Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-10
AL * NDRlA AT FAIRS
A Sunday Of Closed Saloons and No
DRINKS.
The Temperature Yesterday Reached
80 In the Shade-Various Other
Matters of Local Interest.

King street having been completed the
electric cars are now running on a regular
sch edule from the foot Of King street to
the old Virginia House.
Johr Donnelly. accompanied by a party
of fr.eT DIS. LEFT here on Saturday night for
a trip to- Nova Scotia. They will be gone
several weeks.
Francis C. Neale, who has been extremely
Ill at his nome on Duke street. in this city.
for some time past, mentioned in The
Star. died Saturday. The funeral will
take place from st. Mary's Church tomor-
row n orning. Deceased was a well-known
and prosperous citizen. and his death is a
shock to the community.
Yesterday was one of the most quiet Sum
days known in this city for some time past,
not a man being seen drunk on the street.
and no arrests were made by the police.
For change. all of the saloons kept their
back doors closed, as well as the front
ones. This Is the effect of an order issued
on Saturday by Mayor Strauss that any
person found In an intoxicated condition on
the streets on Sunday hereafter should be
arrested and locked up in the station house.
This was made necessary by the large num-
Ders who make II practice to come here
from Washington every Sunday for the
purpose Of drinking and then creating a
disturbance. The churches were well at
teresting sermons were listened to. Many
people rode over the line of the electric
railway 10 New Alexandria, Riverside Park
and Mt Vernon to escape the very hot tenn
perature In the city. which at one time was
lO2 degrees in the shade.
Morton Marye. jr.. of Richmond is in the
city on a visit to his brother. Z. A Marye.
Mrs. Susan Serrington, who is about sixty
years of age. complained to the police last
night that she had been assaulted and bad
ly beaten by her son. who came home Sat-
urday night in a drunken condition. She
had quite severe cut over her eye as an
evidence of the fact. A warrant was is
sued for the arrest of the young man.
Geo. I. Price has commenced the erection
OF handsome house on North Fairfax
street.
All the public schools opened this morn
ing. The day will be devoted to arranging
the classes and other routine.
Young Mems Chris tian Association ser
vices were held at the aims house yesterday
afternoon. as usual. and were quite inter-
esting.
Ed. c. French Of Louisville. who has
been in the city for several days, left for
Loudoun county this morning for a weeks
stay.
The family of ]. T. Beckham. who have
been summering at their country home.
Auburn" In Culpeper county. returned to
the city today for the winter.
The board OF supervisors for Alexandria
county VIII meet at the old court house in
this city tomorrow. business OF import
will be transacted. 1t Is said that the con-
tracts for working the roads as per the bids
opened at the last meeting will be awarded.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
held a meeting on Friday night. Only rou-
tine business was transacted. The question
Of new uniforms was deferred until another
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs Michael German on SATURDAY.
celebrated their golden wedding.
Mrs. Robert l.. Monroe has returned from
Loudoun county, where she has been spend
ing the summer
Roster Pullman left on Saturday to visit
friends in Pittsburg. .--.,
George Penerill. who has small truck
farm near this city. has been very much an
royed of late by persons cunning on his
place. notwithstanding the fact that 1t is
posted A day or two ago he caught a
young man shooting and took his gun away
from him. s.- .
The arteSian well which is being bored at
the ice factory has been sunk to a depth Of
iO1 feet and clear stream of cool water
has been struck. A testing pump has been
ordered to ascertain the flow of water be-
fore going any deeper
A large number of people visited the driv-
ing park yesterday afternoon to take a
look at the improvements going there.
called meeting Of the Columbia Fire
Company was held Saturday night to
consider the arrangements for the Grange
Camp trip.
1t is said that among the improvements to
be made by the Southern Railway Company
Will De new passenger depot In this city.
II is sadly needed. and If the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will build a depot in
place of the shed they now have here, the
people will be satisfied
The weekly drill of the Alexandria Light
Infantry will be held tonight.
While Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Cockey We're at
church last night some one entered their
candy store on King street and broke open
the money drawer, taking all of it's contents.
On investigation II was found that a negro
boy who had formerly been in their employ
had been seen loafng around the back part
Of the house and in the back yard. Mr..
Cockey had him arrested and part of the
money was found on his person, though he
denies that he committed the theft
Miss Florence Writ has returned from q
visit to friends In Norfolk Va.
Gordon Thomas will leave tomorrow morn
ing for the ITniYer9ifY of Virginia