Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-04

Inc recently elected Officers OF SaTep-
ia Lodge of Odd Fellows were installed
last night.
Many of the building associations
will meet tomorrow night for the cleo
ton of officers.
Mrs. Elvira Hill has sold to Mr.. Har-
ry Aitcheson a lot on the south side of
Princess street, between Fayette and
Payne, for $500.
Messrs. Padgett & Bro. have been
given the contract for building the
foundation for the new furniture tacto-
ny to be built by the Dcis company at
New Alexandria.
Helena, the three-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. J. II. Greene, while playing at
her home on upper King street yester-
day. fell against a stove and badly
burned her hand
Maurice wilkins, son of Capt. ]. T.
Wilkins. had his foot painfully but not
seriously mashed on Monday by getting
it caught in the Midland turntable on
which an engine was being turned.
The new Columbian stamps were
placed on sale at the postoilice in this
city yesterday evening. A full descrip-
tioE of these stamps of the various de-
nominations was recently published in
the GAZETTE.
Mr. Frank E. Brownell, who killed
Mr.. Jas. 7. jackson ut the Marshall
House in this city at the opening of the
war, was in the city yesterday. He is
now government pension examiner,
and came here to attend the Z. S.
Court, where now u pension perjury
case is being tried.
Mr.. Thomas II. McKeown, of Wash
ington, formerly of this city, and Miss
Elsie Kerby. daughter of Mr.. J. Owen
kerby, were married at the home Of
the brides father, in Fairfax county,
below this city, last Wednesday. Mr..
Horace Ramey, organiSt of Grace
Church, played the wedding march,
and Rev. DR.. Nelson, of the Theologi-
cal Seminary, performed the cere-
mony.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to George w:
Brown Of Bergen county, n. j., and
Phoebe A. Hawllings of Loudoun
county; Lee Skidmore of Fredericks-
burg, and Beny Whllock of King Will
liam county; Charles n. Walter and
Lille Payne, both of Fauquier county,
and to II. NJ Corbin of Rappahannock
county and Ella Morehead of Fauquier
county.
The two handsome paintings, one a
landscape. a scene on the Savannah
river, and the other "a Frugal Repast,"
which were on exhibition in the win
dows of a store in Washington, for
some time, were disposed of by draw
ing in Mr. Robt French's book store in
this city, on Saturday. The first was
won by Mr. JAS T.. Pugh, jr., and the
second by Mr.. r. E. Sullivan. These
pictures were the work of Miss Kate
f. Williams of Atlanta, Ca, and she
and her sister Louise are the benefici-
aries of the sum realized in their dis
posal. They feel gratifcd to those
who generously subscribed.
Week of Prayer services were held last
night at the NJ. E. Church South aud were
well attended. The sermon was preached by
Rev w NJ. Poisal Tonight the services
will be held at the NJ. p. Church and will he
conducted by Rev. T. ii. Rice. Prayer will
be offered for the suppression of the liquor
trade and gambling,
The directors ofthc Northwestern Improve
,ncnt Company met in this city yesterday and
elected the following officers: G. II. Burgess,
president; G.. E. Carson. vice president; Clar-
cuce Baker, secretary, and J.. W Spear, treas