Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A horse belonging to Mr.. G. Ponnet
died of collie yesterday.
Miss Louise Wrachman, of Washing
ton, is visiting Miss Graves, on Fairfax
street.
Another heavy fog enveloped this
section yesterday morning and again
this morning.
Rev. Father Bowler delivered an in
teresting address before the young men
of St. Mary's Church last night.
The Friends Quarterly Meeting which
began at the Woodlawn Meeting House
on Saturday adjourned to-day.
During fights among negroes in
Washington on Saturday night four
men were badly cut, some, it is thought,
fatally.
A series of protracted services will
be commenced at the M. E. Church to-
night by Rev. J. T. Williams, and will
be continued throughout the week.
Judge Norton has granted charter
TO the Home Telephone Company of
this city. A charter was granted to
the company in Richmond last week.
Nothing has yet been heard of w. ].
Ebert, who mysteriously disappeared
from this city last Monday, an account
of which has heretofore been published.
+ The opening services in the celebra-
ton of the centennial of Presbyterians
at Washington were held in the First
Presbyterian Church in that city yes
terday.
Frank II. Padgett was deposed as
secretary of Columbia Typographical
Union, at its meeting yesterday in
Washington. He was short in his &C.
counts.
A called meeting of the City Council
will be held to-nig ht to consider an or
dinance giving the Home Telephone
Company the right to establish an
exchange in this city.
LieutenantIlSmith has been notified
of the theft of horse belonging to Mr..
Albert Kane, living near Fairfax Court
house, and he is endeavoring to recover
the animal and capture the thief.
Mormon missionaries have recently
been in Georgetown. It is known that
they are making mission along the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and it is
said that they have gained some prose-
lytes.
The annual report of State Auditor
Marye showing the value of real estate
in the counties and cities of the State
gives the value of real estate in this
city as s4,l1S,a0Q as against $685., 800
in 1894.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows will
this evening pay Metropolis Lodge, of
Washington, fraternal visit. The
lodge will leave the hall on north Co.
lumbus street in time to take the z +.
m. train.
A little child of Mr.Samuel Devaughn,
living on upper Prince street, day or
two ago pulled an ironing board over
and mashed one of its feet so badly
that physicians services had to be
obtained.
Work on the power house being
erected at Four.mile run for the Mount
Vernon Electric Railway is being push
ed rapidly. The house will be large
thickwalled building, fitted with all
modern improvements.
There will be regular meeting of
Belle Haven Council, No. 81, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics,
tonight. a large attendance is ex-
pected including members from Alex
andria and James w. Jackson Coupcils.
Miss Minnie Macrae, who has been
i'll at the Alexandra Iufrmary for some
time of Bright's disease, died there yes
terday morning, aged 43 years. She
was school teacher by profession and
had many friends. Her body has been
sent to Fauquier county for interment.
The Literary Glass will tonight dis
cuss grammar, punctuation and dicta.
ton. The following sentence will be
analysed:
Reign thou in hell, thy
Kingdom !; let me serve
In heaven, God ever best.
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