Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7.
For this section generally fair to. Day; showers
4o.niob.; warner Friday; variable wiz ds

For this section generally fair to.dsy; showers
to.nieh.; warner Friday; variable wirds
PERSONAL Rev Rumsey Smi;hsop. for
nsrlv Of the n. E Church South. OF this
nIsr who wss at the recent c'nference
t,ansfsrred from Winchester to Fredericks-
bnrr. will with his family return to the lat
ter place this week
A. meeting of the standing committee
oithe Episcopal diocese OF Virginia, held on
S5ondsy. John Il. Griffith. George Otis
Nod and John n. Mccormick were recon-
ended as candidates for holy orders
Mr. E Fl. Murphy, engineer en- The Mid
IOnd ros0 who wa psrali ID at Chariottes-
vile Gu Sunday. is improving.
Mrp. JOS. Bfager is 7ei;ing her daughter,
Mrs. E. Go!dsmiih.
Wat. Cuver!us, j., of New Orleans, La,
"a visitirQ friends in this city.
Mrs Elgsr Wsifeld has returned from
,,.it to re:stivss 10 Richmond.
Mrs. l. E. Uhler, who has been quite sick
t,r the past few weeks, has recovered and is
out sRein
MIRA Phil. LejermaD daughter Of Mayor
c.ronss) sad children and Miss HALL Letter.
ION are ths guests Of the Mayor.
Mr.. D G. Meads. of Fsuquier, was In the
oitv today on his way to New Orleans.
A1gxASDR1A SEVERITY ODD YEARS AGO.
nrei,r George Duffy has among his relics
~ sntloulty map OF Alexandria made over
saysrtv wears ago. 1t is mounted on g copy
~ the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE of Tbs year
GS15 The msp was drawn by I. V. Thomas
and ges engraved and printed in New YORK.
Wnoh of It is taken up with the Potomac
liver. oat OF which Goose Egg island is MADE
70 etsnd prominently. Ga the maryland
0ida long wharf (sbout opposite Princess
s st-sa,l ia called Thomss's ferry. In these
Jogs alexspdris waa nearly surrounded by
,rater The P. tomsc then found its Tsy
:nfo the Petersburg valley, there being
m railroad emhankment, as DOW. to keep 1t
1nt Hunting creek at that time flooded ell
+he action, lads south and wet Of the Sol
1jers, cemetery, and extended es far north
=. wilkes STREET. IL the reusrks st the
Sead of the map 1t i5 stated that Washing
on ard Frauklin streets ere 100 feet widei
nc others &C Tbs squares ronping north
and eoutb 953 feet 9 inches; those running
fa.t and WEST ZIG feet 10 uches.
The STREET RAILWAY "A mee'i2g Of
the directors ofibe Wesh!n2top. AlexsDd.is
and MI. Vesacn Railway Company will be
beld 10 this oi:s on Saturday, on Whlco dSy
the route OF the road belEeen this c't9 ana
Mt. Vernon Wil bs dehaitely oetermineo
npou. Toe engineers have completed !neir
surveys end submitted their Dians sna the
copt,act for The construction OF toe ROAD Will
~ onoe be given ont The touts rect ~
-oenSad and which will, il ell probability
no aalected. is the river route. ina VIII
start of the corner OF King and Fatrfsx
st-aets run down Fairfax street to Franklin,
fhence wost to Roysl, thsnCe sau hwesterly
ecroes Ya!es's garden 10 RurtiEg Cseek,
which will be 0IiGged, thsn through tae
lands OF New Alexandria ID the riyer ROAD,
oionc thet read SOME distance. than through
tba lands Of Messrs. Frost, Snowden and
Hunter } Little Hunting Creek. which Will
slso be b;idged, and Thea en- 10 the Mount
yernon tracts. 4 draw will be Pa. liz tina
bridge across Hunting Creek.
ALgxANDRIA's RIvgE TEADE-lt is said
that A!exanGrla is steadily bus surely re-:
covering the river trede which she enjoyed
40 to the BREAKING out OF the war. ln the
olden time there were hnt one or Two
steamboats, on the river rouies sEC Ioet
traffic between tbs city and ths lower
country was carried on by sailing vessels.
10 Cur DAY half a dozen eteembost' are re-
o1ired 10 meet the requirement. tf the
river trade. People living on the Potomac
between this city and Point Lockout are
fast realizing the fact that they can purchase
anything they wsrt IL Alexandria as cheap
IL as they can ln:Ba!tlnose. Besides. COM
rnunicstion is made with Alexandria more
quickly than with the monumental city,
Ehe travelling facilities for those desiring
to visit this city ere much better. there be.
ing DAY and Dight boaies and then trip on
Chesapeake bay is obcsaled.
COLUMBIA FIRE CoNPANy.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Columbia Fire
Engine Company was held at their ball last
night, with VIM A. smott. president, In the
chair, and F.spk L. E tgj6le. secretary