Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
National Union will be held tonight.
The pump at the corner of Prince
and st. Asaph streets needs repairing.
The October, grand jury term, Of
the Corporation Court will begin on
Monday.
Rev. F. T. Benson, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, will entertain the
members of his church at the parsonage
tonight.
The fire seen yesterday on the Mary
land side OF the river just below this
city was the burning of the barn Of
Captain Kintz.
1t is reported that Mr.. Frank Har
per, chairman of the populists party
of this city, will be q candidate for the
House of Delegates.
Miss Sally Mari, aged 70; Miss Re-
becca Thompson, aged 80, and Mrs.
Cleland Weaver, aged rs years. well
known and highly respected residents
of Warrenton, died on Sunday last.
Mr.. Frank Jefferson, an employee in
the round house of the Southern Rail
way in this city, had one of his fingers
cut off while at work on an engine yes
tsrday. DR.. O'Brien attended him.
Mr.. NJ. w. Oates, of Philadelphia,
arrived here to-day to superintend the
renewing Of the retorts in the benches
at the city gas works. The retorts
have to be renewed every two years
or so.
The schooner French Smoot was sold
at auction to-day by Messrs. O'Neal &
Lunt for Mr.. Theo. Ballenger, admins
traitor of the late Capt. John Kelly.
The vessel was purchased by w. Rohde,
of Washington, for S7.25.
Mr.. William A. Moore, engineer of
train No. 81, on the Southern Railway,
was paralyzed in the cab of his engine
while in the depot at Manassas on Tues
day last. Mr. Moore received medical
attention, and later was sent to his
home in Charlottesville.
The Union Mission has fitted up a
hall at No. 1910 King street, where
they will resume services this evening
at 7:3O o'clock. The mission choir has
prepared q special programme of sacred
song for the occasion. A good time is
expected. All are invited.
The dedication of the new rectory OF
Grace Episcopal Church will take place
tonight. Alter short prayer service
in the church the congregation will
march in procession to the rectory ad.
Joining and In it bene6iction service
will be held by Rev. G. L Ball.
The withdrawal of the two summer
trains from the W. & o road, transfers
Captains Rust and Ia, lor, who have
been running on this line all summer
to the main line. The former will run
the Exposition flyer" new train the
Southern Company has put on between
Washington and Atlanta.
At Annapolis, Md, yesterday Gov
Browne, as president of the board O.
public works, opened bids for the pur.
chase of the States interest in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. There
were two bids, as follows Richard G
Kerens, of ST. Louis, S526,000. and
Cowen, Bryan & Bond $4,000. The
Washington and Cumberland Railroad
Company submitted proposition to
take the canal and use it for a road bee
under certain conditions. No actioI
was taken on the bids.
A delegation OF about two hundred Nom
bers of the order of the Knights of the Colder
Eagle came here from Washington yesterday
evening, and after trip on the electric rail
way to Mount Vernon, visited Christ Church
the Marshall House, the Braddock House ant
, other poin's of historic interest here, return
ing to Washington on the 800 boat. Witt
the knights were large number of ladies'
City Engineer Dunn says the statemen
that he has appointed Louis Kemper to tn,
position made ,calt by the removal of MI