Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Womau's Auxiliary will meet at Lee
| Camp Hall tomorrow afternoon at o'clot k.
This is Indian summer, BY many consider:
cd the finest and most beautifu. season 81 he
year.
Mr.. John Dongherty died last pight at his
home on Queen street, between q fired and
Patrick.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew propose
opening reading rooms at the parish hall of
Christ Church.
The schooner Hulds, loaded with shingles
from Plymouth, N. c.. arrived yesterday
evening to II. K. Field & Co.
Mr.. Thomas Bowling, well known Wa b.
iDgton gu :iioneer, died at bis home in that
| city on Saturday, aged go years.
The new parish ha of Christ Church hiss
been completed, and is now said to be the
| hest equipped hall Of the kind in the State.
The State officers in Richmond will 90
home to vote. State Auditor Marye and Mr..
| @. Lee Moore will cast III .ir ballots in this
city.
| Alice Bell, a well-known colored woman,
| who was operated upon at thu lDfrmaIy re-
Gently by Dr. Bovee, Of Washington. is rapid.
| ly improving.
The regular monthly meeting Of Mary
GUSTS Lee Chapter, u. ID C., will bs held in
Lee Camp Hall tomorrow TUESDAY morning
! Al 10 o'clock.
Miss Margsretta Addison, last surviving
child OF the late John Addison, of Cole brooke,
Prince Georges county, Nd, died on salur-
day at her home in Washington
Judge Norton has granted an smendm nj
| to the charter OF the Peerless Manufacturing
Company by which the cip'ral ttock OF that
compsny is increased from 100000 to $780,
90.
The Berkeley Brotherhood were yesterday
afternoon addressed st the Methodist Episoo
pal Church south by Rev. J. A. j, tiers, OF the
trinity N Church. A large crowd VA
present.
To accommodate those who with 10 70 to
Wsshipgto to hear the eectiO returns. the
electric railway company will TOMORROW nieh
run two special tIains. leaving that city at j
and 2 o'clock,
DR. NJ. W. O'Brien while on his way tc
visit pstent on Saturday night slipped on
some wet leaves on Washington street and
falling broke the small bone Of bis leg just
above his ankle.
About 1000 persons passed through Il {
| c0TTiQO1b Oh INC OoiNOtoh onAfOis 80 w 80
iogton yesterday. The occasion Was the fret
sunday opening Of the season, and 1t wa;
marked by q record.breaking attendance.
A decided odor Of moth balls pervsded the
atmosphere in most of the churches yester
dsy. This does not imply that the wlaps OF
the ladies and the oveIcoits OF the men were
not new-but the re IVES an odor OF mo b balls
Its again reported that the Southern Rail-
way is preparing to make extensive improve.
ments to it, property ia this city. Enlarged
shons a new station building, new and
larger round house, planning m II &c are
mentioned as among the proposed improve
ments.
Mr.. Agnew's Tug. the Juno which has just
been thoroughly rebuilt. and Il ted with q
new engine at the Alexandra snipSsrj, has
gone INTO commission and Joined the Potomac
liver towing fleet Nj Vim. b. Taylor Is bel
commander; Vim Finn, mate Andrew Cne
ser, chef engineer, and VIM. Hayden, second
engineer
A stranger. who gave his nsms as George
Ryno complained to the police on saturdsJ
night that he had ben assaulted by pecls
Oficer Loving at the South'rn BsIwsy de
pot aud had bis head cut by The ofncer. a
warrant was Issued for Lovi'g's arrest, on
he could not bs ( und and Ryno failed TO sp
pear at the station house and the case wal
qusshed.