Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-21
LOCAL RREYrrIEs

II. i. Lucas, OF lllS Guy. Is foreman OF tn,
Amiss- Burner jury at Staunton
The postolli"r will observe Sunday hour
tomorrow, I'D instant
Col. W. :. Greene. WHO haS been here O,
short visit. left this morning for Alabama
u. ID. Lewis WAS commissioned pos,mas
Ter at Coles Ferry. Va, to-day.
Mr.. Geo. Steuernagle had some of the lare.
est oysters at his restaurant today that
! have been seen in the city for some time.
/ The Old Dominion Building Association
ut It's meeting last night sold $500 at
discount of twenty per cent.
a marriage license was issued in Wash
lngton yesterday to George Day of this city
and Hagar Robinson Of Washington.
Miss Helen Y. Wood is making pro-
| tracted visit at the residence of Mr.. w. d.
Wood on south Fairfax street
The reports from the California mine in
Loudoun, received here to-day, are most
encouraging. The stock now is in active
demand.
Lee street, from Wilkes to Franklin should
he shelled at once. The expense would be
light and the travel over that thorouehfare
lustifies the outlay
~ Ai'HH WIZ oUSeINcS Lent !.
9. eats fish and abstains from drinking, will
be an object of great interest to the nearest
lager beer saloon, early Easter Monday
morning
The new discovery that kissing cures
ireckles may be all right, but the difficulty
with youth who has polka dot face and
old gold hair is that he can't get any girl to
kiss him.
Somebody estimated thai every man who
lives to he sixty years old has spent seven
months bEttoning his shirt collar Thirty
years more ought TO he added for hunting
up the collar button.
Mrs. Amanda Selectmau, tue aged mother
OF Mr.. Thomas Sclectman, foreman of the
blacksmith shops AT the Midland depot, was
stricken with paralysis at her home in Deco
guam on Monday
According to recent rulings of the Post
office Department, 10 mail matter can be
forwarded from one postotlice to another
without new rate OF postage, except let
tiers which have one full rate Of postage paid
thereon.
1t Is already reported that the buys in the
Delaware peach orchards are all killed for
Tins year, and those OF next year are badly
nipped by the recent cold weather. 1t is
not thought, however that any of the basl,-
cts are injured
\ number Of Alexandrans having pre-
vi"',sly purchased tickets, went to Washing
ton last night to hear l'atti, but were great
~ disappointed at her not singing though
several of them did not know il until they
were told after the performance.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Honor. of
I J1I1 will hnll 4 -,
III Stanton early in March, meeting ON the
night of the 9th and continuing in session
three days. The order has sixty lodges in
the state and about four thousand members
The lodge of the order in this city is in
ourshing condition.
Several ladies' recently have been very
much startled in answering their door bells
ut night to find halfgrown young men
standing at their doors in hideous masks
disappearing parties are well enough when
ii is Ill understood but timid ladies are
frightened when surprised in this way. and
mas:kers should be more careful.
Hon. w. W. Berry G.. w. G.. T. of the
order Of Good Templurs visited Golden
Light Lodge No. 3377 last night. and made
an address. Four new members were mi
liated ri this meeting. and several applica-
''b''? H''N iSNSiNth ~ resolution was
adopted that the next monthly entertain
ment of tho Lodge be held in Armory Hall.
As stated in yesterdays GAZETTE, on the
third of March the water will be turned of
the portion Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal known as the Georgetown level. The
water will remain off for ten days and the
locks will be repaired. and much Of the mud
pow obstrurting the bottom will be removed.
The water is now off the western portion of
the canal. \ force oflaborcrs are at work
repairing the outlet incline. and new dredg-
ing machines will be built BY the company.
As stated in the GAZETTE, well dressed
man was taken with commissions on the cor
ner of Washington and Prince streets yes.
tcrday morning. He was picked up and Ia
ken to j. ID. III. Lunt's drug store and DIR.
Smith called in. After the man revived he
gave his name rs A. NJ. Ramsdell, offspring
field, Massachusetts. He says he escaped
from an asylum hut he cannot tell where
the place is. He is IN Odd Fellow and the
members OF that order took charge of him
and telegraphed to Springfield and in reply
were told to take care of him till he could
be sent for.
Mcssrs. J. ". Dyer & Co.. No. % south Royal
street, have on hand fine lot OF fish and oysters
which they offer for sale at moderate prices They
deliver all orders and ask Il call.
Mr.. +. J. Travers will have some fine white
perch AID other fish for sale in the market to-mor-
row morning.