Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-24
LOCaE BRE ITTlES.

The German Building Association No. 8 St q
meeting held les. night, s1!d g 4oO a. pfeni'
um Of AZ par cert
Thoin.s 4. Carer has been Appointed post.
m sster ST Tsy !crs.rHn L0udoun county, Va ,
Vics a Sou1sr signed.
a narii.se iicsr sc has be n groDt'd in Wash
ing;oa to Chsriis James and 4 nnie E. knight,
beth Of Alexsndrs county
Gen Tom Thun- b and troups performed At
Sarepia Hall iast hgb. u e.. spprecls.ive audi
ence. The entertainment! WAS eIcellect
Mebat4sys wta'f y. tbs Co; Of Queen street
has baen eLti1ey rebuilt snd is now IN excellent
order.
Csptsi1s Of vessels arriving 81 this port coG-
plain very much of the condition ct the bUoys
in the river. Many tf them sre reported as
much out ofplace
A QUEER WEDDING TRIp-O1 rut siag last
a wedding party in high life came eff a: Car.
pepters, 10 this county. Why it may b termed
a weddiog 10 high life is bsosus, i: occurred on
top of the high mountain directly opposite the
station. After the wedding ceremony was per
formed the newly married couple made s1me.
what novel start 10 life. From the top CT the
steep mountain they concluded TO 60 to the
station Oh hand sled. The time fyr starting
came. and their friends, after helping to tx
them and their. baggage solldly on their sled.
gave their sled push, and sWey they went,
shooting over the ground ct the ratio OF tCrty
miles an hour. Half way down they
turned sharp curve. when to their horror they
discovered span of mules not far distant com.
ing up The mountnio. They saw at 6 lance
that there was not room eGough to pass these
mules and that the mules would not HAYS time
enough to get out Of the way. And what made
matters worse. there was a high embaDkmeDt
to the road. However, they did not hesitate
as to what Was to be done, for stop they
couldn't, and to strike 10 among tho legs Of
those mules they we'll knew would be 10 get
kicked out of this world at once. john, the
husband. Of course. was the pilot OF the sled,
and braci0g himself to meet the rapidly ap.
proschiog trouble, be exclaimed
Nov, Maria, as you sHore this mCrninS 10
cling to ma uuliI death, | would advise you to
give extra fastenl0gs to your arms around my
waist. for over the bank We must 90.
lie. her slide. Johr; L % praying for both
fu,," responded the faithful wife.
Ard John did let Der slide, by brayely turn.
ing the sled to one siie aud letiiog i! shoot
over the embspkmeDt, down 8 distance Of
twenty feet into saoW below, carrying with /:
bride, groom. and carpet bags iD oOe promiscu
Gus heap. Fortunately. the sauw was deep
enough to break the force OF tho fall,
AID nothiog serious. favo the smashing OF
Johns new hat. followed. Even this would
not have bsppeued if Maria had not fastened
her teeth % the rim of it u.s. ss they were about
making the plunge over the eubaDkment. Sui
ico it to say that the wedding party gathered
themselves together again in little while and
resumed their bridal trip, John OCCASIONALLY
pulling of bis tile to see if any improvement
could be made 10 his appearance, his only words
Of cepsure bsiog, III you had allowed that bat
10 Ag, my d.rIiog, it would have taken care Of
ITSELF Wi1han,sport Pa., Bulletin.