Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-29
local NEWS.

rnrsr8Y EVENING, MARCH 90.
-.,-7. .oc,ion fair uutil Wednesday mosnir g.
Fo;th hv increasing cloudiness ard probably
iooWe- Wcdnegd,y night; warmer; winds shift
no 10 scu hess cry
ocgD REPUBLICANS "A conference of
on, n1lorsd IN Al ef ,hls city Wss held ct
leSu'u6 ~ f. B. Baltimore, corner Camsrt
TIE 81, atte streets, sss night. Charles Muf.
sna "a! chesen chairman and VIM. Deb
ray .ac,ets.q. The object OF the meeting,
raSn s,os hg J. II. Buokncr, was to take into
ss s.'Ss-s;ion tbs question OF the approach
con5 a'a.t pes 10 elect delegates to the dts-
in %, c.ngen.iou. After some remarks oy
lI Nv, members ]. Il. Bu"kner moved that
ssVe d.legstes from ;hia city use their best
tce tns district INVENTION u send one
ennI I'D delegate t. the national convention.
Gu Cur, yrss nnigerssljy agreed TO. a commit
l.offqe was appointed 10 secure 6 haii
Ie "3 nave mass meeting at an essly osy 10
SaI,rro tie voters of tne sct'on OF ire confer
iOi0'-1 "a "a get forth the rights OF the Color
cree az n, ci.izsne ard show how they have
90 aS Sa,ored By tasr present leaders In this
Or, IT, meeting Of colored republicans
no dIstrics called for yesterday by
O. o. IN Rabipson to elect delegates to the
.'ot oonVention, wss, az stated, but SLIM
n''.'t.,r9ed No delegates were elected, but
y Us Robinson WISE recommended by
a ,,,es,nt es o suitable delegate to the
rsousl convention.
IL DgwAND.--Tbe loGsed.ior appearance
., ~ when 1t is known that it
|,' oort .in En- interesting piece Of local gos.
- @ss nsyer better illustrated than on laat
eip' night, when the GAZETTE publish
80 an account Of an occurrence which for
"a ar dsys bad been discussed by many Ia
sso citv Regular Subscribers we're esrly
o onG la,e irpportuned By the borrcwing Glass
80 a5negsns1 or readers, While the curioeity OF
" nora Of others lee them to purchase cop
NM tneIr own "edi6ostion." An anus
ice ice faa,nre cf all this is the fact that every
-, exnect; land Dstuially) that paper
DSonld print everything of local ooncern st
isaot and sve disappointed when certain
a...in ny scsuds! is omitted ard often aEe
End in ,heir complaints. But come, after
having sa;le ed themselves by reading every
limo o; s1ch descriptions, eseurne the air OF
mtg ard criticise the paper fer printing
hon such persona remind one oithe yarn
Iobn wise told 10 this city during tie can
..ss Of 1885 about the fox with la mouth
mil IF fathers dencucclpg everybocs who
liked GEESE
F,rR.-Armory Hall, where the Third
Regiment Drum Corps fair is being held, was
last night crowded, The visiting organic ,tlons
beilg he Alexandria L'gst Infantry. Rath'
bops Division q. r < OF P. aad the Me-
chanlcs' Cornet Bard, whica very kindly
fnrnIsh,d the music for the deaciog. Fci-
1ging is the vote on the various articles TO
be bslIoted for:
Ladios' Watch Miss Ganis sulivsn ~
Miss Bsrtia PadQstt y MIss Katie Beach 2!4
Gc.d headed Umbrella: 8. Welssr 2. a.
snliiysn !. A. Arncld a. H. Downs Z
DUN Sticks: ". Humphries II! J. Mans
Geld2 T. Henry 2.
Gsntlemau's Ring:B SoTieenef III, Wm.
Ispham IL, E Blown 10. J. DaYi.t l, b.
Turner II
Silver Koives and FoTke: Mrs 6. Kranss
7, Mrs. X BeymeF l
Hanging Lsap: M.ss B. D:eiiua u, Mise
L. Smith IL.
. T. ]. Q. Wiley 6
10 o. f. Pin: W. Fones 3, W. Simp-
son 2.
sTgUCK TIE TARGET "-AmoUg the
diversions of the fair now 10 progress Gt
Atmoty Hal! FIR the benefit OF the Drum
Corps ia the throwing Cf balls at target in
the shape ola dstkey IS head which ptotrujee
through the middle OF screen. l. Is no
eeey mater to s'rike tie target" IS the
ssbis youth ia generally on the ale't. sno
Should be seo bal making bee line to.
ward his etgnlam he, of course, lodges It,
A nicat or ts7o ago, however, business hag-
lug growo dui, this inGvi0Ee! being OF the
genus that alwaVs go II s,esp when COM
pe!led 10 stay oyer avs mlnutss IA one place,
bersms dsz.d, during WHOA time one Of the
visitors nicked up bail and threw i wta
such prsclson hat It landed On the proboacts
oitha dafKsy, and that organ, already haf,
wss ia tler spread out. A crimson 5tresm
timu t,aeorslg ossoaded from both no5rils,
and the alt)nst ed iuGiIi1usl made for
drug store, where in snswer 70 queries he
said he had been caught If his guard.
CHARITIES Judge Norton to-day grant.
I'd charter If incorporation to the Monnt
Vernon CONSTRUCTION Company. The OBJ
acts e1e to construct, improve and sqn'p
railroads, street railways, electric railways
and cs Die lines. The capitol stock Ia 10 be
$4,000, divided iato shares Of 500 esch.
end he principal flee is 30 be in this city
with Mr.. J R Cation as attorney. Tne Of
fcsrs are g. e. Abbot, president; l.. "
Spear. aecretsfy;J K, SWatz treasurer. and
]. Sgarz F K, Ripple, G. B. Morrell, J.
h. SWarz. G. E Abtoi and L. W. Spear dig
rectoFs All these gentlemen are Pniladel-
phisns except Mr.. Spear, who is from Du.
luth
Judge Norton also granted charter to-
day 10 the Farmers and Mschanios' Insur-
auce Company of Alexandria. The Chi sc!s
are the making and writing OF all kinds Of
Insurance. Zee capital stock is 100000, d.
Vided into shares OF $50 each, and the prin-
cipal ofics is to be In this city with Mr.. 6.
G Brent as attorney. Mr.. L. g. E;tss, of
Washington, e president.
DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD CITIzEN.-Mr.
John D. JsVEs, one OF Gus Oldest aud most
avten .iua,v knorcn citi7spa 6ie5 OF his