Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-14
LOCAL NEWS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST IA.

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matted to dy ddd-ess postage prepaid for ang n
Of time. at the rate IF fifty cents per month
l Ia MISUNDERSTANDING wiz please hear
in 1nind that the carriers are not allowed to col.
lect for the GAZETTE.
For this section threatening weather and rain.
slightly cooler, soitherly winds, shifting to west.
erly.
The CITY REPUBLICANS Mr.. Charles
Dearborn. chairman Of the city republican
committees, has issued call for the holding
OF ward meetings in the four wards of the
city On the night Of the 19:b, for the purpose
OF elec'ing eleven delegates TO the CITY con-
vontion, which will meet on the 20tn 10
elect six delegates TO the republican STATE
o0nveutioH which vail. meet AT NorIoik on
tho POI. There will probably be light in
each of the four wards between tue ma
honeite4 and the "kickers," for the controi
y of the meetings and the selection oftne ueie'
gtatee. Each faction is suspicious OF tue
othc.r and nei, her knows what method the
other VIVA resort to. 10 achieve success
though lhtre arc various conJectures. Iue
Mahonsites have tsas party ofganZalion OF
the city in Their nar Los hich Ia decided
advantage l. is relYer ed among the kick
ersn that the 1lahoneSite s will attempt 10 run
the ward meeting 10 quit themselves. lhey
saw they have been Informed that the meet
ipes will b.. held IL lOxl2 rooms; that
them til given hour, by which
time they will be so tiled by the
Mahon9ites that they the "klckers," VIII
not be able TO gain an entrance with such
hacked meeting the "kicsers" say they fear
Malone delegates will be elected, but that
if everything is conducted tair!y Mahone
will he badly beaten in this city. .! course
this Mahnneltes laugh at such programme
and saw they aIe in the ma jority In the city
md will fairly eject their delegates Auy
way, tbers will he q fight and 10 keep out OF
It one Of The ward chaifmen, as already
stated in the GAzETTE. has resigned 30 "a
not to be mixed uo" in 1t.
The factions seem to have divided on the
question of lie postmaster aud the collector
~ ina port CO.. ID A. Windsor for the
fo,mer aud Mr.. r. r. Lucas for the latter
nositiuu are the recognized leaders of the
M,hone faction, while Mr.. l.. w. Corbet
f,r nostmastar aud Mr.. W p. Graves for the
collpctorship, are considered the leaders OF
the "kickera." though MIR. Corbet does not
n COZ slider himself, saying that he is friend
~ DISPOSED toward Gen. Malone.
YoyrNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
a few of the prominent members OF the as
ISOLATION met with the board OF directors
l.st NIGHT. Reports from several commit
tees were made; that of the huance commit
Tee was not very encouraging. While the as
ISOLATION Is not in debt, there Is not suth
cient funds to carry on the work. Ibe
building is in good condition, the rooms
bright aud cheerful, and quite number OF
young men enjoy Its benefits daily, aud are
interested by the papers and various peri
odicals that are supplied them What is
needed most to make the work greater
SUCCESS is the financial support Of the citi-
zans of the town. Some Ofthe members OF
the association are back ward in paying their
membership fees. The directors give much
of their time and means for The prosetu ION
OF this work among the young men without
compensation Of any KIDD, except that De
rived from consciousness Of aiding good
cause and upholdirg an institution credita-
BILE to thu city. aud iu this the Christ!sn PEG
pls OF the city saould do their part In sus
tainire the work with their contributions
notice was given that the next Sunday
afetnoon meeting of the association would
ba held in the Second Presbyterian Church
at O'Clock the meeting will be conduct.
ed by the Rev. J. Nj. Nourse and 1t Will
doubtless be largely attended. Ladies' aud
gentlemen of every denomination were
cordially invited to be present
PERSONALITY Alderman S;rauss, who
has been on visit to Charlottesville, has
returned home 10 improved health.
Miss Minnie West s on visit to her
nucle, ]. w. West, in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Vim s. Moore and her daughter in
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