Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| The new schedule on the electric railway
went into effect yesterday.
One OF the children of Rev. F. T. Benson
OF the Methodist Protestant Church, is sick
with diphtheris.
There will be meeting Of Alexandra
Council, National Union, at Pythian Hall
north Pitt street, tonight.
At the meeting of the Hibernians yester.
day two members were initiated and three
| applications for membership wore received.
The Duponts of Washington defeated the
Washington school team Of this city in a
game Of football on Saturday by score of IA
too.
The protracsed meetings which were held
at the Village Chapel by Rev. j. 81 Wells
closed last night with twelve accessions to
the church.
The District Fpworth League will meet at
the N. E. Church South on the 29th of this
month This meeting will comprise the va.
rious leagues in and around Washington.
In the Corporation Court to-day in the case
of Treakle vs. Treakle the answer of ]. 3.
Flanaigen, guardian ad Item, was filed and
cause referred to Commissioner Callahan for
| report.
An alarm of Are about 7:30 o'clock last
night brought out the entire department. It
was caused by the burning of chimney in
what is known as Fawcett's row, on south
Alfred street.
Mr.. NJ. W, Roveridge, we'll known china
merchant of Washington, died suddenly at
his home yesterday. he was born in Virginia
and st The time of his death 1t Is estimated
that he was worth from $4,000 to $780,.
900.
Before the Circuit Court for the county nd
journed last geek q Judgment for the plaintiff
was entered in tho casee 0f ]. A Horner ct
al. VS.. J. N. Gibson.
Rev. Father D. j. Stafford, of Washington,
will on tho night of December 9th deliver q
lecture at the Opera House for the benefit of
the Z. d. 8. L. His subject will be "Mac::
beth"
A number Of colored people held meeting
in this city on Saturday night to take action
concerning the reported death in Washington
Of John M. Langston. The account of his
death which was telegraphed from Washing
ton to this city and elsewhere proved to be
incorrect.
A. M. Robinson, of Montgomery county,
Nd, was here yesterday looking for his
mother and sister, who, he said, left their
home some time last August. sergt Smith
succeeded in locating them at the residence
of citizen in the First ward Mrs Robin.
son ard her daughter returned With her son
- their home.
The steamer Arrowsmith. which had been
aground at Dill's wharf, in the lower Poto-
mac, since Friday, on account of the low
tides. got off yesterday morning and arrived
hero about 1880 o'clock last night The
steamer was not at all damaged. The ferry
stesmsr Belle Haven went to the assistance
of the Arrowsmth on Saturday night and
returned last night, so yesterday only the
olpmbia was or the ferry route.
voodoo doctor who has 6sen going about
the CITY for the past few days on Saturday
concocted e dose for uncle" Bob Jenkins,
who lives on Duke street, near Fairfax. The
dose was to PIT the patient TO sleep and on
his awakening he would be cured of his
"sp,ll" The doc;or was given dollar and
was TO return the change. bat ''uncle" Bob
went to sleep at once and when he awoke the
doctor had gone and is still missing.
Constable Webster this morning at the
ferry wharf sttached for debt due by white
man wagon load Of furniture which was be-
itg taken to Washington. The colcred driver
acquiesced in the attachment and said he
would take the furniture back to the house
WnSIe u6 SOC IL. NC Ou1CoE iolb LILO WHIT
aud immed ately afterward the colored man
drove the wagon on the ferry boat and pro.
ceeded to Washington. The driver will be
arrested.
Officers Roberts and Deane brought to the
station house this morning two ttamps (man
aud wife). Tho woman, who is in delicats
condition, was shoeleSs and appeared to be
suifs iTg from privstion The man claims to
ha q pn10r aud oova hio D,p,a 1oh~
shall The officers found them at the Dyke
sitting TN some wet hay. The Mayor fur
nished them with money with which to leave
the city; be also provided them with din
ner. The couple are from Kentucky. They
loft for Washington this evening. The wo.
N IN with number CT t,amps have been loaf.
ing about the Southern depot for the past
week.
See Kaufmauns trading stamp advertise
ment