Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The State Grange meets at Fredericksburg
to morrow.
towards OF sixty students are enrolled at
the Theological Seminary.
1t is said a large artillery barracks will
soon be erected at Fort Myer'sin this county.
A handsome globe gas lamp has been
erected on Alfred street, between Princess
and Oronoco.
Ofonccc street, between Alfred and Pat
rick, is being graded under the supervision
Of Supt. Dooie.
Navigation on the c & 0. canal will close
on the 18Th, and the water will be drawn
of on the 20 b.
la the Criminal Court of Washington on
Saturday Judge Montgomery deried G mo
sion for a new trial Us to John Sma:r, If
son.
The handsome Epi,copsi rectory, near
Iceland, Prince Georges county, Md The
Brick Church." WAS entirely consumed by
fire Oh Friday night.
Mr.. A. J Wedderburn is preparing for
the erection of twelve small brick dwellings
on Alfred street. between Oronoco and
PendIeton, the material for which is now
being bauled to the ground.
Mayorelect Hugh J. Grant, ofNew YORK
with his friend, State Senator Eugene Ives,
went to Warreuton last week as guests OF
the Senator's aunt, Mira. V. S. Payne. On
Saturday they took part in a fox hunt,
NJ. GIANT ridicg Nj. J. X. Msddux's dre
boise John" 10 descending q steep EN-
bankmcnt Mr., Grants horse slipped aud
threw his rider, skinniug his nose slightly.
Messrs. s. G. Brent and ]. W. Holt will,
at the next term OF the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county, institute suit against
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Rail
road Company for So 900, the amount claim
ed by Mr.. Charles Bendheim, who, as pre-
v%iously stated ia the GAZETTE, was recent
ly elected from a train between this city and
Washington for refusing TO pay more than
the usual fare.
The report in circulation on Saturday, and
which WAS published in the G ZETTE, that Mr..
Geo. Lamb, of this city, had been killed By an &C.
cidcnt on the B. & o. railroad turns out to DO uu-
true, to the relief of his many friends. IL is said
that the man killed was q tramp named Lamb.
The weight which rims the striking apparatus
OF the town clock ran down too far last night and
broke through the ceiling of Mr.. Schsfers stall
in the market. The damsge was trih ng.
On Friday night last thieves broke into the On
CINE house of Messrs. We'll q Corbetts brick
yard, on south Washington street, snd stole the
injector aud some of the brass work of the engine.
Under a decree of the Circuit Court Mr.. j. W.
Green has sold to the Midland road tho squsre of
ground bounded by Wilkes, Wolfe, Fsyetie and
Payne streets for S2,625.
The funeral of the late W. S. Eugland took
place yesterday evening and that Of Beuj. tugitt
this evening. Both were attended by a large
number of friends.
The jury in the case of Jim Hill, for cutting
Fred. DAVIS, having failed to agree, were this
evening locked up till $50 o'clock tonight.
There is again some talk of building a hotel in
this city, on King street above ST. Asaph. One is
badly needed.
The rare five cent pieces of the year 1888 with.
ont the word cents, are gwen in change at Nj.
Ruben Il Sons.
The hen hsuse OF Nj. John Sutton, on sonth
Lee street, was robbed of its contents last
night.
Three large bands of gypsies are oncamped in
the upper part of FauQuior county.