Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-03
ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA on SUNDAY.

ALEXANDRIA ON SUNDAY
Alexandria sustained its reputation as a
church-going city yesterday. The day suited
the church goers and the city pastors met large
congregations. All the pastors officiated and
there was no strange face in pulpit. The
First Presbyterian Church continued closed and
the Primitive Baptists have no pastor except a
visiting one, who generally dictates here in the
morning and In Washington in the afternoon.
Yesterday the services at the church hall on
Fairfax street near the Mt. Vernon railroad
office were conducted by Elder J. W. Badger
The police report the day the quietest of the
season, with few arrests. and those of little i'm
portance. The ferry steamers from Washing
ton came thronged with SUNDAY excursionists
and the electric railway carried hundreds at
each OF its twenty minute trips TO Little Hunt
ing Creek. On Sunday there are no Mount
Vernon trips. but the new cars give a.pleasant
country trip and are largely patronized.
LAST WEEKS LAND SALES.
Few Saturdays pass in Alexandria without
some land sales at auction. These sales are
usually held at the market square at noon and
attract considerable crowds. At the land sales
three lots of ground on Pendieton street were
sold. One lot. % feet b. 100. was bought by
Cornelius Desmond for $500 ard two lois az tine
corner of Columbus and Pendeton street. Sc
by 100 feet. were bought for 81 ,957. 80 by J. W.
Rocket. These are examples of the great in
crease of values which mas taken place in all
that section Of Alexandria west of ST. Asaph
and north of Princess streets. Other sales at
the market square showed the continuance of
former prices in some other sections OF the city,
I. T. Conroy. @ Washingtonian bought two
small houses with lots on Commerce street at
$40 for both. and building lot in the same
neighborhood was sold for S165 to ]. A. Hardy.
CELEBRATION OF THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS.
The Catholics of Alexandria will celebrate
the landing of Columbus on the 10Th of Oc-
tober by solemn religious services of thanks
giving at st. Mary's Church on the morning of
the 18th inst. and by appropriate exercises at
the Lyceum Hall at night under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. c. LyceUm. An address by Rev.
Father Chister, S. j.. OF Georgetown on The
Life of Columbus" will be delivered and must
cal and other exercises will take place.
THE CITY's COOPER SHOP PROPERTY.
The city council some years ago rented to
Mr.. Van Hoffman of New York the cooper shop
property near the Pioneer mills at $3.50 per
annum. The rent has not been paid for some
years and Mr.. Van Hoffman is dead. The cor
poration authorities are now to make an effort
to collect the arrears of rent from his estate.
Until this matter is settled no sale of the cooper
shop property will take place.
NOTES.
A meeting of the boys Of ST. Mary's congreca-
ton has been called by the pastor to form a
guard OF st. Aloysius, its purpose being the
same as that of the "White Ribbon" Associa-
tons, to preserve youths from contamination.
The democratic committee meets tonight at
the Office of Chairman Bailey to arrange the
plan Of campaign in the city.