Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-23
LOCkL dGEvITiES

The public schools OF the city and count,
We're closed yesterday I'LL Tuesday.
The anxious young man has passed .
sieepless week and ordered his spring suit
/ Judge Farrar, OF Amelia, ("Johnny Reb"
Is al the Braddock
There We're one or two arrivals Of oyster
boats at The wharres this morning.
Vennor predicts that April will be >
warmer month than May, and that May
will DC colder than usual.
Rev. O. F. FIppo was last night ap.
pointed Chaplain o. A!cxaudi IL Washington
Lodge of Ma5ous.
The festival TO be given by the ladies @!
st. Mary's Church commences on Monday
night next
The duster Is not quite ready to replace
the ulster, even if the latter Is a little
habby.
The republican convention to nominate
county officers will meet On Monday next
at Fairfax G. II,
The funeral of Miss Cats, whose sad
death was mentioned yesterday, will take
place tomorrow evening at o'clock.
A letter addressed to Mrs. J. II. Lathrop
Washington, D. c., is detained at the Post
Office here for want ofpostage.
The Alexandria County Court, Judge
Sangster, will begin Its March term at the
old Court House next Monday.
Mr.. +. A. Green, who has been engineer
ing in Nova Scotia, is in the city on short
visit to his relatives, but will leave for Bogola
in few days.
The beautiful operelta Maud Irving. or
the Little Orphan, will be rendered at Ar
mory Hall on Wednesday evening next by the
lady friends Of the Alexandria Academy.
The Mayor had no cases before him for
trial this morning. There were no prisoners,
but seven dodgers al the station house.
The night was clear and cold
Revival services are being held in the
Beulah Baptist Church, colored, at Mark
nam, which are being conducted by Rev. J.
". Webb, who is we'll known in this city.
AS a corn raising county, Loudoun ranks
first with 100000 bushels in 1882. Alexan-
diia county shelled out, at the foot. only
o4.O0O
On Monday evening next Rev D. F. Flip.
pc, of this city will deliver lecture in the
NJ L. Church South, at Fairfax Court House,
on "Od Fogyism.n
At Fairfax c. H., on Monday last Col. NJ.
y. Ball, had fight with his tenant, at Jim
tog9's hotel. Neither party was damaged
to any alarming extent.
The Jewish feast of Purim which commenc.
ed yesterday evening will close at sunset
10 day. 1t Is usually q season of great eu-
Joymcnt and rejoicing but was only quietly
observed in this city.
The Danville Rsgists. says; Mrs. W. T.
Sutherlin and granddaughter jamie left this
morning for visit to Col. Francis L.
Saith, at Alexandria" They arrived In this
city last night.
The Doty farm containing 25e acres, in
Fairfax county, was sold on Monday, 10 Mr.,
I. W. Comsiock, for $500. Forty-eixht
arrc5 Of land were also sold to Dir. Javins,
ut Sl7 peracre
Miss Aridie Smith. OF sudley Springs,
rnnce William county, and Miss Mile
fayne, OF tauquier county, are in the city
stopping with friends, having returned from
an extensive tour through West Virginia.
When car loaded with corn for Messrs.
HARLOW Bros. from Bealeton was opened
his morning cat jumped out and started
ioT its old home az such q rate of speed that
1t has doubtless reached its destination Le-
iuro this.
An officer from Pennsylvania was In this
city on Wednesday, Ia search of horse
thief, who was supposed to have come In
this direction with horse aud wagon be
had stolen on Sunday last. No traces of
him wore found in this nci.hhorhood.
Trade indications are healthy. There Is
no appearance ofe boom, but everything
points TO quiet prosperity in mercantile
circles. The feeling among business men
"a good, and IL reflected in a settled convic.
ton OF good times" coming among the
masses.
Blanche Englsh, -yearold daughter
OF Captain Samuel English, while playing
with servant girl at her residence, on
Wolfe street, q day or two since, was pushed
down The stair-steps aud seriously injured
Her jawbone was broken, and she was
bruised about the body.
ginia Midland Railway, has been
repaired at the shops of the COM
pany in this city, and presentss handsome
appearance The engine has been sent to
Franklin Junction. Another engine has
been recently rebuilt at the companies shop
aud is now in service.
~ pal liluSe new III the open Wln0oW OF
gentleman's room in Washington several
weeks ago, and was caught and properly
cared for Yesterday the gentleman started
for his home in the South, and when near
burke.s station he liberated the bird, saying
as ne did so, II promised you q home in
Virginia the day you Came to me-"
Above Georgetown in the Potomac bass
have begun to bite, aud while the great
army of anglers have not yet made their
spring raids, few caught some fine fish dur.
ing the latter part of last week, when the
weather was somewhat milder. The bass
season. old fishermen say, will not be at its
best for several weeks yet.
9 4 s. 81.