The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-13
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, June I3.-AbOut forty
members of the Columbia Steam Fire En-
( gfne Company left for Westminster,
/ Nd, at o'clock yesterday morning
over the Pennsylvania Railroad to attend
the annual meeting Of the Maryland State
/ Firemen's Association, which met in that
CITY. All the members wore their dress
! parade uniforms and We're accompanied
( by a band consisting OF fourteen pieces
! Before they left several popular airs were
I played in front Of the Columbia : house
! Chief Pettey accompanied the members on
their trip as did several friends OF mem
/ bers- The company viii today enter the
contest for the best drilled company in
the line Of march, for which there is
( offered prize Of SIS The members viii
return home tonight a despatch received
IN this city stated that the members are
being entertained handsomely and are en-
Joying themselves hugely.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Alexandria Free Kindergarten was held
Tuesday evening and considerable routine
business was disposed Of The kinder
garten reported a most successful clos
ing, twenty-eIght children being present;
/ that the work throughout the year was
most satisfactory Ihe number Of visi-
tors a. the school durihg the year VS.
StAELLA MISS r 3DIE44ct Evans @stE
reelected Kindergarten for the ensuing
year \ vote Of thanks was extended to
Mrs oscar Carter and those who aided
in making the Institution such financial
success during. the past year The meet
ing then adjourned
The final hop Of the Episcopal High
School VIII be held ia McBurneys Hail.
at the southwest corner of King and
Washington streets, On Monday night,
Il ord
chairman OF the joint committees on ar
raugemeuI from the Fairfax ana Black
ford Literary Societies Of the school IA
addition the following are members OF
the committee From the Fairfax Society
& Cecil Hodgman. John H Elliott. jr-,
K. Kenneth Waters, and Samuel W. lin
rner. BIackf9rd Society, Thomas Z.
Bryan, Harrison c Berkeley, +. Mercer
Male, and x. Porter Male.
Gen. EItzhuEh Lee was here Tuesday
evening visiting his many friends.
viii be married IN New York to LIeuteu-
ant Rhea OF the United States Cavalry
service, on June 20
Joseph Frye, Il white youth. and James
Lee. a young negro, were yesterday ar
rested by eX-SerEedut Smith as suspicious
characters Frye gives Charleston, W.
Va, as mis- home, and the negro claims to
hail from Cincinnati. Officer Smith harm
ed that they were trying TO sell two iairS
Of trousers and several waistcOdts and
placed them under arrest.
TO how they came into possession Of the
clothing. Lee claims thar be bought the
stun III Thurman, ". Va, Fly states that
he met the negro IN Charlottesville, Va,
and has been with him since. That when
they got TO GoTdonsyille Lee suggested
that they buy some clothing, cI5 inning
that he had money TO pay Tor IT. They
repaired to clothing store, and while he
was trying on d coat, the negro left the
place WheE. he rejoincG Lee he had the
clothing the were trying to sell, but he
was unable "a say whether Lee bought
the stuff, or appropriated it. Frye also
states that the negro told him bis name
was WeatheTly
They viii be held until the GOrGOusyilie
authorities are communicated with. Frye
is an Intelligent youth and claims that he
left home To 90 TO New York. where he
hoped to get a specialist In nervous dis
eases TO treat MIN for = chroaic disCr-
der
In the Police Court yesterday Mayor
George / Simpson disposed OF the follow
ing cases: James Richards, charged with
being drunk in the streets, detained Eu-
gene Anderson, charged with the larceny
Of three yards Of SILK from Mrs. Herbert
dismissed, William Gary, trespassiug on
the City Hotel property. fined s.; Jennie
Johnston and Hattie Nelson. charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting, fined $50
each
both of this city, were quietly married
lenger, 500 Cameron Street. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev +. V Reyes
ter, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church