Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-17
LOCAL BKEVITlEN.

There has rarely boon fairer St. Patrick;
Dsy.
The Fairfax County Court will commence
on Monday.
Tho horses which camo here to-day from
st. Asaph were decorated with green.
The spring term of tho Circuit Court fol
the city, Judge Nicol will begin on Monday
No new cases of smallpox have been 70
ported to-day. and ono house has been 70
leased from quarantine.
The fourth quarterly conference of the NJ
E. Church South of this city, will be held or
Monday night at 1880 o'clock
1t the Hibernian banquet tonight ladies
will DO admitted to the gallery by cards only.
This is TO prevent overcrowding.
Two more deaths in Washington from ccrc
bro.spinal meningitis, or Spotted fevor,
were added to the already long list yesterday
Mr. Louis Eichbcrg is in New York making
his spring and summer purchases of dry
goods and notions, which will arrive neGt
week.
But one paddy" was seen this morning
and that decorated post ct tho corner o.
loyal and Cameron streets 1t was soon re-
moved, however.
Mr. Augustus Dean is building at his ship
yard at the foot of Wilkes street large and
heavy barge for the Agricultural Department
in Washington. The barge is to be used a.
floating garden.
The material to be used in repairing the
damage causcd to the large holder at the ga
works by the recent storm has arrived here
Workmen from Baltimore will be hoIe Mon
day to make the repairs.
An operation for Appendicitis was perform
ed at the Inirmary today by Drs. Puryis
Snowden, Howard, Smith and Miller upon
Mr. Edward Rowland. The appendix wa
| removed and this evening the patient wa:
| resting comfortably.
An ad iress on "Mosby's Men" was deliver
| ed last night before the Confederate Veterans
! Association, the Ladies' Southern Relief Asso
citation and other similar organizations il
Washington, by Mr.. ]. Ii. Alexander, of Loes
burg, Va. The attendance was large.
William McGee. colorod, who was Wednes
day placed in quarantine at the hospital, hav
| ing previously bcou exposed to sn alipox es
caped from that institution yesterday morn
| ing. The police made q dilgent search 10
tho man, bnt he remained at large until las
night. when he was rccaptured by Policeman
Roberts.
There is talk of the establishment of
freight station in Georgetown by the Penn
sylvapia Railroad Company. II is said tina
the company proposes to carry freight car
across the river on railroad barges. Th
tracks OF the compady run already to Ross
! Ign, directly across the river from George
town, so that the plan is entirely feasible.
Thomas Brodorck. rigger, employed s!
tho Washington navy yard, while at worI
yesterday morning wss crushed and so sc
riously Injured that he lived but an hour
He was engaged in hosting piece of ma
| chinery weighing about 5000 pounds whc
in some unsccountablo manner it slipped AT
tilted to ono side, catching the unfortunat
man beneath it.
Eov. Robert Il. Robinson, an old aud re
spected colored citizen has boon appointe
by Bishop Goodsel to the Central Methods
Episcopal Church OF Washington. By serv
ing this church he will have tho honor
having boon pastor Of every NJ. E Church
Washington He is now serving his 3ot
year as Il Methodist preacher. lie jearne
the trade of baker in this city under The lat
Mr.. Andrew Jameson.