Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-25
The Potomac Fair.

The preparations for the bazar and exhibition
OF the Potomac Boat club have been completed,
and everybody connected with the project is san
gulne OF complete success. The fair, which will
be held at the National Rifles Armory. will he
formally opened next Wednesday evening" and
will continue untn saturday, March 10 The
booths Will be artlstcally decorated and ther con-
tents Will Include every imaginable article for
or ornament A large number or ladies' Will be In
attendance. and there will be music and dancing
every evening. feature OF the enterprise Is the
$4,000 house which VIII be turned over Ia tno
holder OF The lucky nfty-cent ticket.
FINED FoR AssAUIrisG Hrs WFE.-Patrick Cox,
the proprietor Of small grocery store On Pomeroy
to-day "a the prosecuting Witness IN the case of
his wife, Mary Cox, whom lac charged with assault.
Assistant District Attorney Shepperd inyestlga ted
the case and changed the names on the informa-
ton, making Patrick the defendant and Mary the
complainant Mary, who had been locked up all
night, was released from custody, ana the case
Was called for trial Mrs Cox testified that last
night she was going TO a G. A X ENTERTAINMENT
and after getting ready she seat her little Guild 10
Patrick for - cents FOR car tickets Patrick OBJ
Jected 10 her going, and caught her BY TIE hair
| and dragged her several yards and choked her
She denl-d hitting him. Paiiick accused her VI
| throwing iron weights at hin, and denied ths
choking MT Meslnnis corrooorated Mn. Coz S
story, aud Patrick was rned slo. Mary went home
and Patrick took her place an the dock
The ATTENTION OF persons Interested IN the SUBJ
ecJ OF life insurance-and who Is MOTIFS Greeted
society elsewhere IN to-days paper. No OF her ufe
INSURANCE company does so large an annual busi-
hess aS this The amount OF Insurance. SIS. Oa-
los, written IN lss1, was larger than that written
by any other LIE Insurance company Ia the world
The practice OF the Equitable II TO pay ITS death
claims immediately. It's policies are made abso-
lutely indisputabe when they are three years OLD.
FINED FOR oBsrRUcTTSG A STREET CRossrNo.-
Elmer Dement,, conductor OF car No. az OF the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad, was before
the Police Court to-day, charged wich violating
section H. OF article TO- OF the police regulations
which provides that no street car shall stand
upon n street or avenue for n longer period than
3 minutes, unless The way be obsi rnc:ed nor stop
10 oOstrllct a street crossing inUersecIinR
street; and no street shall follow preceding
car moving In the same direction at a less interval
than 10 feet unless coupled thereto; nor shall any
street car move nearer 10 vehicle In front thereof
than 10 feet Ofiicer j. A. Moore, OF the frst pre-
cincI, TESTIFIED that On Monday night last the
IN charge OF the defendant stopped at the 18th
street crossing for passengers from Aloaughs
Opera House There was a car In front OF the de-
PENDANT, and the crossing was obstrUcted. The
Judge Imposed a nne OF S. and took The defend
ants personal bonds.
TIE ARLINGTON INSURANCE CosrANY.-The Ar
lington Insurance GO. elected the following direc-
tors yesterday afternoon: Walter \. Coz, VIM
King, Wm Il. Riley. Chas Edmonston, Wu. Gait,
=. Thos. Brown, Dr. q. w. II. Lovejoy, DR. W. W.
johnson, and J. l. Moore. The board elected the
following Officers: President, Walter s. Cox; vice.
president, Vim. King; secretary, Frank D. Raw
lngs, treasurer, {. Il. Maury.