Evening star., 1897-05-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The General Election tn opcuS IN Twenty
Days. .s.5
Forecast OF the oR.6ultssRa6e Bali
Notes and Minor andPer.
sOnal Matters.s
Evening Staf Bureau,
No. $50 King street,

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May Z, 1897.
Arrangements have beens m aIle by which
the official score Of all thesbase ball games
in the National League will be received
at The Evening Star bureau every after
noon. Immediately upon the conclusion of
the game Local ball games will be posted
on the bulletin board as soon as completed
This service is the same as that at the
Washington office of The Star, and is for
the benefit of our Alexandria patrons.
Twenty days from today the general
election for state and city officers will be
held. and all those who do not file their
applications to have their names put on
the ticket before sundown this evening
will be denied the privilege.
There Is practically no opposition to the
democratic ticket nominated April p, which
has already been published in The Star
Mr. George L. Simpson, the peoples can
didate will be elected mayor. Mr.. E. F.
Sam Price will be elected auditor; Mr., M.
B. Harlow. city treasurer; Mr.. R. T. Cook,
clerk Of gas; Mr.. P. F. German, tax col
lector; Mr.. James L. Adams, measurer of
lumber; Mr.. Charles Goodrich. measurer
OF wood and bark, and Mr.. Gardner l..
Boothe will be elected corporation attor
ney.
The democratic council ticket for the first
ward will have Mr.. Andrew Della to op-
pose Mr.: 'Theo Ballenger, the incumbent; !;
Edward B. Byrne will be a candidate for
constable against the regular nominee in
this ward.
The regular council ticket in the second
ward will be without opposition, as will be
the council ticket in the third ward.
In the fourth ward there are several as
pirants for city council against the regu-
lar democratic nominees. Mr.. Paul K.
Evans Is candidate for membership in the
board of aldermen against Mr.. J. E.
Sweeney the incumbent, and Messrs. W. B.
H. Kelly, white, and Tom Watson, colored
are candidates for the lower board Of the
city council.
1t is believed, however that the entire
ticket nominated in the primary will be
elected.
Mr.. Prices Funeral.
The funeral of Mr. Herbert Price, whose
death was mentioned in The Star Of yes
terday will take place from the residence
of his father Sunday afternon at 3 o'clock
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, of which deceased was a prominent
member, will attend the funeral in body
The members of the other fire companies
will also attend.
Quarterly Meeting.
Commencing tonight Quarterly meet
ing" will be held in the Free Methodist
Church. on South Lee street, and will hold
over until Sunday. Sunday at 2 o'clock
there will be a love feast. Rev. A. G.
Miller will conduct the meeting.
Bids for Sewer.
The city committee on streets has opend
the bids for laying the Patrick street sew
er. They are as follows: Breen, Feely &
Howell, $1,554.T4; John Studs, s1,647 55;
William Desmond, 81, 1921. The city en-
gineer considers all these bids excessive,
and he will probably do the work himself.
Base Ball Yesterday.
The Columbia College base ball team of
WASHINGTON heat q E.niscnnal Or
team yesterday afternoon by a score of
8 to 5.
Quite an interesting game of base ball
came off between two teams of the Wash
ipgton High School yesterday afternoon.
The Juniors won by score Of 80 to II.
Minor and Personal Matters.
At the meeting of the city school board
yesterday only routine business was trans
acted,
The members of the Fairfax Medical So
ciety were the guests Of Dr. r. NJ. Slaugh-
ter at the Alexandria infrmary yesterday.
The trustees Of ST. Paurs Church have
purchased lot back of the church, on
which a chapel to the memory of the late
DIR. G. H. Norton will be erected.
The funeral of the late Charles A. Casa
move took place from Christ Church yester-
day afternoon
The Alexandra Assembly will give ger
man at McBurney's Hall tonight.
The Mount Vernon regents are in session
at Mt. Vernon.
Judge Norton granted The Children Of the
Confeieracy charter yesterday.
The cornor stone of the John Hay Indus
trial School will be laid Sunday, with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
Miss Eliza Daingerfield has returned from
Baltimore.
The May ball Of the Young Mems Assem-
bly, will be given at the Braddock House
May II.
The Columbia Fire Company met last
night.
The Potomac Literary and Social Society
met last night, and decided to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Hubert Price.
Andrew Jackson Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
held a regular meeting last night.
The Third Regiment Drum Corps paraded
the streets for practice last night.