Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Successful Athletic Exercises Of the Epis-
oopal High School
A Woman BuRhedt to Death in Her
Home Last NigAt-Many Other
Local .,NOtes.

The twentieth annual athletic exercises
Of the Episcopal High School near this
city were held on the school campus Sat
urday The exercises commenced prompt
ly at 10 o'clock and were twenty-five in
rumber, and it was nearly o'clock be-
fore the program was completed. A large
crowd was present from Washington, Alex
ar dria and the surrounding country. The
events were holly contested, and several of
the school records were broken. Inc
events were interspersed with music by
the Marine Band Of Washington. lmme-
diately after the close Of the contests the
prizes, which were very handsome and
costly, were awarded to the successful
young men by Miss Josie Robinson of this
city.
The managers were Messrs E. W.Robert-
son. BIG. Male and W.A.Clason. and the fol-
lowing gentlemen acted as Judges Messrs.
W. H: K. Pendleton. w Reade and a. w.
and Messrs. j. s. Alfriend and II. Z. Riley
were the timekeepers.
The following are the results Of the
sport:
Throwing the BALL Won by Mr. Rob
ertson. Distance, s17 feet 10 inches.
Potato race, $50 yards. Won by c. R.
n Fsssss the T sset i0s Won by Mr. vo,s
Distance. % feet inches.
Senior fiat race. Won by Mr.. Harrison.
Time. LOO.
H. johnson Distance, Is feet 3 inches.
Senior hurdle race. Won by Mr.. Price.
Time, II Is seconds.
c Flat race ~ yards al ss won by D. NC
White. Distance. feet 1o.a inches;
, Egg and ladIe race. 100 yards. Yards Won by
Flat race, half a mile. Wen by T. L.
Rust. Time, 2OS.
Pole vsq 9a4 Won iOn,s by s. C. Dawson
Junior fat race. 40 yards. Won by Mr..
Miller. Time. minute 1-s seconds.
Senior running long jump. Won by Mr..
Holderness. Distance. is feet 2 inches
Clsson. Distance, 81 feet 6 inches.
Junior hurdle race. Won by Mr.. Hay
ward: Time II 3-5 seconds.
F: McCuiIceh. Time. ii seconds:
Running high jump. Won by Mr.. Price.
Height. feet II 81 inches.
Junior fiat race, 100 yards. Won by Mr..
Distance, 10 feet inches
Sack race, 100 yards. Won by Mr..
Weaver. Time, 2S 10 seconds.
Consolation race, 220 yards. Won by
Mr.. Menefee Time. % % seconds.
Burned to Death.
Shortly sfter o'clock last night Mr..
George Petty, foreman of the Hydraulion
| Fire Company, discovered smoke coming
| from a shanty in Donnelly's alley, bounded
| by Lee, Union, King and Prince streets.
| He Immediately Investigated it and found it
| was the house of Hattie Davis, a colored
| woman. He found all the doors locked.
and had to force one Of them open before
| he could gain admittAnce. Upon stepping
| into the room he found the woman burned
| almost to crisp, The flesh on her feet.
| limbs and back was burned almost entirely
| off. The lamp had overturned in her lap,
| and she had slowly burned to death sitting
| in a rocking chair. The body presented
most horrible appearance. She had not
| been seen by any other neighbors during
| the day, and 1t Is supposed that she as.d
| either fallen asleep and accidentally knock
| ed the lamp over.Cor that while in a drunk
| en- stupor she attempted to light the lamp
| and set fire. to her clothing. The woman
was better known as i'Aunt Hattie" and
| had been before the mayor several times
| for drunkenness She was about forty
| years old and was unmarried. Mr.. Petty
| notified the police. who Immediately sum-
| moned the coroner, who had the remains
| carried to Demaines undertaking estab-
| lishnent, where an inquest will be held to-
| day. Mr.. Petty succeeded in eXtinguiShing
the fire without turning in an alarm. There
| is hardly a doubt but that the woman was
| under the influence of liquor at the time of
| the accident
An Enthusiastic Meeting.
A very enthusiastic meeting was held by
| the Alexandria Council, Junior o. U. A. M,
| last Thursday evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
| Delegations from Belle Haven and Jackson
councils of this city were present, in addition
| to about sixty members of the Alexandria
| Council. The degrees of the order were con-
| ferred upon two applicants, after which the
| usual routine business was transacted. At
ter the initiation remarks were made by the
visiting members, as well as from the home
| council which were very appropriate, and
| HSta tn
| The council decided to have Thanksgiving
union meeting on the evening of the 18th in
slant, in which general talk will be had,
| Ger siSting mainly of Acknowledgements OF
the many blessings received as an organiza-
ton, and for the many favors bestowed upon
our great country. There will be no initia-
tons On that evening. The council has
heretofore observed this day in similar ap-
propriate ways, and much good has resulted
therefrom, and the approaching occasion is
looked forward to with much interest. The
council also decided to commemorate the
birth of 1.-The father of his country in some
appropriate manner, and appointed COM
mittee to make the necessary arrangements
for public demonstration on the I'D OF
February.
Pocket Book Snatchers.
While well-known young lady of thi!
city vas on her way to the local depot tt
take the l o'clock train for Washington
Saturday, and while on Cameron street be
tween Columbus and Alfred she was ap
preached by two comparatively well-dresset
men, who attempted to take her pocket bool
from her. The young lady screamed, ant
| the would-be thieves ran off and made theil
escape The young lady shortly afterwart
reported the matter to Officer Wilkerson
whom she met on the street, and at once
took measures to capture the men, but 81
far has failed. Later in the evening, Will
Mrs. Newton was on Columbus street be
tween Princess and Oronoco looking for
| house, she, too, was approached by twt
| men, one of whom snatched her pocket book
which contained small sum of money ant
then both made Off 1t is said that thes
men have been seen about the city for tn
, | past two weeks and these are not their frs
| offenses of this kind here. The police ar
keeping a sharp lookout and will arrest al
suspicious characters.
They Are Going to Fight 1t.
The residents and property owners aion,