Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Numbers OF country people were ir
the city again to-day making Christmas
purchases.
The market will be kept open all day
tomorrow, but will close early on
Christmas Day.
Old "aunt" Harriet Dorsey, aged 81
years, we'll known colored resident
died at her home near the tunnel yes.
terday.
Mr.. G. T. Smith has been appointed q
special policeman by the Southern Rail.
way Company and assigned to duty st
the W. & 0. depot.
Mr.. B. Wheat's mill, on the Strand,
between Queen and Princess streets,
was broken open last night. So far as
is known nothing was stolen.
Lieutenant Smith last night enter
tanned the members of the police squad
which he commands at an oyster sup
per given at the Opera House restau.
rlnt.
The market to day was, and has been
for the past week, we'll supplied with
punches of holly and ropes of ever
green aud crowsfoot for Christmas dec
orations.
The G.. r. Hill Company will
close down tomorrow evening for a
week, during which time there will be
the usual overhauling and getting
ready for the new year.
Patrick White, saloonkeeper, at No.
los b street northwest, Washington,
who was seized with an epileptic fit
while at his home yesterday, died last
night at Emergency Hospital.
To assist the letter carriers in collect
ing and delivering the mail, which has
greatly increased during the holidays,
wagon was to-day placed at their
disposal and will be used during the
next few days.
The family of Mr. Henry S. Pitts,
living at the corner of Prince and Pat
rick streets, who have been quite sick
for the past few days, are all improving.
They ate something on Sunday which
made them sick with symptoms of
poisoning.
Snow commenced falling about $50
o'clock yesterday evening and contin-
ued for about two hours, by which
time the ground was covered with "the
beautiful" to the depth of about half an
inch. By noon to-day most of the snow
had disappeared.
Mr.. Ashby Miller to-day received
telegram from St. Louis announcing
the death there this morning of Mrs.
Charles Miller. Mrs. Miller was Miss
Ellen Morgan, formerly of this city,
and lad large circle of friends snd
acquaintance here.
The schools of the city, both public
and private, closed for the holidays this
evening. Several of the teachers were
the recipients of pretty Christmas gifts,
marks of esteem in which they are held
by their pupils. The holidays at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary also
began this evening.
Among the marriage licenses issued
in Washington yesterday were the fol-
lowing Sailor Frye, of Rapidan, and
Anda Baker, of Madison county; Au-
gustus Thompson, of Culpeper county,
and Emma Burton, of Washington
Peter Williams, OF King George county,
and Laura Smith, of Washington.
The names of the dolls which the
ladies of St. Luke's Circle of Kings
Daughters recently had for sale were
"Alise" (the doll dressed in pink, and
GLADYS" (doll dressed in blue). The
former was dressed by Mrs. Alfred q.
Uhler and the latter by Mrs. A. E.
smoot, who gave it back to the circle.
Mr.. Joseph Colvln, superintendent of
motive power of the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail-
road, has put an electric compressor on
one Of the MOTOR cars, the working of
which has proven T. great SUCCESS. 10
future it will be used Instead of the axle
driver style, which has been in use on
the road since it has been operating be-
tween Washington and Mount Vernon.
The advantage OF the compressor is
that the air pressure can be kept up
while the train is at stand.
Mr.. c. W. Howell, the King street
halter, has in stock full line of hats,
caps, canes aud umbrellas. This line
embraces all these articles from the
cheapest to the most fashionable styles,
and any of them would be desirable
Christmas present
Mr.. M. SCHUYLER will have for sale at
his store on King street tomorrow 400
dressed turkeys, and a full supply of
chickens. ducks and celery.