Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

On account Of the rain some OF the
schools had but one session to-day.
A new schedule went into effect on
the Southern Railway yesterday.
The recent rains caused q consider
able rise in the upper Potomac river.
The Mary Gusts Lee Chapter, U. D.
c., will meet tomorrow morning at II
o'clock at the residence OF Miss Mehat-
fey.
There was heavy rain fall between
8 and Z o'clock yesterday morning, and
rain has followed at intervals through
out TO day.
A regular weekly meeting of Belle
Haven Council, Junior Order of Me-
chaDics, will be held in Jr. 0. U. A. NJ.
Hall tonight.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary will be held at Lee
Camp Hall tomorrow, Tuesday even
ing, at o'clock.
A number of colored persons were
baptized yesterday in the river of Bat
terry Rogers in the presence OF large
crowd of spectators.
Rev. Mr.. Wells, ofthe Village Chapel,
M. e. Church, will conduct the Union
service in the railroad reading rooms
tonight at 7:45 o'clock.
The S; Gamer Washington of the Nor
folk line left here last night for New
port News, where she will go into the
dry dock and have here hull painted.
The body of John Ashby, former
we'll known colored man of this city,
was brought here to-day from Pitts
burg, where he died on Saturday, aged
As years.
Bishop White, at the chapel of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary, yes.
to-day morning confirmed class Of
five, three OF whom arc students at the
High School.
A horse attached to a wagon belong
ing TO Mr.. Bernheimer ran away twice
on King street this afternoon. The
seat of the wagon was thrown cut, but
the animal was stopped on both occa-
sions before any serious damage had
been done.
Mrs. George Hough has received a
letter signed by the Colored Protective
Association Of Washington threatening
her with dire vengeance. 1t is said
that an attempt was made last Friday
night to rob Mrs. H. at her home on
Columbus street.
A mission for the benefit OF the color
ed people will be held in St. Mary's
Church for one week, beginning on
Wednesday evening. The body of the
church will be reserved for colored per-
sons, and the choir will be composed OF
colored members of the congregation.
The Woodbury. Forest baseball nine
of Orange, were the guests Of the Hotel
Johnson in Washington on Saturday
evening. The game with the Episcopal
High School team, which was postponed
on Saturday on account of rain until
to day, was again postponed for the
same reason.
There was free fight at Arlington
junction, in the county, yesterday after
noon and Robert Thomas, colored, wa:
struck on the head with brick. He
was rendered unconscious, and the
wound was so serious that his friend:
took him to the Emergency Hospital
Washington.
The corner stone of the John Hay
Industrial School, colored, will be lait
next Sunday evening, at 3 o'clock, b,
Harmony Lodge, Grand United Orde
of Odd Fellows of this city, assisted by
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows o
Virginia. Grand Master II. l.. Holmes
and Noble Grand J. NJ. Buckner, @
Harmony Lodge, will conduct the ser
vices. The Grand Lodge of the Distric
of Columbia will participate in the cere
monies. The address will be delivered
by Rev. Alexander Truatt.
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