Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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the station house last night.
Mr.. Isaac Eichberg's special sale OF
dry goods will be continued Monday.
Miss Mamie Williams, daughter OF
Rev. Geo. II. Williams, of Annandale,
died on Thursday.
The funeral of Mrs. Daniel Toomey
took place from st. Mary's Church this
evening at 3 O'Clock.
The stock and fixtures of the pickle
factory on Union street were sold at q
constable's sale this morning.
Grey Friar's Bobby, published for
VirginiaHumane Education Society, ap-
bears on the first page of to-day's GA
zETTE.
Mr.. Hillman Bailey, of Fairfax coun-
ty, below this city, yesterday killed a
dog said to be mad, belonging to col
ored man named Bailey.
Remember the great money saving
sale at l. Schwarz & Son, SIS King
street is still going on. Don't fail to
read their advertisement.
Mr.. Carl Bohraus sent to this office
to-day from the Conc ordia restaurant a
dish of deviled erals servcu III me
style and delightfully."- seasoned.
Mrs. Sarah Bri. hit, widow of the late
VIM. Bright, died yesterday evening at
the Infirmary, of which institution she
had been an inmate for the past three
years.
Geo. Taylor, colored, recently arrest
ed in Washington, has confessed that
he is the man who has been slas hing
furniture in that city for some tine
past.
As there are men and men, so there
are cake makers and cake makers, but,
Judging from the cake sent TO this Office
to-day by Mr.. II. Bloch, few only are
as proficient as he.
COL Charles Pelham filed at the Cir
cut Clerks Office in this city yesterday
an application to Judge Keith for a
charter of the Cold Storage aud Ice
Making Company of Washington.
Washington officers are making a
crusade against the runners of the poll
in Rosslyn. Yesterday they arrested
William Walker, colored, policy run
ner and writer, as he was crossing the
Aqueduct bridge.
Christian union mission services will
be held tonight at 7:9O o'clock. They
will be conducted by Mr.. S. w. Good
son. Mr.. n. A. Robbins and others of
the Central Union mission of Washing
ton have arranged to be at the mission
room on Monday evening next.
There were but two cases before the
Police Court this morning-that of two
small boys for fighting, which was dis
missed, both being rcprimanded, and
that of a resident of the southern sec
tion of the city for abusive language,
which was dismissed at the cost of the
plaintiff.
The services at Grace Church yester-
day Good Friday were of unusual in
terest. The rector told the story of the
crucifixion, preaching in the morning
from Lam. l.. 2, and at night drawing
lessons Of warning, repentance, Of hope,
comfort and JOY from the ''Words OF
the Cross"
The students OF the senior classes OF
st. Johns Academy and Of Washington
public school are preparing for the uni
versity examinations by examiners
from the University of Virginia, which
open here on April 10. Some ten OF
twelve pupils from the two schools will
take the examination.
The grand jury of Fairfax this week
returned true bills of indictment against
Henry Jackson, for house breaking
and horse stealing; 7. Magner, for petit
larceny; VIM. Hunter, for house break
ing, and Chas. Williams for assault,
with intent to kill. The first three
cases will be tried April II, and the
two last cases April Is.
The revival services at the old Pres
byterian Church, on south Fairfax
street, were we'll attended last night
Mr.. D. J. Rawlinson preached q forcible
rmon on the words of Job Il know
that my Redeemer liveth.o Mr.. Raw
linson will preach from the 18th chap
ter of st. Luke every night next week,
commencing tomorrow night.