Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-27
Lansburgh&BrO.
42o to 426 Seventh street,
WASHINGTON, DC.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Inc sunday SCHOOL OF The Second
Presby teriaD Church will hold their
Christmas celebration tonight.
Alexa adria Wadsworth Eaton, one o
WsshiDgton's old cltZ SIS, cied yester-
day morning in that city at er long
illness.
A lost boa found on the street by Mr.,
George N. Eimonds will be returned
to the owner by calling at No. 42S
Green street.
A meeting was held in this city to-
day of the CitlzsDs' Traction Company,
at which business of interest to that
company was transacted.
Josiah c. S;oddsrd has cold to the
Washington National Bulldog and
Loan Association O lot at the corner OF
Lee street and Wales slley.
The Occoqusn steamer E James Tull
is on the ways at tho ship yard having
her hull covered with sheet iron to eL-
able her 10 run through the ice during
The coming winter.
The merchants and business men OF
the city are invited to attend the meel-
ing at the Business Mems League
rooms fought 10 take action regarding
the death Of Mr.. Noble Lindsey.
The weather continues fine, clear az d
crispt, but mild for this SEASON, the
mercury at noon registering 400, though
during the night the temperature was
slightly below the fretz ng point.
The houseboat Arcadia, belonging to
Nc. Frank RawliDgs, OF tnis city, which
was badly damaged by fire while lying
10 Four Mile Run about ten days ago,
has been taken to Washington to be re-.
built.
Mr.. Harry Patterson Hopkins, of
Washington, will give an organ recital
at the Second Presbyterian Church to-
morrow night at o'clock, 10 which the
congregation and friends are cordially
invited.
Two persons sfll c.ed with smallpox
@ere removed to the Washington small
pox hospital yesterday, making a total
OF thirteen victims now confined ia that
Institution. None OF the cases are con.
sidsred serious.
The fire department was called out at
7:45 last night by the burning OF q
Christmas tree in house occupied by q
colored family named Washington, on
st. Aslph street, Eear PenGleion. The
fire started from some small lighted
candles, which caught the decorations.
Some boys extipgnished the flames be-
fore the arrival OF the fire department.
julius P. McDonongb, the artillery
man attached to Battery NJ. Fourth Ar.
tillery, stationed at Fort Washington.
who wounded Sergt. J. p. Staab and
two other soldiers while under the ir-
hlence of liquor Christmas by, and
who was arrested IN Washington yes.
ierdsy. was turned over to the military
authorities last night and taken 10 Fort
Meyer 10 await hearing.
The remains OF Mr.. Andrew Brent,
whose death occurred in Washington
Monday night, were brought here yes.
day evening and buried from ST. Msry's
Catholic Church this evening at $3.50
o'clock. Deceased bad lived here most
oi his life and was widely knowp. He
il survived by daughter. Mrs. Charles
Jones, 10 this city, and a daughter in
Washington, at whose home he died
He was IS years old.
Marriage licenses were issued In
Was 7ingt on yesterday to Henry Jones
ard Cyrieta Jones, both OF LoudoD
county; Randolph s. Riley and Jennie
James, both of Waterloo: Maurice Nc.
Nealy, OF Ashblro, and Eaelle Croson,
Of Cliitor; Alexander Winston. OF Loui q
county, and Rachel r. Brown; George
WATSON, of HsrrisonburR, and Luells
Hern; James NJ. Thompson, Of Fairfax
county, and Rachel X. Brown; and to ].
G. Yochum and Mattel. Mundsy, OF
Charlottesville.
1t was Thomas Terrell, not Terrell, ooored
who was locked up yesterday for disorderIy
conduct