Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Arrangements for the Peckham-Ryan Fight
About Completed.
A Laborer Falls From q Ladder and
Breaks His Arm-Many
Other Notes.

Arrangements have been made for the
Peckham-Ryan boxing match, to take place
at the Eureka Athletic Club on Thanks
giving night Peckham is now training
hard for the go. Mr.. Brennan. the propri-
etor of the New York House, will give
Peckham and his friends a supper after the
fight. Arrangements have been made by a
number of Alexandria sports to go to the
fight in omnibuses from this city.
While at work on ST. Mary's Church yes
terday. Cornelius Scott (colored), one OF the
hodcarriers. fell from a ladder to the
ground and broke his arm. DR.. Jones rem
dered the necessary surgical attention.
Jared Hayden and Miss Flora Martln
were chosen as delegates to the mees...e II
the Baptist Young Peoples Union In Rich
mond, and left for that city yesterday.
T. V. Rischeil, who recently leased the
old Jameson & Collins foundry for planning
where he went to purchase the necessary
machinery. He says he hopes to have his
mill in operation on January l.
Miss Bessy Corse has returned from q
visit to Loudoun and Fauquier counties.
The cost of running the public schools In
this city during the last fiscal year, es
shown by the report of the city auditor, re-
Gently published, was $19.S9S.S1 There are
forty teachers. two principals ana one VICE
principal, twenty-one white and nineteen
colored teachers. The salaries Of the teac n
ers amounted to s,A.S3O. The schools of
this city are in excellent condition and are
full to the notch.
While one of the Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger trains was passing through Hen
ry street yesterday afternoon, the smoke
stack Of the engine caught IN the troliey
wire of the electric road, which Is now be-
ing constructed on King street between
Columbus and Payne, which was saSylng'
and jerked it loose at the corner of Column
bus street, three squares off, The train
was delayed about five minutes while one
of the hands Embossed the wire from the
engine.
While going from this city to Washing
ton yesterday morning in a heavy fog the
steamer Mattano ran into the schooner
William oliver. which was lying just on
of Shoots wharf, and carried away part
of the rigging. The steamer was some
what damaged.
Miss Clara Hancock Is visiting friends
The regular meeting of the Indepen lent
Order CT Rechabites will be held In their
rooms tonight. There are several appllca-
ticns for membership pending.
The order of THE Brotherhood of st.
Andrew is growing rapidly in this city,
and the little red crosses can be seen on
the coat lapels of most of the young men
Of the Episcopal churches.
The Alexandria volunteer foot hall
eleven have arranged for several good
games with prominent teams to take place
in the near future. They are training daily
on the commons at SOlTOSS anu axe 6St-
ting in excellent shape.
There were nine cases in the police court
yesterday. None, however, were of any
great Importance.
S. s. Hopkins Of this city and Miss Katie
Monmonier of Baltimore were married In
the latter city on Wednesday. They will
reside in this city.
Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien, whose illness has
been mentioned in The Star, is said to be
improving and her many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.