Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A Happy New Year!

High mass was celebrated at ST.
Mary's Church this morning at 8 o'clock.
The W. G. T. U. will meet on Mon
day evening at $50 o'clock at the M.
e. Church South.
The University of Virginia Glee
Club have cancelled their engagement
to appear in this city week.
A regular meeting of the Father
Mathew Total Abstinence Society will
be held in st. Mary's Hall tomorrow
at $50 p. m.
A row boat belonging to Capt. Geo.
Windsor and containing two men was
capsized off the ship yard yesterday
evening, but the men were picked up
by the tug Geo. W. Pride.
A delightful hop was given in the
ballroom of the old Braddock House
last night by the Young Mems Assem-
bly,. There was large attendance and
| the advent of the new year was greeted
with music and dancing.
The Christmas celebration OF the
Sunday school of Trinity M. E. Church
was held at 6:30 o'clock yesterday
evening. An interesting programme
consisting of music, recitations, &C..
was we'll rendered, after which pre-
sents to the scholars and teachers were
distributed.
In the Corporation Court to-day a
deed of lease of the George R. Hill
company's cracker and cake factory to
S. S. Marvin, of Pittsburg, was record
ed. The lease is for ten years at So 900
rent per year. This is simply the con-
solidation of the factory in this city
with the cracker trust, mention Of
which has heretofore been made.
An alarm of fire about 6 o'clock last
evening was occasioned by the explc-
sion of coal oil lamp in a house on
north Columbus street. The damage
was small. The alarm about 1910
o'clock last night was caused by
small blaze on the roof of the frame
house on the south side of Queen
street, between Fairfax and Lee. The
fire was caused by spark and was
discovered by Mr.. Albert Cogan, who
notified Lieutenant Smith: These two
=, then proceeded to the house, which is
occupied by Lse HUMPHREYS and John
Langley, and with their assistance soon
extinguished the fire.
Mrs, Sarah F. Lyles, native of this city,
died last night at Culpeper During the war
| she lived in lower Fairfax county and pre-
vented the capture of General Wade Hampton
by informing him of the plans she hal heard
| had been concocted by the federal soldiers
| when they were in Virginia.
Robert Hamilton, who has bean held in
this city for the past few days on the charge
of attempting tc wreck q c. & D. train at
Bavensworth. was to-day sent to Fairfax
| Courthouse. where an investigation of the
matter was made and the prisoner sent on to
grand jury.
The Sunday school of the Baptist Church
he very delightful Christmas celebration
on TIuysday night. There was largo at.
| tendar CO and the programme was well rem.
| dered. The children were all given bountl'
full supply or candies nuts, &c.
Mr.. Rob.rt Murphy discovered this morn
ing that slight fro had occurred at his
house on the corner of Oronoco and Alfred
streets last night. A hole had been burned
in the floor, but the fire had gone out of its
own accord,
The mild weather of the past few days was
followed last night by a cold wind from the
northwest, which blew great guns" To.
day has been bright, but cold and blustry.
Colder weather is predicted.
Tie market to-day was bnt poorly supplied
with country produce and but few country
people were in attendance Poultry was high
er but other prices were about unchanged.
Isaac Eichberg s. Son are having their an
nual clearance sale. Wonderful bargains in
every department, Road theiT ADVERTISE
ment
The Young Peoples Union of the Baptist
Church gave a very pleasant sociable last
night which was concluded by watch meet.
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