Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The National Union meets tonight.

tomorrow VIII DC registration osy.
The Fire Wardens will inset tonight.
The weekly drill Of the A L. I. W II be HEX
tonight.
Golden Light Lodge OF Good Templars vii
meet tonight.
As result Of the recent rains the water II
the river hiss become very mu idy.
The o. 8. steamer sylph, the Presidenti
! yacht, passed down the river today.
The dynamo at the n. W electric light work.
Of the Southern Railway was placed In posi-
ton today.
Mr.. G. e. Cburchmsn sent to this Office TO-
] day several hests Of the finest lettuce seer
this season.
The new pump Of the Emerson pumT
works 1T the foot OF Prince street was tss.'
cd this evening.
Yesterday was hospital Sunday in many Of
! the churches Of the city, and quite tubstan-
! tial contributions were made.
Captain Taylor, formerly of the tugboai
Juno, has been placed 10 charge Of the tug
bost Thomas selecman, of Washington.
Commencing on Wednesday the hours fol-
opening and closing the Alexandria Library
will be from 8 till IL .. M. instead Of from
TO p. m.
The twelfth anniversary of the fpworth
League of Trinity NJ. E Church, which VIII
be addressed by the Rev. Z. v. REGISTER, will
take place tomorrow night.
A large pane Of glass in the show window
of Mr.. c. ]. w. Summers's drag store, corner
Of Duke and Alfred streets, was broked by a
mischievous boy last night.
Complaint is made by residents Of the
neighborbood that the electric light at the
intersection OF Prince Of Fayette streets has
not been burning several nights recently.
The ladies OF the church furnishing society
Of the N. E. Church South will hold straw
berry festival this and tomorrow evening Of
Odd Fellows Hall. All are invited to attend.
The weather grew cloudy during the might
and there was copious shower OF rain be-
tween five and six o'clock this morning
Later the heavens became clear and fne
| weather followed.
Mr.. @. W. Wst,les, agent for the Norfolk
| and Washington Steamboat Company, Is Mt
| ting up the first floor Of his building, on the
corner Of Prince street and the Strand, as an
Office and waiting room.
Fred. Werner, alias Lewis Mortimer Mon
roe, charged with stealing diamonds from
Mrs. Starring in Washington, Was on Saturday
evening held to await the action Of the grand
jury Of that city.
| Moulion Thomas Heedhsm, secretary and
treasurer Of the Washington baseball club
died at Garfield Hospital late Saturday night
Mr. Needham had been Ill for some time with
| typhoid pneumonia.
Arrangements are said to DO on foot for the
establishment Of line of Potomac steamer
from Washington and Alexandria to the land
iDgs In Accomsc end northampton, on the
Eastern Shore Of Virginia
Messrs. Henry Strauss, Samuel 81. Luni
and George F. Steiner, appointed by the U
g. court for the purpose. today appraised the
assets Of Wilbet Bsggett, of this city, who
was recently declared bankrupt
The suggestion in Saturdays Gazette that
the new paving around the Confederate
monument should not be allowed to become
filthy has been promptly acted upoB, the new
work having received attention.
A delegation of members of the National
Association OF Charities, now in session In
Washington, visited this city this evening
and were shown the various places Of interest
by the ladies Of the Alexandria Charities
Association.
Tonight concert will be held in the Lig.
gett Hal, OF the Episcopal High School, neal
this city, for the benefit of the Chapel of the
Good Shepherd, Among those who will take
part will be the Misses Goodwin and Mr.
Lloyd, OF Washington, al Miss Helen Whit
tlesey. Of this city.
The twentieth annual con INVENTION Of the
Junior American Mechanics Funeral Benefit
Association OF the United States. will con-
vsne in Richmond tomorrow. The three
councils in this city will all DO represented
During the past year ESQ death claims were
paid, amounting to 100000.
The managers of the entertainment given
last Friday night for the benefit Of Grace
Church repair fund wish to take this means
of thanking all those who so kindly helped
them. Their services were freely given "fol
sweet chsrity's sake" and 1t was entirely ow-
ing to them that the evening proved such q
success.
A young man named Edwsrl Higgins wa:
arrested Saturday and locked up at the police
station awaiting an examination into hii
sanity. He caused considerable excitement
around police headquarters during the nigh
by his yells. He will be sent to Jail, at the
instance Of Dr., Puivis, and commission viii
examine him.
The funeral of the late Frederick Idensen
whose death occurred at staunton on Thurs
| day last, took place yesterday afternoon
| from bis late residence on south Lee street
| The funeral services were conducted by Rev
DR.. Frank ]. Brooke, Of the Second Presby
terian Church, and the interment was mad,
In the family lot in the Methodist Protesan
cemetery.