Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-23
LOCAL BREVITEES.
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The little -year.old daughter of
Mr.. Samuel Taylor was quite painfully
burned on her right arm by falling On
stove while at play at her home on
north Fairfax street Tuesday night.
On Saturday last a colored woman
named Bessie Davis came here from
Baltimore and went to the house of &
woman named Payne, on north Pitt
street, where she asked permission to
remain for few days. To-day the
Payne woman tried to get her guest to
leave the house but the latter refused,
whereupon complaint was made at thu
station house and the woman was ar
rested as suspicious character and be-
ing wanted in Baltimore.
Thu case against the young nan arrested
in Washington on Tuesday night for throw
ing glass of whisky at ono OF the performers
on the stage at Ksrnan's Theatre, was amic,-
bly, settled in Prosecuting Attorney Pughs
Off e a: the Police Court in that city Y ster.
dag. The charge was nolle pressed g. the
| complaint withdrawn on the condition that
the young man pay the actress $50 for tho
damage which was done to her dress.
The residence OF MIS-. Grayson, in Wheat
and Suffers subdivision, in the northwestern
| part Of the city, was broken into last night
| and robbed of lot Of silverware and other
valuables. The burglars gained an entrance
to the house by forcing transom over the
| front door, and, after securing their plumber,
escaped The robbery was not discovered
until this morning.
Members OF Trinity n. E Church Fpworth
League and ali who desire 10 aid the poor arc
requested to bring TO the church tonight
pound, penny and potato to be distributed
among the poor under tho direction OF the
mercy and help department of Epworih
Los CUE. On Christmas morning st o'clock
another opportunity will be afforded all who
desire 10 contribotc.
There has been received st This office frorn
the Harvey & Watts Company of Philadvl
phia a sample "Nallinckroit' patent il CO.
| tine absorbent and ventilated smoking pip {,
This is claimed BIZ lovers OF the weed t, be Il
most Clearly, hea!thf,i and, therefore, desira
BILE article for smokers uc.
The Crittenton mission at Trinity
Church is increasing in interest The dis
course last night, from Luke XII AZ, "bnd
bong in an ago Y he prayed more ea nes'ly,"
was exceedingly earnest and solemn Mr.
| Crittenton will be il this city ali next week.
O. Q Of the police officers to.d'y REQ rested
| the Mayor to define the powers of the several
| officers, so that they wo I'D not intorierc with
each other in the discharge of their respective
duties. Tho Mayor stated that lie would take
the matter into consideration.
The NJ Schiller Beef Company are offering
| fine fresh dressed turkeys ct II! and 10 Cts
| a mound also $50 dozsn fresh country eggs
at 20 cts. dozen; -lso iRe Malaga grapes at
Is cts. a pound, and fine Florida Oranges at
| foot of lowest pr es
The board of trustees Of the Theological
| Seminary have appointed Bsho:s Eandol, Z
and Petorkin committee to seek for sun.
able person AMI nominate him for the po5il II
of dean Of the university, to be acted upon at
] its next meeting.
MANY shoppers who had been KEEP. in doord
for the past few diys on account OF the m
clement weather went out to-dsi aud MADE
| their Christm purchases, aud the merchants
have been kept busy waiting on their custom
| ers.
A horse belonging to Mr. wilkins of Fair
fax county, which had been driven from
| Wsshin gton, fell from exhaustion at the ln-
tsrsection of King and Columbus stroots last
| night, and remained there uatil this morning
A yesr's subscription to the tt.zetie would
! he Christmas present W nth glving-a dai'y
ar tri.weekly reminder of the giver and no
other small sum Of money could be used
more aovsntagoously and proftsbly.
A mound party was held last night at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South IN sld oil
the INDECENT poor of the city. The occasion
va, made pleasant one and the party Will
be continued tonight.
In the Corporation Court today Mr. Franz
F. Anderson filed petition from JOSEF :.
Seach in the su of Hill vs. The Eastern
Fleciric Company. The amount chaIgei IS
SIT for Insulting.
Mr. Ernest OFT is engaged in trans!ating TO-
Dr Gatewood and others in the medic SER
vice of the government the proceedings OF the
great medical conference az Berlin last oeto'
Der.
The supply of turkeys, which had ran ran low low,
wac considerably augmented to-day and they
soId at from II to i3c per pound
marriage license was issued in "asn'n5-
ron Yesterday to ]. n. Harrod ard Frances
Williams, both of Viruna.
The market will be open ail day tomorrow
and be closed on Saturday (Christmss Day. st
8 o'clock.
"spits" of snow have fallen at Intervals
lduring the day