Evening star., 1896-09-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Quiet Sunday and well-Attended Church
Services
Police Court Trials The Light In
fnntry Inspected - Local Notes
of General Interest.


congregations were large in the various
churches beth M rning and night. Rev. s.
A. Wallis, DID,. of the Virginia Theologi-
cal Seminary preached at Christ Church;
Rev. P. P. Phillips. at St Paul's Church;
Rev. c. E. Ball. at Grace Church; Rev.
Father Mccarthy, at ST. Mary's Church:
Rev. ]. NJ. Eberlein, at Emmanuel Luth-
eran Church; Rev. ]. H. Butler, at the
Baptist Church; Rev. c. L. McDougle, at
Trinity Ne thodist Episcopal Church; Rev.
D. H Kern, at the Village Chapel, M. E.
Church South; Rev. F. r. Benson, at the
Methodist Protestant Church; Rev. M.
Henry, at the Free Methodist Church. w.
S. Leete of the Theological Seminary
preached at st. Johns Chapel, West End.
Many strangers visited the city during
the afternoon, and the streets were throng.
ed with people. while a large number of
Alexandrians &C uld be seen taking an air
ing in the country round about.
Police Court Trials.
Mayor Thompson presided at his court
this morning. and disposed of the follow
ing cases:
Peter Arnaud. charge, drunk and disor-
derby; fired s.. Hattie Luckett, drunk and
disorderly; fined s.. Vorgret H. Boyer.
drunk and discrderly; dismissed. Henry
Gaskins. drank and d:sorderly; fined SO.
Louisa Gains. drunk and disorderly; fined
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fined IS. VIM. Hammond, charge. gam
bling; fined S. Edward Dixon. charge.
gamblng: fined s.. All the above are
colored people. j. b. Welsh. charge. drunk
Thomas Downey, charged with selling
whisky Sunday was ned ST. and for selling
1t without a license was ned $50. He ap-
realed to the corporation court.
VIM. Ware, a member of the chain gang.
for refusing to work, was put on the usual
bread and water diet until he relents and
works out his fine.
Light Infantry Inspected.
Assistant Inspector General Joe Lane
Stearn of the Virginia Volunteers inspected
the Alexandria Light Infantry and Third
Regiment Drum Corps Saturday night. The
drum corps had but few men out, while
there were but forty-six members of the
Light Infantry.
Col Stearn expressed no opinion as to the
outcome but while going through the COM
pany called attention to several who had
failed to have their hair neatly trimmed.
others without proper neckwear, and still
others who had failed to shave.
Christian Relief Association.
The Christian Relief Association held its
first public meeting in Shiloh Baptist
Church (coloredD yesterday afternoon, and
it was largely attended. many white people
being present.
An tXcellent HluSlcai program was ieh-
dered. Mrs. Sarah D. La Fetra. president
of the Florence Crittenden Hope and Help
Mission of Washington. delivered an in
teresting address on mission and rescue
work She was followed by Mrs. Amy c.
Weech, Mrs. Harrie +. johnson. Miss Ellen
Tancii. Mary +. Holsendorf. Theresa O.
Johnson and others. The association Is
organized on a large SCALE and bids fair 10
do some good and noble rescue work.
III Mnaa
The opera house was comfortably filled
| Saturday night by those who had come to
attend a republican mass meeting, which
was to be addressed by Col. r. 7. Hub
| bard. There was a great deal of enthu-
| siasm while Col. Hubbard was speaking.
! His remarks were forceful and strong, as
| he discussed the issues OF the campaign,
more especially the sound money plank.
paraded the streets to attract crowd, but
| a free stereopticon exhibition kept many
| away who wolld otherwise have attended
General and Personal Notes.
| Sefer Blouse was robbed of 500 Saturday
F., night by unknown parties.
| A large number of Alexandrians went to
| Clifton Beach yesterday for an oyster roast.
Fully 5000 people cCnSre2ated at the
| corner of King and Washington streets
Saturday night to witness a free stereopti-
con exhibition.
| Mr. Frank S. Anderson will speak a:
| Orange Court House today. advocating the
| cause Of free silver. Saturday night he
| will speak at Clifton station.
| The Alexandria free kindergarten will re-
| open October 15
Misses Sallie and Eliza Kemper have gone
| to West Virginia to attend the wedding OF
| their friend, Miss Faulkner, daughter OF
| Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia.