Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

1he weekly drill OF the Alexandra Light
Infantry was held last night.
Plans are on foot to organize lodge Of
Knights of Pythias at Fairfax Court House.
The steamer Jane Moseley was several
hours late in her arrival here from Norfolk
to day having been detained by bad weather.
Messrs. NJ. Ruben & Sons have been
awarded the contract for refurnishing the
Second Presbyterian Church which has re-.
Gently been rebuilt
To-day is the anniversary OF the birth OF
Thomas Jefferson. third President Of the
United States, who was born at 'Shedweil,"
Albemarle county, April 2, l743.
TIE lawyers representing the various in-
terests 10 the suit against the Columbia Brick
Company whose works were said yesterday
were busy to day settling up the affairs.
Mr.. Henry Schwerz, of the firm of L Eich.
berg & Co., has returned from two weeks
trip to New York with large and varied
assortment of dry goods, notions, &c.
During he past ten years. existence Of
the mssio nary society OF the Episcopal
High School, near this city, it has raised an
annual average Of over 5000 for missionary
work.
Mr.. J. W. Henderson is building frame
store at the corner Of Royal and Wilkes
street, on part of the lot ne recently pur-
chased FROM the estate of the late &. q.
Smoot
The crowd which gathers on lower King
street to observe the progress OF the work
of erecting Mr.. H. Baader's new building is
increasing daily and superintendent will
probably be elected to morrow.
Hubert Donnely, the little son of Mr..
John Donnely, who two weeks since swsl-
lowed some carbolic acid, is thought 10 be
rapidly improving and now takes nourish.
ment freely and with apparent relish.
Mrs. Taylor Suit, who recently purchased
the Oxon Hill property, on the opposite
side OF the river, is dividing that farm into
five acre tracts with view of selling them
to Washington people who are expected 10
make country homes there.
Mrs. John Brooks, whose husband wGs
killed By a freight train on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, near
Aqua Bridge, on the 23 of March, has en-
poyed counsel to sue the company for dam
age by reason OF killing Of her husband.
A small colored boy named Joseph Harris,
Was in the police court in Washington yes
terday charged with being vagraut. He
said be came from Stafford county with a
woman who has since returned and left him
there. He was turned over to sn agent for
the Children's Aid Society.
Venus is evening star until the 30th,
when she closes her brilliant career and dis
appears from the western sky, but reap
pears on the SUMS western side as morning
star, where for the next two hundred aud
ninety-two days she will pass through the
same phases in reversed order as have
marked her course as evening star.
A Georgetown sporting character visited
Rosslyn, in the county, Oh Sunday evening,
where game Of base bali was in progress
between two t6lored mines. During the
game the man stretched upon the ground
his sweat cloth, and in few minutes live.
~ game was in full blast. IL took but a
short while for him to win considerable
porsaon Of their money, and he was about to
leave, but was detained forcibly and re-
lieved of-tbe money he had won and his
own besides.
The Town Council of Lecsburg has granted the
privilege of erecting les &c, through the streets
for plant to furnish electric lights for that town.
Mr. and Chsnler were entertained at dinner
by Gen j. r Anderson in Richmond yesterday.