The Critic and record., 1891-04-17
ALEX ANDRIA.

The City Democratic Committee meets
tonight to make arrangements and set
the time for the primary. II is expected
that all the nominations will be made,
and the candidates will be called on to
pony up for the expenses. The general
election follows the primary in about two
weeks.
The first pair of shoes made by the
Potomac Shoe Company will be ralfled at
Lucas store tonight. The tickets taken
amount to about S25, which is to 90 to Il
charitable object,
The Arrowsmith is now on the Wake
fields route, the latter undergoing
thorough overhauling and will be given
a new dress of paint.
The telephone line to Mount Vernon is
now being strung
Mr.. w. l.. Oliver of Stamton, grand
chancellor State X. of r., is visiting the
two lodges here,
a delightful soiree was given at the
| Braddock House last night.
The grand jury is sitting to-day listen
| ing to the descriptions of some witnesses
| of the late Nally-Campbell bout. The first
intimation of Judge Norton's taking up
| the matter was given by The CRITIC. 1t
| will be remembered how his Honor put q
| quietus upon Sunday liquor-selling and
| gambling by suddenly and unreservedly
| calling all the offenders up and levying a
heavy fine upon them and telling them
they would get something heavier next
| time.
| Frank Baltimore, who was charged with
| selling liquors without license, has been
acquitted; He finally proved he sold
| "bitters," which was considered by the
| jury to be nothing but pop"
| A storekeeper was detected selling liquor
without a license yesterday. He was
taxed 500 for il and now says he's out of
it.
Mr.. Joseph Purcell died of consumption
at his home on Upper Prince street yes
terday evening after q long illness. He
was 80 years of age.
Mr.. William Crockett died at his home,
on Queen street, near Fairfax, about the
same time. He had been i'll only week
or two with the grip, which became
typhoid pneumonia. He was 80 years of
age.
Mayor Downham presided over the
Police Court to-day. Yesterday Justice
May presided, and if the late Judge Smell
had been there he could hardly have got
ten more out of the offenders. a citizen
was up for being drunk and disorderly on
the street, he was fined Sl0 George Bos-
ton, for slapping Estella Johnson, $50;
four young men, for being too hilarious,
IS; Moses Stephenson, for letting his horse
so out III the street, $5 and apickman, 81,
for ilinging stone at another.
Mr. August Brill, formerly of this city,
but late OF Cumberland, Md, died sud
denly on Wednesday in Ohio. He was
related to the Brills here.
The flag on 81. Johns Academy bar
racks was half-mast to-day in respect to
the memory of the late Joseph Purcell,
who was former student of that institu'
ton.
1t was rumored this morning that the
the venerable Jacob Roxbury was dead.
1t proved incorrect though the venerable
and Justly esteemed citizen has been ly'
ing at deaths door from paralysis fol
some time,
The late Mrs. Robert Bell was buried
from her late residence on Duke street
near st. Asaph, this afternoon. Young
Mr.. Vance Of the Second Presbyterian
Church conducted the burial services
She was laid away in the family plat in
the Presbyterian Cemetery. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Allen c. Harmon
Archibald Greenlees, John j. Jameson
Amos Il. Slaymaker James Il. Muir and
j. Sid Douglass. The floral tokens from
friends were beautiful.