Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
LOCAL DREVITIES.
The soup house has been closed.

The soup house mas Deen closed.
The river rose considerably yesterday on
subsidized without doing any damage
Mr.. Frank Price yesterday sent to Wash
iDgton quantity of fresh fish caught ut the
Plum Tree Gut fishing shore.
Mr.. Arthur Brenner states that tho report
printed on Saturday that he had been mar
ried in Washington on Friday night was in
correct.
The committee of arrangements for the Hi
| hernian banquet to be given on the 18th inst
have selected Mr.. Carl Bohraus as the caterer
| for that occasion.
Tho days of meeting of Mary Gusts Lee
Chapter, U. D. c., have been changed from
tho first Tuesday to tho second Thursday Of
each month at p. N.
Mrs. J. T. Williams, the retiring president,
has been presented by the members of the
Ladies' Missionary Society. of The III. Z.
| Church South with gold watch.
During the progress of the fire this morn
ing a beautiful rainbow appeared in tho west
ern sky. Later another appeared at the scene
of the fire. across the front of the burning
building.
The treasurer of Alexandria Council, Royal
! Arcanum, Mr.. r. w Arnold, has paid to tho
amount of tho benefit held III that order by
the deceased.
The law passed by Congress restricting the
sale of liquor in the District of Columbia on
Sunday prohibits the sale of Intoxicating
beverages in hotels, clubhouses and saloons,
as well as at brewories or by brewers agents.
Mr. CORTLAND Smith, proprietor of Hamp-
ton stock farm, near this city, has today ship
ped a carload of Hunters to New York. in.
GLIDING the prize winningiumpers Tornado"
up date, kildare" Killarney" and
king of the Crows
The trial OF the case of Commonwealth VS..
Lunsford was set for trial at Manassas today.
Lunsford is charged with stabbiDg Amos
Stoll in the stomach on December 2, 1898,
after quarrel on tho county road Luns.
sord was later arrested ard indicted.
The churches Ycrc moro largely attended
yesterday than for several Sundays past. and
in the evening many persons were on the
streets. at tho Railroad Reading Rooms
Rev S. A. Wallis conducted the services and
Mr. II. IL. Netherland sang several selections
Wayland Seminary is to be removed from
Washington to Richmond in September next.
Four granite buildings arc now being con-
structed and others will lie commenced in a
lew WcchS no improvements WIFE Cu9l
S125.0 goo, it is estimated, exclusive OF the
land.
AT the regular monthly business meeting
of tho Epworth League, NJ E. Church
South, last Friday night the resignation of
Mr.. Samuel Lindsey as president wss received
and accepted. Mr. Alvin Powell was elected
president and Mr. Julian Y Williams first
vics president, vice Mr.. Alvin Powell.
letter from Westmoraland county says
the fishermen suffered heavy losses on ac-
count of the recent freeze, some losing their
entire nets. They arc making heavy Sight
against the license on pound nets, and several
of our best citizens have refused to pay the
tux and welcome an opportunity to carry il to
the courts.
The trials of Randolph Porter and Clar-
encc Wreun. charged with horse stealing. will
take place at the March term of the Fairfax
county court. Porter has served one term in
the pcnitentiary. Wrcnn is bog u yegTs
of age. The second trial OF Mr. Franklin
Minor, charged with shooting Horace Gibson,
colored, Is also ser for the March term.