Evening star., 1908-12-06
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
CLOSES FIRST
WEEK OF REVIVAL.
Horse Frightens at Trolley Car and
Runs Away-Julian Fogg Kills
Himself-Notes.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December :. 1908
At the Holcomb meeting at the NJ. f
Church the evangelist closed the work OF
the first week with sermon on Getting
Ready" He said:
LAS we are looking for a great day Sun
day. We will take this hour for prepara-
ton, as so much depends on our being in
the right condition for successful services
that are to follow. BY getting ready l
mean making necessary preparations for
a revival. Some of you will say: Are we
not already prepared?' No." responded
the evangelist. The very fact that we are
not in the midst of gracious revival Is
| sufficient proof that we are not as yet
| ready. BY a revival We understand
visit from God. While God is in AleXan-
dria, 1t is very much like electricity was
In the garden Of Eden. No one has touched
the Divine sufficiently to receive notice
able shock
.Christians must prepare for this visit
before He will come. The mountains
must be laid low. The mountain of pride
is the most difficult to overcome. No mat
ter how smart you are there is some one
who is smarter. No matter how rlch you
are. there is some one who Is richer. NO
matter how beautiful you are, there Is
some one more beautiful There is some
thing in the lives of all of us that brings
us down to the level of our nelghbors:
The crooked places must be made straight.
God cannot work through crooked life.
The valleys must be filed up and the
rough places made smooth. AS long as
you have malice or hatred in your heart
God cannot work through you
At the conclusion of the service practi-
cally the entire congregation came for
ward and promised a better life and serv-
ice.
Trolley Causes Runaway.
Taking fright at a passing electric
train, a horse attached to light mail
wagon, driven by Lamar Monroe,
rural free delivery carrier of Alexander
county. ran away this afternoon from
the corner of King and Patrick streets
The passing train, it is said. grazed his
wheel, breaking the shaft latch. when
the animal started on its journey. The
horse turned from King into South
Washington street. and on that thor
oughfare the animal came in contact
with an obstruction and broke away
from the vehicle. carrying the shafts
with him. The horse ran into tele-
graph pole and was badly bruised. AS
a result Of the runaway Mr. Monroe
had his hand badly injured. The We
hicle was but slightly damaged.
The body of Julian Fogg. who COM
| noon at the saloon of J. Owen Lynch.
Duke and Henry streets. was this even
ing taken to his home, 1924 King street,
and prepared for burial No arrange
ments have yet been made for the
funeral.
! 1t is said that Fogg. few minutes
before committing the rash act, had
remarked to some friends In another
saloon in that section of the city that
he contemplated self-destruction. His
wi 20 yyQS cfyot tnI la2r rnin ha
news of her husbands act. which was
brought to her by Policeman Beach.
Financial troubles are believed by many
to have been responsible for his act.
Brief Mention.
The annual meeting of Fitzgerald Coun-
ell. No 459. Knights OF Columbus occurs
Wednesday night next at st. Mary's Hall,
when officers will be elected Following
| the election banquet will be served and
speeches will be made by a number of
members of the order.
The funeral of Mrs. Nellie Knight, wife
of J. D. Knight, will take place at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from st.
| Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. II. J. Cut
Ter, pastor, will likely officiate. The inter.
ment will be made in Bethel cemetery.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
will meet at Lee Camp Hall Monday
night Arrangements will likely be made
fOr the annual Da1lQueI. JdnudTy I", III
observance Of Lees birthday.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Ida Mae Roberts. daughter of
Joseph Roberts. and Robert l.. Wright,
both of this city, in Washington Decem-
Der . last, which was performed by Rev.
James NJ. Gill Of Washington. They will
| reside here.
After hearing arguments to a demurrer
| in the case of the Belle Pre- Bottle COM
pany against the Southern Railway Com
pany, Judge J. B. T. Thornton took the
matter under adviSement
Practically all of the church choirs in
the city that will have Christmas music
are now holding frequent rehearsals. AT
the ma ajority of the churches the regular
| choirs will he considerably augmented.
John Bailey. colored, charged with vio-
Iating the internal revenue laws, was ar
| raigned before United States Commission
er J. w Wormley. Alexandria county:
yesterday, and held for the action OF
court He gave bond in the sum of 5000.
| Rev. w +. Watson. pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will take for his subject
at the morning services tomorrow. The
Friends OF Jesus His subject ut the
| evening services will be Faith That
Saves"