Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Order of the Fraternal Mystic
Circle will meet at Odd Fellows hall
tonight and install the officers recently
elected.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Skidmore (nee
Wimsatt) died at Solomon Kan, on
December &c, in the scventh-fourth
year of her age.
Mr.. ]. M. Barbee, the gauger at Sis
sons distillery, in Fairfax county, has
been transferred to Auderson's distil.
lery, near Delaplane, Fauquier county.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington on Saturday to Richard II.
Lambert. of Broad Run station, and Ida
F. Butler, of Waterloo; J. Harry Col
Inns, of Ballston, and Lillis M. Barr, of
the District of Columbia.
An interesting meeting of O'Kane
Council, G. B. L., was held in st.
Mary's Hall yesterday afternoon One
application for membership was offered.
A committee was appointed to orange
for the celebration of the fourth ami
versary of the organization of the coun-
Gil, January 2Sth, when "muscal and
smoker" will be held.
The condition of James Lewis, color
ed, who was shot in the head by Arthur
Shirley, also colored, on Christmas,
continues unchanged, except that the
injured boy has regained his sight. His
arms and legs are paralyzed, and his
attending physicians are uncertain as
to what will be the fual result of his
injuries. Shirley, it will be remember
ed, has been released by the police, as
Lewis stated the shooting was acci.
dental.
The weather yesterday was quite cod but
clear. The churches were all we'll attended,
and III many of them the Christmas music
Was repeated by request and was we'll 1en-
dered. In Christ Church Rev. Mr.. La Mothe,
of Hamilton, preached in the morning. The
other pulpits were occupied by the resident
clergy.
John Bales, colord, arrested by Pelican N
Proctor and Wilkinson on Saturday for Oh
tanning goods under false pretenses from Mr..
Andrew Sullivan in tho market, was brought
before the Mayor this morning and the case
continued until Thursday.
Officers of the steamer Wakefield report
that the ice ON the lower river is quite heavy.
The riqey at this point was frozen entirely
across between eaturday and last night. but
the steamers had no difficulty in breaking
through the thin covering.
The executive committee of the Virginia
Christian Endesvor Union met in Staunton
on Saturday and decided to hold the next
meeting Of the union in this city on seitem-
Der 1925.
Beginning tonight, and continuing for one
week, services will be held in this city, in
commemoration of the "week Of prayer" &C.
cording to tho programme published on Fri
day.
A house pesr Milford, in Caroline coun-
ty, belonging 10 Motorman T. 8. Henshaw, Of
the eectric railway OF this city, was burned
on Saturday.
The steamer Defiance from Philadelphia,
due here last night, did not arrive till twelve
o'clock to day, having stopped at Norfolk
There will be regular monthly meeting
OF the Womans Auxiliary to morrow evening
at 3 o'clock at Lee Camp Hall.
Tomorrow will be the last day on which
discounts can be saved on last quarters gas
bills
A special term of the Circuit Court for the
city will be held tomorrow by Judge Nicol.
The public and some of the private schools
resumed study to-day after the holidays.
The Crittonton revival services have been
concluded at Trinity M. E. Church.
The water plug at the corner Of Pitt ard
Duke streets has frozen and burst.
Work has been resumed at the Southern
Railway shops, after the holidays.