Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A merry Christmas to all !

Tomorrow being Christmas, tn
Gazette will not bs published on tina
day.
A slight fire occurred at the residenc
of Mrs. s. w. Markell, opposite thi
Office, this evening.
The children's Christmas celebration
of the Emmanuel Lutheln Church viii
be held Sunday night at 7 o'clock.
A marriage license was issued it
Washington yesterday to William B
Henry and Annie Wood, of Accotink
Va.
A ohildren's mass meeting will bt
held in Trinity Church Monday even
ing at 3 o'clock, led by Mr.. Gin. Crit
tenton.
An aged colcred man named King
fell yesterday morning at the corner o.
King and Peyton streets, and was quite
painfully injured. DR.. Miller was sum
moned and rendered the necessary
medical assistance.
The funeral services over the body Of
Judge Westel Willoughby. who died in
Washington on Tuesday, were held
yesterday ct p. NJ, from his late res
idence, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe officiat-
ing. The interment was in Arlington
cemetery.
DR.. P.S. Riedelle, of Washington, re-
ported to the police in this city last
night that he had lost q valuable horse,
aud requested that they keep lookout
for the animal. The horse broke away
from boy, who was taking the ami.
NAL from Hay6eld to Washington.
A meeting of Alexandria Council,
Junior Order United American Mechan.
les, was held last night. After the
transaction of routine business a pound
party was held. A considerable quaint.
ty of Christmas goods and other articles
were contributed, which will be dis.
tributed to the widows aud orphans OF
deceased members of the lodge.
Trinity Church was crowded again
last night. Mr. Crittenton, the evange-
list, preached most interesting SER
mon. The meetings will be continued
throughout next week. A pound PARTY
was held last night, at which goodly
collection of the necessities of life were
donated. They will be distributed
among the poor on Christmas day.
Alta meeting of the Quartermasters and
Commisssries' Aid Society last night Albert
Stunard, solomon Ware, Daniel Middleton,
Aaron Blackburn William s. Bsyne, Samuel
Smith and James Nicks were appointed q
committee to wait on Hon. John F. Ri1ey in
the interest ofthe bill to be introduced in Con.
gross. in the near future for tho relief of COL
ored employees Of the government during the
war. VIM &. Carter will head the delega-
ton.
The John Hay Industrial School closed it's
session for the holidays yesterday afternoon.
The managers and teachers had prepared
chocolate and other refreshments for the pu-
pills which were heartily enjoyed By all. The
managers have abandoned the benefit fair on
account of having secured the Opera House
for January 10Th, at which Tina this Hen
rietta Yinton Davis Dramatic and Concert
Company will give an entertainment.
The streets presented an animated appear.
ance to-day, being crowded with Christmas
shoppers. Many country people we're also in
the city making the holiday purchases, and
the merchants were kept busy.
As will be seen by notice elsewhere, Old
Dominion Ccmmandery, K. T., will meet in
their temple to morrow to participate in the
Christmas observance in honor of the Grar d
Master
The city postofice will BIO open to.mor.
row until $50 a. m. There will be one de-
livery and one collection HE money order
and registry d ,partment will be closed all
day.
a lower King street restaurateur who ba !
requested county friend to bring him cat
last night bad left at his place of business 8
box containing one cat and eight kittens.
The Southern Railway shops in this city
shut down this evening for the Christmas
holidays and work will not be resumed there
! until Monday, January 3.
Owing to tho high wind tho steamer Wake.
field, due here early this morning from the
lower river, dill not arrive until J. o'clock.
The stockholders of the Rowley Stickwell
Manufacturing Company met hare to-day for
the election of directors, &c.
While repairing south Leo street yesterday
| ono of tho wo,kmen found under a cohble
stono q cent coined in 1868.
Tho Virginia Class Works at West End
will close 10 MORROW, but will resume opera.
tons on Monday.
Mr. Frank Elliott quito seriously cut his
hand while carelcssly handling razor yes
terday evening.
Tbs Christmas Sunday School celebrations
of Christ and St. Paul's churches were held
this evening.
Tho Consumers Brewery Company have
gotten out very handsome and novel CAL
sndar.
The Mayor this morning presented each
member of the police force With turkey.
The mercury dropped last night to 160,
and the river flats are covered with ice.
The telegraph and telephone offices to-mor-
row will observe Sunday hours.