Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-17
LOCAL BREVITIES

The tug Bell broke her propeller while
breaking her way through the ice yesterday
And now the trees and telegraph wire!
look bright and sparkling mid the genera
gloom.
At a meeting Of the Old Dominion Build
ing Association last night $1,000 was sole
ut 20.
K. ;. Thomas, Of Fairfax county, Va
broke hisleg by falling upon the ice in Wash
lngton on Monday.
Bishop Whittle will consecrate the Chap.
ell ofthe Epiphany at Lynchburg on March
18th next and Rev. Henderson Suter, Of
Christ Church, this city has been selected to
preach the sermon.
\ marriage license was issued in Wash
ington yesterday to George a. Dorrell, OF
Loudoun, and George l.. Farr, of Fairfax
county, and to John A. Mason, of Baltimore,
and NJ. Lane, Of Fairfax co., Va.
The eldest son OF Mr.. Ludwell Lake, of
Fauquier county, was thrown from horse
while riding to school last week, and died
from the injuries he receivedin few hours
Tie was promising boy, about fourteen
years ofage.
Notwithstanding the difficulty of locomo-
day making lightning express time up Prince
dial appcndage-whch was eXhilerating if
not exciting.
Monday, the 18th, was the last day, ac-
cording to law, that rabbits could be killed
and judging from the number that have been
sent here since then, every man, woman and
child in the surrounding counties must
have gone cunning for them on Sunday.
The c y S Association gave very pleas
ant sociable last night at Ruben's Hall in
honor of Miss Gertrude Wallcnsteiu, of
Richmond, and Miss Blanche Solomon, of
Baltimore, who are visiting the Misses
Bcndheim. All present spent very pleas
ant evening.
The Right Rev. Joseph Cruikshank Tai
bot, Protestant Episcopal bishop of the do
cease OF Indiana, whose death has been
noticed in the GAZETTE, was born in this
city September l6, 1916, of Quaker parents,
was educated at the Alexandria Academy
and had relatives here.
A party of twenty-five excursionsts from
York, Pa, destined to Florida, arrived in
Washington last night in charge of the
popular and efficient passenger agent of the
Virginia Midland Railway, John \. Jones,
Of this city. The eXcursionists passed
through this city this morning via the va.
Midland route.
Mr. f. ]. Fisher, the Virginia artist, has
completed his picture of the Natural bridge
upon which he has been engaged since last
summer, when he visited the bridge and
sketched it with reference to this compost
ton. 1t is said to be great work of art,
and it is TO be exhibited at the Corcoran
Art Gallery i'll Washington and probably
sold 10 that institution.
Amanda Luckett, colored, who was got
ten good home in Michigan and sent there
by Rev. Fields Cook, for which the latter
was arrested on complaint of the child's
father but subsequently released, has writ
ten letter to Rev. Cook saying that she is
greatly pleased with her new home, and
that her father should not complain of her
being sent there, as it was with his knowl-
edge and consent she went.
The special committee appointed by the
City Council at its last meeting to negotiate
with Messrs. Granger 4 Co., of Philadelphia,
for the erection in this city Of works for the
purpose Of making Illuminating gas by the
Lowe, or water process, &C., &C., met last
night at the office of the Superintendent OF
Gas, and had Il discussion pro and con on
the merits of the process. The committee
adjourned without determining ANYTHING
definite, subject 10 the call Of the chairman
of the Committee on Light of the City
Council