Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A meeting of the Y. NJ. s. L. will be
held tonight.
A regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil will be held tonight.
Michael Pohlman, of Alexandria,
has been granted an increase of PEN
sion.
1t is understood that an effort to
establish a trades stamp agency in this
City will be resisted in the courts.
At the meeting of the "Sharps and
Flats" last night it was decided to pro.
duce the "Pirates of Penzance" about
January
It is reported that the National Elk.
press Company will soon open an Office
in this city, with Mr.. Charles Guisen.
daffer as agent.
Prof Koran will organize his class at
the Alexandria gymnasium tonight.
1t is hoped that all who intend to be-
come members will be present as the
professor intends to take up new work,
aud every one should be there in order
to start at the beginning.
A white boy was found yesterday
wandering aimlessly about the north
western part of the city by Mr.. Walter
Langley and taken to the station house,
The boy, when questioned by Lieut..
Smith, gave his name as Joseph Nor
ris, aged IA years, and as hailing from
Pleasantville, N. j., and stated that he
had an uncle in Washington, but it
was later ascertained that the boys
uncle had moved to Richmond. Lieut..
Smith has communicated with the
boys parents in New Jersey.
City Treasurer NJ. B. Harlow has com.
menced the collection of the State taxes due
by the citizens of Alexandria for 1897. The
total amount of State tax on AlexaDdIia city
for the year is S24,34263, of which $1B,.
$50 IA is tax on real estate and S7,116.S9
on personal estate On all tax bills not paid
by the LIST of December s per cent. penalty is
added.
Messrs. E. J. Miller & Co with their usual
en- .erprise arc in early receipt of their holi.
day goods. Their advertisement will be found
elsewhere. Tbese gentlemen have long en-
joyed the reputation of having fine epd e lab
crate stocks of goods in their line, and their
moderate prices have ever proven attractive.
Harry Bryant and Walter Washington,
10th colored, are at the station house, for re.
using to work on the chain gang Bryant
objected 70 wearing ball and chain, and
Washington shortly after being taken out on
the gang this morning went of, but returned
to jsil for his dinner.
a colored boy. about II years old, known
as "Wiilism," employed at the house of Mr..
Cochran, in Vest End, stole porketbook
containing nine dollars this morning and left
on an electric train for Washington. The
authorities of that city have been requ ested
to look out for him.
Notwithstanding this inclement weather
last night, the revival services at the NJ. P.
Church were well attended. Rev. F. T. Ben
son preached with his usual fo:ce and power,
and an impression was made on the congre.
CATION that will be productive of good.
Workmen are engaged in completing the
foundation in Christ Church yard OF the
memorial of the late Henderson Suffer-. A
granite basin to encrcle the marble bowl of
tho fountain Is now being place in position,
ard this will complete the memorial.
John Underwood jr.. who was caught un-
der falling barrel of flour at Hills bakery,
on Saturday evening, aud had his knee brok-
on, is rapidly recovering under the treatment
Oh Dr. Jones.
Tho remains of the little son OF Mr. George
L. Sherwood We're brought here this evening
from Maryland, near Washington, and buried
in the Methodist Protestant burying ground.
A watch stolen day or two since in this
city from Mr. BENZ. Davis, of Loudoun coun.
ty, was yesterday recovered by Lieut.. Smith,
but no arrests have bsen made.
The American Telegraph and Telephone
Compony will tonight ask of the City Coun-
Gil permission to erect poles and string wires
in this city.
TIE largo four-masted schooner John 8.
Ames, with 1900 tons of Ice, arrived to-day
from the Kennebec, consigned to MI. W. NJ
Reardon.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton yesterday to Ernest L. Walter and Nan.
ME Sherwood. of this city.
Tho Alexandria Cycle Club will hold
monthly meeting tonight 10 consider matters
of interest.
The weekly drill les. night of the Alexsn.
dua Light Infantry was well attended.
"The worst cold I ever had in my
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