Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-18
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ANDRIA.
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LOCAL BREVITlES,
One week from today.

One week from to-day.
Mr.. S Chivalley had pretty display of
flowers in Market to day.
A Home telephone. No. 1872, has been
placed in the Economy Grocery Store.
Rev. ]. Howard Wells will preach to rail-
road men Tomorrow night ut the Village
Chapel.
The walls Of the old burned Pioneer Mills
building are being rapidly torn down. The
bricks are being cleaned and piled up.
Mr.. Ernest Gelmond has been appointed 10
the position of assistant engineer at the Po't
ner Brewery in place of the late Frank Hauf.
Frank Foster, colored boy, WAS arrestei
by Officer Atkinson 10 day for running of
with whip which had been dropped from a
carriage.
Lee Camp has requested the Alexandria
Light Infantry to fire volley over the grave
of the late Mr.. Joseph Lash after the funeral
to.morIoT.
During the services at Trinity Church last
night two persons-a gentl' man aud l'dy-
were seized with fits, which caused son C
excitement
8. hr. Harry Cats reported at the station
muse to-day that his team narrowly escaped
being run over by an electric train OH Royal
street this morning.
Officer Beach states that it wa7 Mr.. Harry
Simpson, aud not himself, who found the
peck etbook at the corner of King and Pitt
streets on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Sidney Pullman has rented stall near
the head oil the first row in the market and
stocked it with full supply of vegetables,
&c, which he will sell at low prices
The brick work of the Norton Memorial
Chapel OF st Paul's Church has been COM
ple.od, and the carpenters expect to have the
building under roo; by the first of he year.
Tho reception rendered the members of the
Cameron Club and their friends by Miss
Chinn at Arlington Institute last night was
most euioysble affair aud was very numcr-
ousy attended.
There will be Bible readings in Trinity
Nj. Z. Church next week beginning at 3 p IN
Tuesday. Gospel Hymns Nos. aud 6 will
be used Christmas service Saturday moin-
ing at O'clock.
A colored boy named Dsvis while on his
way home last night, was held up on Prince
stre,t near Washington, By two tramps who
compelled him to..give them what money be
had-ten cents
Isaac Eichberg s. Sons patrons are never
disappointed. In qualities, varieties, prices
and shopping facilities they are unusually pre-
nared at present. Their advertisement will
dilcct you with profit for yourselves.
This was crank day at the station house.
One man went there this morning and Sid
be wanted to secure large room at the Brad
dock House il which to have Christmas
tabs for the poor. Another wanted to secure
big hall to expound new religion.
A slight Gre occurred at o'clock this
morning in frame house on Franklin street,
,csr the shipyard. The neighbors shouted
testify, but the alarm was not heard up the
street and the fumes were e1tingushed with.
out the assistance of the fire department.
A horse driven by William Raymond, CO.
ored of Alexanuria county, took fright yes
terd.y ST ernoon at locomotive near the
co ner of Twelfth aud D streets, northwest
Washington, and ran away. Raymond was
thrown out and sustained broken leg he
WAS removed to the Emergency Hospital.
To morrow will be the fourth and last Sun
dav of Advent. On Tuesday, the list in
staut the Catholic Church will celebrate the
festiysl Of ST. Thomas, apostle, who having
carried the gospel to the Parthisns, Medes snd
Persisns. passed into India, whore he preach
ei Christianity to the people. for which he
suffered martyrdom in the year Al.
In q statement, based upon statistics foI the
fiscal yesr from October 1, 1895, 10 septem'
ber so, 1896, is given the amount of net
revenue that each city or county was emil
tod 10 be credited with after the elimination
of its criminal expenses and money paid by
the Stste for the maintenance of its schools
aia~sndria CITY is set down at 49, and
J Alexandria county at D, iSa'