Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17
ALEXANDRIA.
THE FREE ART SCHOOL.

THE fBkE AIT SCHOOL,
The Free Art School here, the gift Of Mis
Minnegerode, Miss GRETCHEN, Miss Ramsay
Miss Houck and others, will open at the Pea
body building tomorrow evening. The gratuIt-
GUS teaching Of these ladies has extended 70
Alexandria the benefits of the public spirit Of
New fork's Peter Cooper and Washington's w.
W. Corcoran. marked advance in taste
and skill among Alexandria's young people has
been the result Of tine establishment Of this
school.
FUNERALS TODAY AND YESTERDAY.
The funeral Of the late James Germond,
whose death has been mentioned in THr STAR,
took place yesterday afternoon from his late
home, on Columbus near Duke street, and was
attended by the Knights Of the Golden Eagle.
Representatives OF the river men and other
friends. Rev. DIR. Suter oficiated. Mr.. Ger
mond in his youth was an agent for the delivery
OF The EVENING STAR in Alexandria, after
ward becoming quite prominent NJ a marine
engineer.
The remains Of Miss Mary Gwin. daughter Of
the late ID. =. Gwin, who carried on business
here before the war, were brought here yester-
day for burial and buried by Mheatley In tho
family lot at noon today.
The funeral of the late James NJ. Lucke.t took
place this afternoon and was attended by
Sarepta Lodge, l. o. -. f., and with many
members Of Potomac Lodge and by Alexandria
Council, Jr. A. NJ.
INQUEST OK A DEAD RAILROAD CONDUCTOR.
Coroner Purvis held an inquest at Demaine's
yesterday upon the body of Edward TnyIor Of
Herndon. The jurors were Julian Burke, Her
bert Bryant, J. r. Jasper Charles b. Marshall,
James McCuen. jr., and W. II. Yeatman. IL ap-
peared that the deceased yard conductor at
the depot yard Of the Washington and Ohio
branch of the Danville system. and was aoci-
dentally caught between two care on Saturday
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death. The jury found a verdict that Taylor
came to his death BY being caught between the
railroad cars at the ". and A. ward in this city,
and that no blame Is attached to any Of the
trainmen. The remains were sent 10 Herndon
last evening.
AWAKENING SERVICES.
The evangelist, Rev. Isaac Naylor. from
England, preached yesterday at Trinity NJ. Z.
Church here morning, afternoon and evening.
and viii conduct q protrscted meeting every
night this week. The music at the church dur
ing the services yesterday was very fine. the
choir consisting OF thirty Of the best voices Of
the city. Evangelist MAYORS meetings are an
nounced by Q streamer across King street.
placards and hand bills, and his services draw
throngs Of people.
CORPORATION COURT.
The corporation court. Judge Norton, he's -
far been engaged with civil cases. Tia report
Of the commissioners Of sale in the suit Of the
city counsel against the Virginia Iron SHIP
Building Company has been confirmed and dis
tribution ordered. The city Of Alexandria win
receive about eli, 900 out Of the e2s,00o which
the Haskin Wood Company Of washingsou pays
for the property of the iste iron boon- In
Pullen agt. Hewes . decree was uads by ths
sale Of George c. Hewes' sstsse IN Ne Los On ~
northeast corner Of DUKE and Fairfax ssrsel
On Wednesday the court VIII sHhs Up criminal
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