Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Rev. F. T. Benson will preach at
New Alexandria tomorrow evening at
half-past three o'clock.
The property offered for sale to-day
by the trustees of the German Building
Association No. 5 was withdrawn.
There will he baptising from the Mt.
Jezreel Baptist Church tomorrow
morning about 8 o'clock by Rev. A.
Millbanks.
A dog belonging to Mr.. Louis Brill
was run over by an electric car at the
corner of King and Pitt streets, last
night and killed.
Officer Lyles on opening an egg at
his breakfast this morning found in the
shell another perfect egg about the
size of a pigeon egg.
The British bark Mozambique from
Rio for New York was spoken on the
18th and signalled that FIVE of her crew
had died from yellow fever.
The meat house adjoining the resi-
dence of Mr.. Benjamin Baggett. on up
per King street, was entered Thursday
morning and several hams were stolen.
George Washington, charged with
the murder of Noble Harris, at Moxley
Point, on the Potomac river, on April
8, was tried in court at Upper Marlboro
yesterday and acquitted.
1t is stated that after the first of May
the Adams Express Company will cease
operations over the lines of the South.
ern Railway, the business passing into
the hands of the Southern Express
Company.
The steamer Belle Haven will be
temporarily withdrawn from the ferry
line this evening and the Arrowsmith
will take her place. The Belle Haven
is to be thoroughly overhauled, reftted
and reprinted.
The wreck of the Lady of the Lake,
which was burned on the night of Feb
ruary IA, 1894, and which since then
has INSTRUCTED navigation in the Wash
ington channel, has been almost en-
tirely removed.
In consequence of the voluminous
record, the bill of exceptions in the case
of Poss and Henry was not finished un-
til to-day, and Mr. J. b. Greene ex.
poets to present it to Judge Nicol at
Manassas on Monday,
The Mt. Vernon electric railway com.
pany expects to have cars running to
Arlington next week. 1t was reported
to-day that an agreement had been
reached by which the road would be al
once built through Mr.. Hume's place,
but Mr.. Fl. said he knew nothing OF
such an agreement.
Mr.. Joseph Pettitt, whose face is ia
miliar to every marketgoer, was thrown
from his market wagon last Thursday
while returning to his farm beyond
Hunting creek. While driving at 9
speedy gait his horse stumbled and fell
throwing Mr.. Pettitt from the wagon
and over the horses head, infictiDg
cuts and many painful bruises from
which he is still suffering. Messrs
Peverill, witnessing the accident, went
to Mr.. Pettitt's assistance and e1trl
Gated the horse from the harness anc
wagon without further damage.
The Alexandria delegates to the State re
| publican convention have returned from
Staunton. The colored delegates say they
were admitted to seats in the convention OF
the same terms.as they were at Manassas, ais
that Josiah Green. colored, was elected
member of the district committee, in place
| Mr. Park Agnew.
| A team ran away yesterday evening OF
Lee street and demolished the mail box IL
front of Charles King s. Sons stoEehouse.
The High School and the Rock Hill, Nd.
baseball teams played q game on the LOT
mers grounds this evening.
overcoats from the State authorities at Rich
mond.