Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-11
LOCAL BRETITIES.

Iron piping is being laid under the
electric railway tracks at the corner of
King and Fairfax streets.
Several members of the Y. NJ S. l..
will attend the st. Paul's Church fair
in Washington tomorrow night.
The conductors and motormen of the
Mount Vernon Electric Railway ap-
peared in their new uniforms yesterday.
The schooner Thos. Franklin, Capt.
Jack Henley, loaded with wood, sprung
aleak in Reeds dock last night and
sunk.
Interviews with Messrs. Pitcher and
Gibson concerning their votes in the
Senatorial contest are published on the
first page.
Rev. S. A. Wallis delivered an inter-
esting address last evening before the
Ministering Children's League at st.
Paul's Chapel in this city.
The committee on streets of the City
Council has ordered repairs made to
the sidewalk in front Of Seaton school
building on south Pitt street.
The Young Mems Christian Society
will hold its first open meeting tonight
in the NJ. E. Church South, to which all
are cordially invited to attend.
The annual collection was taken up
yesterday in the churches for the bene-
fit of the Alexandria Infrmary, and
quite respectable sum was collected.
The rear door of the store at the cor
ner of st. Asaph and Prince streets was
found open last night, but search of
the premises failed to disclose anything
missing.
A young man while on his way home
last night was chased on south Fairfax
street by what he says were kidnappers,
who threw stones at him, but his cries
for grandmother" scared off his pur-
suers.
All the churches yesterday were well
attended, and the bright, mild weather
induced many persons to appear on the
streets, while number of strangers
were here from Washington and else
where.
Superintendent of Police Dobie with
the chain gang is grading Pitt street
from Princess to Pendleton. Much of
this work can be thus done at very little
cost, and Mr.. Dobie will do the best he
can in this direction.
There will be preaching tonight at
the Mission Chapel on Lee street, near
King, at 1880 o'clock, by Doctor Nc
earthly, a returned missionary from
China. All are cordially invited. The
services are under the auspices of the
Union Mission.
There seems to be determined effort on
the part of the Potomac Falls Church and
Great Falls Electric Railroad Company to
build and put in operation the branch OF that
road from opposite Georgetown by way of
Ballston, to Falls Church as soon as possible.
A thorough canvass is being made, and the
people of Falls Church and along the line,
and many government clerks in the depart
ments who own property along the line, are
contributing quite literally 10 the bonds of
the proposed road
Loudins Original Fisk Jubilee Singers, who
have sung in this city before appreciative
audiences, will appear at the Opera House on
the 21st instant under the auspices of the
Afro-American League Association Of Vir-
ginia. The voices are strong and well blend
ed, and the songs are given with the gusto Of
the plantation negro.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton on Saturday to Benjamin c. Hunt. of
Falls Church, and Lizze A. Shattuck. of Mel
rose, Mass, and to James w. Davis and 1mo-
gene l.. Davis, of Fauquerlcounty.
Building is going along in the county, re-
gardlcss of the winter weather. Three houses
arc being completed on Fort Myer Heights,
two at Ballston, two at Carlin Springs and
several others in different parts of the county.
Mr.. Dwight L. Moody, the wcll-known
evangelist has finally decided to go to Wash
ington this winter and conduct series of
meetings. He will be accompanied by Mr..
Ira B. Sankey.
Complaint is received at this office from
Culpeper Of the delay in receiving the GA
zETTE in that county.