Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The churches were oil we'll attended yes
terdsy.
Tie regular semi-monthly meeting Of Alex.
andria Council National Union, will be held
tonight.
Jonathan G. Calhoun, an old soldier and
native of Albany, N. Y, died last night ct
Del Ray, aged 70 yesrs.
The regular weekly meeting and drill OF
the Alexandria Light Infantry will be held
at the srmory tonight.
The w. G. T. U. will meet st Mrs.
Greenawsy's. No. 2 4 north Columbus street,
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
A gasoline stove exploded in the residence
OF Mr.. Harry McLearen last ngh' but no
serious dsmsge was done. The fire was ex-
tingushed without calling on the fire depart
ment.
Miss Martha Cobb Mullen, who duling the
civil war gave great assistance to the C0nfed-
crate, brought to Washington hospitals and
prisons, died in that city Friday afternoon
Miss Mullen was native Of Caroline county,
Virginia.
Mrs. W A. Mays has instituted suit in
Washington for divorce from Chas. d. Mays
on the grounds of cruelty, Indifference, neg.
lect and non support The litigants in the
suit were married In Lynchburg November
%, 1882.
Mr.. G. R. stoll, who /, now in Honolulu
has sent to Sarepta Lodge, l. U. y. r., OF TINS
city. a beautiful design Of an American flag
and eagle. worked in silk by Chinese wom'
an. The design is now on exhibition st Mr..
Ruben's store and is greatly admired.
The Cooperative Charities Association held
a meeting on esturday and considered plans
for the relief Of the worthy poor OF the city
during the winter months 1t was decided
| to issue an appeal to the general public In the
| hope of alternating come of the wants OF the
poor.
The Washington police have been asked To
| lookout for two women who have been ao'
sent from their homes in other cities, and are
supposed to be living in Washington. The
missing women are Mrs Miles II Young, o!
Baltimore, and Mrs. Flora McCauley, OF Ban
croft, Va.
| A special term of the Circuit Court for thu
city was to have been held today to try thu
| case OF Dora Grgsby vs.. the W., A. Il MI. V
Ry a suit for damages for personal injuries
but it appearing that the matter had beef
sett cd the case was continued, and the ses
sion Of the court WAS not held.
The funeral of the late Miss Mary Sissop
daughter Of Townley SissoD, toox place from
ct. Msry's Roman Catholic Church yesterday
Rev. Father q. j. Cutler, the rector, conduct
ed the services. OF the family, which 0nc'
consisted of mother, father and eight child
rep. only two sons now survive.
A coored man named Ransom, charge
with shooting another tolored man name
Lipscomb, and now confined IL the count
Jail, was to have been taken before Judg
Love on hsbess corpus proceedings on Satul
day. but the case was continued BY reason {
the illness Of Ransom's attorney.
, During the past week the colored people
st. Mary's Parish held at their hall yer
we'll conducted and successful festival. The
, object was to raise funds to pay tsa che
Kate E. Bosrmsn has been sppoi nted. III
school was reopened t)dsy at their building
corner of Royal and Wilke, streets.
A burglar, discovered at his work in
house in Georgetown last night, used kni
and pistol in his efforts to escape. Mrs. MAJ
a. Collins WAS cut on her hand, but the bull'
3 Intended for her son, George Collins, wei
wide of its mark The fugitive. pursued b
0 Young Collins, effected his escape by boltin
through house.