Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-26
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRA
Christmas Day Quiet Except for Youth
full Enthusiasm.
Some Accidents Reported - In the
Police Court TOday-SOcial Events
and Local Notes.

Apart from the SnOOtlnB OIL pOWCeT crack
ers and fireworks, this city was more quiet
than on any Christmas night for years
past and it was necessary for the police
to make but few arrests. But few drunken
men could be seen on the streets, and bust
ness was SO dull that large number of the
bar rooms remained closed. All the bust
ness houses We're closed throughout the
day. and the drug stores kept Sunday
hcurs. In the Police Court this morning
Mayor Thompson quickly disposed of the
following cases:
William Morton, drunk, dismissed; L. Fl.
kell, drunk, dismissed; Samuel Tennyson,
drunk, dismissed; ]. l.. Fuller, drunk, dis
missed; James Minor disorderly dismissed;
ALERT 1.uscas, disorderly. dismissed Geo.
Thompson, d:sordery, dismissed; Burle.
Banks, throwing stones in the street, fined
81; Mary West, ESCAPED from the work
he use, was given a Christmas gift of thir-
t. days additional for leaving without per-
n. ssion; William Foler charged with care
less driving, had his case postponed until
tonight at o'clock to secure witnesses.
The police report the streets as being al
most deserted after 10 o'clock last night.
Little Folks Xmas Party.
Misses Halle, Hildred and Dorothy Gate
wood, daughters of DIR. Gatewood, t. s. N,
entertained number of their little friends
last night at a Christmas tree party, which
was beautifully decorated and well filled
with delicious candy and pretty nick-nacks.
During The evening the trick of pinning the
tail to a donkey was tried, and Miss Belle
Daingertield was the successful contestant
Among those present We're little Misses
Nancy Tackett. Emily Ayers. Jessie Arm
strong, Bessy Jones, Corrie Beckham, Neil
Janncy. Halle Dorothy and Hildred Gate
wood and others.
a Free Fight.
Quite little excitement was created on
North Payne street yesterday afternoon
caused by fight between Spencer Ray
mond and Seymore Gladis, in which Gladis
was the aggressor. 1t appears that Gladis
got a good load of NmaS whisky on board.
which made him feel as if he We're the best
man in the world. He tackled several men,
but just as he had struck Raymond Police
man James Smith, who was passing on an
electric car. saw them. jumped of and
placed them under arrest. They resisted,
however, and Officer Smith had some little
trouble in getting the men to the station
house. They will be tried by Mayor Thomp-
son tonight at o'clock.
Boxed to "a Draw.
About a handful of people went to Dan
Henry's arena last night to witness box
ing match between Tody Banks and Tom
Cooney. The men stayed in the ring ten
rounds, and the purse was divided between
them Coo1ey was too weak to stay much
longer owing, it is said. to his having had
nothing to eat for several days.
Two Minor Accidents.
A little child of Mr.. Richard H. Atkinson
vas quite badly burned about the face by
the explosion of a large powder cracker
yesterday afternoon. The cracker was
thrown by boy, and before the little one
,,f,1 NJ Ip1
Yesterday afternoon a little son of Mr..
Peter Francis, while shooting a toy cannon.
had his face badly burned by powder. He
had just gotten ready to touch II on when
some malicious boy threw fire-cracker
on it and the cannon went off before the
child could get out of the way.
All Quiet Today.
The streets today are almost covered
with paper caused by the explosion of fire
crackers ana torpedoes, a larger number
having been set off than for years past. The
tin horn of the small boy is still heard, but
in a much less extent than yesterday. Bus
mess has been resumed as usual, and Xmas
is a thing of the past.
Notes.
The Theological Seminary is closed for the
holidays.
Mrs Crawford of the Theological Semin-
airy will entertain Miss Luders, the famous
pianist, at little musicale tomorrow night.
A brakeman on the Alexandria and Fred
ercksburg railway whose name could not
be learned had one of his fingers mashed
while coupling cars shortly after midnight
last night.
There were seven dodgers at the station
house last night.
Mr.. Gordon Thomas is spending the holi-
days with his family.