Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-02
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
But Little Interest Being Taken in the State
Election Today.
Distribution of Public school Funds
Routine business of Revenue Col
lector Running Smoothly.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 2, 1897.
This has been one Of the Quietest cleo
| ton days known in this city for years.
Judging by appearances. one would hardly
| know that election is going on. At the
various polling places there have been Hit
| tie knots of workers standing during the
day. and ct intervals voters would como
up to put in their ballots. Not once since
| morning has there been a rush. and no
| disturbances have occurred to mar the quiet
day. 1t is not believed that the vote will
| be a large one. But little interest has been
| taken. the democrats feeling that their
success was practically assured.
There has been but one public democratic
demonstration in this city since the cam
paign opened. and that was when Maj. J.
Hoge Tyler, the candidate for governor,
spoke at the Opera House several weeks
ago.
| P. H. McCaul the republican Lamb fac
| ton candidate for governor. closed the
| campaign for his party in this city by an
| ADDRESS at Shuler's Hall last night. The
| meeting was an enthusiastic one. Mr. Nc
| Caul was introduced by Mr. A. A. Warfield
and spoke in his usual happy manner. Mr..
+. J. Lewis. the republican candidate for
the legislature, followed Mr.. McCaul in a
short speech.
In accordance with a state law the
subject. all of the saloons have been closed
| throughout the day, and will remain so I'M
| til tomorrow morning
The full ticket being voted here TODAY
! is as follows: For governor, j. Hoge Tyler
l.. A. Cutler, p. H. McCaul, J. s. Cowden
and - Quantz; for lieutenant governor,
Edward Echols, r. T. Magumber, +. r.
Cooke. o. b. Roller and G. NJ Southdeal;
| for attorney general, A. J. Montague Jas
Lyons and F. b. Kennedy; for the house
| OF delegates, L. c. Bailey and f. ]. Lewis.
Public School Funds.
Mr.. John E. Massey. superintendent of
public instruction, has made the second
apportionmeny of state school money for
| the year 1s97-9S. Alexandria city will re-
| ceive 1882. and Alexandra county sf7s.5o.
The apportionment is made at the rate of
% cents per head of school population and
| Is to be used exclusively for the pay of
teachers.
Quick Work.
AS stated in yesterdays Star, the Office Of
Collector of Revenue Agnew has been re-
moved to this city. Today the routine work
| Of the office has been going on as If it had
| not been interrupted. Saturday afternoon
the clerks were ordered to report in Alex
andria Monday morning, and they did SO
with all their effects.
Wrfght-Dobbins Nuptials.
Mr.. r. Elan Wright and Miss Laura K.
| Southern Methodist Church. Rev. J. T.
Williams, pastor of the church, will per-
form the ceremony in the presence of a
large number of their friends.
Police Court.
| AS the outcome of cake walk at the
colored Odd Fellows Hall last night, the
docket in the police court this morning was
an exceptionally large one. The cases dis
posed of were follows: Frank Carroll,
Winfred Butler Dan Freeman and joe
Churchill; disorderly conduct and fighting;
fined s. each. Charles Lear; assauting
Maria Yarbough; fined $. Charles Has
kins; assault on Woodson Gordon; fined 81
| Eph Levisford; assault on Chas. Butts;
| fined $3.50.
II. f. Lee Camp.
The regular monthly meeting of r. E.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans was held
in Lee Camp Hall last night. with a large
attendance. Considerable business of
routine nature was transacted. The Wo-
mans Auxiliary to Lee Camp held regu-
lar meeting this afternoon.
Daughters of Confederncy.
The regular monthly meeting of Mary
Gusts Lee Chapter. Daughters of the Con-
federacy. was held at Miss Mehafrey's this
| morning at 10 O'Clock, when considerable
| business of interest to members was trans
acted.
Alexandria Lady Complimented.
The following in regard to a well-known
Alexandria lady appeared in Lynchburg,
Va, paper of recent date:
"One of the most interesting incidents of
| the convention of the Virginia Division,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
which was held In this city last week. was
an address made by Mrs. Alexander of AL
exandria, on a petition to have the burial
place of the confederate dead at Bull Run
suitably inclosed and otherwise attended
to. Her language was chaste and beauti-
full, and its touching pathos appealed SO
strongly to the ladies present that most of
them were in tears. 1t was a remarkable
scene, and one that will not soon be forgot
ten by those who were present."
Several new cases of diphtheria have been
reported.
Mr.. William Field, an old Alexandra boy
is quite i'll of typhoid fever in Washington
Mr.. c. M. Kemp of Galveston. Tex, is
visiting his old home in this city.
Work at the Southern railway shops has
been resumed on full time.
Charles II. Jett has qualified as admins
traitor on the estate of the late Harry Jett
The funeral of little Lucy Hardy the in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. William Hardy. took
place from the family residence 3l2 North
st. Asaph street, this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
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