Evening star., 1895-02-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS,
LEGAL Events Told in Brief and Inter-
eStinS Para z rnphs.


The third Of the series of lectures in
Gorsed by Mr.. ReinaCker of Baltimore will
be delivered in Whittle Hall at the Theo-
logical Seminary this city on Tuesday
next, the Goth instant, by Rev. Randolph
H. Mcl<im. d. D., rector of Epiphany
Church of Washington, and on the follow
ing Tuesday. March 3, Rt Rev. H. c. Pot
ter, D. D., bishop of New York, will deliver
the fourth lecture of the course These
lectures have been much enjoyed by the
students and their friends, and are looked
forward to with great deal of pleasure
as being particularly instructive and inter-
esting Large numbers of people from this
city attend them.
Police Report.
The following cases were disposed of in
the police court this morning: John w.
Walker. charged with theft, continued; Ber-
nard Dabb colored, stealing pair of shoes,
dismissed for want of evidence: Edward
Julius, disorderly conduct, fined $50; VIM
Davis. disorderiy conduct, fined s. 30: Fanny
James. selling liquor without a license, fined
$40; Molle Beal, charged with stealing So
case continued until Monday. There were
six lodsers at the station house last night.
The I'D Celebrated.
Washington's birthday was a very quiet
one in this city, and there was but little
uGunOHStFdllOil. AL noon the Town Dell ana
fire company bells were rung loud and long.
The banks and schools were closed and the
post office kept Sunday hours
at night the members of Alexandria
Washington Lodge. to which Washington
belonged, celebrated the day by a quiet
smoker at night. in which speechmaking
and merryraking were indulged in until a
late hour.
At the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
there was an oyster roast and smoker. The
stars and stripes were thrown TO the breeze
for the first time on the Lyceum building
at noon yesterday, and in the speechmak-
ing last night were referred to with much
patriotism. During the evening the guests
were entertained by songs by Messrs.
Roach, Brown, Downey and Donnelly and
music by the Columbia Mandolin Quartet
of this city.
1t was unanimously decided to have these
smokers monthly.
Buried This Morning.
The remains of Mr.. L. Jacquelin Smith,
brother OF Colonel Francis l.. Smith of
this city, whose death was mentioned in
The Star, were brought here from Norris
town, N. j., yesterday and taken to the
home of his mother on the corner of Wolfe
and St. Asaph streets, from which place
the funeral took place this morning at IL
o'clock, and was attended by a large num-
ber of friends.
Pumps Repaired.
Superintendent of Police VIM. B. Dobie
has just completed the repairs of some ten
or fifteen pumps in the different portions
of the town, which froze up during the
cold weather of the early portion of the
month, and when the thaw came they
burst. Such thing the pumps freezing
up has not occurred here for many years
before.
Notes.
William Mason, colored, has been sent to
the State Insane Asylum at Petersburg.
Miss Graeff, yesterday afternoon, deliv-
cred a lecture on kindergarten before the
Kings Daughters circles and their friends
in Peabody Hall.
The PRO Tenn Company, an amateur or
ganization, gave entertainment at the
Opera House last night
The concert at Liggett Hall. on Seminary
Hill, last night was a great success. Many
persons from this city attended it and were
highly pleased. Quite snug sum real
lied.