Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| The committee on public propert.
will meet tonight.
The Easter music at st. Paul's ChurcI
will be repeated on Sunday.
Liquor licenses were to-day granite,
to J. Ahern & Co. and Christina Bob
raus.
The Alexandria Assembly will Civ
their Easter ball at McBurney's Hal
tonight.
Prayer Hall, at the Theological Sem
| mary near this city, is being repaired
and put in order.
The burning of a chimney of a hous'
adjoining Roberts Chapel last nigh
almost caused fire alarm.
A. sick man came to this city on tn,
ferry boat yesterday evening and re
port was started that he had smallpox
The Free Methodist Church has beer
newly kalsomined and repaired ani
will again he used for service Sunday
Belle Haven Council, J. o. A. NJ.
last night paid traternal visit to An.
drew Jackson Council of Washington
and greatly enjoyed their trip.
The suit of holland against Meekins
in the county court of Fairfax, for pos
session of house, was decided by the
county Judge Wednesday in favor Of
Meekins.
A pocket book which was lost by a
lady of this city on train between
this city and Washington was found by
an attache of the race track and re-
turned to its owner.
Ben. F. Wright, the man who shot
himself in the woods near Glenwood
cemetery Wednesday morning, died in
the Emergency Hospital in Washing
ton yesterday as the result of his self
inflicted wounds.
Mr.. Fred. w. Reb, of Washington,
was in this city yesterday looking for an
anchor which had been stolen from
him at Collingwood Beach. He found
the stolen property in junk store,
where it had been sold.
The Fredericksburg Lance says: "Mr.
George Newton, we'll known fisher
man from near the Potomac, says that
the herring in that river are so numer-
Gus that you can go out in boat and
kill them with the paddles"
The ending of the Lenten season was
celebrated by grand ball, given by the
young men of Manassas Wednesday
night. Among those present were
Misses Morgan and Whitlesey and Mr..
Wattles, of this city, and Hon. and Mrs.
E. E. Meredith.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Turner Ash
by, of Churchville, and Josie Wampler,
Of Manassas; Richard Cooper and Mary
Lansdowne, both of Alexandria, and
]. 81. Perkins and Hattie T. Mallery,
both of Richmond.
A colored inmate of St. Elizabeth
Lunatic Asylum escaped from that in
stitution yesterday. He procured a
boat near Geisboro and crossed the
river, landing a short distance above
this city. He wore no coat and it is
thought he can soon be captured.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Second Presbyterian Church held an
interesting meeting last night. The
following interesting programme was
rendered Piano duet, Miss Rice and
Mrs. Kennedy; solo, Miss Mary Moore;
duet, Miss Julia Houck and Mrs. Ruth
Field; violin solo, Mr.. Courtney Houck,
accompanied by Mr.. Harry Wheat.
The commission of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee as collector of internal revenue for
the western district of Virginia was for
warded to him by the commissioner of
internal revenue at Washington yester.
day. AS soon as General Lee qualities
and files his bond with the Treasury
Department the agent now in charge of
the Office will be directed to turn it over
to him.
MIR. O. F. Baggett will have for sale
in market tomorrow large supply Of
fine spring lamb and other fresh meats.