Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The work of improving Frazier ave
nue. in the county will be commenced
tomorrow.
Several cases of diphtheris have beer
reported TO the police in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Three bears with their trainers were
in this city to-day and attracted the at
tention of many children.
The usual four o'clock Wednesday
evening service at st. Paul's Church
will be omitted tomorrow.
A meeting will be held tonight oil
the officers and chairmen of the va
rious committees of the Business Mems
League.
The family of Mr.. Alonzo Travers
say they are not concerned as to his
Whereabouts, and that he is expected
home soon.
The running of the early trains on
the electric road this morning was
somewhat delayed by the breaking of
the motor of a car when near Del Ray.
A game of football will be played in
his city on Thursday evening at four
O'Clock between the Olympic team of
Washington and the Alexandria Ath-
letics.
A meeting of the Chesapeake Presby-
terry will be held tonight at which the
pastoral relations of Rev. T. II. Rice
with the Second Presbyterian Church
of this city will be dissolved.
A reduction in working hours has
been made at the shops of the Southern
Railway in this city. In future those
employed there will work nine hours
instead of ten, as at present.
Members of NJ. D. Corse Camp, Sons
Of Confederate Veterans, will meet at
the Columbia engine house tonight at
o'clock to attend the oyster supper
given by the Ladies' Auxiliary to r. E.
Lee Camp.
A colored man named Geo. Williams
was taken suddenly i'll with cramps
while seated in front of Messrs. Lind
sey & Co.'s store to-day. He was dosed
with whisky and sent to his home in a
wagon and this evening was much i'm
proved.
On warrant sworn out by Sam
Sing before Justice Beach Moy Too was
to-day arrested charged with obtaining
$50 in gold by means of false pretenses.
Moy claims that Sam owes him the
money for services. The case will be
tried to night.
Belle Haven Council, Junior Order
of United American Mechanics, last
night initiated one candidate and re-
ceived one application for membership.
Mr. \. NJ. Thomas, of Frederick Coun-
ell, No. lis, of Frederick, Md, made
very interesting speech.
A meeting of the Joint committees on
finance and public property of the City
Council was held last night to consider
the matter of improvements to the Cor
poration Court room. A sub committee
was appointed to examine the premises
and report to the full committee.
John Green, colored, gave "parlor
social" at his home in south Washing
ton last night. During the evening
"Barrell" Turner asked John Miller
outside and in the fight that followed
stuck knife in his neck, killing him.
The murderer gave himself up to the
police.
Is is reported that sailor who has
just returned to Norfolk from Cuba has
made affidavit that he saw young Mat.
kersey, of this city, in Cuban prison.
The friends of young Kersey in this
city will endeavor to secure the aflide-
vit and will make efforts to secure his
release.
The NJ. P. Church last night was
crowded to its fullest capacity to hear
Rev. f. T. Benson preach special SER
mon to ladies from the text "She hath
done what she could" The sermon
was full of pathos and loving exhorta
tion to women to consecrate themselves
to Christ.
The members of tho National Grange, now
in session in Washington, went 70 Mt Vernon
to-day via the electric road, and on their re-
turn visited several places of interest in this
city.
One man wss fined in Washington yester.
day for unlawfully shooting ducks on the
river, above this city, and other cases for
Similar offence are TO be tried on Thursday.
The condition of Motorman Hall of the
electric railway, who was hurt last week is
improving.
A patent spray nozzle is TO be tested on the
Hydlauliou tomorrow