Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-12
AL EXAM AFT AIRS
Soldiers and Firemen Preparing for Short
Trips.
Many Local Uterus of Interest and Inn.
pOrtance-visiting Mount Vernon
Ohlcially-Social Notes.

| Omcially-SOcial Notes.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Alex
| andrie Light Infantry was held at their
armory last night. but no business of i'm
portance was transacted. About fifty men
| were present. but on account of there being
| some little business to transact no drill
was had. 1t Is thought that owing to a
competitive drill in Richmond next October
/ the drills will be continued throughout the
| summer. in order that the boys may get
down to their usual good work. The uni
| forms for the recruits have arrived from
| Frankfort arsenal, but will ffsot be dis
tributed for several days. The executive
| committee has ordered several improve
ments to the armory for the accommoda-
| ton of the new members. Several members
! Of the company will attend the Fencibles
| benefit at the Academy of. Music in Wa>.l-
ington next Monday night.
The regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
| city council will be held tonight when bus
| mess of great Importance will be trans
acted. 1t is thought that the street-clean-
ing bill and the city engineers bill will be
/ brought up, and 1t is hoped that both will
/ be passed.
! The Columbia Fire Company, about fifty
| strong will leave this afternoon for Hage-s-
| town, Nd, where they will enter the water
! throwing contests, and ii is thought that
| they will bring home one at least of the
! prizes The Columbia engine was sent to
| Hagerstown this morning by fast freight
/ The company will be under command of
! Foreman John Strider. 1t will be remem-
| bered that this company took the first
| prize for making steam AMI throwing
| water in the contests of last June. They
| will return Thursday night.
There was a meeting of the board of SUI
! pervisors of Alexandria county at the old
court house on Columbus street today. Sew
eral bills were audited and ordered to be
paid No other business of Importance was
transacted
The semi-monthly meeting of Alexandria
Council. Royal Arcanum, will be held in
! their chambers tonight. Several applica-
tons for membership will be acted on and
several new members initiated.
| Mrs. K. Kemper has returned from
| Berkeley Springs much improved by her
| trip.
Mr. s. R. Donohoe, editor Of the Fairfax
! Herald, was in the city today.
| In the Police Court yesterday there were
six cases of keepers of houses of ill-fame
selling liquor without license. AS stated
In this correspondence yesterday, five Of
them plead guilty and were lin ed s. each
| The sixth, Kate Smith, Indignantly protest.
ed her innocence and her case was contin-
ued. When ii became known that a number
OF young society men we're to be summoned
| to prove her guilt the matter was patched
up by her paying fine of ST. and costs.
She was represented by Mr.. John H.
Greene.
There were seven cases of violation of
health ordinances in the mayors court this
| morning complaint of DR.. Purvis, the
| health officer. Each was made to pay the
usual fine of 81 and ordered to clean up the
premises at once.
Gov. O'Ferral and wife, with the board
| of visitors of Mount Vernon, went to that
| place over the electric railway in special
fo,ioU fnr of mall tnky ha
| annual inspection. Col. l.. G. Barley and
wife accompanied the party. Everything
was found to be in excellent condition. and
| the governor expressed himself as being
| much pleased with the management. While
| at Mount Vernon they were handsomely
| entertained by the regents. who are in ses-
| sion there. The governor and party re
| turned to Richmond on the Atlanta special
| at i o'clock.
The lecture of Rev. Father Kenenc at the
| Lyceum Hall tomorrow night is attract
| ing a great deal of attention. and tickets
| are very much in demand. He will take
| as his subject Rome" Father Kenefic,
though a young man. has attained quite a
| reputation as lecturer. and his lecture
| tomorrow night will be very interesting.
| Mr.. Jas. Patterson, the well-known livery
man, lost a valuable horse on Sunday, caus-
ed by beng driven too hard by a party to
| whom it had been hired.
| The dog catchers will start on their
! rounds today, and all stray CANNES will be
| taken to the pound to be made into soap.
| Three hundred and seventy-four licenses
| have been granted up to today against
| about 900 at this time last year.
| Mrs. Gertrude NJ ID. Waters has been
/ granted a divorce from her husband Fred
| p. Waters by Judge James Keith of the
| Fairfax county circuit court. Mrs. Waters
| Is a daughter Of Mr. Wellington Dunn, the
superin tendent of the Dies Manufacturing
| Company.
The Hydraulion Fire Company will short
ly have a new horse to take the place of
the one that died a few days ago. The fire
| wardens are now on the lookout for a suit
| able animal.
Mr. Fritz Vogelgesang has been admitted
| to the Alexandria bar by Judge j. X. NJ.
| Norton of the corporation court.
| Miss Morrell, who has charge of the kim
| dergarten class at Miss Chinn's Seminary,
! on yesterday took the little ones to Mar
shall Hall for days outing.
| Morey Encampment of odd Fellows held
| their regular meeting last night and only
| routine business was transacted.
Mr.. Edgar Warfield left yesterday for
| New York a pleasure trip.
| Capt. George A. Mushback has returned
! from stanton. where he went to attend a
| meeting of the board of visitors of the Deaf.
| Dumb and Blind Asylum, of which he is a
| member
| Several Of Alexandria's prettiest young
| ladies left for Charlottesville this morning,
| where they will attend german tonight, to
] be given by the young men of the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
| lHeTe were nO cases lot tTlal IN the To-
lice Court today other than the health
cases. The police report last night as par
| ticularly quiet.
| A great number of Alexandrians will go
| to Hagerstown on Thursday to witness the
| engine throwing contests.
| 1t is said that a number of young men
" Ill in the fall organize cavalry company
as a part of the third Virginia regiment
| There are number of good horsemen here
and there is no reason why the plan could
| not be carried out, and first-class troop
| organized.
| The health officer has been making his
| rounds again today, and several arrests will
| follow. He reports the city to be in very
| good sanitary condition, and with the few
| exceptional cases every day to be in very
| clean and healthy shape.
| VIM. H. Smith. who was recently re-
| elected city sergeant, has qualified before
| the judge of the corporation court.
| The city officers are busily engaged in
closing up their accounts for the fiscal year
| ending May 81.
| Raymond Mason. who was so badly hurt
| on Sunday by pulling tub of flowers over
| on himself. is said to be improving.