Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-07
Woodward 4 Lothrop,
10th, 18th & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON, D c.
LOCAL BRE9lrin>

The week of prayer enied las! ght
There were no cases for trial in the Police
Court this morning.
Twenty seven dodgers wero accommodate
at the station house last night.
Tsaac Cartwright, colored, is reported
among the missing
Mr.. W. B. Daiugcrfisld yesterday reported
the loss from his frout door Thursday nigh t
of valuable door mat.
There is a noticeable falling off in the at.
tendance at the Sunday schools since the
Christmas celebrations
The District of Columbia appropria 10 J bill,
as reported to the Senate yesterday, carries
$3.50 800 more than the House bill,
The officers of the Epworth League of the
| M. E. Church were installed last night. On
| account of the ucemency of the weather the
| attendance was small.
The instala of the off GERS of Mount
Vernon Council, Daughters of America, TO
| we taken place last night, was postponed
| until next Friday night on account of the
| weather.
Robert Holtzmln, Of Washington. has re-
ported that on or about December 20 the an
| Choir chains were stolen from tn } wreck of the
old steamer Mary Washington. which is lying
at Four-mile run.
Preparations for the grand oyster roast at
! J. Chris Gil's restaurant to- night have been
| completed GA an extended scale and an I'M
| usually large number of the St. Assph Bi-
valve Club members and their guests will DO
present.
| Few country people were in the market TO-
| day, aud the supply of country produce was
consequently light. Poultry is higher. Tur'
| keys sold at Ice pound, chickens at 6Oa
soc pair, geese $1a1. 15 q piece, and eggs at
| 25a2Sc per dozen.
At the meeting last night of Potomac Lodge
of Odd Fellows tho recently elected officers
we're installed Deplty Grand Master D. R.
stsnsbuiy oficiated, assisted by Grant Mar
| shall W. w. Sherwood and others including
some of the officers of Sarepta Lodge.
Insomnia and sickness, it is stated, led
Mrs Jennie Goldberg, aged 80 years, to at
tempt suicide By swallowing carboic acid in
| Washington last night. 1t iS thought she
will survive. Mrs Goldberg is the wife of
the proprietor of clothing store on street.
Wallace Brown, colored the last smallpox
patient, has not yet been removed from his
| homo on " likes street, the weather for the
past few days having been too Indictment to
| r move him. However he will be moved this
veling. He and the other two patients are
RAPIDLY recovering
Christopher Rammling who carries on q
produce business at No $50 Centre Market,
Washington, yesterday made ar assig nmeDt
t. Charles Graft of all his p 'operty, real and
| personal. for the benefit of his creditors. His
liabilities amount to $12,31696 and his as
sets to $3.50.
There was drop in the egg market in
Baltimore Yesterday. About the average bid
price YVES - cents The asking price for
Western eggs was % cents, while Southern
eggs were quoted at 20 cents bid and 81
cents asked Jobbing prices were one and
two cents dozen il excess of these figures.
Amoug the amy orders issued yesterday
WAS the following: DIR w. ]. s. Stewart
pa.sed assistant surgeon, to proceed to Alex
an ria and Hancock, Md, for special TEN.
porary duty, December 81, 1898. Relieved
from duty at bureau and directed 10 proceed
to Vineyard Haven, Mass, and assume com.
msnd Of the service, JaDuary 3, 1893 ,"
Mrs Edith Gray and her. two children and
aged mother, who had come from Washing
ION. were given lodgings at the police station
last light. They are bound fol. Charlestown
w Vs., where they hsve frienis. The fam
ily was cared for at No, police station in
Washington Thursday night, and were pro-
vided with transportation to this city.
This is harvest time at l. Eich berg s Son s
Besides the wonderful bargains in every de-
par,ment. they have 2 speciL iuducemen-
Call at their store and examine the line OF
magnificent slverware they are giving away
absolutely free in exchange for trade dis
count coupons. Read their advertisement.