Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-28

MD 6 we'll rs new duuI Soo.
For this section fair weather, stationary
..mnerature, followed Sunday by slightly
rra,ner southeasterly winds.
curRcH SERVICES, &C., TOMORROW
rq,;sf Church Services at II a. m. and 5:45
y N, BY Rev DR.. SuteT.
g Pqlds Church. at II a. m.
he Rev. pr Norton.
y crgce Church, m prayer and hor1ily /;
ia m. morning prayer and sermon; 4:40
~ intercession services; 500 p. m, even
ing prayer and sermon:
q lIarV's GWch.-Mass at a. M; Mass
and sermon al 10 a. m by Rev. Father
DaWolf; Vespers at p. m,
E;rst PRESBYTERIAN Church.-Service at IL
m. BY Rev J. NJ. Nourse.
u Sscoad PRESBYTERIAN Curch.-Services at
I, NJ. by Rev J. l. Vance. Children's
service at $50 p. m.
o. Ranfisf Church-Services at II a. m. and
n n by Rev. /. NJ. Mercer.
NIT, Meth EDis. Church $ -rvices ct / l
an3 500 D. u by Rev. Z F. Bishop.
o Non FDis Church South.-Services Ut ii
~ and at S p. M, by Rev. W. j. Young.
SnS;sct in the morning Everything Made
C.n,jye to Christ :" subject at night: Big
otry" o.. ~
and at 500 p. IN. by Rev. Luther r. Dyott
Morning sutj4ct: Shining Lights to the
CIoIvof God y evening subject The Doves
Among the Pots"
q Germ German Lutheran Gmch.-Service at
ia NJ. by Rev. J. A. Schwoy.
Torng MEMS Christian Observation-Disclosures
uarse al go n IN. PRAYER meeting at the
Lee Street Chapel at 4:3O p. m.
PEABODY NORMAL INSTITUTE. The ex-
ercisestbis morning were conducted as usual,
the reading of Snow Bound being con-
tjnued by Prof McClesry, and Prof. Little
concluding his "Chalk Talk" or instruction
in free hand drawing. At 11:20, Prof. Hall
gave his usual lecture on Chaucers "faIie-
ment of FouIes." as illustrative OF English
grammatical forms. AT Y, Miss Chapman
gave her drill in calstbeniCs and Prot. NC
CIeary his instruction in primary arlthme
tic and the exercises closed with the usual
instruction in music by the latter. To-
morrow, at 9:l5, the teachers will take the
steamer Excelsior for Colonial Beach, at the
invitation of Manager Ridley, of the Poto-
mac Steamboat Company.
A nice excursion in two omnibusses and
dayton was made to Arlington yesterday by
some thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen,
and this efterDoon there has been another
to Mt. Vernon. Last night very enjoyable
hop was given by the youag gentlemen to
the youug ladies' at Peabody Hall and there
will be a socable at the same place on
Thursday night.
At the Institute to-day when the gentle
men were requested to leave the hall, d pls.
card was displayed on the door of the board
room. .eading as follows: During the SEES
sious Of the Female Masonic Lodge, meet
Ing of the gentlemen OF the Institute on I'M
portant private business will be held in this
room. No Ladies admitted" The ladies
ss they passed stopped TO read the placard
with much interest, aud exhibited great Gu
riosity to know the object OF The meeting,
but il was not divulged.
SORGHUM WORKS 1T was stated in the
GAZETTE Oh Thursday that u.der resoiu-
ton of the City Council, Mayor Downham
and committee Of council would In lew
DAYS wait upon the Commissioner of Agri-
culture to urge the claims OF Alexandria ss
one of the points for the location of the ex'
perimenta works for Improvement in the
production of sugar. The Alexandria cor
respondent of ne Washington Star, 10 ref:
erence to the matter, says:
at is understood that al effort Will be
made 10 put into Use some OF the large bulid
ings on the river side now unused-Whests
Mil, on Queen street dock, or the Pioneer
Mills, at Duke street dock-as sugar works
TO develop the process from sorghum. Ihe
Commissioner of Agriculture is understood
TO be disposed to ASSIST a proper establish
ment to the extent OF $50 900 The sugar
business was long one of the leading indus
tries of Alexandria Crude sugar was
brought here to be refined from New Or
leans and the West Iadies.in exchange for
Csrgoes of -four and tobacco. Many OF
AIexandria's young men were carried to
New Orleans by this traffic and became
prosperous merchants there, and several OF
the largest houses in town, now converted
into dwellings, were built and long used as
sugar refneries "
A CREDITABLE PIECE OF WoRK.-The
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