Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting to Be Held of Promoters of Agricul-
tural Fair
Selection of Site Commanding Atten-
tiOn-DfscOntinuanc of Target
Practice Mt Fort FOOte.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King st.
Bell Telephone, No. JOG.

Bell Telephone, No 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November %, 1880.
A meeting of several leading citizens of
Alexandria city and Fairfax county will
be held Monday evening next in the rooms
of the Business Mems League to make
start toward establishing an agricultural
fair for the benefit of this section of the
state. AS before reported in The Star. a
meeting of these Interested in the project
has already been held, when plans were
discussed, but no definite action taken.
While the promoters of the scheme seem
to be unanimous in believing that it will
be successful, no place for the fair has yet
been selected. 1t has been suggested that
the old fair grounds upper King street,
where in former years an agricultural
show was held each year, should be used.
Other suitable plots of ground in the SUD-
urbs will doubtless receive attention at the
meeting Monday night.
Although the originators of the move
ment seem to have had no idea or locating
the fair grounds at any point away from
this city. it has lately been suggested Dy
some of the citizens of Fairfax Court House
that the fair should be held at that place.
One reason given for presenting the claim
is that Fairfax will, next year. ceieprate
the one hundredth anniversary of the To-
ca tion of the county seat there, and also
the building of the court house. 1t Is not
considered probable that the suggestion VIII
be faVoraDly acted upon
Target Practice Discontinued.
The target practice at Fort Foote. about
which so much complaint has been made
by residents on the Virginia shore, oppo-
site the fort, has been discontinued. capt
w. H. Snowden of Arcturus, Fairfax coun-
ty, has received !. letter from the Secretary
OF War stating that order had been
issued prohibiting the Objectionable prac-
tce 1t is alleged that the shells frequent
ly flew wide of their mark, exploding on
farms and endangerng life and property.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of
Isaac Lloyd, whose death occurred Thurs
day, took place this afternoon from the
Free Methodist Church on South Lee street.
Rev. Mr.. Cameron conducted the services,
which were largely attended. Interment
was made in the old Methodist cemetery.
The series of special religious services, in
progress for the past two weeks at the
railroad reading rooms closed last night,
Rev. Mr.. Lewis of the seminary officiating.
Rev. Mr.. Wine of Clifton, Va, will preach
al the regular Sunday service tomorrow,
the hour now being $50 pm. instead of 4
o'clock.
The directors recently chosen for the Mt.
Vernon Avenue Association will meet in
this city early next week and elect officers.
The association will then begin organ
lied and systematic effort to secure the
construction of grand boulevard from
Washington to the tomb of the father of
his country at Mt. Vernon.
A game of foot ball will be played this
afternoon between the Episcopal High
School reserve eleven and the Cioverdale
Athletic Club of Baltimore.