Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-17
LOCAL BREVI1IES.

MIR. Ttcm.s Watkins had q valuable oVercos
stolen from him Saturday night.
MIR. Henry Wilmington is sick with severe
| cold st Green's Mansion House.
The American Coal Company shipped from
| this city last week 962 tons of Cumbs-srd coal.
The Old Dominion Gvmnssip will be opened
hereafter 10 ladies on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday afternoons.
The life CT the late Judge A. w. Chiffon WAS
insured in the Pr nnix Insurance COMPANY, Of
| Hartford, Conn.,. foI So $40.
Dr. T. Marshall Jones, of this city, performed
mott successfully delicate operation on Mre.
s. NJ. Trspp, wife ct the engineer at the Poto.
mac Manufacturing Cos. works. last week
The case of Alexander Hay Va. the Alexsn.
fri, OF d Washington K. 4. 90. came up TO. Law
II TIE u = Circuit Court Judge 4. w. Hughes
PRECEDING, per adjournment, on Q motion for the
appointment of receiver. tu. no conclusion
| Was arrived II in The matter.
Nesrly all the steam tugs which run on the
fo!Cmac are laid uo for The winter. Many al
lnem are undergoing repairs Several steam
ju2s oeIonRing here's ro engaged in the improve.
ment OF the rivers in North Carolina. Capt.
samuel English, who, short time ago sold the
steam tug Comet to N,ssrs. ONe.l & Tsvlor
Tor S6 COJ has purchased from the Nation al
Dredging. Company small tug, the jim 6
jackson. Jr., which hs will use entirely in hnr.
Dor work. The jackson, which is about the
sizs OF Inc keystone. Is now undergoing repslrs
at It ship yard.
Two new large passenger engines for the Vir.
ginih ID idland Railway. from the Schen ectsdy
Works. New York, arrived q. the depot of the
company in this city Sunday. These engines,
NOS. 81 and 80. the heaviest ever used in thu
passenger trade on the"roAd, are, it ia under.
stood, to be followed by several moro OF The
SENS kind. Several freight engines were turned
cut OF the shops OF the company here durirg the
past year Ard to accommodate the trade Of the
rosu others are needed. The construction ot
another freight engine has already been com
menced.
The OccCquan marriage market ia moro active
20 an !! Ess been Tor years. List Tuesday Miss
MsrSio h.rshsil and Mr.. Goo, Tyres, ware
:, ace oEc, ht hs residence of the brides father.
M. =. +. Marshsll, near Occoqu,n. A fter the
Ger, m Jnies reception was he'd, and a raost an
)Vsbie time had. Many friends Of the hsppy
couple from this city were present. On Thurs
day l.st Mis- Jennie Lewis, of Occoqusn, snd
M ELLIS, of Gsint svile, were married. This
event vas also happily celebrated. It is said
these tvo marriages have stirred the boys and
girls OF Occcquan up, and more reunions NAV
DO expected.
Tine fair for Tie benti. Of the Ale1snGr., RI.
ioim Cub. by The lady members of the orgsnjzI.
Ton. was formally opened last night at O'clock
og Mayer beckhan. The hall has been hand.
somely decorated, and tho tables, ttstefully sr.
ranged: present q fine appearance. There are
on ell i5ition to be voted for during the fair
week, gold watch. 8 genteman's chair. a set
Of le~ery and reception chair. together with
handsome Good Temp!aTsreg. Mrs Henry
Al. Foliz, has charge OF fancy table No. i; MRS.
WIN 1. Be'rick. has charge of fancy table No.
=; M's Fred Geisendafer. has charge of fancy
table No; 81 Mira. Z. T. Petit, has charge of
i,bcy table No. 4; Mrs. FeyLon Bartlett, has
charge Of the contt ctonery table. Mrs. George
Richards has charge of the supper table 4
,Tgo crowd is expected TO be present to. night.
uiyht for lhs several articles named: Nor
watch j r. Beck ham. IL; Leonard Marbury,
3; ; q Bent. 5; M. B. Harlow, s; W. H.
SmIth, -. Fur jswelry, Missou- f. Goodh.nd
z. For Gcod Tsmplars regslis. II. u. Fol!z,