Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
MASONS FROM WASHINGTON TO
VISIT BAZAAR TONIGHT.
Real Estate Changes Hands-School
Board Guards Against Contagious
Diseases-Fell From Train.
.cIal CorresDondenre OF The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February s. 1900,
Members of Almas Temple and other
Masonic bodies from Washington wiki
be in attendance at the fair at Armory
Hal tonight. The indications are that
this will be one of the best nights, in
point of attendance that the fair has
had thus far. Members will. wear their
fez. The members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will give an exhibition
drill Monday night. Af,erward a com
petitive drill will be held and the mem
Der making the best showing Will be
awarded a handsome medal. Several
members of the District National Guard
will serve as Judges. A large number
of school children yesterday afternoon
attended the bazaar and We're given q
rare treat. The children practically
took charge of the affair for while
and enjoyed themselves immensely.
s. II. Lunt. auctioneer, at noon today
sold at public auction the two-story brick
house and lot situated on the east side
of Washington street between Duke and
Wolfe streets, known as 322 South Wash
ington street. 1t was purchased by j,
.. Normoyle for so645 The property be
longed to the Chewing estate.
The sale of the personal property of the
American LoCktile Company, advertised
for today. was postponed.
The case of the Colonna Marine Rail
way Corporation against the steamer
Trenton will be heard in this city Feb
ruary "a next before Judge Edmund Wad-
| dill. This case was recently transferred
| to the Norfolk court. and now has been
| transferred back to this city.
Funerals.
The funeral of Charles J. Dearborn
took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon
from his late home. All South Lee street.
| The services We're conducted by Rev j.
r. Sewer, pastor of the Second PreSby
terrain Church. and the burial was in
| Bethel cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
Miss Elizabeth Bumgardner were held
this afternoon at her parents home.
3OS North Patrick street Rev. w. j.
| Morton. rector of Christ p. +. Church.
conducted the services. Burial was in
Bethel cemetery.
| The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry p. Curtis will be buried at 30
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The funeral
| services will be held at her parents
! home, 917 franklin street
The Lavras Workers of the Second Pres
byteran Church have elected the follow
ing officers for the year: Mrs. a. G. Uh-
Ter, president: Mrs. William Campbell,
vice president: Mrs. r.. G. Mcknight
secretary. treasurer and librarian: Mrs.
Bette Jameson. corresponding secretary
Beginning next week placards will be
posted in all of the public schools an
nouncing that it is illegal for teachers to
permit pupils to attend school while a
case of any contag iOus disease exists in
their homes. The school board recently
passed this. owing to the large number
of contagious diseases in the city.
Police Court Cases.
The following cases were disposed of
this morning in the police court: Joseph
Pollard, colored, disorderly and fighting.
fined 81; Rose Ford. colored. charged with
the same offense, acquitted; William
Hargrave, colored, stealing coal from the
Southern Railway Company. fined So; An
drew Lomax, Colored, assaulting and
beating Lizzie Grady. colOred, acquitted.
Seminole Tribe No. b. Order of Red
Men. has appointed the following com
mittee TO cooperate with the George
Washington Park Association for the
parade to be given April 80: l.. p. Wood
ward. c. =. Heisley and A. d. Grimes.
John Rice. fifty-five years old. of Rich
mond. Va, is being treated at the AleXan
dria Hospital for a dislocated shoulder.
Rice was picked up the outskirts of
the city yesterday, where he had fallen
from train.
An interesting address on the preServa-
ton of forests was delivered by Overton
w. Price of the bureau of forestry la
night at Christ Church Parish Hall before
the members of the Cameron Club.