Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-12
AlEXAN DRIA AFFAIRS
A Local Schooner Wrecked During the Re-
cent Storm.
Many Items of Acknowledgement
tive Meredith Confident Of Re-Elec-
tiOn - Improving Wakefield.

The three-masted schooner e. X. Hart of
Alexandria was wrecked in Tarpaulin Cove.
Vineyard sound. She belonged to her mas
ter, Capt. kintz, who lives at Alexandria.
The Hart was built at Toledo, Ohio. in 1874,
and registered ninety tons. She was we'll
known in the Chesapeake bay trade.
The regular meeting of the Independent
Order of Rechabites will be held in their
hall tonight. Several new members will be
initiated. -t,S o.. -.. -.
The plant of the Bulletin, which was re-
Gently purchased by r. d. Hassler, is being
moved into the opera house building from
which place it will be issued as soon as the
press can be put In position.
The synod of Virginia of the Presbyterian
church, composed of all the churches in Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland con-
nected with the Southern Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly, will hold its session in DAN
Vile. beginning on the 23d instant. Dele
gates from this city will be in attendance.
The Virginia glass bottle works, in West
End. are now running on full time and with
an increased force. Even at that 1t Is with
difficulty that they can make enough bot
ties to I'LL their large orders 1t Is said that
the capacity of the plant will be increased
1t is said that a colored military organiza-
ton In this city WILL at an early date, make
application to Gov. OFerrall to be mustered
into the state militia.
Rev. Edward Wall of Hyattsyille Nd
has accepted a call to Grace Church, Berry
Vile, Va, the pastorate held by Rev p p
Phillips, rector of st. Paurs Church before
he came to this city.
Representative L. E. Meredith, candidate
for reelection to Congress from the eighth
congressional district says that he thinks
there Is no danger of his not being returned
10 congress. He says, however, that in
order to make this positively certain every
democratic voter should turn out on election
day and cast his ballot The local politicians
feel sure that this city will give the usual
a fG Ill
ganization here
Robert Boswell. the well-known baggage
agent of the Southern Railway Company at
orange, committed suicide on Wednesday
by hanging himself to a rafter. His many
friends in this city regret to hear OF his I'M
timely end; He was fifty-two years old and
leaves wife and seven children.
Superintendent X. Kemper has called a
meeting of the teachers in the public schools
ior tomorrow at the Peabody building at
which time Miss Virginia Z. Graeff princi-
pal OF the Frobel kindergarten School of
Philadelphia, will deliver an address.
Numbers of tirst-claSs race horses are
arriving at the Driving Park daily ard the
stables are being rapidly filled. There is
now already completed Stable room for
Tour hundred and tfty-two horses. besides
several private stables. The grand stand
and pool room has been completed and
everything is In readiness for the opening
on Thursday. 1t is said that special trains
VIII bring 500 people from New York en-
The steamer Harry Randall which went
10 Newport News sometime ago to have a
new Keel fitted, has returned and will re-
sumo her trips on the lower river route
A check for 5000 has been sent to the
treasurer of the Theological Seminary, which
amount iS to be invested and the proceeds
given annually to the student proving him
sell the est extemporaneous preacher The
name OF the donor would not be given
Now that the right OF way for the entire
line from this city to the Driving Park has
been secured the work of laying the track
for the electric railway will be commenced
and pushed rapidly to completion This
line Will be great accommodation to those
who live at northwest Alexandria, St
Asaph junction and Del Ray, besides the
local travel between this city and the park
II Is more than probable that the route to
be taken by the electric railway company
between this city and Washington will be
an extension of the line to the park
Deputy Sheriff Russell of Loudoun county
passed through the city yesterday with a
colored woman. named Georgianna Harris,
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary for houseburning. She was lodged
In the station house between trains.
Andrew Grouth, who stole the surgical
from DR.. Betchell was sent
on 70 the grand jury by Mayor Strauss.