Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-04

rvIvERsr7Y LOCAL EXAMINATION. :
~ ~, ms fret of May 10 each year the Uni.
49, 80 of Virginia sends to each place
's atob APPLIES before the 10Th OF April
W.! no1 n1sn. usually called an examiner
yp Sa5bIv because he doesn't e1smint-W!th
p'O' ,'io6s on various subjects prepared By
q ,,ofaasors Ga Tuesday last Mr.. Il j.
NY ..J O'Btep, who, as pupil OF Wash
VIZ, school. passed the examination him.
FIN 1887, cana to Alexandra In that ca
's .a. = AID on Thursday morning last he
P;,49 tho examination Zee OF 81 each from
,s;.'een youog gentlemen ranging in age
- 10 10 20 in The study ball at 81. J Ohm e
,,s5erny. and immedlateiy bsgan to hear
On, read, these taking the senior exsmina-
go Of whom there were two from that
,,Gemy. reading The Victim" from Ten
~. and Inc other eleveo, Of whom seven
- from the academy and four from
yy.sbincton school, reading the '-Visien In
IVA Valley of Bagdad." from Addison.
NJ. the juniors had a paragraph from
.,enar read TO them three words at time,
o..bcrt reference to emphasis or stops,
- ties we're to write down and capt.
~. ana ruuctuate properly. Next be
a1ocaa on he biack-boerds questions 10
a,,nm4r and problems In arithmetic for
fac. -scion, and tbs boys went to work
ai.b aenci and pen until Que O'Clock, when
NV handed their papers TO the examiner.
TIis constituted the preliminary. AT 2:3O
on..:ians on Shskespeare's play, The
famn,.t.n snd OF The history Of literature
tom Mary | to james II we're placed on
~, bnpr6s for the seniors and similar ques-
ms oa Richard III" ard the authors OF
no fra, calf OF THIS century for the Juniors.
Tho sriting of the answers took until near
T. siI O'clock. Ga Friday morning., the
,,rio,s stone attended and answered q1es-
mona on algebra and geometry. In tee a.
,arnoon beth sections took examine
fo6s on geology. On Saturday morn
i,y the iuoiors were examined on tbe
bis,ory of England from Elizabeth to James
n and on that Of Virginia from l6z0 to
l7-6 and tho seniors on that of England from
anne to William " and that of the United
etstes from 1885 TO 1850. Questions on the
yeog AMY Of Africa were aso set for senlors ana
on that OF the United States for Juniors, win
map of Causds, while tho former had t. write
short say on The Indians" In the afternoon
ti,e seniors took Latin. which consisted OF por-
;,or, 5f The 18th and 21th chspters of Cceros
orti,r. PRO Lege Msnilia," and the I'D chapter
~ Inc Jth book OF .rsar DE Bello Gailia," with
rsrfo1s qutstiOts on grtmmST and about ten lines
o. english to turn into Latin. The juniors had
an examination on the chemistry OF water, lesd
or.. IRON ores snd sulph1ric scid. AT 10. the
l.srp sper W handed in, and there will be thir-
ten yeiy snxious boys in Alexandria until! the
University examiners tell thtT who has passed
srf who has G,Itd The former will receive GER
,Sca.es from the University committee VIII h
v.lt admit them not only TO the University but
10 many other universities aud colleges without
inIth.r examination.
AT II. MARY's CHURCH yesterday morn
ieg veutcen 8hite and eight colored boys
and taeo white ard four oolo!e1 girls
made aeY irst communion, soiem y renew
irg ,5e.s bsptismst Yows befose the sissr,
lis. es.oye II O'Clock. At that hour, Rsy.
Fs.nsr @ Kans celebrated the High Macs Of
Repetition at the e2d OF the Forty Hours
lsv axle In memory Of the Passion of cur
L.55 abch bad hesa Ia progress siDoe Fri
az msoiDg. Boy Father Chesier preach
saase enl impressive sermou on "Ths
HIS and at the end OF the Mass rs-
u1g.l ,6e Sacred Host from the "expos'-
ti5a 5u the sabarnaole and conveyed ii In
Wocs i.u through ne church, the cross
bearer preceding, followid by tan acolytes
with Hgh ed candles. and % little girls
c1nclud-d gith the litsny snd the hfns-
ne trn Of the be SD sscrs meD'. At
40 p M 10 church was flied by the mem
bars the five Soca,ties of the Blessed Virgin,
Vhic3 hal sssc'ib lod ioc solemn reception of
rcw maInh rs The eeatlemeu's sodalty pr, sent
e. seven he aides thirty-two; the young mems
eighteen the c2lorel mems nine, snd The cooTed
Emeu =, seven They were received with the
pre-'fihed ccrem me- By Rev. Ia her Chester,
t.ersarls preached an eloquent sermon.
TcuuR priaet has done much good during bis
clle-iou with st. Mery's Church, aud the con-
ersrsri g-eatly egrct that it viii CESS in July
or-ulus6
PRoPERlY sALEs j. I'll Gibson hss cold
to Rosa (. Johnson los OF the south side of
0fonoco atsest between Patrick and Henry,
for 500
inouss Ssmmes he's sold to W. L. l. D..
ersr house and ot on the east lie of Co.
umbas street. bstwecn Princess and Orc
noco, for 81 800
Edward Field has sold lot Oh Payne
street, between king sn Prince, to III. F.
BlCkuer.
" A. mmerdloger mas sold 9 LOT OF the
norm sda OF Psuoe street., between Fayette
auf Psyue. 10 Fhoma5 Neson for $500
Barry Wheat he's aold lot 10 the North
".'t lmprovament Compsny's sao-diVision
iaJ. F Beavers, of Washington, for $500.
FsISFsX DEMOCRATS "A meeting of
democ'a Wss held at Potter's Hi, Fairfax
ecu Ig, gu Thursday last, at which the fol-
owing parsons we're Put in pomipation for
district otlice,s
Supervisor, J W. S. Cawmap Justices of
he Psece, L c. Tripett, Jesse Murray and
1908 Cha nma9 F; Road Commissioners, Egg
q nj Fhomusou. Geo. A. Fowie and Thoma az
hhaisiip 0sersser OF Poor, Samuel hewitt
Nlasaae, Alfred Borden.
COUNTY CoURr.-Judge d. NJ. Chichester
Presiding smith vs.. Goodman. unlawful
d-tal1er Case continued until Friday.
Several liquor licenses vera granted. The
psltion for i'c4nse to sell liquors on Hal's
Hll was poatpo3cd until next term, to give
The ctizeDs time to put their objections in
brm.
The Judge ordered special grand jury fel
tie J1ne term of Court
Court All ulned till Friday next.