Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MAYOR ASSESSES FINE FOR
STREET DISTURBANCE.
Churches to Hold Union Thanksgiving
Services-High School Wins
Foot Ball Game
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 1O3.

Bell Telephone No 1O3.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November q, 1902.
A row on South Fairfax street which at
tracted several hundred people yesterday
afternoon about 5 o'clock was Investigated
this morning by Mayor Simpson in the po-
lice court. Owen Peveriu was the defend
ant, and the charge against his name was
that Of drunkenness and disorderly conduct
and dischargfng a gun on the street. When
Officers Gall and Smith appeared on the
scene in response to notice of the trouble
yesterday afternoon they found that the
neighborhood had been thrown into a great
state of exsttemeut by the firing of gun
twice at the intersection of Fairfax and
Franklin streets. Peverill was arrested. It
was alleged that the weapon had gone off
during scuffie between the defendant and
his brother-in-law, Joseph Clark. A fine Of
$50 was imposed upon Peverill.
Union Thanksgiving Services.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
next Thursday morning In the First Baptist
Church The congregations of that church,
the Methodist Protestant Church, the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Trinity NJ E.
Church and the NJ. E. Church South will
unite in the exercises. The sermon will be
delivered by Rev. j. P. Stump of the M. E.
Church South. Special music appropriate
to the occasion will be rendered.
In st. Paurs Episcopal Church Thursday
evening at o'clock special services will be
held. The regular choir will be assisted by
several well-known singers, among them
being Misses Taylor, Vettch, Greenwich and
Pollard, Mrs. Hulfish and Mrs. O'Brien, and
Messrs. Franklin, Field, Evans, Mills and
Writ. Mr.. Sherman B. Fowler will be or
gantst and director.
High School Again Victorious.
I One of the most important high school
foot ball games of the season in Virginia
was won by the Episcopal High School
eleven on Its own grounds Saturday after
noon when the team from Locust Dale Mil
itary Academy Of Madison was outplayed,
the final score being "a to 8. The local boys
had trained hard for the event and put up
a game which for team work and individual
performances surprised their adherents. The
visitors started off with rush. working
the ball over for a touchdown soon after
play began. High School then struck its
true pace and literally carried the military
boys off their feet. All the scoring was
done In the first half when High School
the work Of Biedsoe, left half back, stood
out prominently. Though many times pain
fully injured. he stayed in the game and
fought hard Randolph and Crawford play
ed we'll for the High School. Several runs
made by the former were Of sensational
nature.
General Matters.
The formal opening Of the recently or
ganized Cameron Run Hunt and Country
Club of Fairfax county will be held Thanks
giving day. A number Of the members will
follow the hounds across the country in the
morning and IN the evening reception will
be held. The officers Of the club are: Rob-
ert E. Lee. jr., president; D. N Rust, r.,
treasurer: Charles r. Hooff, jr., secretary,
and CORTLAND II. Smith, master Of hounds.
Col. Francis l.. Smith and Mr.. Francis
Daingerf1eld Of this city are among the
members Of the board Of governors.
Funeral services over the remains Of Hen
ry Friedlander. who died suddenly in his
rooms in the Fleischmann Hotel annex Sat-
urday morning, took place this morning az
II O'Clock from the undertaking rooms OF
B. Wheatley on King street. Several rela-
tives and friends were in attendance. The
services were conducted by Rabbi Stern of
Washington, and the interment was made
in ST. Paul's Cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Pearl Barnes Payne,
whose death occurred Saturday. took place
yesterday morning at II o'clock from the
residence Of her brother-in-law Dr. s. q.
Ashton, at Ballston, Alexandra county The
interment was made at Ivy Hill cemetery.
The Junior foot ball team of Braddock
Heights Saturday defeated a team Of Alex
andria boys by the score of 10 to 0.