Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Woodlawn Farmers Club will meet on
Estuary 9th at the lone of Mrs A. =. Wal.
| ion.
The public schools will close to morrow
evening for the holidays, as will also the pri.
Vate schools.
The Christmas mail is increasing, and the
mail carriers will be furnished with deliv-
cry wagon during the holidays.
marriage license was issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Charles schooler and Dora
HELM, roth of Fauquier county.
trade mark was issued yesterday TO Lew.
Is c. Milburn, of Cherrydale, for internal
remedies for malaria, cbils and fever.
Probably the first shad of the season was
carght yesterday near Rock Hall and taken
to Baltimore. The fish is a fine specimen and
Welghs seven pounds.
The weather continues wet, raw aad dis
agreeable: A light Snow fell early this morn
Ing, which for time covered the ground but
It soon melted and disappeared,
VIM. Ramer, a brakeman on the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and brother of Mir.
Randolph Ramer, of this city, was killed at
Harrisburg yesterday while coupling cars.
In the Corporstion Court to-day Mary &.
Chinn, colored qualified as Administrative of
the estate of her late husband, d. w. Chnn,
snd also as guardian of her infant children
Several chickens were stolen from the yard
OF Inc Alexandria Infrmary last night. The
incident caused some excitement in the
neighborhood and the thief was seen 10 jump
over the fence.
In the Law and Equity Court of Richmond
on Aoniay judgment was rendered against
Mrs. Loretta I'm lll-Ford for $500 in favor of
Dir. Frank Z. Anderson, of this city, her at.
torney in recent divorce proceedings.
james Clark, a carpenter, was seriously as
saulted on Monday night by Charles Atlee.
Clark is employed by Atlee and went to his
place OF business and demanded his money,
which, it is said caused the trouble Clark
was removed to his home on north Pitt street.
The fad of ghost hunting has extended to
this city, and number of ladies and gentle
men Of the Third ward are organizing an
"Occultorium." to make thorough study Of
ghosts and their habils. Among the early
purposes of the occultorium is a visit to the
graveyarjs a midnight
Several young men from this city yesterday
evening visited Washington theatre, and
while there one Of them threwagl So Of liquor
at one of the actresses OH the stage, cutting her
lace sll2ntiy ana spollng her costume. Tie
young man was arrested, but was released on
leaving $50 collateral.
Howsrd & Leighs Minstrels, one of the
best minstrel and vaudeville companies now
on the road, are billed 10 appear at the pera
House on Christmas Day-patinec and night
The company comes here under guaran &c
from the Alexandria Gymnasium, and no
doubt its performances will be well pstroDizsd.
A lamp in the residence of Mr.. VIM. Slap.
son, on south Alfred street, caught fire last
night, causing blaze. Mr. Simpsons little
daughter seized tho lamp to throw it out of
the house. but dropped it on the floor. Tho
burning Gil set fire to the carpet and burned
some clothing, but the flames were extin-
guished before any serious damage had been
done.
Old "Iun" Judy, ninety years of age
peusioner upon the benevolence of one of the
Alexandiis church societies, was recently
taken to New York by her niece, a woman Of
somo means there, but the old woman coon
afterward came hack, travelling all the way
without companion. and she says she would
rather die in alexandria than live in New
York.