Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
AlExAN DRIA AT FAIR s
Many Notes Of General Interest From
Down the River.


Mr. Gardner L. Boothe has returned from
Capon Springs. where he has been spending
the summer.
Ground has been broken at New Alexan-
dria for the erection of a wagon factory.
that will be moved from Frederick. Nd.
The factory proper is to be 80 by go feet.
and OF brick; there viii also be a dry kiln
80 by 50 feet. besides the other necessary
outbuildings. These buildings will be push
ed rapidly to completion This enterprise
will give employment to one hundred men,
The churches yesterday were quite well
attended despite the warmth of the morn
irg. At st. Paul's Church the rector, Rev.
p. p Phillips. OBLIGATED At Christ Church
the rector, DIR. Suter. was assisted by Rev.
DIR. Walker Of the Theological Seminary.
At Grace Church Rev. H s. Zimmerman. q
newly ordained minister, preached Ia the
absence Of Rev. c. Z. Ball the rector At
all of the other churches, except the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. the resident pastors
preached. At the Methodist Protestant Rev.
Mr.. Tushingham OF Baltimore preached in
the morning from Sth Romans, 18th verse
In the afternoon the city was crowded with
visitors from Washington. despite the IN
oiemency Of the weather, and the local
Pythians were kept busy showing their
visiting brothers the various points of IN
terest in and around the city. Many came
Christ Church. the Marshall House. the
carlyle House. and, taking the electric cars
visited Mt Vernon. The Pythian camps IN
TINS city went TO Washington today almost
to a man.
Miss Minnie Brengle and her mother aro
reported as doing nicely and both are now
considered out Of danger. Miss Brengle v-ss
a .u 70 ieave her bed today for the first
time since her accident.
gray mule. belonging to an italian fruit
vender, was killed by the cars on rnson
street on Friday night.
The Misses Robbins OF Pictsburg are visit
=, r.. tr-QrQry
The funeral OF the late Mrs J. q. O'SeSi
VIII take place from her late residence ON
Prince street tomorrow morning
There was much excitement on Hard Cor
ner on saturday night, caused by two MIS-
toi shots ringing out on the night air. Ii
appears that Ernest Travers and Isaac
Freeman had been INDUCING In a game on
cards and got into a discussion over IL A few
words were passed, when Travers got hold
of a pistol and fired directly at Freeman
twice, each shot, fortunately, missing him
Some one called out Police" and the two
men started on the run In different direc-
tons Travers, who had gone down into
fetersburg' Was caught. and In the Police
Court this morning was sent on to the
tent TO kill.
Judge James Keith OF the circuit court
granted an injunction on Saturday restrain
ing the Washington Real Estate Company
a company chartered under the laws of the
state OF Virginia from changing the date Of
the annual meeting from June 20 October
The notice was served on the officers dur
ing a special meeting on SATURDAY. The
case will be argued before Judge Keith on
the fourth Monday In September.
Owing to a change I'm his plans, Bishop
Newton Will confirm classes at Poh.ck and
Oliret churches next Sunday instead of on
yesterday. as was intended.
Mr.. NJ Ahern and daughter left this
morning FOR an extensive trip through the
north.
MESSAGE was received at police head
quarters from Washington saying that
MIR. Lemuel Robey OF Alexandria who Is
quite ILL., is not expected to recover.
Judge J. X. NJ. Norton has returned from
his farm on the Occoquan. where he has bcen
spending a week or two.
A young man giving the name OF r. s.
Eel. and hafifng from Stanton, Va called
at the station house on Saturday night and
asked TO be taken care Of. He had evidently
been drinking heavily, and looked as though
he was about 10 have the deilrium tremcns.
He was locked UP In a room upstairs, and
later on, becoming more composed, left,
saying he was going home.
Mrs. J. II. Butler and little daughter,
Lulu. have returned from q visit to friends
In Kentucky.
The Old Dominion ana Fredericksburg
teams will cross bats at New Alexandria
this afternoon.
DIR. Guile one OF the physicians to the
poor. is confined to hts room with an attack
of malaria
The Norfolk boat passing here this morn
ing had board about one hundred
knights OF Pythias from Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Newport News.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Smith have returned
from a visit TO Rappahannock county.
Mr. A. II. Smythe has returned from q
ten days stay at Atlantic City.
Lindholm, late assistant secretary OF
Michigan. who disappeared from Ishpein-
ing in March last has been arrested a
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