Evening star., 1909-07-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Children Enjoy Fireworks to
Their Hearts Delight.
NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
General Holiday Pervades All Parts
of the City.
POPULAR LADIES CONTEST
July Terms of Circuit and U. s.
Courts to Convene Tomorrow.
Infant Dies.
ecial Carr.sIpudnnAc of Thr Star

Special torr"si-,ui"n@" If Tho Star
LEX.tEDRIA Va. july > 1909.
| Eing. bang binG. This sound has
been resounIing over town since early
morning and will not bc concluded until
| midnight. The small boy and NH o. lie
other little ones are haYin" tic time Of
their lives. Firecrackcrs. cap pistols and
a thousand other noise making appliances
| have been in operation add to the din
| There is practically no restriction except
/ to the large cannon cracker. The day :
celebration will be concluded tonight, when
many Of the older folks will take 4 hand
in the celebration and assist the young
sterS in setting off display fireworks.
Ther" is practically not a child il the city
who has not today the usual complement
of noisemaking ''crackeI@ Fite child
/ without a punk stick ana y package Of
| firecracksrs is as rare as . SNOWFALL. Up
to the present time the day has been de-
void of accidents of any seriousness. At
the Alexandria Hospital not j single case
| had been treated up t. | o'clock this
AFTERNOON. A number Of children iH VA
/ rf"us parts Of the city received slight
/ burns from powder crackers. but they. in
many instances. were treated without the
aid of physician.
1 The day is a general holiday here, and
\ the few business houses that kept open
! In the forenoon closed at noon. The
city Offices, government offices and
| banks were closed throughout tile day,
/ while the post office observed Sunday
hours. a large army IF people this
morning left for the various river and
| country resor s, and many went on
launch and yachting parties
| \ large party of Alexandrians celc-
rhrated the day at the Dyke. about two
! miles south ~ this city. and this after
noon an elaborate feast was served.
Think They Have Right Man.
! In the arrest of Ellis Cameron. coll
ored by Policeman Knight this morn
| ing. the police allege that they have
the man guilty of cutting Grant Ivcy
and Clifton Broadus. both colored.
which occurred fear Washington and
/ Princess stree shortly befofe
O'Clock Sunday morning. Cameron.
| however. denies the charge. Ivey and
| Broadus were arrested by Policemen
and are, being held on a charge of dis
| orderly conduct and fighting Ethel
| Bryant, colored is also being held as
! witness.
| Both Ivey and Broadus We're badly cut
The former was cut on the right shoulder
and also had tWo ugly cuts on his right
arm DR.. Walter A. Warfield was sum-
| moned and took thrty-siX stitches in
Iyey's wounds. Broadus was cut across
the stomach. but his wound was of a
superficial nature and did not require
medical attention Both of the men as
Sert that they do not know who cut them.
| When the cases were called in the police
court this morning they We're continued
until tomorrow morning.
Six months in jail was the sentence inn
posed in the case of Elijah Taylor. col
ored, charged with robbing the chicken
house OF colored woman named Lee.
Policemen Nicholson and Arlington, who
arrested Taylor. testified that a crowd of
:. 1Oo people pursued Taylor. who stole six
| chickens. TAYLOR dropped two chickens
"a ne fed. and when arrested four of the
chickens were dead while two We're alive
TWO white yourths. charged with firing
fire era ckers larger than the regulation
size. We're acquitted
To Meet Auto Cars.
Arrangements We're completed iooa% by
! number OF members of the chamber
| of commerce TO meet the scout newspa
| per cars, which are scheduled to reach
! this cit. about SO o'clock tomorrow
morning en- route to Richmond Mem
/ beTs of the chamber .of commerce who
| ar. interested in the good-road move
mont will meet the scout cars in auto
mobiles as they enter the city. escnTting
them beyond the city s limits. In the
/ party will be Representative {. c. Car!.n.
Funeral services over the remains OF
| Mrs Matilde McWilliams whose death
| occurred Thursday last. took pace at Q
! o'clock this morning from ST Marys
! Catholic Church. Rev. Father H. J. Cut
/ Ter, pastor conducted the services, and
! the burial was made in 81 Mary's ceme-
( terry. Those serving as pallbearers were
/ J. D. Norrnoyle W. II. Sweeney, = L.
! LAWYER NJ A. Ahern, John Dwyer and
/ @. A Harrow.
/ Interesting services of patriotic nature
were held last night al the Bethany Inde-
. 4 ..1.., ~
posed Of Misses Coralie Greenway, Flora
/ Hantzmon, Margaret Germond. Reoecca
Germond sang Our Country. The
Sunday school class sang There Is No
cred by Ttev. ". NJ. Possal. pastor. The
services were concluded with the singing
| of The Star SpangIed Banner
Winners in Ladies' Contest
| Tie contest for the three most popular
| ladies conducted by y. y. Douphan
! agent fol The Star. was concluded last
night after n most interesting fight and
I the successful contestants - announced
/ this morning are follows: Mrs John
Gary. first prize. lady'S gua!te.ed oak
! desk: Mr.. Julian Bellenser. second prize.
/ handsome oak Morris chair au,l Mrs
Florence Huff. third p-izr, Stlllman safety
/. .,on-explosi,e pailor lamp.
AIariai AIankin. the infant daughter Of
NJ. and Mrs. Edward Mankin. died yes-
teTday AT TIE nome OF her parents. lno
North West street. Tie funeral took
place this afternoon. Rev. ]. r. SEWER
pastor OF the Second Presbyterian Church
J! conducted the services.
| Arrangements have been made 6y the
| Womans Auxiliary of Il. T. Leo Camp
| Confederate Veterans. Tor d meeting
| which, Nii be held at O'Clock tonlor-
| row night at Lee Camp Hall.
| The July ternlS of the circuit and United
! States courts for this city viii convene
| tomorrow. Uhe former will meet 1T Io
| O'Clock and Hhe latter at noon.
SAT ON BENCH WITH K1MBALL.