Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-08
LOCAL 2REYITIES


The new uickle is no Improvement on til,
old, and Is calculated to deceive in the dark
The Alexandria merchants are anticipa
ling 4 good trade during the spring months
The United States Court Tor this district
! will meet N This city on the l3th-Tuesday
/ next,
\ scho"ncr was hlewn against The steamer
Excelsior yesterday at Norfolk STAYING a
hole IN her side near the wheelhouse
The regular monthly meeting of the Co.
lumbia Stealn.E Fire Engine Co. was held last
night. but no business ofinterest transacted
The Board ofSupervisors of Alexandria
county met at the old Court House yester-
DAY, but transacted only routine business.
The February new moon was to have
made her appearance last night, but she
didn't.
Persons convicted IN The United States
Court will not be sent 10 Auburn or Albany
nnt!l the number Of prisoners there are di-
miniShea.
dir Robert Johnston, who has been con-
lined 10 his bed inr some weeks with pneu.
monla, has sufficiently recovered TO be out
again.
The roads in this ncig hborhood are in
worse condition than they have been since
the war, when attachments OF soldiers often
had 10 bail them OH" with buckets
Dir. Willie {. Chauncey and Miss Cassie
VI. tldwis were married yesterday evening
by the Rev. Mr. broadway, oilhc Methndist
Protestant church
Another one Of the material trains which
was taken olfthe Virginia Midland Railway
some time ago Wa put back on that road
yesterday
The steamer City Of Alexandria arrived
last night from the lower Potomac, bring
ing a large freight, including a number of
lunches of fish, which She tool, aboard at
the various landings.
The proposal 10 she'll some OF the most
used Of the unpavcd streets on the outskirts
Of the city will ne called up and pressed
TO vote ut the next meeting of the city
council.
Mr.. Samuel Il. WiLllels, teller ofthe Com
mercial Bank of Lynchburg and Miss Nan
ME Black ford, the lovely aud accomplished
daughter of Capt. Chas NJ Blackford were
married in Lynchbnrg on Tuesday night
Marriage licences were issued in WASH
ingon yesterday to William Bailey, of Ar
linston. Va, and Virginia Tabert, of Wash
ington and 10 NJ F. Ryan and Lille Simp.
sou, of Leesburg, Va.
In selecting timber for back yard fence it
Is wise to avoid the choice of lumber with
knots III it. Charity, truth and domes-
tic happiness flourish best in those commu-
mites where this rule is most strictly OBJ
served.
MIR. Mckenzie. who has been confined TO
his room for some days by reason of the in
lurics received by him in falling down the
front steps of Capt. Graham's residence was
out to-day and warmly greeted by his many
friends
Besides the comforting OF degrees and
routine business to be transacted at the reg
ular meeting of Alexandria Washington
Lodge. y. +. x \. NJ. tonight, the final az
engagements will be made for the Masonic
celebration and banquet 10 be held on the
22d Of this month
Mr.. J. X. Cation has been elected delegate
from the NJ. p. Church of this city to the
annual conference which meets at West
minister, Bid. on the ID Monday in March.
The congregation wilrequest the conference
to return Rev Mr.. Trcadway to the charge
OF the church in this city
The house OF VIM. II. Davis, colored,
messenger oithe Citizens National Bank,
came near being destroyed with all its con-
tents on Tuesday night by an old clothes
line breaking in the kitchen and letting the
clothes hanging on it FIJI! on the stove. The
family was awakened by the smoke from
the burning clothes and extinguished the
flames before much damage had been done.