Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A special meeting of the Hydraulion
Fire Company will be held tonight.

FIRE company Will uo uclo Io-HiSul.
Rev. Father McKeefry, of Martins
burg, preached an eloquent and inter
estipg sermon at st. Mary's Church last
night to large congregation.
The severe whipping of one of the
Hydraulion horses which was being
driven to wagon yesterday evening
was severely commented upon by many.
Messrs. A. H. Travers, r. L. Monroe,
Eli Dove and Charles Duty went fish
ing with small seine in Hunting
creek Yesterday and in two hauls
caught $50 sbad.
The nets of Messrs. Haynes Il Keen,
off Stuart's wharf in the Potomac, were
carried away by vessel which was
driven through them during o storm
on Monday night.
The gossamer found in the possession
of the negro Grant who stole o pair of
pantaloons Saturday was turned over
to the owner, lady living on Payne
street, this morning.
Rev. Wallace Radcliff, of Detroit,
Mich, has accepted the call to the pas
torate OF the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, Washington, succeed
ing Rev. DR.. Bartlett, resigned.
Two colored men employed on q vessel
loaded with lumber lying at Fishtown
engaged in a fight yesterday evening,
during which one of the men cut the
other on the forehead with a knife.
Many persons have recently visited
the shipyard to see the steamer How
ard Cassard, now on the ways there,
and also the propeller which was de-
signed by Mr.. Fryer and made in this
city.
The meeting in the Baptist Church
last night was again well attended Six
persons were received into the commu
MON and two applied for church men,
bership. Services will be held again
tonight.
Richard Colvert, colored, who was
arrested on the railroad between this
city and Washington on Sunday night
last for throwing stones at "a train from
which he had been put of, had hear
ing to-day in the city jail before Justice
J. H. Lane, colored, of the county, who
held Colvert in the sum of $500 bail.
The sixth and last of a series of Lent
en- services under the auspices of the
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew of Grace
Church will be held at that church to-
night when Rev. P. P. Phillips of St.
Paul's Church will deliver an address.
These services have all been interest
ing and instructive and to-night's will
be no exception to the rule.
The insurance adjustors and Mr. G..
R. Hill have agreed upon the amount
of the losses on the building and ma
chinery of the Hill cracker factory
which was burned last February and
are now engaged in adjusting the
amount of losses sustained on the stock
of goods in the building at the time of
the fire. A final and satisfactory set
Element is expected in few days.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Washington City Presbytery was held
yesterday in Gunton Memorial Church
in that city, with Rev. George N. Luc-
cock as moderator. A call from the
Presbyterian Church at Manassas to
Rev. Mr.. Nourse was received and dis
cussed. 1t was accepted by Mr.. Nourse
with the understanding that the salary
of $500 offered by the church should be
doubled from the sustenation fund OF
the presbytery.
The Friendship Drum Corps fair, which is
being held at the Odd Fellows Hall, on north
Columbus street, was largely attended last
night. The members of Talisman Lodge OF
Good Templars were present.
The Fire Wardens have purchased o new
horse for the Hydraulion company.