Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A Happy New Year.

Happy New Year
A new B ,ptist church is to bu'ltst Del nay
Tho scbools will reopen tomorrow, after
the holidays.
The Sunday school of the NJ. Z. Church
South wi hold their Christmas ceieora''on
tonight.
The Christmas holidays bsing over the a.
tendance up IN the Sunday schools has appar'
entity fallen OIL.
The ASSESSORS commenced their ROUNDS TO-
day sting and assessing the v'lue OF prop
erty in this city.
Again are we requested to state that the
Goth century did not begin today. Inc next
century begins on JinusIy 1, 1901.
The January term of the Corporation Court
will begin Oh next Monday and Lot toosy ss
was sts ted in the Washington papers.
The monthly meeting of Msry Cu.tis Lee
Cbut,r. u. DC. will be held in Lee Camp
Hal tomorrow morning st IL O'Clock
, The churches wers all we'll attende ! yes
terday, and in most OF them the CnristmAs
music was repeated ana well renoeieo'
Two sundogs were seen soon after sunrise
this morning. and lust above them black spots
ia the sky we're seen. This is regarded as
sign of falling weather.
Mr.. Charles Zimmerman yesterday enter.
tanned the O. U. N. Club st DINNER, ana
Iast night the club gave an Oyster roast 81
their rooms IN the City Hotel building
Rv DR.. Missile, Of the Episcopal Sem nary,
preached an able sermon at Christ Chuicn
Yesterday. The pulpts of the other churcnes
were &C 'upied according to Saturdays an
nouncemebt,.
The January term of the United States
Conrt viii he held in this city tomorrow,
indigo Edmund Waddill presiding. IT Is not
expected that much business Will DO trahsact-
ed on the frat day of the term.
J.mss E. Waters and Frank Williams, col
ored. who were sentenced by Judge Waddlil.
of the United States Court, TO serve term OF
six months in Jail here fer robbing the post
| flee at Found Hill, were released from Gus
tody OH Saturday.
The grand rsfils which WAS put OF at the
time of the Sister, fair because all OF the re-
| TINS had not been received took pace tnIs
| morning Mrs. E. Mccain, holding 4Io,
drew the gold watch: Mrs 9. II. flliott, No.
| 1888. drew the So in gold, snd Mr., Schim'
merhorn, No. 2O40, drew the sofa pillow.
The regular monthly meeting Of the We,
1 mans AuX)ld AIRY VIII Do nciu eohi"i'o" -
at Z 80 o'clock. The IN mher' are requested
| to meet promptly, as Mr.. Joel Adams will give
a reading at 8 o'tl Ick, and all business must
be disposed of before the reading begins. All
| Southern organic tons are cordially nvi'ea
| 10 attend tho reading at 3.
The new Ruffner School building at Ma
nassas was ded Icated today. In addition to
an appropriate musical programme, addresses
we're made by Judge Nico, Messr3. L. Z.
| Meredith and J. b. T. Thornton and Prof. W.
3. vii. The Jr. o. U. A NJ presented the
school with fl ", tho presentation speech
! being made by Mr.. J. II. Trimyer, OF this
10y
George II. Jackson reported last night that
while coming in lr-m West End yesterday
afternoon he WAS held up by colored mau
and relieved of his watch and pocketbook'
The thief is suppojed to have been Tramp
VIM. scheible. q young man residing IN Del
Rsy, reports that he was held up at an early
hour Saturday morning while driving horse
and wagon near Four.mile run and robbed o.
a pistol ard email amount of pocket money
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
on on saturday to william Q Lsndtum, o.
Chicago, and Marguerite b. Leake. OF snei
andosh james j. Hall and Blanche Rehil, o
Heathsvlle; James A. Dowel, OF Madison
, county, and Mary l.. Richards, Of Orang
county; Hugh Sidney Bruin. OF Loudou'
county, and Lilyan Jordan, OF Haymarket
and to Joseph W. Brooks and Z,raida L. EN-
| brev both OF Morrisyille, FsuQuieI county.