Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-27
AT F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
But Little Interest Taken in the Election
Yesterday.
-
But Small Vote PoiIed and but One
Set of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Personal.
EvaniEg Star Bureau.
no. 40 King St.
Rel sTEleDhone M l0S.


ALExANllRIA,sva., May -. 1885.
AS was ant.cipa0d the election yesterday
was an unusuallys quiss one. A stranger
would never have known that an election
was in progress even if he should have |
passed either of the polls. The vote was the !
smallest ever cast in the history Of the city,
only about $50 being polIed, fifteen OF these
being colored As has been stated in The |
Star there We're no candidates save those
dominated at the recent democratic pri-
mary election. They were: Leonard Mar
bury, commemorative attorney; Charles H.
Callahan, commissioner of revenue; Will
lam H. Smith, city sergeant, ana justice
OF the peace and constable for each ward.
Young Peoples Convention.
the District convention Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union met in this city at
the Baptist Church last night. Quite a
number of delegates from the Virginia |
! councils in this neighborhood are present.
The session will close tonight The pro-
gram for last night was follows: Spe
cial music by union choir: welcome; devo-
tional exercises; address of welcome, Rev.
J. H. Butler, Alexandria: response Rev.
ID. Edwards, Fredericksburg; "Denomina-
1Ionai LOYALTY, Rev. Thos. S. Dunaway,
Its Origin and Objects" john Garland Pol
lard, esq, Richmond
A handsome souvenir program, contain
and of this city and Mt. Vernon. was pre-
sented to each delegate
Mr.: j. Braxton Taylor of West Appomat-
toX is the state president and Mr. F. L. !
Butler of Richmond the state secretary
The local officers T. H. Caldwell, pres |
ldent, and Aubfa Shuman, secretary.
Weddings Last Night.
Mr Octavius Rice of Northumberland |
| county and Miss Alberta Chesser of st. |
| Georges Island, Mo, were married yester- |
day evening at the residence of Mrs. .Je- |
Tome Moore on Upper Prince street. The |
/ ceremony was performed by Rev. N. B. |
Masters of Trinity Church After the cere- |
mony Mr. and Mrs. Rice left for their fu- |
ture nome in Northumberland county.
ST Marys Church was the scene of a |
Quet wedding yesterday evening at |
o'clock the contracting parties being Mr.. |
Joseph p. Smith and Miss Eliza eth De |
laney The groom was attended by MIR. |
Delaney, the father of the bride, and Miss |
Mollle German waited upon the bride. The |
ceremony was performed by Rev. Father
Cutler. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left the |
Norfolk boat for an extended southern |
bridal tour. They will make their home
in this city.
Seriously Hurt by n Fall.
Mr.. Richard N. Rowland. a member of |
the board of fire vardens was yesterday |
afternoon seriously injured by fall Mr..
Rowland is employed in the shops of the
Southern railroad, and was engaged in re-
pairing the top of an engine cab when he
ir some way lost his balance, falling to
the ground, distance of about twenty
1--WE feet. He wasrpicked up by his fellow |
Workmen in an unconscious condition and
carried to his home and DIR. NJ. w. |
OBrien, surgeon of the company, hastily
summoned. 1t is feared Mr.. Nowland's
spinal column is seriously hurt and mis-
condition is regarded critical
General and Personal Notes.
Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton and Mr.. Lewis C. |
Barley have decided a lot of ground on the
corner of Montgomery and Alfred streets
to Mr.. A. J. Fair for $500.
Mr.. E. B. Tayler was yesterday appoint
ed special commissioner by the circuit
court in the case of Mrs. Ellen danger
field vs.. Henry Dangerfeld ct al.
a called meeting OF the Christian En-
deavor Society was held last night in the
Methodist Protestant Church Arrange
mems were made for the accommodation
of the state convention, which meets in |
this city in September.
There were no cases for trial in the po-
lice court this morning. arrests having
Mrs. James II. Reid of this city has
gone to Key West, Fla. to join her hus-
band, Lieutenant Reid of the United States
navy who is stationed there
Miss Bessie r. Simpson of Dover, n. j., |
is The guest of Miss Maud bowman on
North Washington street.
Mr.. K. Kemper has returned from Wa
verify. where he went to assist in the lay
ing Of a corner stone with Masonic honors.
Mr. Frank e Anderson yesterday
admitted to practice in the circuit court
for the county.
The case Of the commonwealth against
Charles Heath, Edward Heath and John
Heath, indicted for assault and gaming,
was continued in county court yesterday
until the June term and the accused gave
bail for their appearance
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