Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
lore winter month.

But one more winter month.
Tomorrow will be Ground Hog Day.
There were no cases for trial iu the Police
Court this IN ornlng
The regular monthly meeting of the Co.
lumbia Fire Company will be held tonight
wm. Brooks, colored, was arrested this
evening for disorderly conduct at the local
depot.
The entertaiDm ant committee of the Be-
lief Hook and Ladder Company will hold
meeting tonight.
Sharps and Flats wi render the Miksdo at
| the Opera House on the evenings of the 26lh
and 9th instant
Herring are beginning to run in the Poto
mac liver Fishermen are expecting good
shad and herring season.
Mr.. Geo. G.. Mari has resigned ss agent in
| this city of the Standard Oh Company and
| Mr.. ans, formerly of Fredericksburg, has
been appointed in his place.
Mary WASHINGTON Council. daughters OF
America, will give musical and literary On
| teriainment at the Jr. o. U. A. M. Hall, on
south Fairfax street, tonight.
Masters Eddie May aud Arthur Downey
won the first prize "a twenty pound iced
cske) at the cake walk gwen by Mr.. John L.
| Lucas at McBurney's Hall last night.
large crowd was present.
Representatives from the different tr'bes OF
Improved Order OF Red Men of Washington
| will pay a fraternal visit to Osceola IIl0e,
No /, of this city, tonight. Three candidates
for membership will be initiated
A social will be held in ting lecture room of
the Baptist Church tonight. A programme
and refreshments have been prepared, In
case of extreme cold weather the social will
be postponed until next Tuesday night
Efforts are being ma1e by the citiz,ns OF
COMMITTEES bordering on the Potomac river TO
induce the Washington Steamboat Company
E 10 run a line OF steamers to Crsfeld, No.
| connecting with the railroad there Tor the
North.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing.
ton vest riay to K. Gray Williams, OF WIN
chester, and Elizabeth K King; X. ID. French
aud Judith B Brazell, both of Cumberlano
, county, and TO John M. Young and Jessie :
Floyd, both of Richmond
Mr.. Samuel P. Wiugfeld proprietor OF the
, restaurant long conducted by Mrs. Gorham
intends returning to his old hons In Lyhch
burg during the latter part OF next moptn iol
bride The young lady is said TO DO MS
Mary smith, the attractive daughter OF Mr
Geo. w. Smith of that city
= youth named VIM. Windsor this morning
picked up peck containing ssum
money in front of Mr.. ID. Bendheim's store
:. He took the Jocketbook into the store TO So
If il belonged to any one there, and on BENZ
s informed to the contrary came to this ONO
with Mr.. B ond helm and advertised the pock
o etbook.
State Senator Fairfax has received sew a
a letters commenting him for having combat
% tod the Notwithstanding sy mpsthy for tn
Roers in their struggle with England. One o
= these letteIs is from an Alexandiia lawyer
= who spesk, in the strongest terms commeu
. 6a,orv of Senator Fairfax. The writer say
wbsn nation of another lace and Eoglan'
ora at war there is no question AS to hoy
Americans must feel.
g BENJAMIN II. Smell wss yesterday In Wssf
d ton convicted of murder in the first de
J. aroa ior the killing of Lizze Welsenberge
:, y, o. the 9th of last august by cutting he
y, th,oat with q rszlr. The july, which ha
ii a,;r,d at 4:15. r,turned TO the court room
= s.oO Immediately upon hearing the ]uds
= ant Mr.. Turner, SMELLS counsel, gave io
:. M al notice to the court that ne wou'd suotn
70 I. motion for new trlsi, anu INC 'oui' W.
er adjourned. A. c...
.e The annual hall given by the southeI
h Belief Society was held nj inc Na'ions' y
Q, aes' Armory in Washington lasl n,sn IN 20
II nos hr,, iapt success Miss Viiginis NIL Q
N ~ mas of the society, was assisted oy U
st P pres. Of the reception committee Mr. Ro
y n lsa'I r y Lee was chsirmsn Of the floor con
"A ,;,,aa which was composed OF the ms moe
d. ~ the Cont derste Veterans Association "a "a
r. the southern Relief Society, both oIsa aGa,
i. lions contributing to the success OF Inc ever
cd ing.