Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-07
Local kreYitieS.

The Academy Journal for this month is neat
y printed, and contains creditable articles The
Journal says that the thirty third Annual Com
mencement OF St. Johns Academy will take
place at Sarepta Hall, the 24st inst +. Mar
cellus Cox, of Charles county, Md. a graduate
of 1869, will deliver the address before the
Patrick Henry Society and William NJ. Bag
gett, of Richmond, the Valedictory.
The festival for the benefit of ST. Paul 5
Church, now in progress at Sarepta Hall. con-
tinues to be an attractive place of public enter
tainment, Large numbers Of young people are
10 attendance every night. aud they all seem to
enjoy themselves. The eating is most delicious
as We can testify The festival closes tonight,
and all who want a good supper had better at
tend.
The excursion of Jefferson Circle, Brother
hood of the Union, to Carin's Sprins, yester-
day. was well attended, and was very agree
able affair. Slight disturbances occurred dur
ing the day among some who were not members
of the order, but they did not mar the general
tcStiyity. -T..~
A sailboat belonging to Washington, with a
pleasure party OF about ten GU board, caps'zcd
off Shoots wharf at three o'clock this evening
while going up the river Her occupants chung
to her until they were rescued by boats that
put off Immediately to their assistance.
1t is understood that an effort will be made
to have Nicholson pavement laid around the
New Market house, as the noise made by vebl
Giles running on the cobble stones now there
will interfere with the proceedings OF the courts
| to be held in that building.
The broom factory of Mr. B. W. Nails, late
ly established in this city, is doing good bust,
ness and turning out excellent work. Among
the many orders received was one yesterday
| FROM dealer i'll Washington for torty-nuc
| dozen brooms.
Mr. Richard Windsor, after laying in Il peu-
| tiful supply Of marketing yesterday morning,
| employed colorcd boy to take his market
basket home Since then ueither boy nor bask.
ct has been heard Of ...
Dr. French, while Attending patient in the
| LIST Ward this morning, WAS attacked By sc
we're chill, and after waiting for two hours and
getting no better sent for a carriage and VA:
| carried home.
The schooner Foaming Sea, from George
town. for Northern port, loaded with coal
| put in here yesterday leaking badly. She Will
| proceed 90 her voyage after undergoing re
pairs.
All the bridges on the Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg railroad, having been completed,
the bridge builders on that road have been dis
charged and have returned to their homes
A wagon belonging to Mr.. Stephen Swain,
broke down on King street, opposite Sarepta
Hall, this morning, and had to leave its load OF
lumber there.
A handsome drawing of the steeple to be
| erected upon the new Market House, is on ex-
hibitiou at the Citizens National Bank.
The celebration of the Fairfax Literary SO.
ciety of the Episcopal High School, at Howard,
| will be held on the 18th instant
The alianthus trees begin to give out their
peculiar odor. That is, VIC believe, the only
objection to these beautiful looking trees.
Mr.. S. O. Baggott raises the largest and
finest mushrooms ever seen in this neighbour
hood