Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-25
LOCAL RREVITIES.

-Four dodgers were at the station
b use last night.
A storm from the south is reported
to be coming this way.
A pension was granted yesterday to
Elviua S. Duckrell, of this city.
Senators Daniel and Hons. e. E. Mer.
edith and John Goode are announced
TO speak at the Opera House tonight.
In consequence of the small audience
present at the Opera House last the
New York Celebrities did not give their
entertainment.
John E. Lawson, on trial at Mar
horo'. Md for the murder OF Vermil-
lion, testified yesterday that his broth
er Ben did the deed.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church is holding an interesting session
at Foundry Church, Washington.
The electric railway extension to the
Driving Park, it is said, will run within
thirty feet OF the aims house and cut
in two the garden of that institution.
There is smallpox scare in Wash
ington. Last night there were seven
patents in the pest house, out near the
Auacostia river. Five are colored pee
pie and two are Pension Office clerks.
Conductor J. ]. Knoxville, of the
Southern Railway, was caught between
two cars at Sideburn station this morn
ing and quite badly mashed. He was
brought to this city and carried to his
boarding house where he was attended
by DR.. Ashby.
There was but one case before Mayor
Strauss in the Police Court this morn
ing-that of four negroes, arrested by
Officers Arlington, Belts and TIGER,
charged with gambling They were
fined IS each. But one paid, and the
Others will 60 to the chain gang.
Major Duffey has received the new
dog medals. They are made of brass,
and on one side are the words DOG
tax paid-1S94." On the reverse "Va."
Numbers of counterfeit medals are said
TO be on the collars of CANNES. The
new medals are manufactured from
some metal resembling silver.
As stated yesterday, the funeral of
the late Mrs. George Harrison took
place that evening from Trinity Church.
At the conclusion of the services q
storm prevailed, and it was decided to
postpone the interment until this morn
ing. The body rested in the church all
night, and this morning the interment
took place.
The managers of the Eureka Athletic
Club have completed arrangements for
the fights that are to come off at the
club house next Monday night in this
county. The first fight of the evening
will be a tifteen-round go between Sol.
Euglish, of Baltimore, and Johnny
Glynn, of Wilmington. The second
fight will be between William Dunn, of
New Jersey, and Fred Morris, Null
doon's Black Cyclone, and will be for
twenty rounds.
A meeting of the democrats of the
county was held at the Columbia
school house on Tuesday evening last,
and campaign club was formed,
known as "The Alexandria County
Meredith Club" 1t was resolved that
mass meeting be held at the Colum-
bia school building on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 3Oth, at p. M, and that Hon. E.
Z. Meredith, Senator John W. Daniel
and ExGov. Fitzhugh Lee be request
ed to.address the meeting.
The Bakers Association, of the District Of
Columbia, last night almost unanimously re-
solved to reduce the price of bread from 5 to
I cents loaf. Rolls will remain at the old
price Of 10 cents dozen.
The marriage of Miss Eva May O'Neal,
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. L. 1. o Neal, to Mr..
Hugh C. Clover took place last evening
at Hamline NJ. E. Church, Washington.