Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-04
LOCAL BgHvITIEs.
Easter Ia but two weeks eff.

Easter Ia but two weeks cf.
Mayor Strauss this morning collected over
$35 In fines.
The annual meeting ofthe Board OF Trade
will be held t,.night.
John NJ Lsngston is announced to speak
ut the Opera House tonight.
The doctors report number of socidel t.,
resulting from roller skating.
The temperature within "a hours lesped
from that Of winter to that Of midsummer.
A marriage license was Issued In Wash
ington on Saturday to Lee Birch and Nit lie
E. Lse, both OF Fairfax county.
Als'tsr received here from Atlanta says
that Jackson Beach played ball In that city
on Thursday last and made some fine plays.
With two dsys Of sunshine the grass has
taken on 1t, spring green and many OF the
trees aLd shrubs have budded.
Mr.. Jos. Rodgers has secured contrs O.
for building $ll 600 residence 10 Wash
ington for Mr.. Lewis Gardner.
ALI liquor dealers will have to secure their
licenses at the April term OF the Corporation
Court that begins en- Monday next
Mr.. 81. O. Hancock. well-known tugboat
engineer and an e5timable citlzsr, died at
Ills home on lower Priaes street last night.
Two colored persons were bapllzad In the
river off B lttery Rodgers yesterday morning,
ard the ceremony was witnessed By large
crowd.
The steamer Washington, of the Norfolk
line, which broke her steering gear on FRI.
day night last and had TO put back to Wast-
ington, resumed her trips last night.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Fairfax Aluminium, Gold and Silver
Mining and Manufacturing Company was
held at the B.addoek House to-day.
The street car company In Washington
expect to have the cable line on Pennsyl-
vanis avenue 10 running order by tae frs.
week In August.
The tug Jupc, which was bulls at this
city, but which for some time has been en-
gagged 10 towing 10 the Baltlmre harbor and
on the James river, has returned to this
poit and will run fish during the season.
A con of Mr.. O. Ponuet was thrown from
q horse a. the corner of King and Washing.
ton streets yesterday evening but was not
seriously hurt. The horse ran off with the
boy from West Fad,
The mercury In the Thermometer In this
city yesterday indicated SO degrees. Dis
patches from vali,us parts OF the country
report abnormaly high temperature yeater.
day.
Il is ea!d that the First National Rank of
this city lie again doing much Of the 3. & D..
B B business. whieh is considered by many
80 an Indication that the offices of that
company are to be brought back from At
lanta.
Several Of the officers OF the National
Heating and Ven tllating Company, OF Wash.
ington, came here to-day to eign the contract
with Messrs J. & q. Aioheson who are Goa.
structing one of the company's patent ven.
tlatiDg machines.
Mr.. ellison Bergman died at hls home Oh
Cameron street, early this morning, aged so
years. Mr.. Bergman came to this city
about four gears ego from Fauquter and dur.
ing his residence here made many friends.
The engineers who are Surveying lines
between this city and Mt. Vernon for the
sleesrlo railway expect to complete their
work by tomorrow and will then submit
their plans, profles, &c., on which the COZ.
tract for the construction Of the read will
be let,