Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Gases Before the Mayor and the Sentences
Imposed.
Local Notes of Interest to Residents
of the DOwn-the-Rfver
City.

The police on duty last night report the
night as being cloudy until about IL o'clock
| when it became clear; two prisoners and
seventeen dodgers at the station house
Arthur and Mary Quill, colored, arrested
by Officer Deane, charged with stealing a
dress from Mary Martin, were fined s. each
or thirty days in the work house. James,
| alias Barney, Richards and Samuel Lamb
arrested by Officer Atkinson, charged with
being suspicious characters, were dismissed
with reprimand. Augustus Dean, arrest
ed by Officer Howson, charged with assault
on Mackle Patton, dismissed with a repri-
mand owing to his youth. Charles Wink
| field arrested by Officer Young, charged
with assault on Martha Johnson, November
IL, 1895, was fined S.. Benjamin Waters
jr., arres' ed by Officer Atkinson, charged
with assault on Henry Washington, col
ored, was dismissed for want Of evidence
School Board Meeting.
There was called meeting of the city
school board held last night at Peabody
school building to investigate the rumors
about Mr.. VIM. H. Greenwich, associate
principal of Washington School Col.
Francis L. Smith presided over the meeting.
Mr.: Greenwich appeared before the board
decided to take no action in the matter at
present, and adjourned until next Thursday
night, when all persons who have charges
to prefer will be heard
Funeral Service.
The funeral of the late E. Chauncey
Davis took place from his home on North
Alfred street yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. The funeral services were conduct
ed by the Rev. ]. H. Butler of the Baptist
Church, and were attended by the Odd Eel
lows, Red Men and the Friendship and
Ih1rd Virginia Regiment Drum Corps and
a large number of the friends of the de-
ceased. The pallbearers were Messrs. A. J.
J. Mulling, Lewis Mcdaniel and NJ s..
cen. The .interment was in the Methodist
Protestant cemetery.
Captured Mt Last.
Charles WINFIELD, colored, who has been
evading the police since the 18th of No
vember last. was yesterday afternoon ar
rested by Officer Young on a warrant charg-
ing him with having assaulted and beaten
colored woman named Martha Washing
ton Last night, at special session of the
police court, he was brought before Mayor
thompson, but the case had evidently gone
wrong, as the woman said that he was
only playing with her. Officer Young testi-
fled that upon the night Of the 18th of No
vember there was genuine fight between
the two. The mayor imposed a fine of s. or
thirty days on the gang.
They Got the Fruit.
The boys in the neighborhood Of Fairfax
and Wilkes streets yesterday thought that
Christmas had come again, judging from
the amount Of fruit, ETC., at their disposal,
for the New York Fruit Store wagon broke
down at the corner of Fairfax and Wilkes
streets, scattering bananas and other
fruits with which 1t was loaded, in all d.
rections, and the boys were not slow in
taking advantage of it.
Notes.
The charitable societies of the churches
are now having very heavy demands made
upon them for aid.
Mrs. Niles and her daughter, Miss Violet,
who have been the guests of Mrs. WEB.
Daingerf1eld Of this city, left for Washing
ton yesterday evening, where they will
spend the winter.
Miss Mamie Dinsmore of Philadelphia is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Louis Brill at
her home on South Pitt street.
Sarepta Lodge Of Odd Fellows last night
paid fraternal visit to Central Lodge of
Washington. A most enjoyable evening was
spent.