Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Jackson Council, Jr, o. U. A. NJ, las t
night initiated one new member.
Telephone No. 81 B, the residence of
Mr.. Ashby Miller, has been added to
the telephone exchange list.
Rev. w. M. Dame will lecture at
Christ Church tonight under the aus
pices of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew.
DR.. Purvis and Messrs. Booth and
Moore made their quarterly inspection
of the Jail o,day and found that institu-
tion in good condition.
Mrs. Thomas continues to slowly i'm
prove from the injuries inflicted by her
husband last week. Thomas, it is said,
will soon be able TO leave the Intirmary.
For the accommodation of the opera
goers the 1889 train from Washington
for this city during the remainder of
the week will leaveWashipgton at 1855.
The town council of Fairfax has ap-
pointed committee to wait on ii 9
board of supervisors and urge the oper-
ing of the new county road from that
place to Falls Church.
Rev. DR.. Bispham, of Washington,
delivered an interesting sermon under
the auspices Of the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew to large congregation in
Grace Church, last night.
A portrait of Judge John Critcher h. 6
been received at Tappahannock, and
during the approaching season of the
Essex Circuit Court will be unveiled
and be presented to the county.
Mr.. ]. A. Marshall has awarded o
contract to Mr.. G. w. Jones for the
erection of seven handsome brick resi-
dences on Henry street, between King
aud Cameron-the work to be COM
menced at once.
The executive com mittee of the
Alumni Association of the University
of Virginia, met in Washington yester-
day afternoon and decided to hold the
annual banquet of the association, as
before. on April 10.
Complaint is made that nonresident
hucksters daily sell country produce,
&C., on the streets of this city without
license. These men buy the produce
in the country, bring it to this city in
wagons and peddle it to customers.
Mr.. Rozier D. Brown last night en-
tertained his friends at guinea fowl
supper in the Opera House cafe, at
which only guinea fowls were served.
Among the guests were Messrs. r. NJ.
Latham, Frank M. Hill, j. Lee Lash,
McCue, Frank McLearen, and num-
Der of others.
The justices of the District of Colum.
bia Supreme Court in General Term
yesterday handed down decree decid.
ing that the owners OF lots on Potomac
flats which have been adjudged the
property ofthe government are entitled
to compensation at the rate of 10 cents
q foot as the value of their lots.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Octavius
Gordon, of New York. and Maria
Beverly, of Warrenton; Charles Il
Chandler, of Richmond, and Hattie B.
Leary, of Prince William county, and
to Eroest G. Crittenden, of Culpeper,
and Julia A. Gage, OF Saratoga Springs.
The Alexandria Hebrew Ladies'
Pleasure Club gave leap year dane Q
lest night in McBurney's Hall, viii, b
was very pleasant affair and which
was we'll attended. Among those pre-
sent besides the AleXandrians were q
number of ladies and gentlemen from
Washington, Richmond, Baltimore and
elsewhere.
Harry Gambler, Frank Morris and
Grant Spear were acquitted of the
charge of being accomplices in the kill.
ing of Benjamin Hines at the examine
ton before Justice Lane in this city
yesterday. Morris, however, was held
in the sum of $3.50 10 answer the charge
of conducting a gambling game. He
is making arrangements to give bail
this evening or tomorrow morning.