Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Tomorrow will be Pancake Day.

railway that will encircle Washington.
The monthly meeting of the Hydrau-
| Oh fire company will be held to-mor-
row night.
Tie usual Lental services will be
he'd in The churches this year begin
ming on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Peverill last night I, II
down The stui,s ut her home on Wilkes
street and was badly hurt
The draw of the Long bridge got out
Of order this morning and delayed tie
passage of trains for about half an
hour.
O'Kane Council, c. B. L., met yestcr-
day and elected three members. Two
applicants for membership were also
received
IRE directors of the Mechanics BUILD
ing associations to day made loans as
folio vs.: No. 8, $1,000; No. 4, $4,000,
and No. 5, IS, 200.
Rev. saiah Parker will conduct the
services tonight at the Christian Union
Mission, 702 King street, and Rev. j..
haWlIuSOu tO-mOlIOM ulSuV
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Thomas, aged IS
years, who has been living in this CT y
for some time past with her niece, Mr.: i.
Thos. Moss, died this morning.
The cash box in the restaurant of Mr..
Charles Zimmerman, on King street,
was robbed last night or this morning
ola sum of money and some papers.
The funeral of Mr.. Jas. Wilkinson,
who died last Thursday, took place yes
terday afternoon at o'clock from the
residence of Mrs. McCracken, ON Wilkes
street.
1t is stated that the contractors now
engaged in opening the streets in the
northern part of the city are employing
men and teams which do not belong in
Alexandria.
Mr. James L. Barbour, one of Wash
ington's bcst-known citizens and bust
ness men, died at o'clock Saturday
night at his residence, in that city, III
the sixtyfrst year of his age,
The store of Mrs. Nugent, on south
Pitt street, was entered by some one a
morning or two ago while the proprie
tress was absent and ten-dollar bill
distracted from the money drawer.
Messrs. A. & p. Dwyer return their
acknowledgements to Messrs. l.. Sta
bier 4 Co, insurance agents, for the
prompt payment OF tho loss incurred y
the burning of their house on The 26th
ultimo.
The station house annex accommo-
Dated twenty three dodgers last night.
A large stove has been placed i'll the
annex and comfortable temperature
can be maintinod there in the coolest
weather.
The Christ Church Branch of the
Ministering Chil,iren's League will
give an entertainment Tonight at Pea
body Hall, for the benefit Of the Minis
tering Childrens Cot at The Alexandria
Infirmary.
There will he test at Indian Head,
Md, proving ground of a gun intended
for new battle ship, and which viii
carry powder charge of 800 pounds
and projectile weighing over l 100
pounds distance Of 13 miles.
During fog on Saturday evening
last the steamer Wakefield ran into or
was run into by sloop in Wicomico
river. Neither vessel was much dam
aged The fog caused delay in the
arrival here last night of the steamer.
Mr.. James Z. Clements has sold for
Mr.. Richard Gray to Mrs l.. w Huff
man, of Basic City, house and lot of
land near Arlington for 81 600. Mrs.
Huffman and family will move from
Basic City to the county in a few weeks.
Two sets of contractors, one from
New York and the other from Wash
ington, have been over the line of the
proposed electric railroad from Wash
ington to Falls Church, by way of Balls
ton, and will at an early date submit
their bids for constructing the road.
Harry A. Sackett, the silhouette ar
list who piled his vocation on tie
Mount Vernon excursion boats and in
hotel Hobbies in Washington, has Gre
ated sensation at Elkhart, Ind, by
clipping with Miss Frances Davenport,
a pretty heiress Of that place, twenty
years old and the youngest daughter Of
the late State Senator B. l.. Davenport,
who was a leading banker of that
place.
Mere farm and garden lands in tie
county are being cleared up and made
ready for cultivation than ever before.
It seems that the lack of work and en-
ployment in the cities has forced many
persons back into the country, who are
making preparations to engage in gar
dening aud general farming, and from
the amount of clearing and early pillow.
ing that is being done the county will
present prosperous appearance the
coming summer. The county isso near
the market of Washington, George
town and this city that thrifty farmers
and gardeners always do well, usually
getting the best OF prices for their pro
duce.