Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-27
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for TIE EVENING STAR

reported for TIE EVENING STAR
,CHTLDRES,s DAY.-The First Presbyterian
church on Fairfax street, now occupied by, the
united congregations of the First and the Sec
ond presbyterian churches, was yesterday after
noon the scene of pleasant assemblace and
the children of the Sunday schools of the
church and OF the missions were united at a
missionary meeting. Children's day WAS also
observed at the VI. L. church south. Crowds
OF children attended and appropriate exercises
took place there III the evening Similar exer-
clses for the benefit and endowment of the
children at Trinity NJ. E. church drew a throng
OF happy little ones TO that church. A number
OF Catholic children made in the morning their
hrst communion at ST. Mary's church. and in
the afternoon renewed their baptismal vows in
front of the altar
IHE COUNTY ELEcTIoN.-The official count of
the vote OF Alexandria county at the court
house, shows the following officers to have
been elected: Jefferson district-Frank Hume,
supervisor, X. Monroe, overseer of poor; Henry
Drummond, James Priest. and W. n. Haryis
justices; ). K. Bowen, constable. Arlington
Slstrict-f. . Corbett, supervisor; Alexander
Sanderson, overseer of the poor; G H. Hvson,
). ID. Nauck, and X. Birch Justices; b. +. Mat
thews, constable. Washington district-Walter
wilson. supervisor, John Murray, oyerseer of
the poor; Z. IL. Greenough, T. Willis, and q.
w. Donaldson, justices.
ENGINEER IoUNG's CAsE-Tbe fire wardan.
have still under consideration the case of En-
glneer Joseph Young, of the Hydraulion, charged
with being intoxicated while upon his engine
at TIE false alarm OF fire on Friday evening last.
MIR. Young had participated in the feasts which
succeeded the parade at the dedication of the
monument and went on his engine under the
influence OF liquor. Policeman Bontz is now
acting temporarily in the place of Mr. Young.
CITY GOVERNMENT CHANGEs.-The new city
government will not go into operation until the
nrst OF July. and even then there will be little
change in the personel of the city offices. Mr..
Jacob Roxbury will return to the position OF
superintendent OF gas works, from which he
was dropped ten years ago. Mr.. Z. F. German,
who leads the ticket, is new officer and will
take the place of Mr.. John T. Hill a collector
of the northern district All the other officers
remain as now. MIR. Henkin goes from the
common council to the board of aldermen
Mr. j. 5. ID. Thompson takes Alderman Lead
beater place. Messrs Bayne, Kelley, Ger
mond, Naddey, Whiting, Gronan, Corbett and
I. Smoot retire from the common council and
DIR. Jones and Messrs Ballinger, Marbury Har-
rlson, Cation, McCuen and Uhler and H. Smoot,
come in as new members of that board.
NoTEs.-Superintendent Dobie lost his watch
IN the crowd at the monument celebration
Five building lots on Washington street. be.
tween Madison and Montgomery streets, near
the old canal basin, have been sold by Messrs.
Norton d Carin at =, 5OO.-Alexandria county
has elected Messrs. Frank Hume and " s. Cor
bett, white, and NJ. Green, colored. as super
visors.--A charter has been granted by Judge
Warton to the Washington real estate company
for the real estate business in the District,
Maryland and Virginia. The corporators are
John III. Walter, III. M. Bennett, W. Mosby
Williams, John Rdout, J. NJ. Walter, Amnon
Behrend, G. A. Jordan, j. c. Wichals, Leo o.
Simmons and others of Washington Col.
Ed. Daniels has bought the ''Gunston" farm
below this city for S9,000.-The health of Fire
Warden Geo. Z. French is improving and il il
expected that he will soon be able to attend TO
business.-John W. Sherwood, of Washing
ington, has bought the Donaldson farm, in Fair
fax, near Langley, 81 acres, for S2,OO0.-The
funeral of George Moore, of this city, who died
at Providence hospital, Washington, took place
from 1905 Cameron street. near the Richmond
depot, yesterday afternoon