Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-17
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

! Ao0oA DOE
| Bean shooters are a great nuisance, ano
should be abated.
| The special messenger boys at the post
Office did poor business this week.
! One vessel loaded with oysters arrived at
the wharf this morning from the lower river
The farm OF Mrs. Maud Tacey, on Schu-
ter's Hill, which was offered for sale to-day,
was withdrawn.
/ 4 large number of excursionists from
along the line of the Manassas railroad Wis
tied this city today.
The Culpeper Minute Men have received
new arms and accoutrements of the latest
and most improved pattern.
Rev. DR.. Dnwiddie, of this city, oficiated
at the dedication of Presbyterian church
in Concord, Campbell county, last week.
The Corporation Court met this morning,
and after setting cases for next week adj
journed ill Monday morning at IL o'clock.
Col. William l.. Bumgardner has resigned
the colonelcy of the Second Regiment Vir-
ginia Volunteers, and Gov. Cameron has &C.
cepted it.
The Prince William and Fauquier Asso-
citation will have an inaugural meeting for
the trial of speed, at Gainesville on the 9th
and 2Slh inst.
The acceptance by Col. L. W. Reid of o
position in the Treasury Department will
cause vacancy in the Board of Aldermen
for the Fourth ward.
Rev. S. Scolay Moore, of Herndon, Fair
fax county, formerly OF Clarke county, has
received Il call from the Episcopal Church
at Ashland, near Richmond.
no ar
piled with everything in season, and was
largely attended. There were but few
changes to note in prices.
Theatre Company, which played divorce"
Cannon House, at Manassas, on Sunday
evening last.
Judging from the mcagre accounts of the
military drill at Lynchhurg in the papers Of
that city, the affair could not have been of
much interest 10 the people Of the Hill City.
The reason is obvious.
The schooner Lille Lynn recently built
at PowelI's Creek, Va, for Captain A. A.
Lyun, arrived here this morning, aud was
adtncaeured and documented at this, her
home port, by Deputy Collector Lambert.
Mr.. s i. Soutenburg has been awarded
the contract for building four brick dwell
ling houses, for Mr. Il. J. Thomas, on Wash
ington street, between Wolfe and Wilkes,
and the work thereon will be commenced
on Monday next.
Police Officer Sherwood, who broke his
arm Yesterday while cunning near Spring
Bank, is mere comfortable. 10 day. The &C.
ci;lent occurred by the caving in Of a bank
on which he jumped and not by falling
from q tree, ~ reported.
Tao Secretary Of the Treasury has APP
pointed VIM. G.. Bell, to be assistant light
house keeper at Cherrystone, Va; August
Wcisa TO he acting keeper at Lazaretto
Point, Mi; II. J.. Odcll to be acting keeper
at Cape Henry, Va. :; Thomas P. Bell to be
first assistant keeper at Cape Henry, Va.
Mr.. Charles s. Taylor, it,, has purchased
from Air. Julian II. Burke his one-balf in
tercst in the house and grounds attached on
Prince street, between Washington and Co.
lumbus streets. for So 900. Mr.. S. Ferguson
Beach has sold to DR.. d. n. Rust a lot on
Patrick street, north of King, improved by
brick stable, for 5000.
Tie widows ofAGdrew j. Augur and Geo.
A. Frerc, who were killed by the railway
collision or the Washington and Alexandria
Railroad at -Four Mile Run. last February,
made application yesterday to the Probate
Court al Washington, that letters of admin
ist;a:icn he issued to w. Z. Edmondson and
Linden Kent, and an order for this purpose
was made.
III! A. T. Lnosc opened his new fruit,
vegetable aud flower store at No. 102 King
street 10 day, which was well patronized.