Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-19

| Inc Natl0 1al u nlCn meets tO-DlSnC al
Good Templars' Hall, south Fairfax
street.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Second Presbyterian Church will hold
their monthly meeting tonight.
A called meeting of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company will be held to-
morrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
A drove of twenty-seven horses from
Ohio arrived here this morning where
they will be offered for sale Saturday.
Mr.. Howard Petit, of this city, while
at work in Washington last night was
cut on the head by cold chisel falling
on him.
The remains of Mrs. Locke, mother
of Mrs. d. M. Rust, were brought to
this city yesterday evening from Able
marie county and buried at Ivy Hill
cemetery.
There will be regular meeting of
the Third Virginia Regiment Drum
Corps at their hall tonight. A full
attendance is expected as business of
importance is to be brought before the
corps.
Mr. E. W. Courtney, of Philadelphia
who has been appointed engineer of the
new power house of the electric rail-
way at Four-mile run, expects to test
the machinery at that power house 10.
morrow.
The committee on pensions of the
House of Representatives fayOrably re-
ported on Wednesday bill to pension
Mrs. Jane c. Marye, of this city. who
is the daughter of an officer of the ar
my of the revolution.
During tho wind and rain of this
morning show case in front of Mr.. R.
w. French's store, on King street, was
blown down and broken and its con-
tents of knives and fancy articles scat
tered over the pavement.
The funeral of the late Thomas G..
Brent took place yesterday evening
from the Infirmary. The services were
conducted by Rev. Father Bowler and
the remains were inferred in the family
lot in st. Mary's cemetery.
A few days ago the death in England
was announced of the mother Of Mr..
]. R. Matthew, the evangelist. 1t is
now learned that his father has also
died. Mr.. Matthew's many friends
will be sorry to learn of this, his second,
bereavement.
Councilman William E. Latham,
while at work in the Southern Rail
way shops in this city on Saturday
night last, met with painful injury to
one of his eyes, caused by small pieces
of brass flying from the tool with which
he was working.
Messrs. nj. B. Harlow & Co. have
sold to Levi Huffman and wife lot of
ground on Franklin street, between
Royal and Pitt, improved by brick
house also to Hugo Herfurth brick
house on the south side of King street,
between Patrick and Henry streets.
Manager Fountain OF the Young
Mems Athletic Club of the cot n y and
Hite Peckham, who is matched t. fight
Mike Ready on the 3lst, were in the
city today to see how the fight could
be held in the county so as not to con-
llict with the auti-prizefight law passed
by the last Legislature.
Rev. DIR. F. M. Gibson, of Washing
ton, conducted the Lenten services
and preached to large congregation
in Grace Church, in this city, last night.
The sermon was the fourth IF the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew series. To-
night Rev. DR.. Clampitt, of Baltimore,
~
Mr.. Jefferson Davis while painting
at his home on the northeast corner OF
Pitt and Wolfe streets early this morn
ing fell from porch on which he was
standing to the ground. He was stun
ned by the fall and some time elapsed
before he regained consciousness. His
injuries, however, are not regarded as
serious.
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