Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-27


night, the result, it is said, of having
been overdriven yesterday.
At the meeting tomorrow night of
Alexandria Council, Royal Arcanum,
reports from the representatives to the
Grand Lodge will be presented.
Mrs. George P. Pierson, lately re.
turned from Japan, this evening deliver
ed an interesting missionary address at
the Second Presbyterian Church.
Six colored persons from Mt. Jezreel
Church we're baptised in the river off
Battery Rodgers yesterday morning in
the presence of q large number of spec.
tators.
Dan Whitley and Dan Holmes, both
colored, were arrested to-day and taken
before Justice Kerby in Fairfax county,
charged with misdemeanor in that
county recently.
John Jones and George Marlowe,
convicted grave robbers, we're sentenced
in Washington on Saturday to two
years Imprisonment each in the Albany
penitentiary.
The fifth Reinicker lecture will be de-
livered at Whittle Hall, Theological
Seminary, near this city, tomorrow at
II m. by the Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smitb,
of st. Johns Church, Washington.
In the game of baseball played on
Saturday evening at the Episcopal
High School between the nine Of that
school and one from Rock Hill, Md,
school, the latter won by a score of
Sto7.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington on Saturday to Homer ].
Shaffer and Mollie ]. Langyher, both of
Prince William county; and to Reuben
NJ. Hall, of Bowie, Nd, and Mary S.
White, of Anxious, Va.
Harry Garrett, of Virginia, was
charged in the Washington police court
on Saturday with being disorderly. He
pleaded guilty. The court released
him on his personal bonds, after finding
that Garnett was peaceable citizen
ordinarily.
a young man named Bresnehand, of
Washington, who had been at Colonial
Beach for some time for his health,
died there last night of hemorrhage of
the lungs. The tug Templar was char
tered to-day to 60 to Colonial Beach
and bring the body home.
The village chapel choir. under the
management of Mr.. ]. S. Renner, will
give musical entertainment at the
village chapel tomorrow night at S
o'clock, the proceeds for the benefit of
the choir of that chapel. An evening
of enjoyment is promised to all who at
tend.
William Thomas, fireman for the Ma
tional Brick Company in the county,
has requested the police of Washington
to look out for his son Milton. aged 13
years, who has run away from his
home. If caught he will be sent to the
Washington Reform School as an incor-
rigible youth.
The Washington Police Court on Sat
urdsy held to court William j. Hooker,
a justice of the peace for Alexandra
county, on the charge oflibeling Adolph
Reubsam, an engraver at the hydro
graphic Office, by charging him with
cruelty to Joseph Ginter, an orphan boy
in his service.
The choir of Christ Church was
assisted yesterday by Mr.. George Hat
ley Norton. After the impressive ser.
mon by the rector, Rev. Bergman
Green, Mr.. Norton sang in beautiful
style that loved hymn of the church,
Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought" and
delighted all his hearers.
Lieutenant Smith on Saturday night
heard that the crew of the sloop B. 81.
Lambert were discharging cargo of
spoiled fish in the river opposite this
city. He examined into the charge,
but it was denied. The lieutenant
warned the crew of the consequences
which would follow should they COM
NIT the act alleged.
Rev. F. T. Benson, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, preached yesterday
afternoon to large congregation as
sembled in the waiting room OF the
hotel at New Alexandria. This church
has promising Sunday school there
under the management of MIR. j. 4.
Nichols, who was the organizer and is
now the efficient superintendent.
On Saturday evening Mr.. II. w.
Bradley and Miss Annie Bundle, of
Baltimore county, came here from
Washington and with the assistance of
Sergeant Smith secured marriage
license from the clerk of the Corpora
ton Court. They were later married
by Rev. J. II. Butler, pastor OF the Bap-
fist Church, after which they took the
train for Washington.
Several freight cars which were at
tached to q locomotive jumped the
track on Union street near its intersec-
ton with King early yesterday morn
ing, and ran some distance along the
street and nearly into the building on
the west sidewalk. The engineer,
however, succeeded in checking the
speed of his engine in time to prevent
the buildings from being struck.
A horse attached to buggy in which
was seated Mr.. A. E. Smoot ran
away last night on PRINCE street,
| near Washington, and upset the buggy,
throwing Mr.. Smoot violently to the
ground and breaking his arm and 9TH
erwise ipjuring him. Later he was car
ried to his home on Cameron street,
| where he was attended by Drs. Kip
stein and Purvis. The vehicle was
completely demolished and the harness
torn to pieces. The horses leg was
| cut. but he received no other injury.