Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Sharps and Flats will meet TO night at Pea
body Hall.
Mrs Pettey, widow OF Captain Eli Pettey,
formerly of this city, died in Washington
yesterday.
The new collars for the Hydraulion fire
engine horses have arrived and been fitted to
! the harness.
a little child Of Mr. VIM. Glasgow is suffer
ing from diphtheti. at lis home on south
Fairfax street.
Yesterday was the Feast of the 30 Rosa
~. and was observed with special services il
ST. Mary's hurch.
The Southern Railway Company mas about
completed wster-tank at Manassas which
have Il capacity of about so, 600 gallons.
The Womsn's Auxiliary will meet at Lee
Camp Hall to morrow tuesday, evening at
$3.50 O'Clock. a prompt attendance is re-
quested
The barge George B. Rodgers, from HavTe
dc Grace, with 500 tons OF coal, arrived here
/ yesterday evening consigned to Mr. Dew.
! AiiCheson.
Mr. Micnea Germann and wife have sold
their three. story brick building on the south
! side of King street. near ST. Asaph, to Mr.. j.
q. Cockey for 81 900
a we'll known sportsman left this morning
| fer days hunt, carrying an umbrella, gun
and the other necessary paraphcrnalia. 1t is
| to be hoped that he will not get wet.
The W., q. & F. c. Z W. Co has purchased
| the right of way through the lands of Maggie
| K. Brown, B. a. Mulhall, NJ. c. Munson and
B. c. Bradbury, near Arlington.
Mr.. Thomas Waddey while fitting up
! stove in Mr. Charles Zimmerman restau-
raut on saturday evening had one of his
ankles hurt by the stove falling over on him.
The CLERK of the School Board to-day IS
sued 10 permits to children to attend the
public schools 4 to white boys, to white
| girls. to colored boys and 3 10 colored gir.s
Two colored men, who were acting in a
disorderiy manner on the street on Saturday
evening. cursng and abusing Virginia troops
we're accOsted by member o! the Third Reg
ment, who compelled them to desist: The
men then declared that they meant Pennsyl-
vsnia troops
Frank Lucas. electrician for the Mount
Vernon Railway, while at wcik at the Four.
mile run power house yesterday had one of
his hands badly cut by knife The injured
man was attended by Dr. O'Brieu and subsc-
quently came to his home on south Fairfax
street In this city.
Rev. Dr. Garrigan, Vice Rector of the Cath
olic University of America, will deliver q
lecture at the Y. NJ. S. L. Hall on Monday
night The lecture will be under the auspices
of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence So
ciety. A musical and literary entertainment
will also DE given.
Archbishop Heare yesterday orning at
st. Patrick's Church, Washington, delivered
his first sermon in that city since his return
to America, about six weeks ago. large
congregation was present to listen TO the
words of the distinguished divine. He will
sail for Rome within the next two weeks.
Frank Wood, OF Baltimore, came here
Yesterday and took home with him his H.
year old son, Charles Wood who applied for
lodgings at the police station Friday nis hi
last. The little fellow was glad to see his
father and promised never 10 leave home
again. The boy stated that he had no rea.
son for leaving his home. except that he had
been persuaded to do so by young man.
The Young Mems sodality Lyceum has
completed arrangements for the celebration
of the tenth anniversary OF that organization
tonight. The principal feature Of the coca.
sion will &c an elaborate banquet Rt. Rev.
a. Van de Vyver, bishop of Richmond, will
be the orator of II c evening. Mr.. NJ. B. Har
low, DR.. Faust. of St Johns College. Washing
ton. Mayor Simpson, and Mr.. Louis d. Ma
chen, OF Fairfax county, will be among the
speakers Ladies Will be admitted to the
hall between the hours OF aud o'clock.