The Washington herald., 1909-06-28
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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l5 South Real street
Alexandria, Va. June considerable
excitement was created this morning in
South Fairfax street. near Wilkes street.
when Morgan Moore attacked George
Pevertu, a Free Methodist preacher. II
/ Is said Peveriu was badly injured.
Peverill. who frequently breaches on
Sunday morning - various street. cor
| ners as he makes a detour of$.he city.
Is alleged tc have made some remark
| concerning a woman who was recently
| drowned from a launch, and this. il IS
said. so incensed Moore that he attacked
the preacher. The affair lasted bur a few
minutes. 0ut within that time q large
crowd collected. Peveriu al once left
1 the scene. Policeman Beach, upon hear
I ing Of the occurrence. cited both parties
70 appear in the Police Court tomorrow
morning.
I Morgan Moore was among those on a
Y launch party Decoration Day In which
all OF the parties numbering six. were
I thrown into the river and a young woman
drowned The launch afteTward took
FIRE and was burned u the waters edge.
I Mr Moore was among those who AID
! yeoman service IN attempting 10 save all
on board.
With the thermometer nearing the zoo
mark. Alexandrians today suffered with
the oppressive weather. although no pres
! trations have been reported. To the aver
/ age citizen this city is perhaps the hard
( est place IN the country 10 obtain even a
cool drink on Sunday. Considerable dis
| satisfaction was heard on all sides to-day
| owing 10 the rigid enforcement OF what
I IS known as the old blue laws" for all
places where soda and other n0ualcoholic
/ beverages are sold were closed tight. and
I Il was with difficulty that the stranger
1 who happened % be in the city was able
10 get even q drink Of water. L Is point
I ed out that the authorities could arrange
% have permission granted such places
l 10 keep open during the summer months
I FOR the benefit OF suffering humanity. IL
I nothing else. The rain which reached
/ here shortly after % O'Clock tonight
! cooled the atmosphere considerably.
/ The city authorities have arranged this
year for a sane celebration on the Fourth
OF July. The use Of large cannon crack
ers, the cap pistol. and other dangerous
I fireworks win be. as was The case last
/ year. prohibited. and the police viii be
/ instructed 20 see that ali vlolators are
1 arrested. IL the opinion of the author
tiles. thss VIII have tendency 20 mini
mize accidents.
The funeral OF Charles Il. Nash. OF 81
North Pitt street. took place al go O'Clock
/ this afternoon from Sharon Church. FAR
/ fax County. Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis. of
/ the Episcopal Theological Seminary. con
Quoted the services. and the burial was
\ IN the cemetery az that place.
Mrs. Adelaide p. Cochran. OF Washing
ton. who died this morning a. Providence
Hospital. Washington. was wen known
I here. She was The wife o. George 3.
/ Cochran, and was native OF Marlboro.
No 70 which place the body VIII
/ be taken tomorrow for burial
Funeral services for Malcolm L Kirby
I took place az O'Clock this afternoon
I from Demaine's undertaking establish
ment- Rev. Dr. s. A. Wallis conducted
I the services Members of Belle Haven
I Council. Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics. attended. Burial was in IVY
Hiu Cemetery.
A. Judon Groves funeral win take
/ place az $50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
/ from the residence OF his sen, Isaac s.
Groves. so South Henry street. Rev ".
/ F. Watson. pastor Of the First BAPTIST
I Church. viii conduct the services. and the
burial VIII be IL Bethel Cemetery.
The case Of Harry Davis a negro. in
dicted for feloniously assaUlting Fleming
| Williamson. also a negro. viii be heard IN
the Corporation Court tomorrow, Judge
l. c. Barley presiding. Davis VIII be
( represented by Attorney Lewis H.
Machen.
Rev William D. Delaney. recently or
dained 10 the Catholic priesthood.
preached his first sermon az the late mass
at st. Mary Church this morning Rev.
Father Delaney Is an eloquent speaker.
Resident clergy occupied the pulpits al
the other churches.
Rev. c D. BuIa, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. VIII leave
on Wednesday next for Seattle. Wash TO
attend the international Epworth League
Conference. Rev. Mr.. Bulia is slated .
made an address before the convention on
July 8. he VIII be accompanied by his
wife