Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-12

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For the Middle Atlantic States. northwest
to southwest winds, warmer. followed BY cosie''
partly cloudy and clearing weather ana sta'lo'
nary or rising barometer.
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., To MORROW
CHRIST CHURCH Service at II q. m. ana 81
p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Dame;
ST. PAULs CHURcH-Service at IL q. M. and
4 D. M. BY Rev. DR.. Norton.
GRACE CHURCH-Service at ii q. m. by HeV.
Geo. A. Smith. No service at mig BIT.
ST. MARY's CuURcH-Mass at and II a. m
Vespers at p M.
UNION PREsBYTN. CHURCH (First Church,
Service in the morning and at night by Rev.
DR.. Bullock. Children's meeting st3 p m.
SECOND PREsBYTN. CHURcH-Seryicem morn
ing and night BY Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddie
METH. EPIs. CHURcH-Sesvice at II a. m.
and 49, p. NJ. by Rev. ". Q: Webo: Suo o.
night. "Christ's Ultimate of humanity-loss but
worth recovering" Al $50 p. m. young reo-
plA's meeting.
METH. Er1s. CHURCH souTH-service at II
q. m. and 81 p. m. by Rev. w. K Boyle.
and 1870 p. m. by Rev. W. 4. Graham: Chll-
drens meeting at 8 p. m. Subject at night by
special request, Jesus wept."
BAPTIST CHURCH-Service morning an f.!
night by Rev. Mir. Penick:
GERMAN LUTHERAN-No service.
YOUNG MEMS OHRlSTlAN aSSOCiA
Prayer meeting in the M P. Church at p M
Aims House st u p. m. Jail at 81 p. m.
The NARROW GAUGE RA1LwAY.-The
president of the Auueduct Bridge 20. has ro'
ceivcd letter frou President Borst, Washing-
ton CITY, Ciacipratl aud St. Louis Narrow
Gauge Railroad Co., asking whether, 10 cas-,
the railroad company did not extend their road
any further than the Virginia end of the Aqueo,
duct Bridge, the citizers and business men of
Georgetown would subscribe the S25, QUO asked
Of them. 10 conversation With several OF the
leading business men Of Georgetown, as TO
whether tic subscription would be made or not
they expressed it as their opinion that 1t would
not be made, as it was their desire TO have tho
road Iun into the town. The Town Council OF
Falls Church have authorized their agent,
Judge Ii. w. Thomas. to subscribe Tor them
the $4,000 in bonds voted for BY the cstlzans
and it is understood that the road will DO COM
mence at az carly day as practicable. Inc
people Of Falls Church expect that he road
will be built to Georgetown and thereby secure
them the advantages of two markets aud will
not give by private subscription aoy c'osldera-
bic amount if the road be diverted from said
towo. They have assurances that that ii the
road goes through Georgetown the cl'lzeos OF
that place will subscribe libaraly
No PAY.-The Washington Republican
says:
zine men employed 10 repairing the outlet
lock of tho Chesapeake and Oaio Canal and
those engaged along the line of the canal COM
plaiu hat they have not received their pay tor
the month of November, and some OF them
who have families to caro- for are actually suf.
fering for the neccssaries Of life. They were
promised that tho paymastcr of the company
would be here and pay them Oh Tuesday last,
hut up to last night Inc had not made his ap.
pearauoe. Tho company paid those engaged
10 repairing the damage done the Georgetown
level by the freshet Of the "a OF December
with the years water rent advanced them by
the millers."