Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Six dodgers were at the station house
last night.

Six dodgers were at the station house
last night.
The market to-day was beautifully
supplied with evergreens For Christina
decorations.
The Presbyterian Sunday school viii
hold their Christmas celebration on the
18th instant.
Telephone No. COB of the Bell Elk
change has been placed in the residence
of MIR. R. W. French.
Robert Ashby, colored, was arrested
this morning on the charge of stealipg
lap robe, which be claims he found.
Osceola Tribe, No. l of Red Men,
will attend the funeral of their late
brother John L. Boyer tomorrow after.
noon.
H. B. Wilson's specially company, OF
this city, gave good entertainment at
Manassas last night before large au.
dience.
1t is reportt d that young man en-
| ployed in sewing machine store has
left the city, leaving number of un-
settled accounts.
Mr.. VIM. Duncan, of the Southern
Railway, yesterday received dressed
turkey from Shenandoah county which
weighed 81 pounds.
The holidays at the Episcopal High
School began this evening and those at
the Episcopal Theological Seminary
will begin next Wednesday evening,
The meeting of the Woodlawn Far
mers' Club to have been held at Mrs.
Walton's to-day was postponed owing
to the illness of Mrs. WIS brother, Mr..
Wright.
There was but one case for trial in
the Police Court this morning-that of
Mary Jones. young colored woman,
charged with contempt of court. She
was fined S..
The steamer Dennis Simmons, which
arrived on Thursday night from Will
liamston, N. c., to Messrs. Smoot &
Co., sailed last night for that port load
ed with bricks,
A small colored child named Carter
was seriously burned by the overturn-
ing of a lighted lamp in q house on
north Columbus street early last night
Doctor Johnson (colored) attended the
sufferer.
The flag pole which formerly sur
mounted the Hydraulion fire engine
house on Royal street has been placed
on the new engine house on Patrick
street. This house is fast being COM
pleted.
There will be meeting at the rail
road reading room tonight for men
only. All are invited to attend. To-
morrow Sunday the regular meeting
will be conducted by students from the
seminary. Attention is also called to
the meeting on Monday night.
L. H. Bailey, of Occoquan, lost his
satchel at Woodbridge yesterday. He
left it in the waiting room while he
purchased a ticket for this city, and
when be returned it had vanished. The
satchel contained silver watch, hymn
book, wrench and other articles.
The horse attached to the wagon OF
Mr.. John Lacey, of lower Fairfax, ran
away on Thursday. The wagon, a
large old.fashioned one, was turned
oyer, and ABE Carter, colored, the
driver, was thrown out and so badly
injured that he died the next day.
Mount Vernon Council, Daughters of
AMERICA, last night DECIDED not to hold
it's regular meeting on next Friday
night-Christmas night-but to meet
the following Friday night, January
lst, when the semi-annual election and
installation of officers will take place.
Mrs. Gray, Of No. 81 K street, n. e.,
Washington, yesterday requested the
police of this city to look out for 8 de.
mented man whose name she failed to
give). He is represented to be As years
old, with dark hair, gray moustache,
5 feet inches high and wearing a
black derby hat and blue coat,