Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRA
Christmas Music in tho Churches All
Arranged
Many Local Notes Concerning Per-
sons and Things In the
Courts This Morning.

The Christmas music I'M the Episcopal ard
Roman Catholic churches. will be on more
elaborate scale than for some years past
The various choirs have been rehearsing
faithfully for several weeks past in order
that it might be perfected. The following
program will be rendered: st. Paurs
Church-Processional, While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks, Neidlinger: venite in
E fiat, Dudley Buck; Gloria Patr, Shuey;
TIE Deum in G, Calkin; Jubilate in Il fiat,
Schubert; hymn. No. 80; Gloria Tibi, Co
nant; hymn, No. 81: sermon: offertory,
There Were Shepherds. Charles Vincent;
Sanctus, Conant; hymn, Gloria in Excelsis,
old chant. Choir: Sopranos, Misses Carrie
Evans and Janet Fawcett; altos, Misses
Florence, Evans and Sara Rathbonc; ten
ors Messrs. Frank Field and Benjamin ia
cobs; bassos Messrs. Geo. Fl. Evlns and
William Field: organist and director. Mr..
Sherman B. Fowler.
Christ Church-Anthem, While Shepherds
watch, Z. 5 mper; "enite banks; Gloria,
TIE Deum, in G ma jor, G. VIM. Warren; Ju-
bilate, No. 55, Hutch ngs; holy communion;
Sanctus. No. 449. Hutchins; hymn, No 22o,
Hutchins; Gloria In EXcelsis, Hutchins.
Choir: Organist. Mrs. Charles G. Lennon;
directress. Miss Katharine H. Stuart; So
pranos, Misses Blanche Ratchford, Lucy
nnigerode. May b. Greene, Nellie Curtis
ard Mary Bontz; altos, Misses Rose Sipple
A'auit lay anu Natndrlne ii. stuart, ten
ors, Messrs. VIM. Wood and Murray Bar
tells; bassos. Messrs. Horace Swartz. VIM.
Wilkerson, Gardner L. Boothe and VIM
Bryant.
with following music: Professional Gloria
In Excelsis Dec, Woodcock; Kyrie, King
Hail; Gloria Tibi, Cramer; Sursum Corda
ana Sanctus, Camidge; Agnus, Cramer;
Hlofla IN Excelsis, Cramer. IL am: morn
ing prayer and holy communion; procession
al hymn. TIE Deum, Hutcnins Benedictus.
HutchlnS; offertory, Hallelujah, For Unto
Us Child is Born, Monk The music used
during the celebration of the holy commun-
ion will be the same as that used at am
choir, Miss l.. Rathbone and Mrs. John
Mccuen, sopranos; Mrs. c. J. Deahl, alto;
Mr. C. F. Deahl, tenor; Mr.. F. T. King,
hasso, and Mr.. H. 3. Ramey, organist
st. Mary's Church.-Choir: Mrs. Julia Mon
roe, directress; Mr.. Joseph NJ Monroe,
ganist: Mrs. Nettie Brill Misses Mai Green
well, Hattie Hill and Katie Nugent So
pranos; Misses Lottie Greenwell and Mamie
Lyles, altos; Messrs. John H. Strider and
I'm. Whitcomb, tenors; Messrs. Patrick
Downey and VIM. l.. Hoy, bassos Farmers
mass, Adeste Fideles, o Salutaris.
Fight in Il Saloon.
Frank. alias "Cottney," Nelson and
James Doherty, proprietors of the Burn
ing Rag" saloon, the corner of Royal
and Princess streets, had rough and
tumble fight in that place yesterday after
noon. Yesterday morning the firm was
fined $l2 in the police court for selling
liquor on Sunday, and 1t this which
brought on the trouble. Justice Joseph
Beach, who lives in the neighborhood.
heard the trouble and proceeded to the
scene of battle, and finding that the doors
had all been locked forced his way into
the saloon. He put the men under arrest
and turned them over to the officers who
We're soon upon the scene. Last night
Doherty plead guilty and said that he
was under the influence of liquor and had
started the whole trouble. but as both of
the men were diSorderly and fighting he
fined them s. each People living in that
locality are loud in their complaint against
the operation of this saloon and say that
they are going to appeal to the court to
revoke the license.
Extra Session of the Police Court.
Mayor Thompson last night held an extra
session at police court at O'Clock and
disposed of the following cases: John Sis
sen. charged with using abusive language
toward Ella Greenwood; dismissed. James
Doherty and Frank Nelson, charged with
being drunk and disorderly and lighting:
lined 81 each. Ernest Travers charged
with impeding an officer in the discharge
Of his duty: fined $3.50. VIM. Arlington,
charged with robbing Barney Berrnet about
Two weeks ago: dismissed. Carrie Tray
ers. charged with being drunk and disor-
lerly and assault and beating Jesse Popp;
fined SIS. Charles Hughes, charged with
being drunk and dsorderly: fined s.. Annie
Brantman and Jesse Popp, charged with
selling liquor Sunday and without a
license: fined $i7 each. Arthur Gorham,
charged with selling liquor on Sunday;
fined S12.
Tried to Commit Suicide.
Charles Hewes, a white man about fifty
years of age, arrested by Officer How
son yesterday afternoon for disordcrly con-
duct, and taEen to the station house and
lacked IIa
knock his brains out by hitting his head
against the iron door of his cell, and 1t
some time before he could be uuieted
down. He told Lieut.. Smith that he had
been re bbed of 500 by - Arlington and a
colored boy, and Officers Atkinson and Will
kerson We're detailed upon the case. Officer
Atkinson had TO trouble whatever in get
ting his man, but when the negro boy saw
Officer Wilkerson he ran. and the officer
did not succeed in catching him until they
had run about four miles, Upon being
searched al the station house neither of
the prisoners had Gny money on them
The mayor last night fined Hewes s., and
dismissed Arlington and the boy.
For Better County Roads.
Directly after the county court adjourned
yesterday afternoon number of the cit
liens of the county met and organized for
the discussion of road matters. Judge A.
B. Cromwell was elected chairman and Mr..
James E. Clements, secretary. Mai. R. S.
Lacey submitted draft of a new road law
for the county, to be submitted to the pres
mt legislature for adoption. The sense of
the meeting was taken, and it was the
opinion of those present that the repeal of
the present road law should be asked
MesSrs. W. w. Douglas, r. s. Lacey Judge
Cromwell. Robert r. Vetch, Robert Walk
er and w. H. Hatch spoke in favor of doing
all future work on the roads with stone
and gravel. On motion of Mr.. Andrew
Schlevogt the meeting adjourned until the
second Tuesday in January.