Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The County Court will meet on Mon


day.
The quarterly conference Of Trinity
M. E. Church was held last night
Mr.. William Weaver, who was we'll
known in this city, died in Baltimore
yesterday, aged IS years.
Old Mr.. Sims, of Fairfax county, fell
from his wagon on West street, be-
tween Cameron and Queen, this morn
ing and was quite badly hurt.
Mrs. Laura A. Farley, widow OF the
late Edward w. Farley and daughter
of Henry Turner, of Falls Church, died
in Washington on Wednesday, in the
list year of her age.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons
last night decided to attend services at
Grace Church on St. Johns night, the
9th instant, on which occasion Rev.
G. E. Ball will preach Masonic
mon.
The public and private schools of IL is
city closed this evening for tie
Christmas holidays. They will reopen
on the morning of Thursday, January
2, 1896. The High School also closed
this evening.
a meeting of the committee on
streets was called for last night to de-
termine the location of the poles, &c,
for the Home Telephone Company, but
a quorum did not appear and the meet
ing was postponed.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah L. Hawk
x.,;fo 1f Sooeofarr nf Good
Templars Hawxhurst, at Falls Church,
took place to-day at that place. Ma ~
beautiful floral designs were sent from
Richmond to adorp her grave.
On Wednesday night last as Doctor
Kinsey Johns, who resides at 606 Cam
eron street, was about to retire he dis
covered pile of wood iu the kitchen
on FIRE. The flames were soon extip-
guished, but not before the house had
been somewhat damaged.
A young man, having on his person
letters addressed to Robert LEM, which
was probably his name, died on the ex-
position flyer soon after it left Danville
yesterday morning. The body was
taken to Charlottesville and turned
over to an undertaking establishment.
The entertainment given by the pas
tors Bible class of the M. P. Sunday
school at the residence of Mr.. ]. 81.
Trimyer last night was largely attend
ed and was in every way o success.
The programme was we'll rendered by
several talented young people of this
city and Washington.
Messrs. S. G. Brent and E. B. Taylor
| are busy at work on the record in the
Violet case which is to come up in the
Court of Appeals early in January and
which will decide the right of the city
to improve the streets under the 33d
section of the charter which provides
that property owners must pay two.
| thirds of such improvements.
A well-known builder and contractor
| of this city few days since took day
| off and went into the country shooting.
Game was scarce and being tired be
perched himself on fence to rest. La
descending from his perch be accident
ally caught his pantaloons in snag
and tore out the entire seat. He was
compelled to await nighifall before ne
returned to this city.
Two men were before the Mayor this morn
ing charged with Sighting in King street So.
loon last night From the evidence, however
it seemed to have been war of words during
q dispute over international matters in con,
nection with thu Venezuelan muddle. They
were dismissed.
| A petition in equity was filed in Washing
ton yesterday by the Washington and Great
Falls Electric Railway Company for the con
dsmnation Of certain lands to secure right o.
way for the railway through property belong.
ing to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton yesterday to Arthur D. Lyies and Emily
hall, both of Alexandra, and to Clifford Nor
ris, Of Culpefer county, and Pearl Tidler, o
Rappahannock county.
TIE Alexandra German Club will give th,
second Of thoir series Of dances at McRurneya
Hall tonight
The scarcity Of water Is greatly felt in Fair
fax county and many Of the wells are dry.
Fifty-four persons are n9v confined in III
jail.
BLACK PArr-Blsck Patti, who storme,
London, electrified Paris, captured Berlin an,
charmed Rome will make her only appear
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