Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-26
LOCAL RREVITIES.


John NJ. Veale has been appointed watch
man on the Chain bridge in place of H. Gut.
abal, dismissed
The Clerks Baseball Climb defeated the
nine of Potomac Academy in q gone Of hail
yesterday afternoon by score If IA to s
The first annual meeting Of the Mount
! Vernon Avenue Association will ba held
in tho Council chamber on Tuesday
next at 8 o'clock. AT this meeting officers
will be elected, by laws adopted, com mittees
appointed, &c.
The citizens of Hamilton have petitionel the
postcilice officials for an evening mail from this
city. They ask to be put on the same footing as
Leesburg, and that specisl pouch containing
mail f1r Hamilton be sent from here On the W. Il
o. train every evening. Snch al arrangement
would be great convenience tn the merchants OF
this city who do q large business with upper Lou
doun county.
The musical enter tainmcat given at the closing
exercises of Miss Kate SLnarts pupils, ut the resi-
dcnce of hlr. Albert Stuart. on Thursday evening
last was Il worry casant aiitir and the friends of
the pupils were much gratiiied at the progress
the latter had made during the session.
Measr5. ]. J. Woollen & Co.. pronrietors OF Col
lingwood Beach, the new summer resort on the
Potomac, about seven miles bslow this city will
give complimentary excursion tn that place on
Which will leave here at o'clock.
The engine which plunged through the draw of
the bridge at Noabsco creek short time since has
boen gotten ost and was yesterday evening brought
to this city on barge. Some of the cars which
went through the draw at the Same time have
also been gotten out.
There was heavy fall of rain early this morn
ing with light showers later, but this evening the
sun came out and shone brightly to the delight of
q NJ hnNr I he
came cloudy and there WAS more rain.
1t is said that the potato bugs in the lower part
OF Fairfax county have become SO voracious that
they have attacked the growing tomato plants
many of which they have completely destroyed
This is something unusaa'.
Hermon Appch, son of Mr.. James Appich this
inina had the end of one of his fingers so bad
y mashed in the cog wheels of an ice cresm freez-
er that amputation was necessary. DIR. Tebbs per-
formed the operation.
Tomorrow will DO General Assembly Day for
the children among the Preshy tciiaus and will be
observed with appropriate services in the after
noon ut the Second Presbyterian Church in this
city.
it is said that a part of the estate of the la.c
James K. Powell, or Fairfax county, consisted of a
violin 1876 years old, which sas st one time in
the McCarty, Lcc Fizhugh families of that
county
false report was in circulation on the streets
last night and this morning that another accident
had occurred on the A. & F. road. wreckng
train seen going south WAS the origin Of the report
The commissioners ofelection met at the Clerk s
Office to-day and certified to the returns of the
election held on Thursday, the result of which WAS
Published yesterday.
The Primrose Tea will clcsc at McBurncy 3 Hall
tonight, and all who have not attended should do
So IS there many attractions.
Thore were no courts in session in this city this
week bnt next week there will b, thrce--two for
the county and enc for the city.