Hospital
Wednesday evening as the result of a gun
shot wound, accidentally inflicted, were for
Warded to Lynchburg, Va, this morning for
| interment.
Clarence McCuen, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. James McCuen, died early this
morning at ,-e home of his parents, 900
Gibbon street
Lieut.. J. H. Reid, USN., is in this eitv
on visit to his parents, Col and Mrs l..
w. Reid.