Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-12

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,T. Middle Atlantic States fair weather west.
winds. ri,iu. followed by falling barometer
'.i, .,.i,.o.,ry nr higher temperature
,upr-! IuI-Hcil SUNDAY School EASTER
80, ,Glu> The Easter celebration of
.l,% Sunday school Of Christ (Epscopall
,i,rr.h MA, held in that church Yesterday
:,.ruonn At five o'clock. \ large congre-
I'M, WE: present. and the exercises were
.',r, interesting. The display of flowers on
,a. ,r,,-.uu WAS very beautiful. At the
,.,o,. ,pru..rir,i iur the commencement of the
y,.rria.. ,nr scholars of the school, Mr.. H.
rog4h,.irr superintendent, accompanied
IL. ,brir teachers. marched into the church
%,,ina Marching On" After prayer and
.a.,r,. -iu.ir1. the different CLASSES, III re-
'.,n.,. T., the call of The rector. presented
,ir.,r Moral offerings. which were placed in
,",.i,inr l,n.:,;h Il large rainbow of flowers.
mann. ... 10. ,iirc front of the altar, beau
I'm, in g.. s,9uriS coors, forming, when the
&c., ,,F;.n. W. put in its proper place, Il
I.aF llo.-r. surrounded with Il crimson
r-,,Ih .,.# -!,.!holntcd with Il passion cross.
IN. v!...... ing Illuminated by cluster
.tu.- i,.- iir scene presented was really
.,o,.!.!.j',.n; u!r. calling forth the admira-
,.,,, or III pg.,.nr and rejecting great credit
moon, the .!.,, and good judgment of the
committee, ht>,n" the affair in charge AZ
,ry ,hr v,3. D.. forming the Light House.
and !!,. .,....... ii praises. Rev. Mr.. Suler,
,,.r,g, TO-. :l:rch. delivered short adj
dr~ &, /, ,..!sirrn. explanatory o! the
..ra.. I,ru~,, t#.m!. which WAS calculated to
n-fir, BE-. CO. in ali old Il, well lis young,
t.rih.. +. ....... creations Of God cannot fail
;,rriri {, H.. t,l,a; Author those who look
.,.ni,iu,i. a,.,n them. The address WAS
m.!aw,H ~ m,urc excellent singing, with
Prof IT,, iI!In AZ the organ, and then the
..ho!.r- presented their Easter offerings for
,,rri.m :.:r domestic missions, amounting to
So \ report OF the school read showed
that there were 30 scholars and - teachers
on the loiE The exercises. which were made
no largely ni he sweet singing Of beautiful
carol, hy thr children. were concluded by
Mrhcuch:cliun by Rector Suter, hllS closing
o!r ot the most Interesting Easter cclebra-
lions ever held in this city. Besides the deco
.ari"n- mentioned above. the font on the altar
wasadoGmrd with mound Of choice flowers,
in mcuniiam Of parent and child who
dearly iu:r,i lhr old church."
PuLlcE TWs--Thcrc were before the
Mayor this morning, Smith Bcalc, colored,
charged with ali assault on Frank Johnson,
..-o ruIorrd aud Robert Edwards, colorcd,
charged i,y john Nelson, white. with break
liz INTO his shop. on Franklin street, and
Stealing Iirrr;iom three punches Of fish.
Hy:,lc WAS lined $500 and costs, in de-
',uIr Of the payment OF which, ne was sent to
The chain gnnG for sixty days. Edwards
Ma sent on to the grand jury OF the Corpor-
alton Court IT, answer the charge Of house
breaking.
Mary Cumpt"r! WAS present and asked that
her boy hc sent TO the Aims House, which
request VA taken under consideration by
lhc Mayor.
Laura Cumptun, another Of the family,
Wa~ granted Il permit to enter the Aims
House Monday last
An old rvlurrd woman reported that there
va ca,r 81 small pox next to her house
on tihI"n street, between Alfred and Pat.
rick. The matter was referred to the Health
Officer !ur Investigation, and an eXamina
ton tn,!rsl !" discover any small pox in the
NrI@hhorhrui mentioned.
TnE X ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT The
entertainment last night blythe lady friends,
ndundrrlhr auspices of, the Old Dominion
Boat Ciub VA attended by large, apprecia
tNraul;,iirr The programme was render
and Ai iilc ladies' and gentlemen taking the
Earion, .harnrtcrs performed SO well their
parts that the praise they SO richly deserved
was freely given. The pleasures of the eve
n!ng were commenced with drill by the
Fan Brigade, twelve pretty young ladies
alfred i'm cost umes that would have probably
caused the original Oscar rs much pleasure as
they evidently did his mitator. who was piled
with lilies hy the whole brigade. Then fol-
uwcd the Coming Woman, Il prophetic
o5mcdy detailing what woman's suffrage
MAS leading to-. Hes i lunutic," was the
concluding piece. Those who anticipated !
pleasant lilnc were not disappointed, for all
present expressed themselves well pleased
with the entertainment. which was moi con-
Guided till eleven o'clock.
TnE MECHANICS FAIR.-The tables al
the fair !or the benefit Of the Independent
Order III Mechanics. in progress at McBur-
nry~ Hall, present very neat appearance.
They are in charge of the following ladies,
each with full corps of assistants: Mrs.
Sarah W. Graham, Mrs. Mittc Abbott
MIR. VIM. llunphries, Miss. Emma Cook
and Miss Annie Roles. Among those present
lat night WAS Mr.. l.. NJ. Patterson, Supreme
Ruler of the Order. The iollwing is the
vote for the several articles named:
For Watch Mrs. Baur, Is.
For Cane -FrieSous, IS: kahour, 10;
". Mailer. D.
For Necklace Hiss MeSsina Keeyes, 8.
For Badge Mansfield s; W. ID. Chches-
Ter. !
NNGElAGE-Last night Miss Mary e.
Brent one Of the fairest of the fair of AL
r\Aud:ia's bellies, was married to Mr.. Charles