Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-12
LOCAL MATTERS

q ~. section fair, slightly warmer weather,
,.,,c "iad'.
wy LAND SALES The following are
he recent lnad sales that have been
81 the county
q our n Allen Pierce to T. A. Preston four
4 sa land on the road from the Aqueduct
4 g. y, Balston, for SEQ.
81 s-f p.Nenenin to Ellen {. Kane part Of
4 s,- tract on the Phillips road, containing
s ~. Tor $1,000.
z .sl,,opnsil Of Alexis ndrin to Peter Vie two
q m. Pend eton tract for $50.
~, Wise TO T. Broadus the tract OF land
a i54io., in jeff Ison district on the Brad
.,.5 one mile from the city limits, known
p9yler House lot, for 81. $50.
s@ q pierce 10 Andrew Srhlevogt two acres
4 r.. side OF the w & o r. r, adjoining
i .st,n HgNtts land, for $3.50
p7,4.tt 20 Hattie 5. Wright two lots of
b 49, Srriups sub division for 5000 same
fot.,op aud .ame to Francis S. Hovey
4 ..,h in the same sub division for $500
a,7i.tt Ils, also sold to c. A. Mason. Ella
,len Jennie Pepper, Jessie L. Pierce, Emil
/ stsnl eu,on a,d j. j Barnes. one lot each of
.tc.r,ia 8 springs sub diVs on, forslO0 for each
~ IyqosroR. George H. Dickson, col.
win delormeG arm, waa before the
co,rl in Washington Oh Saturday as
of..sioral hes ger. Officer Sutton, in
evidence against him, tod the court
I'M ksol's home is in this city that he
49,. oronertv here, which he has purchased
ain money begged IN Washington. When
4sxanida, the officer said, he wears
~. Il, broadc 9th aud plug bat. He is
I'D mao, and has family. The pri-
',g.l Omitted hat he was property own
Alexandria nnd went to Washington
.s.n morning. He was given three months
90 Dire arm
PERSONAL SIR. Fl. G. Dulany. of Eau
.t-r county, will sail from New York early
TX, mouth for Europe and will spend the
winter in Paris.
NJ, Andrew Ailcheson, jr, formerly of
M. ai.y bu now OF DanviIle, ia visiting his
parent, here
Mr. Jim Ferry, who was stricken with
psJsi,ss ON Saturday morning last, is im-
movi5g and hi, many friends hope he will
,.oa te about again.
AGAINST CoN5oLIDA1IoN.-The East
Tonnes e, Virginia and Georgia Railroad is
5ottofsli into the control of the Richmond
nd Dauyine Company without struggle
The part Of the intended victim. Holders
ofcrrtain OF the stocks of the L. T., Y. and
f. are organizing to defeat the proposed
.sse to the snd d. bill in equity to
negaut liz consummaton has bsen flied by
sca.ctrout stockholders at Rockville, Ten
cs.ee. and q final fight is to be made at
he shareholders meeting on December %.
MUSICAL. The Alexandria Musical Asso'
li.iOn will give the frs. OF their public re
tssr.a of the season ut their ball on Friday
righ. next. the is inst, at o'clock. The
rogramme has baon arranged with some
care and those fortunate enough TO procure
tcses will no doub, spend pleasant even
ig Admission will be limited 10 those
signg tickets and only one person, child or
SHIT. admitted on single ticket.
SENTENCED. S.ouewali j. Tolson, the
srlng postmaster at Riverside, Charles
cauty. Md, pleaded guilty in the United
ates District Court in Baltimore Or 5s'ur.
tsy 10 charge Of embezz lag funds from
,ts ofee. and WAS sentenced TO sixty days
1i1f and to pay a fine Of 500. In another
Indictment, charging him with counterfeit
Lex the postmastor's bond, he also pleadtd
guilty and wss tiued 500
SUICIDE Mrs. S..R Branson, widow Of
The ate solomon Il. Branson Of The Mar
IONS on Muchodoc creek, about 8 miles
from The Hague, in Westmcreland county,
committed suicide on Tuesday evening last
5y placing the muzze Of gun heavily
caargsd with buokshot directly over her
desrl snd dischareing it. No cause 10 as
;saed for the act.
MASONIC The Supreme Council of the
Accent and Accepted Scottish Rite OF
Frpemssonry, Con. Albert Pike grand com
mauder, vii, have special meeting In the
Supreme Council room 10 Washington 10
nght for the purpose of comforting the 9ord
degree on the Right Rev. Thomas U Dud'
sy shop Dudley Is an enthusiastic Mason
IS well as an able and earnest divine.
1oucE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
aad cool 8 h four dodgers Dut no PRISONERS
st The station house.
teoniy case before the Mayor this morn
Jog Was hat of Luther Luckelt and Arthur
Smith, 10 colored, charged with disorder
Iy c3nduct at the local depot. They were
lined ; each.
Yesterday was bright, crisp Novem.
ttr dsy viii northwest wind almost too
Jiisk to be enjoyable. The churches all had
sool congregations, and at the Baptist
cln1ch batismal services were held. Many
PERSONS eujoyed walks, some about the CITY
sud Others to the country. The day was a
very quiet one and the police made no ar
TESTS for disor3e.ly conduct.
STILL AGROUND This steamer Excelsior
which, Is heretofore stated, ran aground
near pper Csdir Point light house. while
% Der was from this ely to Norfolk on
Inn.-l oNrannH he yinu