Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-16
LOCAL BREVITIES


The Occoquau Mills will be sold at Brcnts
vile TO morrow by Mr. s. T. Beach, trustee
Mr.. john r. Miller lost All interesting
little boy from congestion of the brain yes
terday.
The snow has considerably interferreG
with the work on the new schooners which
are being built here.
Mr.. j. II. Parrott, ST., is still confined tc
| his home with severe cold from which he
has been suffering for some time
There was another fall of snow this NOR
ming which lasted several hours, but it mel
! ted almost rs fast rs it fell.
| An engine Of the narrow gauge branch OF
the '. NJ. Il. w. has been brought to the
shops in this city for repairs.
Another freight train on the V. NJ. r. w.
has been discontinued for the present and
the crew i'urloughed
Several of the dealers and q number of
citizens arc filling their ice houses with ice
cut from the canal, which varies in thickness
from four to six inches.
The directors of the German Co-opera-
tive Building association No. 8 met last
night and after renewing The bonds Of the
| officers, collected Mr. Albert Stuart their
attorney for the coming year.
The furnaces of the Potomac Manufacture
ing Company were in full blast to-day and
IL number of blooms were turned out. Mr.
Hadley, Of this city is acting rs superinten-
dent, and Mr.. Jones. of Washington, is run
ming the vapor fuel furnaces.
Charles Shatler. whose arrest was noticed
in yesterdays GAZETTE, was to-day turned
over by the Mayor to the Chief of Police OF
Charlottesville, who came here with war
rant charging him with the larceny of
watch. He will be taken back to Charottes-
vile tonight.
1t will be seen that another dividend of
one dollar per share upon the stock of the
Bank of the Old Dominion has been declar-
ed. Mr.. W. H. Lambert who has had
charge Of the affairs OF the bank and its
winding up, has certainly performed his
trust with ability and fidelity
Among the speakers tonight at the .en-
tcrtainment of Golden Light Lodge of Good
Templars will be Hon. r. B. Vance, NJ. c.,
from \. c., who has written to Mr.. James
Gri@g, one Of the committee, that he will be
present. A pleasant evenings entertain
ment is promised all who attend
In>the long pending suit between the cit-
LcllS vi 'COulIl w aSnlnSlOn ana the DallllnOfe
and Potomac Railway, in the Equity Court,
Judge Hanger yesterday delivered long
opinion, holding that the running of cars on
Maryland avenue southwest is nuisance,
and granting an injunction, as prayed for.
Alfred Solomon, colorcd, who about a
year ago was sentenced by the Mayor to pay
IL fine of s25 and to six months on the chau
gang for disorderly conduct, land who escap-
ed shortly after his sentence, was arrested in
this city today while driving the handsome
St. Jacobs Oil wagon that was here and ia
ken before the Mayor who released him on
the payment of$l0.
Rev. W. S. Rainsford late of st. James
Cathedral, Toronto Canada, preached his
first sermon Sunday morning as rector of st.
Georges Episcopal Church, New York, of
which Rev. w. w. Williams, formerly of
Lcesburg, now ofChrist Church, Baltimore,
was lately rector. At the conclusion Of his
sermon Mr.. Rainsford asked the prayers of
the congregation to aid him in properly fill
ling the position to which they had called
him. Mr.. Rainsford was a few years ago O
successful evangelist, and conducted several
meetings in this city
Mr. J. y. Stone has some fine oysters at
his packing house, on the whalf
Two fine deer were killed day or two
ago in Fairfax county, about eight miles
from this city, and sent to Mr. S. j. Reed,
who has them for sale ut his store, south
Fairfax street.