Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-20
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The festival at Sarcpta Hall, for the bcneG
of st. Mary's Church, will commence to night
All through passengers and freight by the
! Midland Railroad now go over the Loug Bridge
The Alexandria Insurance Company will mo-
lose more than three or four hundred dollars
by the late fire in Norfolk.
a marriage license was issued 10 Washing
ton, on Saturday last, to W. r. Patton ant
Annie l. Fritter, both oil Stafford county, Va
The young men Of this city are making ar.
rangenents for hop to be given at Sarepts
Hall on the "Wednesday after Christmas.
The many friends Of Mr.. r. l. L. Wilson
will regret to learn that that gentleman was
stricken with paralysis last night,
Among the strangers 10 the city to-day wa:
Rev. W. W. Walker distinguished alike as az
eloquent preacher and political orator.
MIR. Samuel Pullman had six valuable sheer
killed BY dogs last Friday night He found
two of them partially eaten.
There was nothing but routine business trans
acted at the meeting Of the Catholic Beneficial
Association, last night, but the annual election
OF officers will be held next Sunday night.
The Couoty Court of Fairfax county met to
day. The cases of Alice Burgess, for nfanti
eide, and John Jones, for larceny, were set for
this term.
Mr.. Thomas P Penn, probably the oldest man
in this section of country, and the great grand
father Of numerous children, died yesterday at
his home at Cameron Mills.
A machinist, named Boswell, employed al
the Heory-street depot, was badly hurt there
this afternoon by the accidental breakiog of a
chisel. DR.. johnson rendered the necessary
surgical assistance.
During the suspension of the trips of the
Quantco steamers, southern passengers and
freight will 20 by the Alexandria and Freder.
lcksburg Railroad, the morning train leaving
here little before niue o'clock.
The Leesburg people commenced cutting ice
to day, and some Of the butchers of this city,
who also commenced filling their ice houses,
got ice four inches thick from Hunting Creek,
| near the bridge and the canal.
The condition of Henry street. between
Prince and Duke, is such that wheeled vchi
Giles can hardly traverse it by reason of the OBJ
structlons caused by the numerous railroad
tracks which occupy nearly the whole space
devoted to carriage way.
A valuable cow belonging to Mr. Sandy Har
rover, who lives near bayfield,, few miles be-
low this city, bad her leg broken by unknown
coored men last Saturday night, aud was 81
Injured that she had to be killed YESTERDAY
morning. This makes the second COW Mr.. Har
rover has had killed in the same way durine
| the last ten days.
At the regular weekly meeting of the Alex
andrla Republican Assoclaton, held last Fri
day night 10 Harmonic Hall, some additional
Il,
DOW about sixty, and arrangements were made
about procuring the necessary furniture for the
| hall. No other business was transacted.
Hunting Greek, the canal and Beach s pom
were covered with skaters yesterday AFTERNOON
On the pond colpprteur, who was distributing
his tracts and admonishing the boys against IN
duglng 10 their sport on the Sabbath, wa
seized by some OF them and carried at rapid
rate of speed up aud down its CLASSY svrface.
"a Saturday last constable of the county
attempted to arrest man, but he was over.
| powered by Two other men aud his prisoner
released lie succeeded yesterday, however
in arresting the two who had assaied him
and taking them before justice they were
properly fined. All the parties, prisoners, con-
stable and justice, are colored.
A colored boy, named Gully Coleman, killeC
horse and smashed wagon belonging to Mr..
James Wilkerson, this afternoon, but did no
iojure himself. He Was hauling ice from tn,
canal, and drove his horse across the track o
the A. & w. R. r., at the w. & O.: bridge
just as the three o'clock train from this cit,
was passing there.
A portion of the cornice iu the Mason
Hall, occupied by WASHINGTON Lodge, in tn
market house building, fell down last night
and mashed some of the chairs, among theu
a few Of those that were used by the lodg
when Gen. Washington was member. Tn
actual loss BY the accident is supposed to b
about three hundred dollars. Had the acci
dent occurred during meeting of the lodge
! is probable some OF the members would hav
been hurt.