Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-19
ALEXANDRIA,
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

rleTOrttu lor EVENING STAR.
OPP FELLOWS ANSfyFRsARY-Thef iftietb an
niversary of Potomac Lodge, /. o. o. F., in
this city, was celebrated last night by the men,
bers of that lodge and number of invited
guests at Odd Fellows hall on Columbus street.
The hall was crowded, and there were mauy
ladies in the audience. An Odd Fellows ode
opened the exercises. and after a recitation by
Miss Ida Baggett, p. &. VI. John I. Given. of
Washington, congratulated the Alexandria Odd
Fellows upon reaching the half century of their
work of well doing in friendship, love and
truth. Past Grand Sire Durham. of Ken
lucky, followed in an address, urging that the
principles of odd fellowship required life of
sobriety and usefulness. This had been exem-
plified by the fifty years in Alexandria during
which odd fellowship had lived and worked
and by none more than by Hugh Latham.
whose memory yet fingers fresh among his
brethren. He paid q high tribute to Mr..
Latham's virtue and closed amid applause
After quartette and recitations by Mrs Gertie
Stsnsbury and Miss Lilly Kans. and duet by
Mrs. DIR. Birdsall and Miss Baggett, Mr. Alfred
Gawler, of Washington, who was initiated
into Potomac lodge many years ago and made
a connecting link between Washington and
Alexandria odd fellowship, was called upon and
responded happily. selection by the Arrow
Glee club and a recitation by o. p Bagpett
having been given, MIR. d. Stansbury, the pre-
siding officer, made the closing address.
ARRESTS FOR RoBBERY.-The police last night
arrested Lewis Magruder, who was found in
the Pioneer Mills and suspected of stealing
grain from Beckham brothers, who use the mill
as a warehouse. The police also arrested John
Magruder, Albert Yarlow, Thomas Reynolds,
and VIM. Carter, all colored, in whose possess
sion grain-sacks, DC, were found. Thos
Brown was arrested on the charge of endeavor-
ing to break into car loaded with 50 900 worth
of merchandise on the Alexandria and Freder-
icksburg railroad track.
CIRCUIT CoCRT.-The circuit court Judge
Keith, Is now In session here, transacting civil
business only. The judge has been occupied
this morning in the trial of the case Of James
w. Hannah against Mary Holmes. During an
interim in the city court the judge has tried the
suit OF Agnew Il Co. against the Columbia
brick company, from the circuit court for the
county, and has reserved his decision. A COM
promise has been announced i'll the suit of W.
II. Atkinson against the Virginia Midland rail-
road company, and the case of Mary L. Pearson
against the Washington and Ohio railroad COM
pany, and ]. X. NJ. Norton against Elmer f.
kintz, has also been dismissed. The most in.
terestlng case, that OF Bateman against the city
council Of Alexandria, In which damages are
claimed because Of fall on a slippery pave
ment, will be heard next Thursday.
NorEs.-Intelligence has been received here
OF the death in Richmond of Mr.. G. A. Bald
win, who formerly carried on an extensive
business in connection with his father-in-law,
Mr.. w. n. McVeigh. Mr.. Baldwin was native
OF Washington, son of leading architect and
builder OF that city.-Mr. Archibald Flem-
ming, well known in Washington, died here
yesterday afternoon, in his eighty third wear.
He was for some time proprietor of the stages
running to the upper counties and afterward
proprietor OF the Marshal house.-Judge
| Hughes will hold the United States district and
circuit courts here this afternoon.-Miss Mary
McCleary, one OF the visitors to the Methodist
conference here, died at the house of Mrs.
Plckens, on Fairfax street, yesterday evening
. The remains were sent to her home in Lewis
| burg, West Va.-Rev. Alexander Thomas. of
Washington, has been called to the pastorate of
| the Third Colored Baptist church, Of this city.
l-Bub Jones, colored, is held at the station
| house this morning charged with attempt to
scalp Ed. Green during an ARRAY on Fairfax
! and Princess streets.
Miss Clara Graham, q Acknowledgment
and rather pretty young girl is in jail in Kan
| sas City, NO., for selling horse and buggy
which she had hired for drive. She claims
| that she was drugged By q young man who de-