The Washington times., 1894-10-22
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.
Literary Society Organized by the Teact
ers in the Public Schools.

Literary Society Organized by the Teach.
ers in the Public Schools.
A literary society has been organized by the
white teachers of the city public schools, and
Vice Principal William H. Greenwell has been
chosen its president. At the last meeting in
Peabody Hall President Greenwell read a
paper on THE best method of teaching, and
afterward an interesting discussion on the
paper was had At the next meeting OF the
society this week ''Physiology" will be the
subject discussed. Among the members OF the
society are Misses Fannie Wilson, Annie sum
mers. Cora Webster. Estelle Y. Knoxville,
Ada GREGG, Maggie Price, Annie Schofeld,
A. v SIsson, Nettie Francis, Lizzie Butler.
Kroes Ficklin, Theresa Walsh, Mary Walsh
Alice Thomas, Virginia Roxbury, and Orean
Bruce.
meeting of the Democratic committee of
the Eighth Congressional district of Virginia
will be held in this city to-day, when plans
for the coming election will be perfected and
put in operation. So far no public meetings
have been held by either party, but several
meetings have been arranged to take place
during the latter part OF this month and until
election day in November.
Rev. Mr. Carson. pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church here, has gone to Hinton.
w. Va, to assist in the dedication of q new
church recently erected there. His pulpit in
this city was filed at both the services yester-
day by Rev. Mr.. Davesson, of Washington,
who preached vsry interesting sermons TO
large congregations. In Trinity Methodist
Church Rev. c. W. Millen conducted the sery-
ices in the absence Of Rev. Mr.. McAllister.
The funeral of the venerable Mr.. James
Hunter, OF Fairfax county, Sho died of pa
raiysis on Friday last, will take place from
the Baptist church at Noodlawn. Fairfax
county, this evening. Mr.. Hunter. who was
over eighty years of age, had lived forty
years in the neighborhood where he died.
He was universally respected and loved by
all.
Serepta Lodge of Odd Fellows will have an
interesting meeting tomorrow night, when
it IS understood the degree team Will have
some work.
The funeral of Mrs. Lena Simmons, who
died on Friday evening last. will take place
| from St. Mary's Catholic Church this morn
ing at o'clock. Rev. Father Cutler viii con-
duct the services, and the interment will be in
! st. Mary's Cemetery.
A very heavy fog is reported to be prevailing
along the lower river. and the Norfolk steamer
due here about o'clock this morning, did
not get up until after TO- The steamer
Wakefield, of the lower river route, which is
due here about o'clock, was also delayed
several hours.
A meeting will be held in Washington to.
night between the hackers Of Hite Peckham
the weil-known welter-Weight of this city
and Mike Readey, the Washington black
smith, TO arrange a match between the two
men to take place at an early day at Dan
Henry's Theater on North Fairfax street.
Mrs Harriet Smoot, the venerable mother
of the late Mayor John B. Smoot, is reported
to be dying of old age at her home on South
st. Asaph road. Mrs. Smoot is over ninety
years of age.
Miss Mary E. Stoutenburgh has returned
from a visit to relatives in Richmond, Va