Evening star., 1895-06-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
St Mary's Church Thoroughly 0verhauled
and Reftted. =
Cars to Stop Only mt Street Crossings
Many Other Notes of Local
Interest.

ough1y overhauled and ref1tted, and, In
fact, almost entirely rebuilt, will be re-
dedicated tomorrow by Bishop Vandeviver
of Richmond, who will conduct solemn
high mass. So large crowd is expected
to attend the service which will be held at
II o'clock tomorrow morning that Rev.
Father Cutler, the rector of the church,
has deemed It, necessary to issue tickets,
and admission to the church will be by
card only, and already enough to fill the
church to its fullest capacity have been
issued. These tickets will also be good at
the evening service. The mrsic to be sung
in the mass is of particularly high order,
and some of the best vocal talent ip the
city of Washington has been engaged,
among them being, the well-known bass
singer, Mr.. Jchn Noland of st. Matthews
choir Several members of st. Patricks
choir of Washington VIII sing ana on the
whole the service will be one that will be
long remembered by the members OF ST.
Mary's Church.
The church, with its massive granite
front and magnificent interior, is pro-
nounced one of the handsomest places OF
worship in this section of the country.
Stop at Corners Only.
Several days ago the Washington. Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company issued an order to its conductors
and motormep whereby the cars are only
to stop at The street crossings. to take on
and let off passengers, and it is causing a
great deal of complaint from those who
use the cars. Citizens say 1t was bad
enough as it was, with the thoroughly un-
reliable schedule, but to put this additional
bother on the public is far worse The bob
tail car, these citizens say, only runs
dozen or so squares, and there is absolutely
no reason why it could not be stopped when
wanted, to accommodate passengers.
Recognized n Crook.
James Chandler, who is in the city Jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury on
the charge of breaking into the ticket office
of the Washington Southern railway, has.
it is said. been recognized by Guard Tim
Hayes as an old offender, Hayes having
seen him in the Baltimore penitentiary sew
eral years ago. The police are of the
opinion that Chandler is the man who rob-
bed this ticket office on the two previous
occasions.
Episcopal High School.
The closing exercises of the. Episcopal
High School near this city will be held in
Liggett Hall at the school on Wednesday,
June 26, at 8 o'clock, ard promise to be
very interesting. A large number of vis-
itors from this city and elsewhere and a
number of the alumni will attend.
Taking Dispositions.
The attorneys for Richard w. Johnston,
whose election for commemorative attor-
ney of Alexandria county in Jefferson dis
trict is being contested, have been busily
engaged all day taking dispositions to be
used when tie case comes up before Judge
Chichester at the term of the county court
commencing the latter part of this month
douglass, the defeated candidate, WILL it
Is said. put his witnesses on the stand in
open court
Officers Elected.
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons
have elected the following officers: Master
w. d. Stewart; senior warden, VIM. R.
Purvis; junior warden, Frank E. Anderson
secretary, Jas. S. Douglas; treasurer John
II. Fisher; t:ler, Jos. Gregg. The officers
with the subordinate officers to be named by
the master, will be installed at the meet
ing to be held On ST. Johns night.
General Notes.
Mrs. Trimmell, who resides on North
Fairfax street, had bad fall yesterday
which was caused by her stepping on a
banana peel.
Capt. K. kemper, who has been quite
sick, is some little better.
There were no cases before Mayor Strauss
in the police court this morning.
VIM. Madella was sent to Jail Yesterday
Tor thirty days for an assault on George
Seaton.
James T. Luckett, an old and wel-knowD
citizen, died at his home in this city yes-
terday after a long Illness
At the meeting of Potomac Lodge, 1, o.
y. f., held last night the degrees of the
order We're conferred on one candidate.
The funeral of Miss Cornelia Fraser
VIII take place tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of Mr.. A. E. Smoot, on Cam
eron street.
The dog catchers will be started on their
rounds in a few days.