Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-24
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Several Additional Gases of Smallpox Re.
ported This Morning.
Two Sick People Classed as Suspects
Funeral Services Over Remains
of John j. Jameson.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 127 King st.
1nH

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, January "A, 1889.
| 1t was determined this morning to have
! all the public school children vaccinated.
| Superintendent Kemper says this will not
be done en- masse. b 1t the scholars will be
notified to have vaccination performed by
their family physicians. The private
schools will. it is said, be asked to have
| all the pupils vaccinated The board of
| health met this morning in the auditors
office, but no business was transacted, ow-
| ing to an absence of the some of. the
| members.
Several new cases of smallpox were dis
covered this morning and yesterday even
| ing. Health officer Miller reported that
| Luckett. the little son of Mr.. Benjamin
Watkins, residing at No JOG South Alfred
| street, is i'll of the disease. The premises
were quarantined, and Officer Ferguson
was dispatched to hang out the flag. The
| other cases discovered were all colored.
| They are: Ella Lightfoot. living al No.
| 924 Franklin street: a young son of Alfred
Lane, at No. 1904 Queen street. There
was also q suspect named Duttou, located
| on Union street near King, and another
| named Ruben Redd. living on South Royal
street.
Six men were appointed this morning
unde: direction of the health office. to do
duty connected with the smallpox hospital
and quarantined premises.
Funeral of John j. Jameson.
Funeral services over the remains of
John J. Jameson Were held at Q o'clock
this afternoon in the Second Presbyterian
Church and attended by many of the peo-
pie. among whom the deceased was well
known and highly esteemed.
The Royal Arcanum, of which Mr.. jamie
son was past grand regent for the state,
| attended in a body. Rev. Theron II. Rice
of Atlanta. Ga, formerly pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church in this city,
conducted the services. The list - hon
o1ary pallbearers a long one, and in
| cluded the following: S. l.. BloomberS of
Richmond, state grand regent, Royal Ar
! eanum; James 3. Blanks of Petersburg.
| Walter f Irvine and r. A Dobe of Nor
folk, ]. Tayloi Euyson of Richmond, Ed
son NJ. Schryver of Baltimore, A. B. Bolts
of Fredericksburg, Mr.. Williams of Nor
folk. ard the following from this city: Z.
Is. Kemp, regent of the Alexandria Coun-
ell, Royal Arcanum; X. kemper of the SEES
sion of the Second Presbyterian Church
William Campbell of the deaconate of that
church, Charles r. Hooff, Samuel G. Brent
William B. Smoot, Albert Bryant and Dr.
William NJ. Smith.
Among the relatives of the deceased who
came from a distance We're his brother
Andrew Jameson of Baltimore; his broth
er-in-la Rev. ]. Calvin Stewart of Rich
mond; his threa nephews, DR.. J. Stewart
Jameson of Trenton. n. j.. Joseph Jamie
son Of New York, and Andrew Jameson Of
DdnNllIe, a., ana rev. Dr. James +, Smith
of Richmond. the frst-named being accom-
panied by his wife. Interment took pl:tr ;
in the family burying lot In the old Pres
byterian cemetery.
Police Court Proceedings
The following cases were heard before
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning:
L. Lane, colore1. arrested by Officer Da-
Wis, charged with disorderIy conduct, was
dismissed and the complainant, Edward
Anderson, colored fined So
Robert Davis and James Baker, coloreJ
arrested by Officer Sherwood. charged wita
fighting, were assessed s. each.
Mrs. Andrew Cheshire Dead
Mrs. Andrew Cheshire of ST. Asaph, in
the county, died at her home about II
O'clock last night. The deceased was about
fifty years of age. She leaves a husband
and several grown children.
Mrs. Cheshire was the daughter of the
late Magistrate Walter L. Penn, well known
in this city.
General Matters.
The steamer Potomac when last heard
from vas still aground in Coan river, in
| the lower Potomac. The Baltimore steamer
Sue of the same line was expected to float
the Potomac. The Sue should have arrived
here last night. and as she did not 1t is
concluded the Potomac Is still aground.
The Wakefield reports that the stranded
vessel is il. very shoal alter.
The city council will meet tonight The
report of the water investigating commit
tee will be submitted and other important
matters considered.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Corbin took
place yesterday from st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The interment was in ST. Mary's
cemetery.
The steamer Defiance of Philadelphia ar
rived at this port this morning with
cargo of merchandise, large part of
which was consigned to Alexandria mer-
chants.