Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-21
LOCAL BREVITEES

This has been m ideal Indian summer day.
The public and private schools will be piye,,
holiday on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
at the n. Z. Church South Thursday morn.
ing.
carriage robe recently lost by Mr.. Henry
Puiman has been recovered by Lieutenonl
Smith.
Mrs. John Wesley Davis died suddenly at
her home at Bailey's cross roads last night,
aged rs years
carload of granite curbing to BIO used on
street repairs for the city has arrived from
North Carolina.
The hospital train left Knoxville, Tenn.
last mig hit for Fort Myer, carrying so conva.
lescent patients
Mrs. Elsie G. Miller. well known resident
of Lincolnia, Fairfax county, died at her home
there this morning
! festerdsy was fine autumn Sunday, and
all the churches were well attended, the SER
vices being conducted according to saturdays
announcements.
Mr.. George Rodgers has received dispatch
that his son. George B. Rodgers, of the Second
Cavalry, had been shot and wounded at
Huntsville, Ala, last week.
In Baltimore on the 9Th instant Judge
Dennis awarded Herman Scott, son of Mr. E.
II. Scott. of this city. TO the charge of his
grandmother. Mrs. a. B. Henderson.
On Thanksgiving Gay from los M. until
p. N. committee of the Alexandria In
Urinary will be ready t. receive donations of
groceries, provisions, house linen, &c, &C., as
usual.
Mrs Taylor, wife of Conductor Taylor, fell
from an electric car at the corner of King
anf Henry streets to-day, but was not much
hurt. She was assisted to her home by Off
Ger Lyles
The little six.year-old daughter CT Mr.
Matthew HofaKer, Of West End. upon whom
the operation of tracheotomY was recently
performed by Doctor Jones, assisted by Doctor
OBr;en, has entirely recovered.
An electric motor of one. quarter horse
power hag bean received at the city postofiice
It VIII tie used to operate the new stamping
machine which will be received at the Office
in day or two and put in operatian at once.
The store OF Fisher Debvries, on north Lee
street was broken into st an early hour yes
terisy morning, and & quantity of merchan-
disa was carried away. The stolen goods con-
sisted Of cigars, cigarettes, iegeiry and cloth
ing.
The committee on primary schcols of the
Washington Board of Trade has prepared a
repors which says several thousand students
of Maryland and Virginia are imposing on
the District by ciowding out pupils who live
there.
The quarters for the soldiers at Sherdan's
Point which have been in cour of con-
struction for some time, vera finished on Sat-
utday evening, and the men who had been
living in tents will now be housed in their
new quarters.
There is OF exhibition in NJ. B. B. Smiths
store window st sos King sect sample of
the tobacco that his new brand of cigars,
Captain Billy" is made from. TIL cigar is
now or sale in the principal places handling
high grade goods. See advertisement in the
G$zette.
William :. Hclmut, of Washington,
thrown from buggy and killed last night on
the Conduit road at Glen Echo. His cOmpsn
iop. f. V Douglas, was also thrown ont and
slightly injured The men had been to Great
Falls, and when near Glen Echo their vehicle
rolled oyer an embankmsnt.
Mr Taylor Budd has opened grocery and
provision store at the northeast corner OF Pitt
and Wolfe Streets where he has fine stock.
Mr. Rudd has been engaged in this branch
of trade for some time and those who favor
him with their patronage arc assured of sat
isfaction as TO quality and prices of goods