Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AT FAIR S
The County Poor House Management to
Be Investigated.
Critical Condition of Rev. DIR. Charles
MinnegerOdc-Many Matters of In
terest in the Busy Virginia City.

A large audience greeted Miss Myra Lee
Cavalier and Mr.. Edwin Ferry in Damon
and Pythias at the Opera House last night.
Miss CAVALIER was excellent in her part, and
played 1t with great credit to herself. Mr..
Ferry's acting was up to his usual stand
AID. The support was excellent, and on the
" hole the entertainment was well worth
seeing. This vas the last time Miss CAVALIER
will be seen in Alexandria, as she makes
her professional debut in a short time with
a travelling company.
Mayor Strauss, at the request of the
Wa shtngton. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railroad Company. called a meet
ing of the city council last night to pass on
the request of the Company to use Columbus
street for the extension Of their line to
Washington. but no quorum appeared.
Nothing has yet been heard of John J.
Spencer. who disappeared from his home
in this city several days ago, leaving his
family In destitute condition.
Many Visitors to the Fair.
The grange camp fair continues to attract
a large number Of Alexandrians every day.
Next Wednesday the greater part Of the
population will go to the fair to witness
the water-throwing contest. in which both
the Columbia aud Hydraulian Fire Compa-
MES of this city are entered.
The market this morning was well at
tended by country people. and despite the
drouth there was a goodly supply Of fresh
vegetables. Prices however, were q trifie
higher than on last Saturday. Alexandra
Is fortunate in having very good mar
ket. where vegetables and fruits of every
kind can be purchased in abundance and
cheaply.
Hite Peckham has arrived in town, and
VIII at once go into training for his spar
ring match with Horace Leeds.
A. j. Groves. an employee at ]. H. D.
Shoots planning mill, had two of his fingers
badly mashed yesterday.
A number OF young people from this city
german given by the Misses Walsh.
Poor House Investigation.
The committee on poor OF the city council
held meeting yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of investigating The affairs of the
poor house and the recent complaint of
scandalous conduct on the part Of Lizzie
Penn and John Dixon. They ordered that
Dixon should be turned out of the place,
but. as Lizzie Penn was In no condition.
either physically or mentally. to earn a
living for herself. decided to let her remain
at the farm for the present. 1t Is said that
the committee will Immediately make a
complete investigation of the manner In
Which the poor farm is conducted.
The condition of Rev. DIR. Charles Mime
gerode whose illness has been mentioned
Is extremely critical. and his death is mo-
mentartly expected. AL of the members of
his family have been summoned to his bed
side. and are all now here except his son,
Meade. and wife, and his daughter, Mrs.
Duckworth. who are in Europe. DIR. Min
negerode was pastor of St Pauls Church
in Richmond for a number of years, and
the president of the confederacy was one of
his communicates He moved to this city
several years ago. when he resigned the
pastorate of that church. and has lived
here ever since, making many warm
friends. wno regret exc eedingly to know of
his extreme illness and rapidly approaching
end. He has been unconscious for some
time.
The services In the various churches will
be held at the usual hours tomorrow, and
In all but Grace Church the resident rectors
will officfate. At Grace Church Rev. H. s.
Simmsrman Will preach in the absence Of
Rev. G. E, Ball.
Miss Lambert, who has been visiting Mrs.
Baldwin, on South Lee street. left for her
home In the west today.
Miss Laura King. daughter Of Mr.. Charles
King OF this city, Is in Roxbury, Mass. on
a visit to friends
Cure for Chain Gang La.iness.
Another member of the chain gang. WILL
lam Day, has struck and refused to work
Bread and water diet, 1t is thought win
bring him to terms. however. in q short
while. This prescription is guaranteed to
cure in twenty-four or forty-eight hours
and has never been known to fail
The following teachers have been elected
by the school board of jefferson district
In the county to serve for the coming ses-
SION: Hume School (white). No. 4, Miss
Margaret Buckley; for Ruffner School
(white), No. 2, Miss NJ. +. Grigg: Scott
School (colored), No. 3, Hattie jackson. and
for Jefferson School (colored), No. 1, A. T.
Shirley.
The corpora ton court transacted no busi-
ness of Importance yesterday.
Rev. J. 1. Narce, formerly pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church in this city.
but now of Norfolk. has been called to the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church
of Nashville, Tenn.
The little steamer Harry Lodor having