Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

1t is reported that another blizzard is
heading this WY.
A commission de lunatico inquirendo
was held this evening upon Richard
Mason, colored.
Mrs. ]. 7. Armstrong, is seriously i'll
at the residence of her son, MIR. A. w.
Armstrong, on Prince street.
DIR. w. d. McWhorter died Yesterday
morning at his late residence, in Was! :
ington. The interment will be at ChaL-
lilly, Fairfax county.
1t is said that two of the men who
attended the Red Mems banquet last
night ate so fried oysters between them
one 30 and the other 2l.
Numbers of excursionists from the
North who are visiting Washington
came here to day and went to Mount
Vernon over the electric road.
1t was reported in this city to-day that
Squire Randolph Birch of the county
had recently been paralyzed, but resi-
dents OF the county think the report is
not true.
The funeral of the late Colonel l..
Jaquelin Smith will take place on Sat
urday morning at II o'clock from the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Francis
l.. Smith.
Attention is directed to some hanges
in the schedule of the Mount Vernon
Railway. The Car which formerly lett
the depot at 9 o'clock now leaves that
point at SOS
The temperature continues mild, the
mercury to-day being up TO 500. The
lights, however, are quite cool and
strengthen much of the ice which soft
ems during the day.
The vcstry of Christ Church at their
meeting yesterday evening took steps
looking towards the improvement of
the rectory of that church which is bad
ly in need of repairs.
Mayor Strauss has replied to DIR.
Purvis's letter Of resignation as Health
Officer, suggesting that that gentleman
withdraw his resignation, at least until
his term shall have expired.
The ladies OF Alexandria, includii 6
the Kings Daughters Circles, will mee {.
at Peabody building tomorrow at 3 T.
m. Miss Graen will address the meet
ing on the work of the kindergarten.
The Ladies' Relief Committee having
acce pted the 5000 recently donated to
them by Council for the poor, the la
dies met this evening to determine the
best disposition to be made ofthe money.
The engine which was to have taken
the l o'clock train from this city to
Washington this evening broke down
and another engine had to be substi-
tuted, causing delay of some minutes.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to William P.
Strickler, of Front Royal, and Matte
G.. Baxter, of Charlottesville, and to
Randolph T. Violet, of Fairfax county,
and Rosa E. Cassell.
The appropriation for wood for the
poor having been exhausted, Superin.
tendent Shock was yesterday directed
bv the chairman of the committee on
moor to continue to issue orders for
wood for the present.
Mr.. William Lyles, who was taken
suddenly i'll on King street few days
ago. is said to be suffering from tempo
rara alteration of mind. Yesterday ne
became so cratic that he jumped down
flight of stairs at his home and sen-
ously bruised himself.
A notwithstanding individual clad
in white last night knocked at the door
of q residence ON Duke street, near
Royal. When lady responded to the
cali she was much frightened and hur-
riedly slammed the door. The individ-
ual then ran of aud soon disappeared.
Mrs. Brown, who lives just outside OF
this city, met with painful accident
Yesterday evening. While driving to
her home the horse ran away, threw
| Mrs. Brown out of the wagon, broke
! her arm and cut her face quite badly.