Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-14
LOCAL BkEgiTlEs

The City Council meets tonight.
Seneca Tribe of Red Men Of Washington
has been reinstated.
The Fire Wardens met last night, but
transacted only routine bust ne.s.
The steamer Estelle Randall is at the ship.
yard, where she will b fitted with new
propeller.
No business was transacted today in the
Circuit Court for the county which began
yesterday.
The steamer Dennis Simmons arrived to-
day from Williamson, N. o.. with lumber for
Smoot & Co.
Both of the Masonic lodges of this city are
now holding special meetings for the confer.
ring of degrees.
It has been suggested that the Gre bells be
rung or the police whistles blown when the
meteoric shower shall haYe set In.
The annual conference of the Catholic dioS
csse of Virginia will be held in st. Mary's
Church parsonage on Friday next.
1t is understood, as stated yesterday, that
Mr.. L B. Graybill is the only applicant for
the position of City Engineer who passed the
recent examination.
The Fire Wardens have notified the police
that the caps of the water plug at the corner
of King and Washington streets have Deen
stolen three times recently.
Atar.gular sem.monthly meeting Of d.
exandria Council, National Union, held last
night, one candidate was initiated and large
amount of business transacted.
Mr.. P.T.uax on his farm, nsar Acco.
tink. raised this year 800 bushels of potatoes
which were as fine as any raised IN this Sec
ton, many of them weighing pound.
w. Darr demscratic candidate for the
Legislature in Prince Georges county. ND {,
will ask for a recount of the ballots. He be-
lieves the whole democratic ticket was elected.
The different church choirs are actively on.
gagged in rehearsing elaborate programmes OF
music to be rendered on Christmas, and some
fine music can be expected on that OCCASION
In the current months number of the Ma
tional Msgazlne, published IN Boston, Is an
amusing story entitled "a Dusky orpneus
written by Mr. Frank E. Anderson, OF TINS
/ city,
The estimated earnings of the Southern
Railway system for the week ended NoVem'
ber 7, 1899, wers as follows: This year,
seas, 4O7; last year, $3.50 So2 Increase
$50 sos.
People who sat up the greater part OF last
! night to witness the predicted meteoric snow
er we're much disappointed, as no more tnan
| the average number of aerolltes shot athWart
the heavens.
The wreck of the sloop Thomas b. Ruark
at Mattswoman sboal, which formed an oo-
struction to navigation, has been removed oy
the use of dynamite, and 26 feet OF water g.: I:
cured over the wreck.
Mrs. Martha Marmaduke, of stratford. died
suddenly on Monday of last week. MIS-
| Marmaduke was the mother OF Mrs DIT. b.
| 81. Stusrt, OF Strstford, whose husband is the
present treasurer Of Westmoreland, and son
of the late Charles E. Stuart. ST., OF this city.
Marriage licenses we're issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Elon s. Hobbs, of New York
CITY. sni Anna Morgan Smith, of Alexandra;
George Price, of Richmond, and Mary Agnes
Reard. of King William couaty Aiopzo ID.
psre and Rose Brunr, both of Richmond, and
- William L. Dobson, of Gloucester county,
aud Catherine A. Donohoe, OF Loudoun
county.
Colonel Allen, the engineer officer in charge
| of tina Potomac river improvements, reports
that ev progress is being made By the con-
factors in the repair of the Aqueduct Bridge
and the dredging of the Potomac river oppo-
at washington. The operations for the re-
ns;r of the bridge are confined to the quarry.
poo pa and dressing of stone for the damaged
pier. :.
Attic fall meeting of the local union OF
the Christian Endeavor societies Oh nortne y,
virginia held in the Baptist Church at Falls
Church on Saturday. disspproval OF the pro-