Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Invitations have been issued for a
soiree to be given at the residence OF
the Misses Milstead, near Accotink, on
Thursday night.
Mr.. William Smith, son of Mr.. Sam
uel Smith, while cleaning pavement
of snow day or two ago fell and broke
one of his thumbs.
The annual meeting of the U. S. Gold
Mining Company was held in this city
this evening to complete the organiza.
tion of that company.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals will meet this even
ing at o'clock in Peabody Building.
The members are requested to be pre-
sent.
Chas. Specht, scene-shifter at AL
baugh's Theatre, Washington, attempt
ed suicide yesterday in saloon on
Fourteenth street by taking rough on
rats. He will probably recover.
The wood purchased by the city for
the poor has been exhausted. A meet
ing of the committee on poor was call
ed for last night to take steps relative
to the matter, but no quorum was pre-
sent.
Messrs. Risheill, Kemp & Co. have
been awarded the contract for furnish
ing the Second Presbyterian Church
Sunday school with large library case
which that firm will make at their mill
in this city.
The steamer Belle Haven missed her
last trips on the ferry line yesterday by
the breaking of one of the pins in her
machinery which had been Jared from
the piston by the steamer running
through ice.
Alexandria Canton, No. 1, l. 0. o. F.,
will give fair during the second week
in May for the purpose of raising funds
to purchase uniforms. The committee
are at work making suitable arrange
ments, and so far it promises to be a
success.
There is movement on foot among
the different churches to have q joint
revival service here in the early spring.
1t is proposed to rent Armory Hall
and have the services conducted there
by well-known evangelist from Fred
ericksburg.
St. Valentines Day comes on the
14th, and the store windows are dis
paying the usual number of comic and
sentimental valentines. 1t is noticed
that the stock is not as large as it was
some years ago, and, in fact, the custom
is gradually playing out.
The musical entertainment at St.
Paul's church lecture room tonight
for the benefit of the poor promises to
be most enjoyable affair. The names
of those who are to take part have
heretofore been mentioned and with
such artists success is assured.
A petition is being circulated in be-
half of Thomas Goodman, who was al
the December term of the County Court
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary for an assault on G. A. Lawrence.
The petition requests the Governor to
commute the sentence to jail imprison-
ment.
David Thompson, colored, who was
Yesterday convicted in the Corporation
Court of assaulting and robbing Mrs.
Sefer Blouse and sentenced to the peni-
,ntiary for eight years, has been grant
| a stay of proceedings for thirty day 8
taat he may take his case to the Court
of Appeals.
The Fredericksburg Lance says !;
The Potomac river at Wide Water has
been frozen across at night for the past
week. During the day it is broken up
by passing steamers, but the next
morning it is frozen tight. There are
fewer ducks in the creeks and on the
river than have been seen for a long
time.
A telegram was received at the Wash,
ington police headquarters yesterday
from Catlett's station, stating that Sarah
Diggs, colored. had arrived at that
place on Saturday in bad condition.
The fear was expressed that she had
smallpox, and a request was made to
have the womanis antecedents looked
up. The health Office authorities say
that there neYer was any smallpox in
the vi.iaity of the house where the wo-
man resided,