Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CLOSING EXERCISES OF e. II. s.
DEBATING SOCIETY.
Stranger Under Arrest Charged With
Shooting-General and Personal
Notes Of Interest.

Speclhl correspondence u 1ne Evening our.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June IA. 1904.
The joint final celebration Of the Fairfax
and Blackboard Literary Societies Of the
Episcopal High School, near this city, will
take place this evening at $50 o'clock in
Liggett Hall. The exercises will open with
prayer, which will be followed by an ad-
dress of welcome by Churchill ]. Gibson Of
Richmond, president Of the Fairfax Soci-
ETY.. Then will follow the presentation OF
the Blackford Society declaimer's medal to
E. Henry Powell Of Vermont; defamation.
"Hofer's Defense" The presentation OF
the Fairfax debater's medal will be made
to Richard P. Williams, jr., of Washington,
and the Blackboard readers medal will be
awarded to William Stuart Barrett OF Ten
nessee. The presentation Of the Fairfax
declaimers medal will be made to John NJ
Blackford of Fairfax county; defamation,
Henry w. Grady" The Blackford Soci-
ETY. debater's medal will be awarded to AL
bert S. ]. Tucker Of Virginia, and the pre-
sentation of the Fairfax Society readers
medal will be made to William r. Tr1gg OF
Richmond The joint valedictory address
will be delivered by William Stewart Bar
rett of Tennessee. Governeur w. Merchant
of Charlottesville, president OF the Black
ford Society, will deliver the final address,
dismissing the audience. Throughout the
evening the exercises will be interspersed
with music.
A stranger giving his name as A. E. Cor
don is locked up in the Alexandra county
jail on the charge Of shooting at south
bound passenger train on the washington
Southern road near Waterloo, Alexandra
county. the evening OF May ~ ne was al
rested by Constable John H. Cornell, ana
will be given preliminary hearing tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock before Justlce
Haney and Justice East in the county court
house. on Fort Myer Heights. There are
now two negroes confined in the jail await
ing the action of the grand jury on the
charge Of stoning trains in the vlclnlty %
Waterloo. About two weeks ago several
cteam and electric trains were assaulted
with stones and fired upon In passing
through Alexandria county. Gordon stated
that he came from Cumberland, Nd.
Municipal Election.
The polls In the various precincts through
out this city have been open since sunrise
this morning for the first municipal cleo
ton under the provisions of the new con-
stitution There is little or no interest
being manifested in the voting, and the
election is 80 quiet that it is scarcely notlce-
able The democratic nominees 1or the
board of aldermen and the common couh-
Gil have no opposition Mr.. +. ); ran elis
democratic nominee for mayor, Is opposed
by Mr. F. E. Coakley, confederate vet
eran. who. it is understood, Is an lnde-
nendent democrat, but the election of Mr.
Paff by large majority is predicted.
General Matters.
The funeral of Mr.. John Leatherland,
whose death occurred Sunday, took place
this afternoon from his late residence, III
North Henry street Many friends ana
relatives attended. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. A. LETTERS OF Trinity
Church. and the interment was made in the
old Methodist cemetery.
Mr. Charles M. Lovelace, Well-knoWn
resident died last night at his home, o2S
Patrick street widow survives him. tie
was fifty-four years Of age and was a ma
tive of Prince William county. Arrange
ments for the funeral will be made later
The funeral of Gordon B. Whiting, whose
death occurred Sunday, took place this a.
ternoon from the residence Of Mrs. Jane
Whiting the mother Of the deceased, on
North Fairfax street Rev. ]. P. stump OF
the M E. Church South conducted the serv-
ices, and the interment was made in
Bethel cemetery
The students of the Episcopal High school
gave their final dance of the session last
evening in McBurney's Hall. Several young
couples from this city were among the
guests
A movement is on foot among the mem
bers of the Old Dominion Boat Club to
hold a regatta on the Potomac here July 4.
1t Is proposed to invite boat crews from
Richmond Petersburg and the Potomac
and Analostan clubs Of Washington.