Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Dell0 adF0u SOuACli, oA' ". ~. H. III
meets tonight.
! The Third Regiment Drum Corp
will open their fair at Odd Fellows
Hall tonight.
The ferry steamers will run on Thurs
day every half hour during the day ant
up to 11:3O at night.
The funeral of Mrs. Michael Pohl
mann took place from the German
Lutheran Church this evening.
1t is said that hut little freight will b.
handled on any road running out
this city until after the 4th of March.
A meeting of the Alexandria Ligh
Infantry will be held tonight, wher
officers will be elected to fill vacancies
The little steamer S. w. Sutton ha:
been chartered 10 carry the mails be
tween Washington and Glymont dur
ing inauguration week.
The young people are looking forward
with pleasure to the dance to be given
by the Alexandria Assembly at Nc
Burney's Hall tonight.
In the Corporation Court to-day
Phyllis s. Williams qualified as guard
ian of G.. a. Hamilton, an infant under
IA years of age, and gave bond.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter, U. D. c., will
be held at the residence of Miss Critch.
err, Ill north Alfred street, tomorrow
at IL o'clock a. m.
A monthly meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary Association of R E. Lee
Camp will be held in Lee Camp Hall
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. The
annual election of officers will be held
at this meeting.
Fifty six dodgers were at the station
house last night. During the inaugu-
ration season it is expected still larger
numbers will drift to this city, and the
police are exercising the strictest sur
veilance over all strangers,
A little son of Policeman Ferguson
Yesterday found lady's gold watch
and chain near Grace Church. He
turned it over to Rev. G. E. Ball, pastor
of the church, who will return it to the
owner if she will call at the parsonage.
Mr.. William Watkins has rented the
ground which was recently purchased
by the Southern Railway Company just
west of the National Cemetery, and it
is said will use it for truck garden.
This land was purchased by the rail-
way company to build shops upon.
There was but one case for trial in
the Police Court this mOrnipp-that of
a negro tramp named Chas. Westlock,
who had been arrested by Officer Arthur
Davis. He was in the act of entering
yard when arrested. He was sent to
the chain gang for five days.
AS stated on Saturday, Jos. Clark
was taken to the penitentiary from this
city that evening Several of his friends
we're at the depot to see him off, and
his wife accompanied him. Through
Rev. ]. H. Butler, of the Baptist Church
of this city, she will secure employment
in Richmond to be near her husband
During the month of February the
Clerk of the Corporation Court record
ed AZ deeds and issued 70 marriage IL
censes-16 to white and Sc to colored
persons. This large increase of mar
riage licenses was due to the many ar
rests recently made by the police of
men and women who were living to-
gether unlawfully.
The government torpedo boat Far
ragut, formerly known as No. 6,
passed down the river this morning on
q trial trip with q number Of govern
ment officials on board. She passed
the city at quite rapid speed, but be-
fore she reached Jones's Point full
steam was given her engines and it
seemed she made railroad time.
An old coored man named Henry Patter-
son died to-day of Cd age and pneumonia at
his HON. on Pendleton street, between Pitt
and St. Asaph. 1t is believed that the old
IN IN had considerable sum of money in his
house, but officers searched the promises and
found nothing Of value.
Mr.. Fnoch Berry, well known resident of
Pennington, Prince Georges county, Md,
WAS yesterday evening attacked with fit and
falling into branch was drowned. He had
relatives in this city.
Pro-. Crawford, of the Theological Semi
nary, narrowly escaped being run over by a
street car while riding a bicycle in Washing.
ton Friday evening. His bicycle was
smashed.
1t is understood that tho Governor has re-
fused to pardon Harry Simpson, who was re-
Gently convicted of larceny from the person
and sentenced to one year in the ponitentiary.