Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-29
LOCAL IBREVITIES.

turkeys SOlQ tO-uay at from IL 10 II
cents per pound retail.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Ten,
plars held box party last night.
Donations will be thankfully re,
ceived at the 1nlirmary tomorrow.
The steamer George Law was launch,
ed from the ways at the shipyard to-
day.
A trademark has been issued to the
Robert Portner Brewing Company OF
this city for lager beer.
The Linthicum Club, of Washington,
will at an early date give select en-
tertainment in this city.
Mr.. s. G.. Brent has sold to Judge j.
X. NJ. Norton two lots on the east side
of Fayette street, between Wythe and
Madison.
Mr.. John Ballenger, of Mt. Vernon
district, Fairfax county, has recently
lost valuable COW and horse which
died from some unknown disease.
At the meeting last night of Alexan-
dria Council, Royal Arcanum, three
members were Initiated and six appli-
cations for membership were received.
Benjamin r. Grymes, of King George
county, has been appointed acting light
keeper at Lower Cedar Point light sta
ton on the Potomac, vice Otto Bounds,
removed.
AT the request of majority of the
members of the City School Board
Superintendent Kemper will give the
public schools holiday tomorrow and
the following day.
A resident of south st. Asaph street
created some excitement in that neigh
borhood last night by shooting at man
he saw in his yard. The trespasser
scaled a fence and escaped.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Thomas J.
Porter, of Westmoreland county, and
Katie Garner, and to Harry A. Darling,
of Alexandria, and I. Evelyn Davis.
William G. Hoffman, carpenter, 60
years of age, attempted suicide in
Washington yesterday by taking an
overdose of morphine. Hoffman, it is
said, recently disagreed with his wife.
A number of merchants on the wharf
will request the railroad officials to APP
point Mr.. Timothy Ryan, jr., to the pc.
sition of freight delivery clerk made
vacant by the death of his father, Mr.
Timothy Ryan.
Rev. Father Mackin, of Washington
delivered an interesting lecture last
night before the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum at their hall in this city. After
the lecture there was music by mem
bers of the Sodality.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Charlottesville and Rap.
idan Railroad Company to have been
held in this city to-day was adjourned
to meet at the office of Messrs. Burke
& Herbert on December 14th next.
Two.colored boys who had just been
released from the public school in the
southern portion Of the city had a
fierce fight about II o'clock to-day
during which one was cut on the head
with knife and seriously hurt by his
antagonist.
I A meeting of stockholders of the
Hedgefield Improvement Company oil
Wytheville was held in this city to-
day, when the old officers were re-elect-
ed. Mayor Strauss, who acted as proxy
for some of the stockholders, presided
at the meeting.
There is no immediate prospect for
the reopening of the Washington and
Arlington Railway, which begins at
Rosslvn, but steps are being taken 10
get the affairs of the company in order
so that the enterprise may be reopened
under new auspices.
A man from New Alexandria, much
under the influence of liquor, went iuto
the Office of the electric railway con-.
pany this morning, made himself as
comfortable as possible and then went
to sleep. He was arrested and taken
to the station house
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad was held in Richmond yes
terday. Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew was
made director by the Vanderbilt in
terest in that road This interest, it is
said. now controls the Chesapeake and
Ohio system.
Mr.. ]. T. Stone at his stand on the
Strand receives daily Hampton Bay
and other fine varieties of oysters also
fine terlapin, &c.
Thanksgiving Day at the Inflrmary
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