Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Manv Items of General and Local Interest
to All Glasses.
New Cases In the Police COurt-Per-
People Well known.

Yesterday was another of those quiet
Sundays for which Alexandra has become
famous There were the regular services
in the various churches during the day.
and resident rectors officiated.
Mrs Stephens Of Baltimore, secretary of
the woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
delivered a missionary address in Trinity
NJ. E. Church yesterday morning. and again
yesterday afternoon. In her remarks she
paid a tribute of praise to the Sisters of
Mercy of the Catholic Church, who. she
said, were numbered among the good mis-
sionaries of the world. Mrs. Stevens car
ries with her a number of idols which were
used by the heathens of India and China.
The congregation, after the services, do
mated a sum of money for the missionary
cause.
The members of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew and st. Pauls Church conducted
the service at the Railroad Mission.
>Durng the afternoon the electric cars to
the Various resorts near the city were
crowded, and large numbers Of visitors
came here from Washington.
Directors Elected.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of Ivy
Hill cemetery, held on Saturday, Mr.. John
w. Burke rendered his resignation as presi-
dent, and it was accepted. Messrs. Clar-
ence Leadbeater, E. H. Kemp. J. Johnston
Greene and J. T. Burke were elected direc-
tors of the cemetery. The directors will
hold a meeting on Thursday night.
Corner Stone Laid.
The corner stone of the Third Baptist
Church, colored, was laid yesterday after
noon by the Odd Fellows of Washington,
in the presence Of large crowd. During
the services quite sum of money was
realized The new church will be hand
some two-story brick structure and will
cost several thousand dollars. The church
will be built on the old site, near the cor
ner Of Princess and Patrick streets, and
the work will be done under the supervi-
sion of the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Porter.
Police Court.
Acting Mayor Snowden disposed of the
following cases in the police court this
morning: Louisa Tinberlake, disorderly
conduct, fined $3.50; William Fisher, drunk
in the street, fined $3.50: Josie Russell and
Nan Lucas, drunk and disorderly conduct,
fined $3.50; James Templeton. abusive
language, fined IS; Charles Hamilton,
CHARGED with assault, fined IS; Walter Vim.
cent and James Davis, fer disorderly con-
duct and fighting, fined S.; Charles Knox
vile, selling liquor on Sunday, fined SO.
: Robbed the Yacht.
Several weeks ago the yacht Ruby of
Washington struck the wreck Of the old
ferry steamer City Of Alexandria, which
is sunk just off this city. and stove a hole
in her bottom which caused her to sink.
Mr.. Meyers one of the owners of the yacht,
got Mat Williams to watch the yacht while
he went to Washington to make arrange
ments for raising the boat. When Meyers
returned he found the boat had been strip
ped of everything movable and Williams
gone Complaint was made to the police
and Williams was arrested. He admitted
having taken lot of empty beer bottles
from the boat, but could not account for
the other stuff. Williams was sent to Jail
for thirty days, charged with petit lar
ceny.
A Disorderly Drunk.
Yesterday afternoon two tramps named
Walter Vincent and James Davis got too
much liquor on board of a fighting kind,
and engaged in fisticuff. They were ar
rested by the police, and in the Police
Court this morning 1t developed that they
had bought their whisky from bartender
named Knoxville. The men were fined for
fighting, and Knoxville was fined for selling
liquor on Sunday.
Capt. Page Mccarthy and Mr.. Samuel H.
LINT are spending a few days at Colton's
wharf.
The funeral of the infant child of Mr..
Charles Bland will take place this after
neon.
Eight small boys were caught by the po-
lice yesterday jumping on and off passenger
trains. Acting Mayor Snowden fined them
s.. 80 each.
The funeral of Mrs. Levi Kane took place
from he: late residence on Washington
street yesterday afternoon. Rev. T. H.
Rice conducted the services,