Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-20
LOCAL. BREViTIEs

A mistake Of an electric signal caused
portion of the fire department 10 turn
out TODAY.
A chewing gum machine was stolen
from the front Of a store about nine
o'clock last night.
GOV. O'Ferrall has issued . procl4.
nation setting apart next Thursday IA
Thanksgiving Day.
a preliminary meeting looking to the
organization of council of Daughters
OF America will be held at Good Temp
lars Hall tonight.
In the Corporation Court '-day in
the case of Jonn Mcisurney W. the God
fry Laundry Co. D. W. Aitchts}u was
allo w d to lille petition.
Mes RS. NJ. B. Harlow < Co. have
sold for the owners to Mr.. A. Dean two
lots GU the northeast corner of Lee and
Gihbon streets. l. IS understood that
M. D an will build at once on these
lots.
The NJ. P. Church vas AGAIN fiji ID
las, night. Rev. T. T. Benson preach I
from the text, The wages OF sin is
death. but the gift of God IS eternal
life. y Many people were deepl affect
ei and one was converted.
A horse attached 10 a wagon belong
ing to a countrymen ran away in the
northwestern part of the city to-day,
smashed the wagon, scattered along
the streets its contents of vegetables,
&c, and caused some excitement.
Ia the ct before the Young
Mems Athletic Club last night On the
. Badensburg road, Jack DAILY beat How
ard Wilson in the fourteenth round,
aud that between Alex. Brown and
Arthur Jones was declared draw.
The parents of . boy named Waller
Hubbell, who live in Wisconsin, have
written to the authorities TO look out
for their sou who was in this city when
last heard from. They say ne has been
sleeping in fishing ark near the ship
yard.
There was a large gathering of child.
dren at the residence OF Mr.. VIM. Draw
ner last night. the occasion being the
birthday of his daughter, Catherine.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
games and ether pastimes, after which
refreshments were served.
In transferring cars to the barge at
the Z. \ O. slip last night the trucks of
one of the cars was run overheard,
thus delaying the transfer for some
time. One end Of the car was pushed
over the end Of the barge and narrowly
escaped falling into the river.
4 subcommittee OF the joint COM
mittee on linance and public property
last night decided 20 recommend to
Council certain improvements to TIE
Corporation Court from. 4 new carpet
aud curtains, new chairs, : water closet
and the repainting OF the rooms are
recommended.
The Force School building, Massa-
| chuSetts avenue, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets northwest Wash
ington. has been closed on account OF
! diphtheria, four pupils Of the school are
now lying i'll with the disease. The
binding will be tumigated. 1t is said
that the css IS of diphtheria in this ci V
nong colored children all originated
ia WASHINGTON.
Charles B. Luck, assistant surerin-
tendent Of he Metropolitan Life lnsur
ance Comp ny, attempted suicide n
W"shinelon last night by allowing
laudauum. il hired room alta ho eli
and swallowed no Cose. En-; regency
doctors revived hire w!th a stomach
pum2 and he dec ines to say he tried
to Kill himself Desron lency, Low
ever, was tue cause
Leonard Conway, a oolored man. about
thirty five years OF age, employed as an as
sistant foreman in the quarries on the Virginia
shore about mile above Rosslyn. was struck
ny falling rock about 5 cclock yesterday
morning and instantly killed.
The ladies Of the Housefurnishing Society
of the NJ F. Church held sociable last even
ing 4; Odd Fellows Hall which WAS fairly
we'll attended.
Christopher Pearson, on trial for killing
John Ford. was found guilty OF murder in
Washington yesterday.
poAsrED CoFFEEs-High grades cf