Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-19
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
nrv,rurp PROBABILITIES Var DeRart-
nc"t Odice ofthe Chief Signal Og'cer, vas"
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W ny. no Middle and East Atlantic States o,ul
rih;ns aouth vost winds and falling oarot3et
l;iHs 70 colder brisk and high nortnerly
winds, with rising barometer sno 0c'"s'o''"'
;cht rain or snow. it,.
CHRIST CHURCH ENCLosURE.-Ihe diiapl'
3oted condition of the fences that enclose the
Grounds attached to old Christ Church mas
nog been subject of much Comment anu
Great has been the desire @! al! ttat tHey
should be repaired. Inc ladies cl lnt oIn a;,,
S,c;etv first in all good works. as the ladles
nImars ar, determined to lake the matter Id
land. and by dint OF great cxcrtlon, giving eS-
h;h;,;onc If tableax, &C., succeeded IN raising
s,f6n;cnt amount of money for that purpose.
!, yoa then determined to erect handsome
iron railing on the Washington street slae OF
the grounds, while the wooden fences 90 tue
Cameron and Columbus street sides were to Dc
rcnaired and made substantial ard Sightly. =
contract was accordingly entered nto with
Gpssrs, Robinson !; Bros, OF Washington, to
furnish the iron railing at 500 per runnlng
foot, or S2,75 put up. When this became
tnown TO the congregation generally there was
n,nch objection TO the style of the proposed
r,iI;no the manner 10 which it was to be put
M &C.. and several n aluhars ct the cougresa'
ron pledged considerable Suais OF money, cacii
an r,ndit;on that his or her plan should be
adopted. This has continued tor some time,
mill the objections to removing the old railing
at all became SO strenuous that the veslry, at 4
mrntjug held few nights since, decided not to
hermit the erection ot-the new railing, anu the
r,ntrac. for the same has been aunulIeu. y
meeting Of the Sewing Society has been called
at the resdeuce of its president this evening
by the rector to determine on some other USE
for the money raised by them.
lIREs.-rha woods Of Mr.. Hugh lammll,
rear Occoquau, caught fire last week and
considerable quantity Of standing timber and
c0rlwooG was destroyed. While endsavorng
to extiDguisll the fire Mr.. llammlil dropped
his rocket book containing about ten dollars III
money and it was burnt.
Passengers by the Midland road, last cvcu
inc, rcport that house on the right hand side
ol the track, between Fairfax and Burke y sta
lions, was on fire and in light blaze when The
train passed The mama Of the occupant is un
knOWn.
A bright light, as though! OF !! burulug house,
was seen IN the western horiZou, back OF Shut
er's Hill, about ten o clock last night. lis
cause could not be asccrtaiued.
pEplCArloN.-Rev Dr. Nichols, Of this city,
attended the dedication Of 4 new NJ. p. Church,
Yesterday, near Draiusville, Fairfax county,
Va. The church is cligibIy situated 10 beau.
tlu grove on the Georgetown turnpike. is 70
by sc feet 10 size. a gem of beauty in its archl
tectural appointments, thoroughly painted and
lrcscoed, and most tastelully furnished. 1t
was erected urdCr the supervision of Rev. Au.
gustus Watkins, and is credit to his taste and
enterprise. The congregation was large both
morning and night, and the collection and sub.
scription we're such as to cover all liabilities,
and the church was therefore dedicated tor
maly to the worship OF God. Revs. Messrs.
Stearn and King were present and assisted 10
the interesting ceremony.
NJ. Il. CnURCu.-I cstcrday was the day ap-
pointed for holdiog the Quarterly services.
Bishop Ames occupied the pulpit 10 the morn.
ing and preached an able and practicable ser.
mcte it shall be measured to you again The
congregation was large, aud deeply interested |
10 the discourse In the afternoon the love
feast was held when great many of the nom
hers Of the church narrated their experience. !
At nght the congregation was ovclHowng
The pastor preached from , Kings, ~. chap, |
;5rd and 18th verses, The subj act being player |
10 relation TO mcanS Several peultents Went
into the lecture room for counsel and direction.
Rev. w. e. Webb will preach this evening.
ALEXANDRIA LlBRARY-The stockholders
OF the Alexandria Library Company will meet
at their rooms to night. The directors arc re-
1ues.ed to meet halt an hour before the time |
fixed for the stockholders m2eting. The meet !
ing should be we'll attended. Those who have
The good OF the Institution at heart will be
there. But tonight Is 4 good time tor many |
to interest themselves who though subscribing |
r!uriog the past year, have manifested no active
concern for its welfare. Surely when the Off |
GERS OF The Library have labarca 50 faithfully
to steer it through trials of which many arc not
even aware the ctizeus ought to rally to its
support.
COLLECTION FOR THE PopE.-At st. Mary 5
Church, yesterday, a circular letter from Bishop
Gibbons, of Richmond, was read, requesting
that collection be taken up in all Of the
churches OF the diocese 90 Sunday next, I,r The
Pope. The collection, together with those
taken up in the other dioceses OF this counry
aud throughout the world, is to be presented
to Plus TX on the occasion Of the lliicIh ANU
sersary Of his elevation to the epscopale, which
occurs next May. 1t was ANNOUNCED that the
collection would be taken up, as requested, next
sunday, and the amounts, together with the
names of the donors, forwarded through the
Chancellor OF the diocese.
Y. NJ. G.. A.~~Thc conference 10 the ROOMS
Yesterday evening at C o'clock between the
members of the Association and the visiting
members Of the Washington Association Was
we'll attended. and the exercises were full OF
Interest and life. The topic discussc! was
Ith---its cultivation and exercise-practleaty
r., vent prayers we're offered for Cad : blessing
10 r. It upon tho work OF the Gospel here, and
for the ministers and members OF The churches