Evening star., 1897-02-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Pat Traven Arrested for Selling Liquor on
Sunday.
Otherwist 1t Was n Quiet Sabbath
SimpsOn's Trial Expected to Be
Interestfng-Other Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 121 North Washington St.
Alexandria Va Eehr.,;ary 1 lSp

Evening Star Bureau
No. 121 North Washington St.
Alexandria, Va, February 1. 1897.
Yesterday afternoon while Officer Fergu-
son was quietly strollng out Henry street
and when near the corner of Princess
street, he observed a colored woman go in
to the side gate OF the store of Pat
Travers, and his suspicious were aroused
for he had for some time past been under
the impression that spurious liquors were
illegally being sold there. He quietly went
up to window of the saloon, where he
heard some one say, Which do you want
WHISKY or g1n? The woman answered gin
and after obtaining 1t left. She had hardly
gotten outside of the gate, however. be-
lore she was approached by the officer.
who asked her what she had bought in
IraVers' place. At first she tried to evade
the officers questions, but finally confessed
that she had bought 10 cents worth of gin.
at the sa me time handing the officer a hot
lie containing the liquor She also stated
mat she had procured liquor from Mr.
1raVers earlier in the day The woman
was taken to police headquarters. where
she gave her name as Lottie Jenkins She
was detained al the station until this
morning. warrant was then issued for
Mr. Travers, charging him with selling
a
Sunday.
1t will be remembered that during last
summer Sergt. Smith and Officer Ferguson
started a crusade against the selling of
liquor on Sunday and without license
ms morning he was brought before
Mayor Thompson, who continued the case
until tonight at Z O'Clock.
A Quiet sunday.
Yesterday was another of those quiet
Sundays for which old Alexandria is be-
coming famous. The congregations at the
various churches were about as large as
usual In all the churches except the Sec
ond Presbyterian the resident rectors otii-
ciated. In the Second Presbyterian Church
Kew. j. McC. Duckwall preached morning
and evening. This church has been with
out rector since the resignation of Rev.
L. II. Rice, who went to Atlanta The re-
Vival service in Trinity NJ. e Church
whlch mas been going on for some time
past was largely attended again last night.
ana the rector preached an impressive and
mSily instructive Sermon, which was well
received. number of persons have al
ready Joined the church a result of these
meetings The service at the railroad was
largely attended, ard enthusiastic as
usual, under the direction of students from
the Theological Seminary. This work is
progressing, and oftentimes at the services
even standing room is hard TO obtain.
sA"pSOhS
In the corporation court tomorrow the
case of Harry Simpson, charged with rob-
ping John Ponder, an ex-policeman of
Washington, of 5000, will be called for trial.
Much interest is being manifested in this
case, and an interesting trial will be the
result. Ponder, it viii! be remembered. got
on spree in this city several months ago
and IL is alleged Simpson relieved him of
ms money, SO Ponder said at the time.
Inc money was found in SIMPSONS nos
session, but Ponder does not now seem
anAious am , 10 prosecute Simpson. though at
the time of the occurrence Ponder was
reu not TO have Simpson sent up"
Third Reinacker Lecture.
The third of this sessions series of Rein
acker lectures will be given at the Virginia
theological Seminary tomorrow at noon I'm
Whittle Hall. Rev. DR.. Elliott of Assem-
sion Church, Washington, will be the lee
turer. These lectures are open to the pub
tic. and, as they are very interesting. MANY
take advantage of them.
DIR. Elliott is well known, and much liked
In this vicinity, and his lecture will doubt
less be one of the most interesting of the
course.
White Assaulted Davis,
Rollin White, a young colored dandy,
was before Mayor Thompson in the police
court, charged with assauting Charles
Davis, also colored. Davis IT is said, got
on his Sunday y-go-to-meetings' and started
out to call on his best girl Saturday night.
When he arrived at the house he found
White there ahead of him. He knocked
but White refused to let him ia, and on his
again asking admittance, White rushed out
and assaulted him. Mayor Thompson this
morning assessed White s. or twenty days
on the gang.
Father stafford to Lecture
Rev. ID. j. Stafford, D. D., will deliver a
lecture in the opera house Friday night,
February II, on Dickens: His Power and
Pathos.' This lecture will be under the
auspices of the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum, and no doubt will be largely at
tended, as its members are busily engaged
in disposing of tickets.
Benefit Concert.
Thursday night, at the opera house there
will be a concert for the benefit of Mrs
Annie Cats Wilson. Mrs. Wilson recently
lest her home, with its entire contents, by
hre, and is very worthy woman, and an
effort is being made to relieve her. A
splendid program has been arranged and
many tickets have already been sold.
River Frozen Across.
The river continues frozen across from
shore to shore except for a small space in
the channel which is broken every twelve
and the transfer barge between this city
and Shepherds. The ice was thronged with
skaters all day yesterday. The ice is in
some places more than six inches thick.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: J. w. Dove,
charged with assault on Graham Hill, fined
% or twenty days the gang; William
Fox, colored, charged with disorderly con
duct, hned - or twenty days; Leonard
White, colored, charged with disorderly
conduct fined 50 or twenty days.
Henry Gray Dead.
Mr.. Henry Gray. who had been i'll fol
some weeks. died Saturday night. His fu-
neral VIII take place from his late resi-
dence tomorrow.
General and Personal Notes.
A meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was held in the Al. +
Church today at o'clock
The property advertised for sale on Sat