Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The FIaternal Mystic Circle will close its
charter on Monday night next.
Some of the street gas lamps were burning
till after o'clock this morning.
The steamer Randall will resume her tIps
OH the lower river on January 23rd.
Protrac;ed services will be held in tho NJ.
2. Church South every night next week ex-
cept Saturday night.
Southern Railway car, standing near tho
gas works, was broken into last night and
robbed Of several articles.
The regular meeting of the Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society will be hold in ST.
/ Mary's Hall tomorrow evening.
An adjourned term of the o. s. Court will
be held on Tuesday next, when both Judge
Hughes and the District Attorney will be
here.
An alarm of fire was caused about o'clock
yesterday evening by the burning of a Christ
mas tree, which had been thrown into the
street, on Duke street near Fairfax.
Messrs. ONeal & Lunt sold at auction to-
day lot of ground 14x81 feet situated on
the west side of Lee street, near Gibton with
frsme house thereon to III. 3. Harlow for
$3.50.
Mr.. Julian Poss, while working in Wash.
ington yesterday, fell and badly sprained one
of his arms He WAS carried to one of the
hospitals and later removed to his home in
this city,
Several of the bills interesting to Alexan-
drians now pending before the General As.
sembly of Virginia will be read at the meet
ing of the Business Mems League next Mon.
day night,
At Grace Church on Monday evening at
$40 o'clock Rev. Father Dolling, Of Eng.
land. will deliver an address to women, and
at 100 at night he will preach to both men
and women.
1t is reported that in spite of the law
against SEEMING in the waters of the Potomac
river, party of fishermen drew a seine one
night this week in the Eastern branch, near
the navy yard, and caught large quantity
of fish. The seine brought in 1910 pounds
Of Potomac has, alone.
One day last week sneak thief stole from
the dining and sitting loom of Mr. Fred.
Schwab's restaurant. on Royal street valued
black chinchilla overcost Owing to tho mild
weather the loss was but recently discovered
Clews to the theft have been placed i'll
the hands Of tho proper authorities.
The case of Will aud Larry Bright, who
were arrested in this city charged with steal
ing brass from tho Southern hallway Com.
psny. will he heard at Fairfax Courthouse on
Monday. The case of Robert Hamilton,
charged with attempting to wreck 4 Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway train, is also set for
trial on that day.
A co!ored man named George Crawford
this morning went to the store on Queen
street. between Pitt and st Asaph. kept by
Mrs Charles Kolly, and asked for q loaf of
bread. The man then fell across tho counter
and acted in a disorderly manner and refused
10 leave the store Officer Atkinson was sent
for snd took the man to tie station house,
where he was fined so. The man said he
came from Washington.
Motto Salono. of Washington. reported to
Lieut. Smith yesterday that no had boon rob.
bed of a diamond pin and gold ling, and
that no suspected woman named Eva Tay-
lor. former resident Of this city, had them
in her possession. Lieut.. Smith went to the
former home OF the woman on Duke street.
between Lee and Union. and made n thorough
search of the promises, but was unable to find
the missing property. The Taylor woman
was recently employed in Sslonos house.