Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The heaviest rain for some time pas
fell at an early hour this morning
The water mains throughout the city
were thoroughly flushed last night.
A Bell telephone No. 81 has been
placed in the Office of the Old Domn.
ion Cigar Company.
The Y. NJ. S. L. will tonight hold
their annual meeting, at which officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
One ofthe prettiest Christmas trees in
the city is at the home of Miss Hattie
Brawner, corner of Peyton and Duke
streets.
Mr.. Tarleton Berry died at his home
in Charles county, Md, on Sunday from
infrmities due to old age, aged eighty
four years.
Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, held their regular
meeting this morning and transacted
routine business.
The stockholders of the Virginia
Title Company met yesterday evening,
but for want of a quorum the meeting
adjourned till the 9th inst.
Daniel Il. Neall, bookseller, Edward
L. Il. Lusby, groceries, and Emma G..
Sanderson, groceries, made assignments
in Washington yesterday.
The German Cooperative Building
Association, second series, last night
loaned $500 at par. The directors
have declared handsome dividend.
l. d. Matterson, who, as stated yes
terday, has been missing for the past
three weeks, has not since been heard
of and his friends here think that he
has gone west.
The report that the Pennsylvania
Railway Company is soon to assume
the management of the electric railway
is positively denied by the officers OF
the latter company in this city.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to John Whip
pie, jr., and Florence G. Dibbrell, both
Of Leesburg, and William F. Triplett
and Elizabeth Ford, both of this city.
A country team WAS struck to-day
on King street, between Fairfax and
horses was slightly hurt and the tongue
Of the wagon WAS broken. The damage
was slight.
Mr.. Milton Arlington, son of Mr.. AL
bert Arlington. fell in fit from MS
door, near Occoquan, last Saturday
evening, and striking his head on rock
received such injuries as to cause his
death the next day.
The steamer John Sylvester, which
| last summer ran as an excursion boat on
the Potomac river, will run up and
down the James river this year. She
will carry mail TO points on the river
between Richmond and Norfolk, and
bid for passengers and freight.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Alexandra Local Assembly of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew will be
held in the Parish Hall Of st. Paul:
Church this evening at 7:S0 o'clock
The executive committee desires full
attendance, as business of Importance
is to be discussed, and the committee
wishes to hear from every member.
A largely attended meeting of Belle
Haven Council, Junior Order of Ameri
can Mechanics, was held last night
The officers elected at the last meeting
the names of which were published il
last Tuesdays GAZETTE, were installed
by D. s. c., Nelson Cradlin. Mr.
Samuel Garrett was appointed chaplain
The report of the trustees shows thi
council to be in fourishing condition
both financially aud in membership
One application paper was read AM
referred to committee ofinvestigation
Considerable routine business of i'm
nortsnca TO the council was transacted