Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-31
LOCAL. BREVITIEs.


All the ladies are wearing mousquetaire
gloves.
Miss Maggie Muir has returned from her
visit TO the country. So
Misses Fanny and Constance Boush are
expected tn return home this week.
The Church Congress in Richmond WAS !.
brilliant success.
Hiss Alice Sinclair is recovering from an
attack of malarial fever.
Mr.. Paxton Smoot is conyaescent from q
long Illness s,.t'L ,
Mr. Z. l.. Goss, OF Orange county. was in
the city to-day.
The second Presbyterian Church is being
greatly improved by paint
There were no cases ut the police court
this morning.
Mir. H. l.. Brocket, who has been visiting
MS relatives III this city for a few weeks, left
this morning
Major +. =. Janney arrived in New York
this morning from Europe. and is expected
to reach this city tonight.
Mrs. Boyd Smith, of Georgetown. D. c.,
Is on !; visit to her husbands relatives in
this city.
Mr.. W. II. p. Berkeley, of the Pullman
falace Car Company, spent last Sunday
here.
4 great deal of work is done here in
quiet way, and the spirit of Improvement
has taken hold of our people.
Mr.. w. b. Smoot returned last night from
New York where he has been on visit for
the past few days.
Miss Fanny Overall, of Warren county,
Is staying with her sister, Mrs Thomas d.
Keys.
COL w. \. Kilgour formerly of this city,
Is announced to speak at Mount Savage,
Md, to-day.
The Episcopal High School has St board
ers and II day pupils. 1t is full to over
flowing
The Theological Seminary library has
lately received II lot OF new books. Forty
students have already entered.
There was Il heavy fog this morning, and
navigation on the river was somewhat re.
tardcd in consequence.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templars
Will Tonight elect officers and also delegates
10 attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge
winch meets III Warrenton on the 2Sth ult.
The Bachelors Club rooms, on King
street, have been renovated, recarpeted. re.
painted and put in q cosy and comfortable
condition for the winter.
No boys will be admitted to the meeting
at Armory hall tonight until after the yo-
ters are seated This precaulion is taken to
prevent noise and disorder
The steamer Excelsior, ofthc Norfolk, line.
due here carly this morning, did not arrive
until this evening having been detained by
The togin the river.
One of the most important improvements
needed in this city is the laying Of side
walk on Patrick street, between Prince and
Duke.
Rev q. W. Nelson, OF Warrenton, preach
CT nj the High School last Sunday after
noon. \ large choir of boys do the singing
at The weekly services.
The Philadelphia steamer for which
Mr.a;r.'. +. i Reed & Co., are the agents
mere had such large cargo to take on last
night that most of the night was spent in
loading her.
Last night was bright, balmy and beauli-
HI ana the waning moon and brilliant stars
presented Il sight lovely to behold. Towards
morning 1t became misty and obscured the
comet, which many got up 10 see.
The democrats of Washington district in
The county will hold Il meeting tonight ut
Walker school house, which will be aid
dressed Ivy Mcssrs. Andrew Lipscomb and
leonard Matbury, OF this city.
Mr.. John Stone received = very fine lot
OF w;;ternelons from across the river last
night.
Arrangements have been made by which
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Rail
way IS enabled to sell excursion tickets to
the state fair at Richmond, including ad-
mission 10 The fair grounds, at $50 for the
round trip. the ticket TO be good until No
vemher i