Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-05

CrrRcH SERVICES, &C.. TOMORROW
r4~i,t Church.-Services II 8. N. aad
N. By Rov. Il. sutsr.
g Pal's Caurch.-Services at IL a. m.
bf Rsv. DIR. Norton.
Grace Church.-services at Z and IL q. m.
spd 81 7:3Op N. by Rev: d, I. Sharp,
AI s., Mary's G~rch.-Mass at and II q. m.
,rasners 4 o. IL. by ReV. Father Cutler.
caco2d PRESBYTERIAN Murch.-Preaching at
DC I m by Rev. a. P. eepndeTs and $3.50
o. o. ~ Kew. Horace G Underwood.
P-ntist Church. at II 8. n.
~ 20 .. m. by Rev.. II. Butler.
H' p.;@ifipe BaptiSt.-South Fairfax street
n."h,nc at Ii q. 70. by E der &. 3. Francis.
' 5:.;aifu Meth. Epis. Church.-SsrVices at
7o.9o a n. and 1901 m. By Rs7. L. 4,
Mn Epis. Church South.-Presching st
10 m. and 7:3O D. 10. bs Rev. Z. E. Carson.
Il ION Prot. ChWch.-Preaching at II e.
- and $50 o. IN. by Rev. W. II. PoiasI.
G@rnaa Lutheran Ourch.-Sergicas at IL
m. By Ray. J. e. Schwoy.
D. Weeting ct the Midland Railroad reading
cams ST 4 .. m. Service OF prayer snd
n,si.e with short address.
Meeting ct almshouse at 2:30 p. "a, and
Ial al p. N.
1,,ppoygMENTs IN LAND PRICEs.-From
,ecsnt iseus Of cne o! the Washington
nonsrg in an article on the increasing value
o,isnd In ,h!a city aud tails vicinity the FOL.
loving ie taken: Property across tae fiV.
~ ia looking up both In price srd purcnas'-
era ia not the iDcipiency OF BOON 60
nnch IS it is the deeiraoi!ity ooth O! tne TO-
cation IN proximity to the city ana tne
moderate prices asked. II Congres7 enouio
1sss the bill now pending bsfors It TO con-
strnot the Arlington or MemoriRi pricge,
.ha,e ia hat little doubt that the convenient
connection would give quite en- impetus 70
real ate valCes on toe oppoeite sioa OF tne
Potomac. it,, .s,+ .ho ,o,sr,.
u.aoI owas of the Arlington estate, cave
anon, 300 aeres, is va!uenesp, and is occu-
H I'D cbltay By squat ,rs.sl OF them negroes
P' so aant thers directly after the war.
Aside from the nSt.onsl censFefy, WneIe
~ No., Trest ceuarsis aud thousands OF soldiers
~ ~ lied aud whese IL Is ncw proposed t.
-amoge the rena.cs of Gen. GRAFT. Gioog
,r.to shon, 100 acres CO Hbich Fort Myer
sand. the remainder cf Lbs olce hesu:iial
esfsta il an e7eaose to those who Wilt the
historic gy0unGs.
The and is near the city, but with tho present
,nto ia iaconveDent to reach. 1t has on
more than oue occasion been urged taa5 tne gov
,,r,e,r should reels III aud beautity 1t, either
tv making ak o. it or turning it over to the
Ior.c1ltcral DeDsrtmens for sn experimental
am, either purl o:o for which it could be easily
ord bsnd.omsly adapted. IN the coldi len taat
INV IA investors are 10th to buy property III the
v,cini,v. for tho ueighi orhood, with It's dinsy
md vsporous urrouuoirgs, is anything lut de-
sirab)n ior genteel homes With the incubus re-
moved the VIC nity would soon De made garden
snot Of This isnd cost the government SloU,-
600 and instead OF being put TO vslnab AID
ornamental purposes, the major portion OF us
norrnitted 70 be q stencil to tho two small spots,
ana espsciAly that is the no't SACRED TO TIC ns-
ASIDE from this drawb,ck there is an active
demsrd for realty on tho opposite bank OF the
,iyor. far more so than there has ever be'n.
That norton of Virginia known SIS hlexsndris,
nrior 10 1S48, ard in the District could DO made
50 CONT nous to tie city b. the construction OF
tho pIoposed bridge that il would sooa become
nrnulcus suburb Last year he se es OF lsId in
fbst d larter aggregated upwards OF S3OOUUO. The
nancy all came from distsEco-iand scseuls-
tors from the North and Vest who have Ysath
81 IVA on property ir the vi Unity OF the national
Cspitsl The price hes BON 500 10 SoOO IN
see sud last week several lots CT ton and twenty
i've acres were sod at sn average price OF $aoo
an acre. 1t ia tho pGrpcse OF the buyers TO i'm.
prove tho property ID nod II itf the prote that
thty think is inevitably to fellow as Washington
expands.
The MAIRET.-Aro hex Indictment Sat
urtlsy kept many country people from 81