Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

General Booth, head of the Saliva
ton Army, will holi meeting on Feb
rusry 10 at the New York Ayenu
Church, Washington.
Mr.. F. A. Church has purchases
from Mr.. Chas. Burroughs the Cedar
hurst dairy and has consolidated i
with his Shooters Hill dairy.
The House of Representatives yes
terday passed the bill for the protec
tion of fish in the District of Columbia
1t provides heavy penalties for viola
ton of its provisions.
The remains of Harriet Robinson, s
colored woman, aged one hundred anG
eleven years, were buried in Washing
ton yesterday. She was born in Vir
GINA and lived al 81 Wilson Place.
Two candidates were initiated at the
meeting of Belle Haven Council, Junior
Order of Mechanics, last night. Con.
siderable important business was trans
acted. Several pretty speeches were
made during the evening.
The divorce suit instituted in Wash.
ington last month by Virginia Fowle
against George A. Fowle has been dis
missed at her instance and pew bill
filed. She makes practically the same
allegations as before. Mrs. Fowle asks
absolute divorce and $50 a month ali
moDy.
Adelaide Thompson was granted divorce
yes erday by Justice Cox in Washington from
| Malcomb Thompson, to whom she was mar
ried at Fairfax Courthouse June 2. 1870.
| She char ed that be abandoned her in April,
1891, alter having treated her in a cruel
| manner. it was alleged that on one occasion
he beat and then kicked her into the street.
| Tho husband is represented as owning farm
in Virginia and other property.
By the breaking of a portion Of the harness
on the horse attached to the Washington
Brewing Company's wagon the driver, Mr..
Jamos Kelly. wss thrown to the ground. AL
though the WHEELS passed over both of his
les, fortunately no bones wero broken and
no received no further injury than severe
bruises.
The executive committee of the North
West Alexandria Improvement Company met
to-day and decided TO request the officers of
the W., a. & NJ. V. 3. w. Co. to Immediately
carry out their contract with Che improve
ment company in relation 10 the right of way
and the grade crossings in North West Alex.
ardria.
1t is reported that petition will be sent to
the Governor from this city asking lin to
pardon Thomas Henry, who was sentenced to
serve nine years in the pedtentiary for as
ssulting and robbing Mr.. Alexander McClin-
tock in Fairfax county.
George NJ. Oyster, r. of Washipgt n, deal
or in daily products instituted suit for d.
vorce in that city yesterday, asking the Dis
let Supreme Court to sever the ties that
bind him and his wife, Eva H Oyster.
at the meeting last night of the Fraterna
Mystic Circle two members were initiated
and eight applications for membership wee
received. The closing of the charter was
postponed till next Monday night.
Mr.. I. Brown, treasurer Of George Mason
Council, Royal Arcanum, is in receipt of a
draft :or SD 5000 to be paid to Mrs. Mary A
Hall, mother of the late John X Hall, who
WIS member OF that council.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington Ice Manufacturing Company
was held in this city to-day at which direc
tors were elected and other business was
transacted
The annual meeting of Mary Gusts Lee
Chapter, u. D. c., will be held at Miss Ne
hatfry's tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. A
full attendance is earnestly requested.
The steamer Harry Randall to-day arrived
from Newport News. where she has oeen un.
dergoing repairs, snd will resume her trips
on the lower river on Sunday.
The shoes being made by the Alexandria
Shoe mpany, which has just commenced
o erations, are said to be as fine as the Gus
tom made shoes of the North.
The remains Of Judge A. Hamilton Gam.
brill, of Annapolis Md, whose death at the
Infrmary hiss been reported, will be inferred
in st. Pauls cemetery tomorrow.
Mayor Simpson has directed tho police TO
ascertain if money slot machines are being
introduced i'll this city again, and if SO to put
q stop to them at once.
Miss Eva A. Thompson, daughter of Mr..
Elisha Thompson was married to Mr.. Eston
L. Reid in Vale NJ. 2. Church, Fairfax coun-
ty. on the 9th instant.
Members of ~ d. Corso Camp S. c. v +,
will meet at their hall to morrow evening at
seven o'clock to attend the banquet OF B. E.
Lea Camp, c. V.
A member of the Chinese legation in Wash
ington, arrayed in his handsome robes, was
in this city yesterday evening and attracted
some attention.
G. T Klipstein has sold to A. II. Bauer a
lot and three houses ou the east side OF Go
lumbns street, between Wilkes and Wolfe.
Messrs. E. g. Leadbeater & Sons to-dsy
shipped sewing machine all the way to
Wyoming.
A business meeting of the Young Mons
Sodality Iyceum will be held tonight.
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