Evening star., 1898-09-07
Welcome and Luncheon for the Third
Virginia Regiment.
RELIEF ASSOCIATION LAYING PLANS
Successful Test of Columbia Fire
Company's Engine.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King ST.
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| The ladies comprising the, Soldiers Relief
Association held a meeting last night at
Armory Hall for the purpose of completing
| arrangements for giving luncheon to the
boys Of the Sd Virginia Regiment as they
pass through here on their way to Rich
| mona. The meeting was occasioned by a
telegram, which the vice president, Mrs. J.
e. Alexander, received from Capt. Atkin-
| son of Company F, to the effect that the
regiment would break camp at O'Clock
Thursday morning. It is not known at just
;; what time of day the troops will pass
through Alexandria.
Arrangements have been made whereby
every soldier will be provided with an ex-
cellent lunch. AS they cannot leave the
| cars. and as it is deemed improper for the
| ladies to enter them, a number of gentle
men have been deputized to carry the
| lunches through the trains.
With the departure of the 3d Virginia
from Camp Alger and the 18th Pennsylva
! mia from Fort Sferdan, it is expected that
Arnory Hall will Re closed until Company
F returns from RichE ond, when it Will be
| opened for their reception.
Today a meeting of those connected with
| the association and others interested will
be held in the city council chamber TO per-
| feet arrangements for the reception of
Company on its return from Richmond.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Frederick Lynch, a private from Fort
| Washington. who WIS arrested by Officers
Knight and Belts on charge of being
drunk and disorderly. fined s., and in
default of payment he was committed
The case of Harry Davis, colored, was
brought up, and the mayor ordered him
| committed % Jail to await action by the
Maryland authorities. Davis is the man
who did the shooting and cutting at Motley
Hall several weeks ago. and who evaded
capture by leaving for parts unknown,
| I'll yesterday, when he was arrested by
Lieut. Smith and Officer Arlington.
The case of Gus Robinson and Taylor
| Brown, charged with trespassing on the
property of the Southern railroad, will be
| tried this evening at 3 O'Clock.
On account of the large number of SOL
diers who are frequenting the disreputable
section in the second ward, the mayor this
| morning ordered that the police force in
| that ward be increased. Officers AIRING
| ton, Beach and Hall are temporarily trans
ferred to the second ward.
Glimpse of Admiral Ccrvera.
Admiral Cervera, with few Spanish Off
GERS, among them his son, Lieut.. Angelo
Cervera, passed Alexandria early this
morning en- route from Norfolk to Wash
ington, the Norfolk steamer, and
was seen by few persons while the
steamer lay for a short time at Hooe's
wharf. 1t wcs not known here that the
admiral would be passenger on the
steamer, otherwise a large crowd would
have gathered to see him.
Columbia Engine In Good Condition.
The Columbia fire engine, which has been
| up for repairs recently, was given a trial
on the river front yesterday which trial
proved the engine to be in better condition
r., nf
pounds she threw a stream from inch
and-one-eighth nozzle to distance of 2S7
feet Ordinarily only two men required
to hold the pipe, but in this instance four
were unable to hold it. One of them, Mr..
Walter Cline. thrown to the ground
and painfully injured Mr. Wood saw the
predicament in time to shut off the engine
before 1urther damage was done.
Confederate Veterans.
R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
held meeting in their hall Monday night
for the purpose of transacting usual busi-
ness and electing delegates to the grand
reunion of state confederate camps to be
held at Culpeper October 4. The delegates
elected are as follows: Messrs X Kemper.
William w. Sherwood and J. C. Milburn.
The alternates are Messrs. Del. Kemper
Isaac w. Rudd and w. H. May.
1t is expected that a large number of
veterans and sons of veterans will attend
frcm Alexandria.
Special Trial In Police Court
Two yolng men, who gave their names
as w. D. Cline and j. r. Carter, accom-
panied by two young women, came over
from Washington Monday for a carousai
They took dinner at Fleischmann's Hotel
and when they left the waiter reported that
some silver ware was missing. This fact
was reported to the police. Sergt. Smith
found the parties in Ramwells restaurant
and brought them before Mayor Simpson,
who gave a special hearing and imposed
upon the men a fine CT s. each, which was
paid.
Boy Badly ScaIded.
Albert, the little son of Mr. Benedict
We'll of South St. Asaph street, was bad
ly scalded by hot coffee while the family
was at supper Monday evening. The serv-
ants arm was jostled while bringing a pot
of boiling coffee from the kitchen, and the
little boy received a douse of the scalding
liquid DR.. 7. NJ. Jones was called in and
relieved the little sufferer as much as pos
sible. He is better today and resting easy.
Brief Mention.
Miss Ellen Ford died Monday at her resi-
dence on North Columbus street. The de-
ceased was an aged and highly respected
lady, being almost ninety years old, and
had been for long time resident of Alex
andria.
The school clerk and assistant have
been Kept BUSY issuing permits TO Whlte
boys and girls. Eight hundred and thirty
seven permits were issued in one day.
Thursday and Friday will be devoted to
the colored scholars.
Messrs. w. H. Chapman and A. c. Ed
monds, revenue agents for this district,
have been transferred to Lynchburg. 1t
is understood that this change is only tenn
pcrary, and that the gentlemen will soon
return to Alexandria.
John Gains, an old and weIl-known col
ored citizen, died at his home in this town
Monday evening.
Mr.. Jack Barrett has gone for a weeks
stay in Markham.
AS the time draws near for the flour in
spectors term to expire there has been
some speculation to his successor. Mr..
Thomas Perry is the present incumbent,
and DR.. Cox has been mentioned for the
place. The merchants who are con-
cerned in flour, with hardly an ex-
ception, it is said, are strongly in favor of
Mr.. Perry's reaEpoiLtment, and have sign
ed a petition to that effect. The time for
appointment is ally the first of Septem-
ber ana Mr.. Perry's term expires the 26th
Frank Williams, the colored boy who was
run over and seriously injured by an ice
wagon yesterday, is hot dead, as reported.
but is doing well this morning. His collar.
bone was broken and his wrist badly