The morning times., 1896-04-27
LIVE NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
Elaborate Celebration of the Odd
Fellows Anniversary.
Serious Accident on Union Street Nar.
rowly Ayerted-Garbage Con-
tractors In Danger.

The celebration Of the seventy-seventh
anniversary OF the establishment Of Odd
Fellowship in the United States, held in
this city yesterday, was an occasion which
will be long aud pleasantly RENE mbered
by the members OF the order. At 10
O'Clock the members OF Potomac Lodge
No. 80, and Sarepta Lodge, No. DC, with
a number of Invited guests from Washing
ton, assembled ia Odd Fellows Hail, on
Columbus street, ard marched in body
To The Methodist Episcopal Church Ssuth,
where the exercises were held. The
members wore back suits, white neck
ties, and each one had re ID rose fastened
to the lapel of his 3coat. The services
were opened with "a selection by the
choir, which was Beautifully rendered d.
Rev. j r. Williams, pastor introduced
Grand Representative +. A. Stier, of the
District OF Colunbia, who, after reading
the proclamation Of Mr.. j. W Stebbins,
grand sire of the world, calling on the
| odd Fellows or the United States to
celebrate this occasion, delivered one Of
the most eloquent sc rmons ever heard here.
| His sermon from the text, "Am L My
Brothers Keeper" was listened to at
tentiveiy by large congre CATION. The
| speaker drew some very pretty and i'm
prcssiye illustrations from Friendship.
Love, and Truth" The Washington yis-
What came nearending in another serious
accident on Union street occurred early yes
terday morning between King and Prince
streets Several freight cars, which were
attached to a locomotive, jumped the track
at the point named and ran some distance
along the street, and nearly into the build
ings on the west sidewalk The engineer
| succeeded, however. in checking the speed
OF his englue in time to prevent the build
hain 81 no rp-
! meinberei that this is at the same point
where q similar accident occurred last fail,
at which time q locomotive jumped the
| track, ran into buttons barber shop. COM
pletely demolishing the front wall, and
badly damaging the building.
The horse attachelto IL buggy ddriveu
by Mr.. A. E. smoot, ran away on Prince
street last night badly damaging the ye-
hicle. Mr. smoot escaped without in
jury.
Chief OF Police Webster is again cou-
fined to his home by sickness.
A petition will be presented TO the city
council at its meeting tomorrow night ask
ing for a reduct lou in the charges d ga inst
property owners for tapping the city
sewers. The matter will probably be re-
ferred to a committee for considerable u and
report.
Officer Knight at an early hour yester-
day morning arrested Randolph Butler
culored, for asSauitiDg Bertie Baltimore.
also colored. About 12 O'Clock Saturda y
night Butler forced an entrance into the
house of the Baltimore woman. who re-
! sides near Hard Corner, and beat and
kicked her in a terrible manner. Her cries
attracted the officer, who had a lively
chase for four squares. and fired four
times, before he succeeded in securing his
prisoner.
David Brown and E. Badgett. arrested by
Officers Knight and Atkinson. for being
drunk on the street, are detained at police
headquarters.
Rev. William Banks, OF Washington, pastor
OF Mt. Jezreel. colorcd Baptist Church, in
this city. baptized five candidates for ad-
mission into the church. in the coye, near
Jones Point. yesterday morning
The officials OF the Washington. Airing
ton and Falls Church Electric Railway eX-
peCt TO have the road from Washington to
Falls Church hcompletedin abouttwo months.
If the Washington garbage contractors
persist in apchoring their barges in the
river Off this city the health Officers threa ten
TO resort to the use of dynamite as the most
effective means of Kidding the city OF the
nuisance. which endangers hcalth. A boat
| load of garbage was left anchored off
Shepherds, near the Maryland shore,
Saturday.