Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
ALExAN DRIA AFFAIRS
Delegates Mainly Favorable to Mr.. Mere
dith for Congress.
Many Other Notes of General and
Local Interest Reported-Per.onal
md Society Events.

DR. w. G. Ashby has returned from a trip
to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Reyes will spend a
Few weeks IN thc Virginia mountains.
Messrs- NJ IL. Harlow and Chas r. Hoof
rave returned from their eastern trip.
Mr.. Thos. Moss is confined to his home on
St. Asaph street by illness
Mrs W. j. Smith of Norfolk Is visiting
her parents in this city
Mrs. L. C. Bailey will spend the summer
at the Fauquier Springs.
Mrs. Jos. Clark was stricken with paraly-
SIS upon her return from a two weeks stay
at Riverside Park.
Mrs. Geo. Brown and Mrs. VIM. Toles are
visiting at Allegheny Springs.
Thieves are plying their vocation in the
country at lively rate of late. Not a day
passes but what reports reach the city Uf
some country store being enterei and rob-
Del the previous night. The Latest reported
are those OF Burke < Marshall, at Bur..e's
station. and 4. r. Swetnam Of Fairfax sta
ton.
Heavy rains reported along the line
of the Midland railroad
Frank Pierson, a member of the chain
gang. was allowed to go from his work into
grocery store. where he became glorious
iy drunk. as did also another member of
the gang. VINO was sent to watch him.
strange To say. Persons sentence was dou-
Died Tor the onense. while the captain of
The chain gang. who allowed him to violate
the law. and the negro who was sent to
watch Pierson. were allowed to go unpun-
ished.
In the corporation court yesterday Carter
Bros. grocerymen. sued John H. Millstead
Tor debt The case was dismissed, owing to
the fact that Niilstead WHO is employed by
the Alexandria and Mt Vernon Railroad
company. receives his pay in advance the
superintendent of that company making af-
hdavit to that effect.
Taylor Brooks a dulish sort of looking
colored individual. who swore out a warrant
against Mary Miles. also colored for dis
orderly conduct toward him. was fined s..
whiie the dusky maiden was compelled to
fork over $50. the mayor being of the
opinion that both were guilty of the olfense
charged.
The Hydraulion Engine Company this
morning tried a new horse brought from
Washington yesterday.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
yesterday afternoon gave a trial to a horse
belonging to Mr.. Joseph Rodgers. II having
been found that one of the horses of that
company will not be At for fire service any
longer.
festival was held at the Cameron
school house. in Fairfax county last nigh,
Tor the benefit of Shawn Chapel
DIT o. T. klipstein has sold to Minnie c.
Robinson for SLIGO the house and lot at the
northwest corner OF Patrick and Wythe
streets.
A large number Of friends accompanied
belle belle haven Council. Jr; o; U. A. NJ. on
their excursion to Colonial Beach today
The Colored Methodist Church. on South
Washington street. known as Roberts
Chapel. IS TO be enlarged and improved
generally.
The police have been instructed to arrest
all persons caught annoying Cinnamon
Al the regular weekly meeting of the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum of St Nary's
Church last night Mr.. Enocb Lyles was
elected sergeant-at-arms. vice Albert
Schoeni. resigned
Miss Julia Houck Is visiting the Misses
Schoepf of Hyattsvile. Md
DR. Purvis. health physician and his wife
VINO have. been visiting at Linden, have re-
'uFnsd, .,.. =
city council met at the council chamber last
evening to award contracts for re pairinz
the Columbia engine house. but after CON
, siderable time spent in discussion it was
agreed TO postpone any action until next
: october, when the council will reconyene
after the usual summer vacation This
action Is much regretted by all the yoluu-
teerss as it Is well known to ALL even those
:, who are not members of the Columbia COM
Pany. that-this house is in terrible condi-
ton. beng flooded with sewerage each time
81. LheTe is a gain. and in addition thereto the
hoors of the stalls where the horses stand
rare sfo&tinssaway at a rapid rate making IL
very uncomfortable for the animals to
either 'seaIsd or lie upon
Nan Lucas and Eliza Harris engaged in
a fisht at Hard Corners last night, and
were locked up by Officers Ferguson and
Smith.
AIcinda Boswell was last night arrested
on a charge or dlsorderiy conduct preferred
--bX .Eliza-AHen-.
The remains of Miss Murray. daughter
of John Murray of Washington, were in
TERED in the Presbyterian cemetery of this
City yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Murray for
merly resided in Alexandria.
~ Much complaint is made that garbage
carts do not come around often enough
The schooner w. z. Joyce cleared yester-
day evening with a cargo of wheat for Bal
timore
But 5s2 dog licenses have been issued this
year. against about 500 last year.
s. Robert Shinn of Atlanta. Ga, is Wis
Ting his parents in this city.
William Lloyd is i'll of typhoid fever at
his home on Queen street.
Richard Purcell of this city now has
charge of the Richmond and Danville tee-
graph office at Burke's station.
The following have been elected delegates
from Fairfax county to the district con-
vention which meets in this city next
month to nominate candidate to succeed
Representative Meredith. and 1t is under
stood they are all for Mr.. Meredith for re-
nomination: Centreville district, b. Simp-
son. F. c. Mayhugh and DIR. a. G. Coumbe:
Lee district. c. II. Burke and J. w. Wood
yard; Mt Vernon district, r. w. Gaillard
Hon. r. C. Triplett and A. J. Ballenger:
Falls Church district. Geo. X. Pickett Geo
Aud ]. $. Riley and Thomas Terrett: Prov
idence district, Hon. r. w. Moore, Hon.
J. f. willard. Hon. J. o. Berry, F. W.
district. Hon. Alfred Leigh. Geo. A. Will
liams. Arthur Wrenn and VIM. NJ. Veale.
Delegate at large. James NJ. Love.
Miss Mabel Griffin is visiting ex-Sheriff
Jones family in King Georges county.
Only a few minor cases were disposed of
In the mayors court this morning. In the
corporation court yesterday the estate Of
the late Miss Matilda Keynes was commit
ted to City Sergeant Smith for adninistra-
ton.
Attorney S. G. Brent had several cases on
which he is engaged counsel Uostponed
In the corporation court yesterday on &C
count OF indisposition. lie will, however
be we'll enough TO conduct them before the
close of the present session.
DIR. +. s. Leadbeaccr and family left this
morning for summer stay at eastern re-
sorts.