Evening star., 1899-01-03
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Week of Prayer Opens With Service in First
Baptis. Church.
Vicious Dog Attacks Letter Carrier
u. s. Court in Session
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. T27 King Street,
Bell TelephOne No. 1O8.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January g. 1899
The week of union prayer services COM
menced last night with a meeting in the
First Baptist Church. Rev j. Ernest
Thacker delivered the sermon, the subject
being 'Prayerful Confession" The serv-
ices this evening will be held in Trinity
NJ. E. Church, Rev. ]. T. Williams preach
ing on the theme, The Church UNIVERSAL ~
Wednesday evening Rev T.. E. Revelle
will conduct the services N the NJ E.
Church South and preach on Nations ard
Their Rulers" Rev. Mr.. Cameron of the
f. NJ. Church will preach a sermon on
Foreign Missions in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church Thursday evening The
series will be closed with a sermon on
Home Missions delivered by Rev. ]. H
Friday evening.
The Presbyterian, Baptist and all of the
Methodist churches are united in these
services.
United States Court in Session.
The January term of the United States
dlstrlct court was opened in the court room
of the post office building at noon today.
Judge Edward Waddill presiding. Numer-
Gus grand and petit jurors who had been
summoned from every section of thu east
ern district, and Gen. Edgar Allen the
attorney. are present
IL Is SAID that no matters of much i'm
portance will be brought up at this session
put that there is much routine business
10 pe transacted. The United States at
torney will probably call the attention of
the grand jury to certain violations of the
revenue law.
Dog Attacks "a Mail Carrier
MI Carton A. Padgett, letter carrier.
Whlie collect ting mail early this morning
was savagely attacked by a large dog on
queen street. The animal sprung upon
MI fadsett suddenly, lacerating his right
ies III several places. Mrs. Joseph Roberts
owner OF the dog. dressed the injured limb
ana later Dr. Purviss rendered medical as
siStahce- warrant has been issued
against Mr.. Rogers for keeping vicious
animal, and it is said the dog will he killed
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of ,IrS
olivia hewitt We're held this morning at 10
CLOCK III 81 Mary's Catholic Church. and
Were largely attended. The pallbearers
We're Messrs. T Burrouehs. II Kirk ~
John Ahern, NJ. B. Harlow. Frank War-
field and Mr.. Allen. Interment took n1aoa
in St. Mary's cemetery i
Miss Belle Stanton. whose death occurred
Mohday night, will be buried at 2:3O
f. Church South Rev. ]. T. Williams con.
Quoting the services
Inc funeral of Mr.. Andrew Carson will
tdkt piace at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
from the old Braddock House
There is no change in the srnalIpoy situa
tlon- The only two genuine cases so far
discovered are in Braddock's alley and are
reported to be doing Well The house
rented for a hospital outside the city will
ne used When Health Officer Miller deems
1t exDedient.
There We're no cases for trial before
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
WaIace Lee, well-known old colored
citizen, died last night at his nome on
North Henry street.
The infant child of Mr.. Luther Carter. on
North Henry street, died last night