Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The weather today has been mild
and sprinklike, the mercury a. noon
registering 700.
An Alexandria woman entertains so
many clubs that her husband has mott
ned her that unless she quits it he will
entertaio her with CLUB.
The Episcopal High School football
team Oh Friday afternoon del .ated the
Beth | Military Academy on he form
er's rounds by SOLE of % too.
The Thompson Electric Com ,auy
has placed three electric bells in the
girls school, in the Peabody building.
The bells will be used in making calls,
and also 10 the case OF fire.
A raid was made on crap game in
Washington yesterday morning by a
squad OF First precinct officers, and
Anthony 4. Dogan, a bar Der by trade,
was arrested on charge Of running
the game.
The horses attached to a delivery
wagon belonging to MIR. F. 8. Harper
ran OFT on Fairfax street this morning
and broke the harness and dropped
load of samples in the streets. They
were stopped near the tunnel.
The fishermen along the Potomac
river near Matthias point, Stuart's
wharf and Somerset Beach are having
excellent success and are shipping
many fine fish to the Washington, Bal
timOre and New York markets.
The little twelve-year-old daughter
of Mr.. w. Fl. Ward, residing at 3l9
north St. Asaph street, mysteriously
disappeared on Saturday. Later che
returned home safe and sound. The
little one had gone on visit TO her rela-
tives, who reside 10 Fairfax county.
RAthbone> Company. Uniformed
Rank, Knights OF Pythias, will hold
meeting at its hall on King street to-
night, at which the preliminary plans
for the trip to Hampton February 10,
will be discussed. Ths Grand Lodge
of Virginia meets 10 Hampton at that
time, and on the date named the hand
some new Pythian castle of Hampton
Lodge will be dedicated.
Thomas Murray, well-known newspaper
man of Washington, died on Friday at his sis
ters' home near Washington. The deceased
had many scqusintances in this city, he hav
Jig been st one time during the war between
the States a member Of the Seventeenth Vir.
ginia regiment. Later he was lieutenant in
the Irish battalion.
A small colored boy was arrested yesterday
charged with stealing So 90 from Mrs. +. d.
Simpson, who lives on north Payne street.
The Mayor this morning held the boy pre-
psratory to making arrangements for placing
him in the reform school.
An animated discussion on King street to.
day bet Seen city father and an ex-city off,
cisl about the rate of speed the electric cars
were running attracted q crowd who expect
ed the discussion to end ia q row, but the
crowd was disappointed.
The police are on the lookout for q boy
named CCvey, twelve years of age, who is re-
ported to have run away from his home at
Fredericksburg OF Friday last. The boy has
a fair complexion, blue eyes, and weighs 100
pounds.
Yesterday was q delightful autumn day,
though the temperature was more like that OF
spring. The churches were ali we'll attended
and in the evening many persons were on the
streets or enjoying trolls in the country.
reception will be given to men by Christ
Church Chapter, Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
ON Thursday evening next in Christ Church
Parish HILL, from 8 TO 10 o'clock. Taere
will be music and refreshments
A business meeting OF the Young Mems
5odality Lyceum will be held tomorrow
night for the purpose OF amending the pre-
sent constitution and by.laws
The sixth and seventh buoys marking the
channel through the Kettle Bottom shoals,
which had been sdrift since October Is, have
been replaced.
Mr.. Jane, Richards has sold to Mr.. Adam
Martin house and lot on the east side of ST.
Assph street, between Cameron and Queen,
for 81, 600.
Mr. Joseph Moreland and Miss Daisy Frsi.
Ter, both of Louisville. KY, were married
yesterday al the Baptist parsonage by Rev.
Dr. Hunt.
John, the two.yesr.old son OF Mr.. e. E.
Duty, who lived on north Alfred street, died
yesterday.
The Circuit Court for the county adjourned
on Saturday evening for the torn.