Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thirteen dodgers were at the station
house last night.
Sunday next, the 14th inst, will be
st. Valentines Day.
Alexandria Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
meets tonight at Odd Fellows Hall.
Mr.. Everett Roberts yesterday
caught three herring in Hunting Creek.
AT a meeting last night of the Hi
bernians of this city six members were
initiated.
The Fire Wardens held meeting
yesterday evening, but transacted no
business Of interest.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows will
tonight pay fraternal visit to Gov
enant Lodge of that order in George
town.
A Bell telephone, No. los, has been
placed in the residence of Mrs. Fred.
Kramer, florist, No. ia north Fayet 9
street.
Stuart's wharf, in King George couIa
ty, owned by Major R. w. Hunter, of
this city, was damaged by the ice to
some extent, but not enough to inter-
fere with the stopping of the steamers.
In the Corporation Court to-day i,
the case of James McCuen, guardian,
VS.. Lurania Croson ct al. decree for
sale of property was entered and James
McCuen was appointed commissioner.
a letter received here to-day from
the Petersburg asylum says that The
report that Ida Brown, colored, Of This
city, had died in that institution recent
lv, is incorrect. The woman, vic hiss
been very i'll, is improving.
Mr.. Eugene Rodgers says that whl,2
walking toward his home on Fayetle
street last night he was held up by two
tramps who attempted to relieve him
of his watch. Mr.. Rodgers gave IN
alarm which frightened of the high
waymen.
There was but one case before the
Mayor this morning, that of colored
man named Charles Page, who was
charged with leaving nuisance on the
premises lately occupied by him. He
was dismissed upon promising to abate
the same at once.
Twenty-Five lots of Somerset Beach,
in King George county, have been sold
to parties contemplating building there.
The beach is prettily located between
Chatterton and Stuart's wharf. The
owners of the beach intend soon TO
erect a large wharf at the place.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Eugene E.
Broaddus, of Glen Allen, and Mary B.
Saville; Thomas r. Gaines, ir., and
Lizzie House, both OF Culpeper Court
House, and William II. Hunter aud
Mary V. Swain, both of Alexandria.
The committees and those interested
in the entertainment to be given by
the members of the Anne Lee Me-
mortal Association are requested TO
meet on Friday morning at II O'Clock
| at the residence of the president of the
association, Mrs. L. w. Reid, SOC Duke
street.
At the Office of the adjutant general
yesterday the resignation of Captain
Geo. A. Mushbach, of Company of
Alexandria, was received. The resig-
nation OF First Lieutenant Samuel j..
Monroe, of the same company, was also
received. Lieutenant Bryan is now in
command of the compa ny.-Richmond
State.
Mr.. o. O. Owens, son of Rev. W. w.
Owens, of "Litchfeld,' has rented that
fine old estate Panorama" in
King George county, from Major
r. w. Hunter, of this city, for term
of five years from the 1st of January
last. Mr.. Owens has already made
improvements in and around the house
since he came in possession.
Pat Raedy claims that the failure Of
his scheduled fight with Hite Peckham
to come off was caused solely by the
fear of the latter to meet him, as every
possible concession was made by him
self, as we'll as the Eureka Club, to get
Peckham into the ring, and he points
to the fact that Peckham has now left
town as an evidence of his bad faith.