Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-02
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morning to nearly noon, when the skies
cleared. The temperature continues
mild. This evening there was another
shower.
Bids are being received by the South
ern Railway Company for grading the
land that company recently purchased
southwest of this city on which to erect
extensive shops.
at the services at the III. P. Church
yesterday morning ten persons joined
| the church and there was one convert
at last nights revival services, which
will be continued through the week.
Capt. F. Beattie, of Fairfax county,
has gone to Zulla, Fauquier county,
where he will open a distillery and
make apple brandy of the large quanti-
| ty of cider he has on hand at that place.
Mr.. J. Il. Clark, an old and respected
citizen of Fairfax, and who for some
time had been overseer of roads and
overseer of the poor of Falls Church
district, died at his home near Bailey's
cross roads on Saturday, aged so years.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Tenn
plars will have reunion of its mem
Ders tomorrow evening at its hall on
north Columbus street. During the
evening the lodge will be visited by
Columbia and Perseverance Lodges of
Washington.
Mrs. Margaret Murdoch, a well.
known and esteemed resident of this
city, died yesterday morning at her
home on Payne street from stroke of
paralysis, which she suffered last week.
Her funeral will take place from St.
Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow
morning.
Judge Chichester in the County Court
on Saturday evening appointed Heze-
kiah Dorsey q special constable for
Washington district. It is understood
that number of other constables to
fill vacancies caused by requests for
designations will be made during the
next session of the court.
While Mr.. NJ. F. Bailey and his wife
and children were out driving yester.
day evening and when near Colross the
king bolt of the dayton broke and
threw Mr.. Bailey under the: horses
feet. He was quite badly bruised and
was taken into Mr.. Shoots residence
where he received attention.
MIR. White, manager of the Telephone
Exchange in this city, is making ar-
rangements for constructing another
metallic circuit from this city to Wash
ington, and will begin work on this,
the third, circuit this week. This will
afford additional facilities to the Alex
an iria subscribers to the exchange.
1 The funeral of Mr.. George Baier, who
committed suicide on the Hay field
farm, in Fairfax county on Thursday,
took place from his late home, 1928
Queen street, yesterday evening at 8
o'clock. The services were attended
by large number of the friends of the
deceased and the interment was in
Bethel Cemetery. The services were
conducted by Rev. T. 81. Rice.
A policeman while in the western
part of the city yesterday saw man
stretched out on lot so much under
the influence of liquor as to be unable
to stand or to be awakened. The Off
Ger started for fix of some sort in or
der to have him hauled to the station
house. When he returned with his
conveyance the drunken man had dis
appeared, four of his friends having
appeared while the policeman was
away and each taking hold of limb
had borne him to place of So ETY..
The Collegiate Institute football team o.
fredericksburg played game with the High
School team on the grounds of the latter, neal