Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-27
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Seven carloads of stock cattle passed
through this city to-day OR Leesburg.
A delegation Of firemen f'om Cclum
bia, Pa, visited this city aud A1t. Yer
non to-day.
The contract fer renewing some of
the brick work at the gas works has
been awarded to Mr.. w. G. Simpson.
There were no C; 7es in the Police
Court this morning. Three lo1gel,;
were ace ommodated at the station
house Il st night.
There will lie a celebration of the
holy communion at Grace Church at
a. m. on Satulday, being the Feast of
St. Simon and st. Jude, the Al ostles.
Mr.. ]. H. Graham has sold TO Doctor
G.. IT. klipstein three houses and lots
on the east side of Patlsck Sect, be-
tween Duke and Wolfe.
Cardinal Gibl rs was gwen recep-
ton at the Catholic University yester-
day morning and another one at night
q Carroll Institute, in Washington.
The repairs to the large water mains
outside the city limits neces3itated the
Iessening of the pressure and for some
time to-day the supply of water was
curtailed.
Tomorrow will be registration day,
when the books will be opened at the
different wards for registration and
transfers. Remember this and attend
to it at once.
The Italian who sold f~uit at the cor
ner of King and Royal streets was ia
ken into custody to-day, it being feared
that be had gone deranged on the sub
ject of religion.
A thief this morning entered the res
idence of Mr.. j. t. Creighton, on upper
King street, aud stole about seven dol
lars from little hand bag which was
hanging on The hat rack.
A drunken coiored woman who was
in the alley on Prince street between
Fairfax and Royal, created some excite
mentin that neighborhood last night by
cursing and praying alternately.
A man and woman (both under the
influence of liquor, who had little
girl with them, created some sepation
on a train from Washington to this
city during the early part of last night.
1t was Mr, F. Knights cart which
was struck aud damaged by a train of
cars on Union street on Wednesday. A
white boy was driving the rart at the
time and jumped n time to ave him
self.
The motormen of the street railway
complain of the dangerous pranks Of
children who run in front of cars on
! King street every day shortly a. .er b :
ing dismissed i-om Peabody school
building.
Henry C. Moclabee and w. II. Lacy,
who were ST lck by a tr n in tbs city
yesterday, and subsequently, removed
to Their homes 10 Wssbins On, doing
vel nd it s now id the;.' lju les are
not serious.
The personal effects of the late Mr..
f. E. Ed. .dee were sold at auction to-
day at his LATE residence, on Washing
I n street. Mrs. Ed idge with Der
children will soon so 10 Richmond 10
reside with her father, NJ. Swords.
The Master Mason's degree was con-
feried upon a candidate by Washing
ton Lodge last night. A number of
visitors were present TO witness the
ceremonies. It is proposed to erect
canopics over the seats of the st .tioned
officers of the lodge.
Ifa voter has moved from one ward
to another, from the city to the county,
from the county to the city, or from
any other county or city to Alexandria,
transfer is necessary in order that he
may vote. This is an impol sant mat
ter, democrats. Attend to it at onre.
To. morrow will be the last day on