Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A meeting of the Y. M. S. L. will be
held tonight.
MIR. Frank Warfeld has sold to Mr..
W. 81. Hall lot on Washington street,
between Oronoco and Pendleton, for
$500.
Judge Norton to-day appointed Capt.
r. F. Knox receiver for the Cochnower
Marble Company-a foreign corpora
ton with an Alexandria charter.
Geo. Stearns, white, and John Dales
and Aleck Rowe, colored, refused to
work on the chain gang today and were
put on bread and water diet.
The Lavras Workers met in the lecture
room last Thursday afternoon and elect.
cd the following officers for the en-
suing year: President. Miss Susan E. Pier
son vi:e president, Miss Jane B. Greene;
secretary and treasurer, Miss E. c. Nc.
Knight, and corresponding secretary, Miss
NJ V. Agnew. IT would have been hard
matter 10 have selected better corps of OIL.
GERS than these, and if efficient leaders can
insure the success Of the society's work, this
year ought TO DO a very prosperous one
Presbyterian.
Mrs. Albert Metzger, who lived on Pitt
street. between Cameron and Queen, who was
deserted by her husband, about eight weeks
ago, will start for her home in Colu mbia, S.
c., to-day. She was in destitute circum-
stances with four little children. Through
the efforts OF officer Joshua Sherwood and
some kind and generous people of this city
she was furnished with ticket for Columbia.
There has been sent 10 this Office list of
thirty children from different parts of the
State, but none from this city or vicinity.
who have applied for admission into the
school for the education of the deaf and dumb
and The blind at StauntOn for the current se:-
sion and have been rejected for the want of
room and means.
The Fire Wardens held meeting last
night at which communication was received
from Mr. E. 8. Leadbeater urging the pur.
chase ly the city of u new steam fire engine.
The communication was referred to the City
Council.
The report circulated late yesterday after
noon to the effect that Bertie Miller had again
attempted to commit suicide by taking lauda-
mum is said to have hecn erroneous. She was
suffering from hys.eria.
A report was lodged at the station house
this morning that the blacksmith shop of Milf
ileton & Ford had been robbed last night of 3
quantity of tools, &c. The police will invos
tigate the matter
Tho only case in the Police Court this
morning was that of man and woman,
charged with disorderly conduct. The man
was dismissed and woman fined $3.50.
Tho third quarterly conference of the NJ.
=. Church WAS held last night at the resi-
donce of Rev. f. T. Benson st which the
finances of the year wore audited.
regular meeting of NJ D. Ccrse Camp,
8. c. ", will be held tonight at o'clock.
Brsnoss Of Importance is to be transacted.
Capt Ed. Taylor. Of Washington, yell
known river man, died of typhoid foyer OIL
Saturday at Providence Hospital.
Tho Norfolk steamer was delayed several
hours in her arrival hero this morning by a
heavy fog on the lower river.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton yesterday to John E. Lacy and Efiic Til.
latt, of Fairfax county.
Five dodgers wero at the station house last
night.
The City Council meets tonight.