Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.


moonlight ride on Mt. Vernon avenue
last night.
The police have been directed to APP
prehend all persons found selling oys
ters without licenses.
a marriage license was issued in
Oashington yesterday to Willis HALEY
and Dulcie c. Beach, both of Burke's
Station.
Mr.. Robert Elliott. real estate agent,
has sold for Mr.. ]. d. Hill the property
on the southwest corner of Cameron
and Patrick streets for 2,200.
The football game to have been play
ed in this city between the Alexandria
Athletics and the Olympics of Wash
ington has been postponed, as the latter
team was unable to come here to-day.
A Standard Oil Company barge con-
tanning 10000 gallons of refined oil ar
rived here yesterday evening from Bal
timore, and the oil was soon pumped
into the compaDy's tanks in the north
eastern part of the city.
The electric railway company, it is
said, will in q short time run their
trains by telephone in conjunction with
telegraph. Phones are being put in on
the Mount Vernon, Washington, Ar
lington and Falls Church divisions.
Mr.. Bayliss, carpenter from Lorton,
Fairfax county, while at work for Mr..
Thomas Nelson on house on north
Washington street yesterday evening
fell from ladder and was quite badly
hurt. He was attended by DR.. Gibson.
The N. T. Church was again crowd
ed to its utmost capacity last night.
Rev. F. 7. Benson preached with his
usual power and eloquence, and there
was q glorious revival Of religion. The
people we're built up in the faith and
several souls we're saved. Rev. Mr..
McDougle was present anG assisted in
| the services.
Jackson Council, Jr. 0. [. A. NJ, at
their meeting last night initiated one
member and received one application
for membership A committee of three
WAS appointed TO wait on the superin-
tendent OF schools and request that the
flag pole which was recently blown
from Peabody Building be replaced,
Superintendent kemper will have the
flag pole replaced at once.
The ladies of the 18th Virginia Chap
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy, have
made arrangements, through Mr.. Hor-
ace F. Smith, to have Mr.. Polk Miller,
of Richmond, give an entertainment at
the Opera House on Tuesday evening,
December lst at p. III. MIR. Millers
wel-known ability as a personator of
the darkey of the olden time, his songs
and recitals are Il sufficient guarantee
that all who SO will have delightful
! time.
Warrants were issued this morning
for the arrest of Richard Burnett on the
chronic charge Of selling liquor without
license and on Sunday. 4 warrant
was also issued for the arrest Of Samut
Keith, colored, who is charged with
| huckstering in the market without n
| license Burnett WAS found and locked
up. City Sergeant Smith will arrest
him on capias after the above case Is
disposed of for the non-payment OF a
fine the accused owes the State.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Second Presbyterian Churca will NEE.
to night. This will probably be a Very
interesting meeting, aa ell the new
committees will be just started IN
their work and will probably have
plans to submit for the Unions adop-
ton. The religious committee has a
very important plan to lay before the
meeting which needs the ratification
and cooperation of the entire body.
The new music committee will proba-
bly, have prepared COED programme OF
entertainment for the benefit of the
Union at this meeting.
A V stor 10 this city from Carton. Ohio,
sent the following 10 the Mayor upon his re-
turn home; ION recent visit 10 your city
| was surprised to see you have no sign boards
on street corners TO inform strangers OF the
names OF your historical streets. would re
spectfully suggest that Council appropriate =
! few dollars for the p4rpoSe of putting up
signs
There wss but one case i'll the Police Court
this oln ng--that of George Payne, colored.
charged with lunacy. The arrest was made
at the instance of his father. He WAS held tor
examination by commission.
Csptain James Elliott hiss arrived at the
oyster dock with vessel load of fine Jackson
creek oysters.
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