Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-01
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Belle Haven Council, Jr. O. U. A. NJ !,
meets tonight.
John Hartman has been appointed
postmaster at New Alexandria.
The mercury at noon to-day register
ed 400.
The river, creek and canal were
crowded yesterday with skaters.
The monthly meeting of the Board OF
Stewards of the NJ. P. Church will be
held tonight.
King street wharf, which has been in
dilapidated condition for some time
past, has been fenced in.
Annie King, well-known colored
woman of this city, died last night a;
her home on Peyton street.
Several of the Alexandria lawyers to-
d.y attended the session of the Circuit
Court of Fairfax.
A horse attached to the beer wage n
of Messrs. O'Sullivan & Greene fell on
Royal street to day but 10 damage was
done.
Tomorrow will be Candlemas Day,
when the grounding stalks abroad and
tries to ioretel the weather for the
succeeding forty days.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary Association of Il.
+. Lee Camp will be held at Lee Camp
Hall to morrow afternoon at three
o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter, U. ID. C.,
will be held tomorrow morning ct
eleven o'clock at the residence of Miss
Mehafley.
Lewis Magruder, young colored
man, fell in an epilepic fit in the Cor
poration Court room this morning. He
was removed to the corridor where he
soon afterwards recovered.
The annual meeting of the Alexan-
dria Insurance Company was held this
morning, but without transacting any
business the meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the president.
There was a slight fire at the Con-
cordia Hotel Saturday night, caused by
defective Aue. The fire was extin-
guished by Mr.. John Clapdore, the
driver of the Relief Hook and Ladder
Truck, with an extinguisher.
The resolution recently passed by the
Georgetown Citizens Association, ia
vorable to the reconstruction of the
Aqueduct bridge for electrical railway
purposes, has been transmitted to Con-
gress by the commissioners.
Mrs. r. c. Wilkins, residing in
Washington, was knocked down
and robbed shortly before o'clock last
night at Twenty-second street and
Pennsylvania avenue by an unknown
negro. She was not seriously injured.
Mr.. Stell, of the Theological Semi.
May, conducted services at the railroad
reading room yesterday evening. There
was large attendance and Mr.. Stell's
interesting and instructive address was
attentiyely listened to by all present.
Services will BIO held there again to-
night.
In Washington on Friday Mr.. Jo-
seph E. Willard was appointed admin
istrator of the estate of the late Joseph
c. Willard. his father, the bond being
fixed at $50. In petition filed on
Friday Mr.. Willard estimates the per-
sonal estate at 100000. The value of
the real estate is not given.
Thomas Towles, carpenter, about
thirty years old, was found dead in his
bed shortly after six o'clock yes.
terday evening, at No. 926 %
street northwest, Washington. The
body was cold and rigid and death had
resulted probably eighteen hours before
the body was found. 1t is believed to
have been case of alcoholism.
The funeral of Mr.. Lemuel Robey
took place yesterday afternoon from
the German Lutheran Church and was
largely attended. Rev. J. NJ. Eberline
conducted the services and the pail
bearers were Messrs. Henry Hunter,
Lemuel Robey, James Gates, F. Dds
zoneit, Lemuel Cook and Jas. Strider.
The interment was in Bethel cemetery.