Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-19
LOCAL BREVTTTEs

LoCAL BREV1TIES.
The steam tug Juno, Capt. Matt Kcrscv
returned from Petersburg last night.
The lunch and supper given ves;crda,
and last night by the Parish Aid Society -
Grace church was Il successful and pleasant
affair. i''''7''''
marriage license was issued in Wash
lh@'on yesterday 10 Robert Allen. Of For
iress Monroe. Va, and Laura V. Carroll. OF
Washington.
At the meeting of the Old Dominion,
Enllding Association last night. thirteen
shares OF stock. or $1,000. were sold nj u
per cent discount.
new pump is being put in ut the old
Court House corner Two colored mon
lost their lives in repairing the old pumn ot
different times
Mr.. Luther Benson, who has been lectur-
ing IN Washington for several weeks past,
WIZ denver Il temperance lecture in Armory
Hall tonight.
Ine remains of Mr. Jas. =. Beavers. whose
death occurred at the residence of Nj. Geo
\. Rowland, i'll the First Ward, Yesterday,
were taken to Fairfax county to tay for in
tcrment
Mr. X. kemper received Yesterday from
A. Nlthers, of Suffolk, Grand Chancellor
OF knights OF Pythias, of Virginia. his COM
mission as District Deputy Grand Chanccl-
i"r Tor this, the ninth district
Mr. =. X. Plain, formerly of this CITY, but
now of Memphis, Tenn, has rented the re-
s!dcncc Of Mr. NJ. H. Janney, on upper
Ming street, and will shortly return TO this
city, which he will make his future home
Mr.: W. ID. Chichester an employee at
The Washington 4 Ohio Railroad depot
Was struck III the left eye BY Il hyinr piece
OF steel in the yard Of that depot a few DAYS
ago, and had the sight entirely destroyed
Mr.. Owen n. Kirby left here Yesterday
for Chicago, where he has secured posi-
ton in Il commercial house. Mr.. joseph
Padgett left here Monday night for New
York where he will reside in future.
y government buoy tender this morning,
placed in the river off the ship yard, new
can buoy surmounted by light so arranged
as to burn sixty days. 1t is said that if the
buoy gives satisfaction, the light house on
Jones Point will be abolished and the new
light used in its stead.
a slight fire occurred this morning about
ii O'Clock, in a small frame house on ROYAL.
between Gibbon and Franklin SITS, occupied
by two colored families. A portion of the roof
was burned, but the flames were extin-
SlllShed by the neighbors before much dam
age had been done and before any alarm was
given
Inc Columbia steam fire engine which,
has been undergoing repairs at the shops nf
ME-. Collins the boiler head being ont of
ordcr, Tor the past few days, was tested yes
terday afternoon, and Il cold water pressure
OF l25 pounds, equal to POO pounds of steam.
Was easily attained. Engineer Campbell l..
now much pleased with the condition of his
engine, and thinks he can make il do ser
Vice thai will equal. if not surpass, its best
days.
The uniformed Patriarchs OF Marley En-
cnmpmrnt, No. &, of Odd Fellows, of this
city, W. W. Sherwood, Captain, have re-
ceiIcd All invitation TO participate in pa
rade 10 take place in Washington on The
10Th OF April, the 62d anniversary of the
introduction of Odd Fellowship into the.
United States. The Patriarchs have recently
purchased new and handsome uniforms, and
Will no doubt make 81 fine appearance in
the parade. The first Lodge of Odd Eel
lows In this country was organized in Balli-
more in 1919.
The advertisement of Messrs. Likes, Ber-
wanger x Co, clothicrs, s. Katzcnstcin
managerl 7th Street Washington. will he
found elsewhere. The stock Of goods kept
by this firm is one Of the handsomest and
most complete to be found anywhere, and
MesSr5. VIM. Devaughn and julius Hugh,
lett, of this city, who are connected with
The house, will he pleased to see their.Alex-
ndria friends