Evening star., 1895-04-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA IS
A Lively Fire Creates Excitement and Does
Damagd
Gloomy Sunday, with Ra1n and Cloud.
Death of n Local Newspaper
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Man-OtheF Notes.

night last night III frame house located
on North Columbus street near the corner
of Oronoco. and occupied by Mr.. Julius
c. Pendleton and family, who moved here
from Indian Head year or SO ago. There
was some little trouble experienced in
turning in the alarm, and even then only
one OF the companies, the Columbia, re-
sponded. When they arrived on the scene
they found the entire back buildings in
flames, and after few minutes hard
work got them under control. The fire
started in the kitchen and the origin is
not known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pilton, who are both quite
aged were asleep on the second floor, and
1t was with difficulty that they were
awakened and gotten out by the neighbors.
All the furniture in the front part of the
house was gotten out. The damage will
amount to about $1,000, and is said to be
entirely covered by insurance.
A Gloomy Sunday.
Owing to the rain of yesterday the con-
gregations in the various churches were
not as large as usual. In all the resident
rectors officiated. At the Railroad Mission
yesterday afternoon Mr.. E. w. Gamble
Of the Theological Seminary delivered an
interesting address. Mr. Stokeley the evan
gelist, preached at the Trinity NJ. E.
Church in the afternoon.
The solemn rites Of confirmation were
administered to a class of twenty-one in
Christ Church yesterday morning by Rt.
Rev. Francis NJ. Whittle, D. D.. LID.
and to class of fifteen at st. Paurs
Church yesterday afternoon. Bishop Whit
tie preached an eloquent sermon at
each of the services. At ST. Pauls Church
the services were particularly grand and
impressive. The rector, Rev. P. p. Phil
lipps, was assisted by Rev. Henderson
Suter, D. D., of Christ Church. and Rev.
Ice the bishop took as his text the second
chapter of Ephresians, the eighth and
ninth verses: eighth, For by grace are ye
saved through faith, and that not of your
selves. 1t is the gift of Cod Ninth, Not
of works lest any man should boast" The
church was packed to its fullest extent,
both upstairs and down, and every one
listened with attention to the venerable
gentleman.
A Newspaper Man Dead.
Daniel Webster Whiting, a well-known
newspaper man of this city. who has been
i'll for several weeks past, died at his home
on North Fairfax street shortly after IL
o'clock last night. Mr.. Whiting was sixty
two years old, and though he had been un-
we'll for some time past his death was not
looked for. He came to this city from
Prince William county. He engaged in
newspaper work, and during it's existence
was editor of the Daily City Item, bright
little journal. He was for long time the
Alexandria correspondent of the Washing
ton Post. He had been a magistrate In the
second ward for number Of years and
was reelected at the recent primary. The
arrangements for his funeral have not yet
been made.
Searching the Records.
Mrs. Sallie Nelson Robbins, the popular
and efficient assistant librarian of the Vir-
ginia Historical Society, has been at the
Virginia Theological Seminary, near this
city, during the past week searching the
old records for information. She will COM
plete her work this week and go to Mont
rose. Westmoreland county, to continue the
search. ..t
Maj George Johnston, whose serious i'll.
hess has been mentioned In The Star, is
still critically i'll. Dr. Hunter Mcguire OF
Richmond came here on Saturday and per-
formed an operation on him.
Mr.. Jesse Parker of the Edison Electric
Company was in the city yesterday. the
guest of his father.
The funeral of Capt. Joseph Beach took
place yesterday afternoon at $3.50. The
Uniform Rank of the Chieftain League OF
Red Men, from Washington, who We're ex.
pected to act as escort, were prevented
from SO doing by the rain.
Mr.. James F. Peyton is in Philadelphia
The rev plant of the Godfrey Laundry
Company will soon be ready TO begin oper-
ations.
r. H. Atkinson has begun the erection
of a frame wheelwright shop on North Pitt
street.
Mrs W. A Moore of Charlottesville is
visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. Wade Brown is quite sick at his
home in Fairfax county near this city.
The Electric Railway Company has fol
some unknown reason taken off the one
street car that runs on King street for the
past several Sundays.
There are now twenty-three prisoners ir
the city Jail.
The committee on streets held a stal
chamber session on Saturday night. They
have adopted the rules of the much-laugh
ed-at District of Columbia Commissioner:
in the matter of giving information to tht
press.