Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-15
Al ExANDRIA AT FAIRS
Death and Funeral of the Rev. Dr.. Charles
1innigerode
Many Other Notes of General and
Local Interest-To Announce Re-
suits Of COurts.Martial.

| tiers in the south, whose serious illness has
been mentioned In The STAR died at his
| home In this city at 2:45 o'clock on Satur-
| day afternoon. Several weeks ago, while
walking across his study. the doctor was
| stricken with paralysis and fell 20 the floor
| badly bruising his back and head, and
owing to his advanced years was not able
to recover from the shock. He was in
a semi-conscious condition from that time
| until his death. His wife and seven chill
dren. who survive him, Rev. ]. q. Mimi
gerode. William Minnigerode. l.. ID. Mimi
gerode, Meade Minnigerode. Mrs James a.
Duckworth.. Mrs. James F. Gregory and
Miss Belle Minnigerode, were with MIN
when he breathed his last.
| Before coming to this city, five years ago.
| Or. Minnigerode was pastor of st. Paul s
| Episcopal Church, Richmond and had been
| Tor th'rty-flve years. During the late war
| he administered to the president of the con-
| federacy lille he was in confinement at
| Fortress Monroe, visiting him twice a
| month by special permission of the Secre-
| tary or War, and administering the holy
| communion in a peculiarly sacred manner
| II was while listening to a sermon by DIR.
| Minnigerode in st. Pauls Church, Rich
mond. that President Davis heard the news
| OF the fall of Richmond, and but for the
| wonderful influence that the doctor had
| over his flock there would have been a
panic in the church. At the time of Mr..
|
| in the church. and DIR. Minnigerode preach
| ed one of the ablest and most impressive
| sermons ever listened to from any pulpit
ana one which was copied by the press
| throughout the country.
| Dr. Minnigerode was ordained a minister
| In the Episcopal Church in 1876, and had
been steadily engaged in it's work up to the
time ne came to this city since which
| time he had preached an occasional sermon
| In st. PauFs Church. this city. His first
charge was at Mount Hope. Prince Georges
county, from where he went to Christ
| Church, Norfolk, and thence to Richmond
The doctor had held many prominent posi-
| lions in the executive work of the church
ana generally attended all the councils as a
| delegate He was for number Of years
an examiner at the Episcopal Theological
| seminary Lear this city, and was at the
| time of his death one of the trustees. For
! long time he was president of the Virginia
| Bible Society. When he resigned the rector
| ship of st. Paurs Church. Richmond, he
was made rector emeritus. Last May the
doctor and Mrs. Minnigerode celebrated
their golden wedding, and many friends at
| nome anu from abroad participated in the
| celebration. since which time, and since his
eight eth birthday. which was in September
the doctor seemed willing that his time
Should come and he should be carried TO
that throne on high to which his long life
/ Oh Christian work had entitled him.
The funeral took place from his late resi-
| dence. on King street, this morning at 10
o CLOCK, the veStrymen of ST. Paul'S Church
| in this city, acting as pallbearers The re-
| mains were taken to Richmond on the IL is
| train, where they will be met by the yestry-
| nIen and members of st. Paurs Church of
| that city and inferred in the family burying
| ground.
DIR. Lee Harlan of Montgomery county
Nd. was in the city yesterday. the guest of
| Mr.. Ashby Miller.
| Henry X. Elliott, ir., and Hopewell Norton
| of the University of Virginia spent yester-
| day in this city as, the guests of III. r. Ell
| lott, ST.
| There Of ;,,
| the neighbcrhood of the Southern railway
passenger station on Saturday night, when
| two men were seen TO go behind some cars
| with an old satchel, take therefrom two new
suits of clothes and put them on in the
| place of the ragged ones that they were
| wearing and throwing the old ones away.
Those that saw it Immediately thought of
| the Aqua creek train robbers and the
| 5000 reward and the police were hastily
| advised of the matter and were told that
| the men went in the direction of Shuler's
barn. This happened about 10 o'clock, and
| as the matter was not reported to police
headquarters until o'clock the men, who-
| ever they were. had four hours start and,
| of course, could not have been caught. 1t is
not thought, however, that these were the
| men wanted.
| The churches yesterday were we'll attend
ed and the local pastors officiate Interest
| ing sermons were preached both morning
! and evening. Large numbers of strangers
| visited the city during the day. Owing to
the cold snap there was not SO much travel
| Sundays. The police report everything par
ticularly quiet and no arrests made.
Charles II. Mcknight of Chicago is in the
| city on visit to relatives
| Drs. Thomas Gibson of this city. Snowden
| and Snyder of Washington, who have been
in Montana for the last two months on a
hunting trip. have returned.
| A charter was granted in the corporation
| Court on Saturday to the Cosmopolitan
Savings, Loan and Annuity Association of
Washington. c. l.. Eastman Of Washington
is named as president. Gardner l.. Boothe
of this city Will act as local agent. The OBJ
jects Of the association are to do a general
| building and loan business. The capital
stock is fixed at 100000.
The steamer Charles Manchester, which
| left Washington at 2:3o today, took to
Mount Vernon a large number of the dele
gates to the convention of the Brotherhood
| of st. Andrew. On their return services
will he held at Christ Church, after which
a lunch will be served In the lecture room.
| The entire center of the church will be re-
| served for the delegates.
| All the arrangements have been made for
| the boxing match which is TO take place in
| this city on Thursday night between Hite
| Peckham and Jack Costello of Toronto
under the auspices of the Henry Athletic
| Club. Peckham is training for the go"
and is In the best conditioH There will be
several other interesting bouts
| Prof. Gruber and family of Marion n. c.,
| are the guests of Mrs. ]. NJ. HILL
| Miss Mary Moore has gone to Baltimore
| to visit relatives.
| There were several cases of Saturday
| night DRINKS before his honor the mayor In
| the police court this morning.
Harrison Il. Green has been allowed an
| increase in his pension.
The address to the public school teachers
by Miss Virginia Graeff Saturday after
| noon was very interesting. All the teachers
| attended 1T. She took The Kindergarten''
| as her subject.
| Miss Mai Greenwell Of this city is the
| guest of Miss Brydon in Baltimore.
| 1T is said that a first-class foot ball team
| will be organized in this city in a few days
| There is a great deal of complaint of the
poor condition of the unpaved streets in the
| suburbs of the city.
The regular weekly meeting and drill of
| the Alexandria Light Infantry will be held
| at the armory tonight. The result of the
court-martial will be read Mt that time
l A large attendance of members Is expected
| Miss LOWE" Randall. daughter Of Capt.
| e. S. Randall. was in the city Yesterday.
| the guest Of Miss Lena Harlow.
! Market ON Fire.