Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-08
AL EXANDRIA AT FAIRS
The Markets Plentifully Supplied and at
Lower Prices.
Telegraph Company and the License
Throwing COntest-NOtes.


Bridgeport. Conn. is expected to reach here
the middle Of next week. when 1t will be
placed in position and the boat will make
her first run on Saturday night to Colonial
Beach. It was not found necessary to
send her to Baltimore, as was at first ex-
pected.
The markets this morning were plenti-
fully supplied with country produce and
flowers. and prices were q tribe lower than
last Saturday, especially as to flowers.
which could be bought for almost a song
There were a goodly number of purchasers.
as Is generally the case on Saturday morn
ing. when everybody goes to market to
make purchases for Sunday. The usual
number of fakirs could be seen on the cor
ner Of King and Royal streets dispensing
patent medicines to cure everything known
to mankind.
The services in the various churches to-
morrow will be as usual. AS most Of the
ministers have returned from their vaca-
ton they will be in their accustomed places.
At a regular meeting of Mechanics Lodge
No. 3. Knights of Pythias, held on Thurs
day night, there were thirty-eight members
present and two applications for member
ship were received. The lodge received two
visitors from Baltimore City Lodge with
the honors of the lodge. After the regular
routine business had been transacted 1.-The
good of the order was responded to by
NJ. of W.. C. r. Herbert and c. NJ. Han
cock. b. r. Foley, X. of r. and s., made
an address on the recent conclave in WASH
ington. The meeting concluded with a
recitation by T. F. McCrint of that beau
tiful poem. THE Conquered Banner" After
the meeting adjourned several members of
the lodge entertained the visitors from
Baltimore at a steamed oyster supper.
Mayor Strauss has been informed by the
Postal Telegraph Company that they will
not pay the license tax recently imposed by
the city council unless it is cut down one
half. The mayor informed the manage
ment that he had no discretion in the mat
ter and the tax would have to be paid
prescribed by law. 1t is said that the bust
ness of the Postal Company in this city is
rot very good and the receipts do not cover
the expenditures.
The fire wardens at a meeting held yes
terday decided to grant permission to the
Columbia and Hydraulon fire companies to
take their apparatus and one hose carriage
10 Grange Camp for the throwing
contests. The "Wm. A Smoot" will be put
in commission during the few hours that
The engines are out of town. They will be
taken to Washington on the IL 30 boat and
come back on the $50 boat There is much
speculation as to which of these two COM
panies will lead in the contest
Thirty-two citizens of Accotink came TO
TINS city LAST night to have the degrees of
odd Fellowship conferred upon them for
the purpose of opening lodge of the order
at that place. The degrees were conferred
in Potomac Lodge room and were witnessed
by a number of Odd Fellows from this CITY,
Falls Church and Washington
William wager of Roanoke. Va. has moy-
ed TO this city with his family and will en-
gage IN the real estate business here
Judge Cox of the Equity Court In Wash
lngfon has issued IN order for an inyesttea-
ton irto the sanity of Thaddeus TribbIe
VINO went crazy on the subject of religion
~, IN Inns 1nis city several weeks ago. as detailed
10 rtty,a
Az special meeting of the city council
held last night, the ordinance dividing the
thlrd ward into two parts. with Cameron
street as the dividing line was passed
There was no other business transacted
me regular sessions of the city council
Will be commenced on the first Tuesday in
October when the usual semi-monthly
meetir gs will be held There was a ha 70
quorum present in each board last night
Eight hundred and seventy-five permits
nave been issued to colored children to at
tend the public schools.
MISSES AnSley, daughters of II. c. Ansley
treasurer of the Southern Railway Com.
pany. have returned from a visit to At
lanta, Ga.
The people passing in the neighborhood of
st Paufs Church have again become ex-
cited over the nightly appearance of a sun
posed ghost. This ghost has made its an
peararce about this time each year for a
number or years past, and timid persons
VIII walk squares out of the way to avoid
passing the church.
Inc police are making an inspection of
the city to see that all persons engaged in
business are provided with the proper
license. Those who have not secured the
license by the 10Th instant will be dealt
with according to law.
Mrs Henry c. Lewis of charlottesville e
IN the city on visit TO her father, George
B. Cochran.
The Alexandria Light Infantry has ten
dered the use of their armory TO the Har-
rlsonburS Guards on their trip to Grange
d,sill ~
instant.
Miss Nina Johns has returned from a
visit to the country.
MISS BeSsy Corse, who has been spend
ing the summer with relatives in Fauuuier
ana Loudoun counties. has returned to her
home in this city.
The regular meeting of the independent
Crder or Rechabites was held last night
tnough routine business only was transact
ed Several applications were received for
membership.