Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
ALEXANDRIA.
THREE FUNERALS.

THREE FUNERALS.
Three funerals took place here yesterday. At
II O'Clock this morning the late Joseph Hopkins,
who died few days ago at Trappe, Nd, was
buried from the residence of his son on King
street near the Peabody School building Andrew
with many other Masons, escorted the
remains to the tomb and made the farewells of
Masonry. At noon the remains Of Lieut.. John
F. Guy Of the metropolitan police force arrived
here from Washington and we're placed in a vault
at the NJ. P. cemetery until preparations for the
interment are completed. At 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon the remains of the late John P. Ag-
new were buried. The funeral took place from
his residence on Duke and Pitt streets in this
city, and large number of Alexandrians paid
the last tribute of respect to the old and es-
teemed citizen.
CITY TAXES TO BE PAID.
The mayor is calling on business men and
dog owners to come up at once and settle for
the license tax on business and the dog tax.
The clerk Of the common council is now pre-
pairing the city tax bills on real and personal
estate, and the bills will be in the hands Of the
city tax collector by the middle of this month
Then discount Of 10 per cent will be allowed
on all taxes paid before the LIST day of July,
and many thousand dollars will be paid BY that
time.
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS
Hon. Lewis McKens sic has presented another
handsome American flag to the boys of Wash
ington public school, to be hoisted on the new
staff recently presented to that school, The
original trustees Of this school were nearly all
soldiers Of the revolution, one Of them, Col
John Fitzgerald, having been al ide-de-camp
OF Washington. The school at first designed by
the donation of Washington to educate
orphans and the sons of Widows has
expanded to include in its twelve
divisions nearly all the white boys who are be-
ing educated in Alexandria, reaching all grades
from Col. Ficklin's High School TO Miss Sisson's
kindergarten for little boys. The building over
which the national flag waves is a copy Of the
Amidon building in South Washington, and its
annex. with three school rooms. is the old Acad-
envy building where Gen. Washington estab-
ished his public free school in 1854. All the
schools are fourishing.
LIKE THE NEW FASHION.
The Methodist Protestant church has grown
wonderfully in the esteem of the Alexandria
ladies since the last conference struck 'obey"
from the marriage service, and combine of
the handsomest young women in town is now
to be organized on the principal ''all marriages
shall hereafter be celebrated after the NJ p.
ritual
THE MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY.
The work of the laying of rails on the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway
Is now complete from the foot Of King street
to the Alexandria and Washington depot and
extends on Fairfax street 50 feet toward Mount
Vernon. The work on the way toward Mount
Vernon will not be resumed until after the
meeting of the directors in Philadelphia next
week.
NOTES.
Ex-City Sergeant Lucas is improving, but
both his wife and daughter have been injured
by the overturning of bottle of diluted car
bolic acid.
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine Company
is considering an invitation of the Independent
Hose Company of Frederick, Nd, to visit that
place.
Comrades Ramsay and Zimmerman of Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, are arranging for
a suitable uniform for the veterans to be worn
on parade.