Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Recall of Notice for Demo-
cratic Primary.
BUT ONE CANDIDATE
REPRESENTATIVE RIXEY ALONE
~ IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
Republicans Likely to Name Candi-
date Later-General and Per-
sonal News.
BUT ONE CANDIDATE
Evening Star Bureau,
No. T01 King St.,
Bell Telephone, No. 106,

No. T01 King ST.,
| Bell Telephone, No. l06.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May % 1902.
The democratic primary for the nominal
| ton of candidate to represent the eighth
district in the House of Representatives,
which was set for July IS. will not be held
Representative John F. Rixey being the only
candidate in the field and the time for can
didates to file certificates having expired.
AT a meeting of the democratic committee
for the eighth district, held in the office of
Mr. Leonard Marbury, chairman, in this
| city. it was decided to hold a primary for
the nomination. and it was stipulated that
all persons proposing to submit their claims
| to the primary would be required to file
| them with the committee by May 26. AS
| the only name submitted is that of Repre-
sentative Rixey, he is practically in the po-
| sition of the party nominee.
Whether there will be any opposition in
| the general election is not yet known, but
| it is probable that the, republicans will
! place man in the field. The name of Mr.
| M. X. Lowry of Stafford county mas been
| mentioned as a probable candidate MI
| Lowry showed considerable strength last
year in the counties Of King George and
Stafford by defeating his democratic oppo-
nent for the state legislature.
Memorial Day Exercises.
Appropriate exercises will be held at the
National Cemetery here tomorrow after
| noon at o'clock in observance OF Decora-
ton day. The Grafton will be delivered by
Representative Alvin Evans of Pennsyl-
yania. The following program has been
arranged under the supervision of Capt. J.
| V. Davis, superintendent of the cemetery:
Assembly, bugle; America" choir; invo-
cation, Rev. ]. A. LETTERS, pastor of Trinity
NJ. E. Church; Jesus, Lover of My Soul. "
| choir: sleep Sacred Dust of Noble Dead"
choir; Mr.. w. P. Graves will read Lincoln's
| Gettysburg grafton. and the benedictlon
| will be pronounced by Rev DR.. George L.
| Hunt of the First Baptist Church. The
choir will be composed as follows: Mrs. II.
! j. Myers. Mrs. c. w. LyleS and Miss Katie
| Leef, sopranos; Miss Eta Lyles, alto; MI.
| Frank Butts. tenor: Mr.. James Foster,
basso Miss Emma Leatheriand. organist,
| and Prof. J. S. Renner, musical director.
Birthday Anniversary.
| Mr. George II. Fucker clerk Of the
courts of Alexandria county, entertained a
number of his friends at a stag party last
| evening at his home in St. Elmo. AleXan-
dria county. The occasion was in celebra-
| ton of Mr. Fuckers fortieth birthday. y
| sumptuous dinner was served. Those pres
| ent were Judge Charles z. Nicol, r. c. l..
Moncure. jr, Frank Lyon. Duke Torrison,
| W. w. Douglass, JEFF. Ashford, William
|
| Harry Thomas and Walter t. Narney.
Funeral of Samuel Mankin.
Funeral services over the remains of
Samuel A. Mankin, whose death occurred
| Tuesday evening. took place this afternoon
at o'clock at his late residence, at the
| corner of Lee and Wolfe streets. r. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. and Po-
tomac Lodge of Odd Fellows, to both of
which organizations the deceased belonged,
attended in a body. The following We're
the pallbearers: G.. William Ramsay. Ed
gar Wartield and Alexander Lyles, selected
from among the veterans. and f. H. Har-
per, Fred. Klaus and p. c. Timberman
from the lodge of Odd Fellows. Rev.
Frank J. Brooke, d. D., of the Second Pres
byterian Church conducted the services,
and the interment was made in the Meth
odist Protestant cemetery.
Schools Closing Exercises.
The closing exercises Of the Mount Yer
non Avenue Public School in Del Ray, Alex
andria county. took place Tuesday evening
before a large audience in the hall of the
school. An entertaining program was rem
dered, In which the work of the students
was shown to great advantage.
Many prizes were awarded in the gram
| mar, intermediate and primary grades
Those in the grammar grades were as fol-
lows: For attendance, Misses Susie Kid
WELL Nellie Bashford and kilburne Cieve-
land: department and studies, Misses Elsa
Gossiing, Nellie Duncan. Mary E. Bruin,
Lula Garrett, Annie Smith and Mae Var
ney.
The boys special prizes for geometric de-
signing were won by Neveile Peake and
Harry Bryan. For studies and attendance
Maurice Price, Frank Smith and Harry
Jones were awarded prizes. Eugene Nc
Golrick received prize for general i'm
proyement
Held for Grand Jury.
John Bryant, colored was before Mayor
Simpson In the police court this morning on
the charge of shooting at Lindsey Purcell
also colored, with a pistol. Policeman
knight told Of capturing Bryant after a
long chase. Purcell. who appeared as COM
pIainant, stated that the prisoner had ac-
costed him yesterday at the corner of Queen
and Henry streets. provoking a quarrel,
during which Bryant drew a pistol and fired
toward the witness, but the ball went wide
of it's mark. A second shot was prevented
by people standing near. After hearing
some other testimony Mayor Simpson re-
ferred the case to the grand jury.
General and Personal.
The funeral OF ]. w. Zones, who died
Tuesday morning, took place this afternoon
from his late residence, 40 South Lee
street. Alexandria Council No. SO, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. to which
the deceased belonged. attended in a body.
Rev. DR.. George L. Hunt Of the First Bap-
fist Church conducted the services. Inter-
ment was made in Bethel cemetery.
The Alexandria county court Will be in
session tomorrow, Judge ]. M. Love presid-
ing There are no cases of special impor-
lance on the docket Judge g. E. Nicol of
the circuit court has refused writ of ha-
beas corpus in the case of Bruce against
the commonwealth. and the prisoner was
remanded to serve out his sentence. He
had been convicted for assault, but ap-
pealed the case.
/ The funeral of John II. Allen, whose death
occurred Tuesday morning, will take place
this afternoon at 5 o'clock from his late
home, 514 South Fairfax street 1t will be
attended by Oeeola Tribe, Improved Order
of Red Men. Rev. DR.. Brooke will conduct
the services.
Mr.. and Mrs o. p Angelo and Mr.. Rob-
ert Downham left this afternoon for a short
trip to Richmond on the excursion given
by knights Tempiar Of Washington.
/ William Gary. who was fined In the police
court a few days ago for disorderly con-
duct, was not William T. Gary Of Del Ray,
Alexandra county.
Law to Be Made More Stringent,