Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
Narrow Escape for a Young Lady
From DROWNING

From Drowning.
Miss Lizzie Green Of this city and Mr.
H. c. Talbert of Washington were married
| at the residence of the brides parents, on
Upper Prince street, at half-past 8 O'Clock
last night, before a number Of intimate
friends of the family. After the ceremony
refreshments were served, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Talbert left on the 800 train for a
northern trip.
Mr.. Wallace Christian Of Richmond is in
the city on visit friends.
The condition of Rev. DR.. Minnigarode,
whose Illness has been mentioned in The
Star, is no better.
While eeping the gutter in front of her
residence, on South Fairfax street yester-
day afternoon, Miss May Allen was seized
with a falntng spell and fell in an uncon-
scious condition in the gutter. The gutter
at the time was damned with dead leaves,
and contained three or four inches of water.
When the young lady was discovered by
friends the water had risen up to her nose
been the cause of her death by drowning
She was taken into her home. and regained
consciousness In short while.
DIR. Betchell IS bemoaning the loss of a
pocket case of surgical Instruments, two
or three books and other articles, on ac-
count of misplaced confidence Yesterday
man calling himself Andrew Grant, and
claiming to be- a physician, called at the
The doctor went to another part of the
house to get something for the man. and
when he returned found that he rad de-
parted, taking with him the articles men
toned DIR. Betcheh notified the police
and later Grant was arrested by Officer
Grady.
The members of the brotherhood Of st.
Andrew, who are in conventio In Wash
ingtOn, will be entertained at a lunch, to be
given by the brotherhood of this city In
Christ Church lecture room on Monday
next, the 18th instant 1t Is expected that
fully five hundred guests will be present
After lunch the visitors will be shown
through Christ Church and the other points
Of historical interest in town. and many Of
them will take the electric road for Mount
Vernon. Extra will be run for the
benefit of the party.
No business was transacted in the cor
pCration court yesterday.
A number of Alexandria sports will go
to Alexander Island tonight to witness
new club house. The bouts are to he be-
tween Jack BOlan of Cincinnati and Charlie
barnett of New York. Howard Wilson and
Robert Wood, and BLACK john Addison
and Bub Monroe
The steamer ATrowsmith was DELAYED on
her arrival from the lower river yester-
day on account of the storm of Tuesday
night. The Norfolk boat was also DELAYED
for the same reason.
Cards are out for the marriage of Carter
II. Smith and Miss Fannie f. Steiner The
ceremony Will take place at CHRIST Church
November l.
Arrangements have been made for Capt
p. H. McCaul. the republican candidate
for Congress from the eighth congressional
district. to speak at the Opera House in
this city on the night of the 21st instant
1t Is more than probable that Representa-
tive e. +. Meredith. the democratic candi-
date, will be asked to meet him in joint
discussion.
Wythe White. manager of :he Alexandria
Telephone Exchange, has returned from
Richmond.
Company b OF the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues won the first prize in the
military drill at the state fair, the Norfolk
Light Infantry the second and the Month
cello Guards of Charlottesville the third
The Alexandra Light Infantry did not
enter the contest
The work Of rebuilding the Catholic
Church Is going on nicely and when COM
pleted this will be by all odds the nand-
soonest structure IN the city.
Several Alexlndridns went to Charlottes-
Vile this morning 10 attend the wedding
Of Mr.. Thomas l.. Waters and Miss South
all.
The steamer Howard Cassard brought
$500 at the sheriff's sale yesterday. She
was knocked down to George Franks of
Baltimore, vice president Of the Arrow
navigation Company, which succeeds the
monumental Construction Company. The
Cassard VIII be completed according to the
original plans of Robert NJ. Fryer. the in
ventor, which were abandoned about two
years ago.