Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-16
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ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop.
10th, 18th & F SITS, n. W.,
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ding, assisted by members of Trinity

ding, assisted by members of Trinity
NJ. E. Church.
The funeral of Miss Melvina Robey,
who died suddenly on Monday evening,
took place this evening from her late
home on east Prince street, and was
largely attended.
Judge Chichester ofthe County Court
to-day met the county electoral board
and finished counting aud stamping the
official ballots to be used at the election
next week. The city electoral board
and Judge Norton are now engaged in
the same duty.
Mrs. Hannah A. Bellew, who lives on
south Columbus street, fell at the in
tersection of Prince and Fairfax streets
this morning and quite badly cut her
head. She was taken into Messrs.
Warield s. Halls drug store where her
injuries received attention.
1t is understood that the Hydraulion
Fire Company has decided not
to take part in the Memorial
Day services on the oath. The mem
bers of the company say that their uni
forms are not in condition for parade,
and that they were unable to secure
music for the occasion.
The steamer Jane Moseley, which
was recently sold to the Peoples Trans
portation Company of Washington,
prepared to leave her wharf in Balti-
more yesterday for Washington, where
she was to be delivered to her new
owners. When the steamer was ready
to start libel was placed on her to sat
isfy claim OF the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
for wharfage. The claim will be set
tied to-day. The Moseley left Balti-
more late last night and passed by this
city about 1:30 o'clock to-day on her
way to Washington.
A cab belonging to Mr.. d. B. Pullman ran
into pile of rubbish on Royal street, between
King and Prince streets, last night and broke
one of the hind wheels. Its occupan Is. Mr..
Wallace Davis and n gentleman from Wash
ington, freed themselves from the overturned
vehicle By crawling through the window un.
harmed but frightened. There was no light
displayed upon the obstruction at the time.
day or two ago the Cumberland, Md
authorities sent crank named Lemuel Alex
ander to this city. The crank belongs in
Roanoke, Va Sanitary Officer Frank sent
him as far as Alexandria, and the Alexandria
authorities sent him back here. Mr.. Frank
is now at loss to know what to do with the
man. He will, in all probability, be sent 10
the workhouse.- Washington Nems.
Mr. J. E. schoolfield, the evangelist, is CON.
Quoting a very successful series of meetings
in Bristol where large numbers of persons
have united with the church. The Neus
! sd IS: The town has been shaken from CEN
ter to circumference. It is no hurrah bust
N, IS. Coolly and dispassionately men, and
women of every class have enlisted in earnest
a1d will live better lives"
Rev. J. Thompson Cole, general secretary
of the Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, delivered a most
Interesting lecture to a large audience in the
chapel OF Christ Church last night. He took
as his subject Japan" and illustrated it with
stereopticon views made by himself while a
missionary in Japan.
A movement Is on foot among number of
| ladies of the Society of the Daughters of the
Confederacy to erect monument in Ae1an-
dria to the memory Of Ann, the mother of
General Robert E. Lee. The ladies will meet
one evening next week to make arrangements
for cirryiug out their project.
Walter Crupper and George Chichester were
tried before colored magistrate in the coun-
| t., near this city. yesterday on the charge of
.sssulting Albert Stuart at the st. Asaph
track. They were sent on to the county
grand jury, and held in $3.50 bal.
The Board of Managers of the Associated
Chlrities, in Washington, have sustained Mr..
l.. ). Eme-y. their secretary, of whom it has
| been published and intimated that he has