Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The marine railway at the shipyard
Is being repaired.
A dead calf was found on Alfred, be.
tween King and Cameron, streets yes.
terday.
Mr.. B. B. Smith has announced him
self a candidate for Council from the
Third ward.
The board of stewards of the M. P.
Church will meet tonight at the par.
sonage of that church.
Mrs. Pattie Hughes Whitehurst,
mother of Mrs. John Gish, died at her
home on south st. Asaph street last
night, aged IS years.
After almost twenty.four hours Of
continual rain the skies cleared this
morning, and the day has been bright,
mild and beautiful one.
This evening match game of base.
ball was is played by the nine of
the Episcopal High School with the
University OF Vermont team.
Nine colored persons from Zion
Church were baptized off Battery Rod
gers yesterday morning in the presence
of a large crowd of spectators.
Belle Haven Council, Junior Order
of American Mechanics, will hold its
regular weekly meeting tonight at
their hall on Fairfax street.
While skylarking on King street,
near Pitt, last night young man fell
against the show window of Kaletski's
saloon and broke the glass. He paid
the damages
Mr.. James Hamersloy, an old and
we'll known resident of the Third ward,
fell down the steps at his home yester-
day and was badly cut about his face,
besides being painfully bruised.
The regular monthly meeting of
Mary Gusts Lee Chapter, U. D. c.,
will be held tomorrow morning at the
residence of Mrs. Hunter, sos Prince
street, at IL o'clock.
The steamer Wakefield arrived at
Woodal's shipyard, Baltimore, Satur-
day, from Washington, and was locked
for overhauiing for spring and summer
service on the Potomac river.
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet at
Lee Camp Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow
evening. The meeting of the children
was net held this evening, owing to the
illness of the president, Mrs. Appich.
A number of Alexandrians have re-
ceived circulars stating that they have |
been appointed delegates to the South
ern Interstate Insurance Conference TO
be held at Southern Pines, N. c.. on the
2Sth instant.
Health Officer Woodward, of Wash
ington, has submitted to the District |
Commissioners a report in which he
recommends the PRONUNCIATION of a
municipal ordinance prohibiting spit
ting in street cars.
Booker T. Washington, the colored |
industrial advocate, will, as heretofore
stated, address his people at Rob-
erts Chapel M. e. Church tomorrow
night. Mr.. K. Kemper, City Superin.
tendent of Public Schools, has accepted
an invitation to preside and introduce
the speaker. His subject will be SIN
dustrial Force" Booker Washington
is an earnest, interesting speaker and
commands large audience.
A rare opportunity to witness several
occnlations at convenient hour will
tonight be afforded those who feel n-
clined to observe celestial phenomena.
The moon will pass over the northern
portion of the Plelades, or, it might be
said, will be an hour and a half cover
ing from earthly vision FIVE of the stars
in the cluster popularity known as the
seven stars, which, according to the
geography OF the heavens and to Gre
clan mythology, are located in the con-
stellation Taurus.