Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Daughters of the Confederac
will hold meeting on Monday evenin
at o'clock.
Since the electric railway has bee
extended to Ballston electric light
have been introduced in the stor
there.
The Alexandria Light Infantry ez
pect to have full ranks on Monda.
evening on the occasion of their stree
parade.
After the thunder storm yesterda.
evening rain continued at interval
throughout the night and until thi
morning
The barkentine Grace Lynwood
loaded with asphalt, arrived here THU
morning from Trinidad, and after being
inspected proceeded to Washington.
Religious service will be conducted il
Jr. O. U. A. NJ. hall, on south Fairfax
street, to morrow evening at O'Clock
under the auspices of the Oriental So
cial Club.
The o'clock train on the electric
road YVES detained some time this morn
ing by one of the cars getting off the
rails in turning the corner at King and
Royal streets.
a team belonging to Mr.. William
Rogers ran away OH upper King street
to day and ran over Mr.. Arthur Har-
rison, the driver, who was quite badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt.
We have received an invitation to
attend the SD annual convention of
the School of Law of the Columbia
University, which is to take place at
the National Theatr in Washington
on the Sth instant.
Tomorrow the Episcopal and Catho-
lie churches celebrate Pentecost or
Whitsunday, q solemn feast in memory
and honor of the descent of the Holy
Ghost on the heads of the apostles in
the shape of tongues of fire. -
Passengers on the dis electric train
from Washington yesterday afternoon
were detained at the Long Bridge by
shot box" OF one of the cars. This
fact gave rise to the rumor that there
had been an accident on the road.
A mare belonging to Mr.. Hornbaker
at Milford Mills, near Bristow station,
Southern Railway, was stolen last night.
An attempt was made to blow open the
safe in the store at that place, but the
fuse failed to burn. Some shoes, &C.,
were also stolen from another store in
the neignborhood.
A horse attached to Mr.. 0. F. Bag
gets butcher wagon, which was stand
ing in front of the marke this morning,
ran away, and Mr.. Baggett's son was
caught between the horse and the
swingletree and narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury. The runaway team col
lided with several other wagons before
it was stopped.
y Devotions of forty hours will open in
st. Mary's Church to. morrow with high
mass at. II o'clock. At this mass Rev.
Father Ennis, of Georgetown College,
will deliver sermon on the "Blessed
Sacrament After mass the sacrament
will be exposed and will be kept ex-
posed until Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock, when the forty hours will close
with high mass. Rev. Father Tierney,
of Falls Church, will preach at vespers
tomorrow evening.
Joe Bradley and james Patterson, the
negro criminals who were guarded in
the Culpeper Jail Thursday night by
the Minute Men, were transferred to
Richmond yesterday evening for safe
keeping. Sheriff Yarrell stated to the
Governor last night that. notwith-
standing this protection, he kept the
negroes in field outside OF the town
all Thursday night, being afraid that
the militia would not forcbly resist the
threatened mob For safety he took
them to the Richmond jail.
The District of Columbia National
Guard will leave Washington for Fort
Washington Thursday for ten days
camp life. The commanding general
has said that it has required persistent
efforts to induce Congress to appro
pirate funds to defray the expenses OF
an encampment, and it will require the
presence of at least Is per cent. of the
full strength of the guard to justify the
expenditure, and, in one Of the orders
issued, the announcement is made that
all companies falling below IS per cent;
in point ofnumber in attendance will
be dsbanded, unless o good excuse can
be shown.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows of this city,
and Metropolis Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Washington. will give a joint excursion to
River View, Tuesday, July 9th.
The Basye property was offered for sale at
Annandalc on Wednesday by trustees George
S. Chase and Thomas w. Smith and sold to
Mr.. w. j. Malone for 81 $50.