Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Rev. Mr.. Marstella will conduct ser.
vices at the railroad reading rooms to-
night.
f'hirty-six dodgers were at the sta,
ton house last night and twenty Satur-
day night.
Old Dominion Commandery X. T.
will meet tonight at which the Degree
of the Temple will be conferred.
Old "uncle" Emanuel Pines, we'll
known colored resident, died at his
home on Peyton street last night, aged
81 years.
Daring the month the Clerk of the
Corporation Court has recorded 81
deeds and issued 26 marriage licenses
is to white and 5 to colored people.
The Woman's Auxiliary Association
to L. f. Lee Camp will hold regular
monthly meeting in Lee Camp Hall on
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Yesterday was "chill November"
Sunday. Rain fell most all day and the
streets were mparatively deserted.
The inclemnent weather kept many
from church.
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow Il Co. have
sold for Mrs Muhlhauser the two-story
brick house on Columbus street, be.
tween Cameron and King, to NIrg. Ms
ry 4. Muir for 81 800.
The monthly meeting of the Mary
GUSTS Lee Chapter, U. ID. c., will be
held at II a. m. on Tuesday, December
lst, at the residence Of Mrs. Frances D.
Lee, 81 south Pitt street.
Information was received here TO day
of the suicide in Washington OF Mr.. r.
+. Marshall, formerly superintendent
Of motive power of the B. & P Rail
road. He was a Virginian.
In The Corporation Court to-day in
the case of Jno. Ridden vs.. D. c. Alex
ander the report of Commission Lip.
scomb was confirmed and A. w. Sin
clair was appointed commissioner to sell
property.
Brakeman Thomas Fritz, who fell
from train in this city about ten days
ago and had his leg cut off, is improv.
ing rapidly at Providence Hospital in
Washington, and expects to be out in
week or so.
Charley Moy, the Chnaman of this
city, who was indicted in the U. S.
Court in Richmond last week for send.
ing an obscene letter through the mails,
will be taken to Richmond this evening
or tomorrow for trial.
a warrant was issued to-day for the
arrest of young man charged with
breaking open the door of his former
boarding house and taking therefrom o
suit of clothes which with other things
had been attached for board bill.
Mr.. George Finch to day awarded
the contract for building his storehouse
at the corner of Oronoco aud Royal
streets. Mr.. John r. Haynes is to do
the brick work and Mr.. VIM. L. Ber-
ryman the carpenters work and roo!-
ing.
A young man named Jos. Higgins
reported at the station house Saturday
night that he had been robbed Of
watch while 10 the northeastern part Of
the city. He said he would return
later and leave the number of the al
legged stolen tlmeplece, but failed 10
do so.
A new two story frame dwelling
house at Hyattsville, Nd, was burned
Saturday night. The building was be
ing put up Tor Mrs. Bridget Fainter, Of
Washington. by Mr. w. T. Taylor, q
contractor, living at st. Elmo, in the
county, and was almost entirely COM
pleted.
Mrs: Harry Simpson, who lives on
north Paw" Nc street, met with painful
I accident at her home on Saturday Last.
While in the cellar OF her dwelling she
stepped upon the rotten covering of a
we'll and was precipitated to the bot
tom. Fortunately her brother was in
the house and heard her cries for help
and with quick response rescued her
from her uncomfortable position, more
| frightened than hurt.
The unusual sight was witnessed this morn.
ing in many gardens in this city of rose
bushes in full bloom being covered with snow.
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