Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-30
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Tomorrow night will be All Hallow's
eve, or Halloween
A change will be made in the sched-
ule of the electric railway on the first
proximo.
The democrats of the county will
hold meeting at Columbia school
house tonight.
Mr.. Leo GeDzberger has been en-
gagged as special policeman by num-
Der of merchants of this city.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to James Smith
and Lucinda Moore, both of Loudoun
county.
Mr.. G. C. Round, of Prince William,
has written letter advising all repub-
licans to vote for Mr.. Meredith for Con-
gress.
Mr.. Elmer E. Hawxhurst, son of hlr.
Job Hawxhurst, died at his home in
Fairfax county yesterday aged thirty
three years.
In the Corporation Court to-day Mrs.
Sarah R. Luckett was appointed ad-
ministratrix of the estate of J. NJ.
Luckett and also guardian of 7. w.
Luckett.
The funeral of the late Mrs. James
w. Nails took place this morning from
her late residence on Wolfe street.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. II. Butler.
Charles Rowland, nephew of Mr..
Nimrod Nowland, of this city, while
skylarising with a companion in Wash
ington yesterday was quite badly but
not seriously cut in the side.
A small audience was present at the
Opera House last night to attend the
entertainment given by the Schubert
Symphony Club. The programme was
good and was excellently rendered.
1t is said that some Of the members
recently fined and dismissed from the
Alexandria Light Infantry propose to
carry the matter into the courts, claim
ing that the action of the court-martial
was illegal.
On Friday evening last Robert Jack
son, while trying to escape the horns of
au angry COW which was being put on
the steamer Mattano, at Matthias Point,
accidentally slipped, and fell overheard
and was drowned.
Mr.. w. II. Payne, of Bailey's cross
roads, has purchased the Bancroft mill
in the county, and it is understood will
improve the mill and increase its capa-
city. The mill has for some time been
run by Mr.. Thomas Terrett.
The session of the Local Union OF
Northern Virginia to convene at Falls
Church on Saturday promises to be
largely attended. Delegates will be
present from the counties of Fairfax,
Loudoun, Alexandria and Prince Will
liam.
Messrs. S. G. Brent and J. NJ. John
son, of this city, and Mr.. r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax county, will address
the democrats of this city at the Opera
House on next Thursday night. The
democratic managers of the city antici-
pate large meeting.
Mr.. Eichberg, manager of the Co
lumbar Concert Company, has secured
Dl6SS rs. TlCc duu HliHPo ioi q COh-
cert at Falls Church Friday evening.
They will do their comic musical
sketch in which they will give some
fine limitations on musical instruments.
There was big democratic meeting
at Manassas last night. Addresses
were made by Messrs. E. E. Meredith,
]. P. Jeflies, George c. Round, c. E.
Nicol, J. B. Thornton and James r.
Purcell. At the same time MIR. P. II.
McCaull addressed are publican meeting
in another hall. His audience was
three.fourths colored men.
The report that case of smallpox
existed in the northwestern part of the
city is without foundation. A colored
woman named Celia Washington, liv-
ing on north Fayette street, was said
to be suffering from the dread disease,
aud Mayor Strauss requested Doctor
Purvis, the Health Officer, to eXamine
into the matter. The latter reported
that the woman had had the smallpox
about twenty years ago.