Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-29
BREYITIES.

The usual Wednesday afternoon ser.
vice in ST. Paul's Church will be omit.
ted tomorrow.
Rain has fallen at intervals through.
out the day.
The funeral OF Mrs. Andrew Brent.
OF Fairfax, took place this evening from
st. Mary's Church.
Lucy Mitchell, 8 well-known colored
resident of this city, died at her home
on Ofonoco street to-day.
Mr.. F, Patf has leased store in the
Opera House building and will soon re-.
move his place OF business to that stand.
Oaly routine business was transacted
~ the nesting of Alexandra Council.
National Union, last night.
A lodge of Knights of Pythias will be
instituted at Ballston, in the county.
tomorrow night. A number of Pyth.
lans of this city will be in attendance.
The Southern R. R. Co. has changed
the name of Arlington station in the
county to Bancroft, and that of Naucks
to Cowdon.
Electricity was yesterday substituted
for Aorse power on the cars of the Cap
ital Railway Company crossing the An.
acostia bridge.
The Anglo American commissioners
now in session in Washington consid-
ering the Behring Sea question, yester-
day paid visit 10 Mt. Vernon, leaving
Washington on the steamer Hist.
We have received from the James E.
Goode Printing Company of Richmond,
a copy of the Warrock Richardson Al.
mauac for 1899 1t is filed with mat
ters OF general interest.
The Police Comm ssioners will meet
tonight st o'clock, when the matter
Of Policeman Proctor abseuting himself
without leave will be considered, and
possibly the vacancy will be filled.
Mr.. Albert Cogan, who enlisted in
the navy at the commencement of the
war with Spain aud was made ma
chlnist on the Vixeo, has returned TO
MS home in this city, having secured an
honorable discharge. -
Among those saved on the two Baiti.
more coal barges, wrecked near Boston
on saturday night, was Charles Old.
Mackail, son OF Chas. Msckall Young
Mackaii was educated at the Episcopal
High School, near this city.
Rev. Alexander Mackay.Smitb, of
St. Johns Episcopal Church, Washing
ton, who rendered his resignation last
week in order to accept call 10 the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Pniladel-
!hia, mas withdrawn his reaiguation
and declined the Philadelphia call.
Seven deaths from diphtheris were
noted 90 the daily record OF deaths
at the health office in Washington yes
terday. During the past week there
has been marked increase in the
prevalence of the disease, the number
| of cases in quarantine having increased
from 107 to 125.
A copy of the Skaguay, Alaska,
News has been received at this office.
The typogra ohical appearance of the
paper is far ahead of what might have
been expected in that far away land.
The advertisements embrace OIL va
rieties of trade, large percentage be-
ing of saloons and hotels, besides brew
cries, amusements, drygoods, fur nish
ings, steamship routes, etc.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to ]. Franklin
Baker, of New York city, and Mary A.
Powers, of Richmond; Grant Richard
son and Lucy Scott; Lieut.. johnson, of
WestmorelaDd county, and Elizabeth
Slaughter; William w. Campbell. Of
Caroline county, and Elsie 3. Reed, CT
Prince Edward county, and to Charles
? Lewis, of Falls Church, and Agnes
Hall.