Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

superintendent Of Police Dobie ha.
made some street improvements at thu
corner Of Gibbon and Henry streets.
Some of the electric ailway ca:
were decorated with flags to-day i!
honor Of the Twenty-second of Febru
airy.
A number of farmers from this vicin
ity left here this morning to attend the
farmers institute which met at Manas
sas to-day.
The remains of Mrs. Laura Elizabeth
Maddox were brought here to-day from
Rockville, Nd, and inferred from St
Paul's Church.
The inclemency of the weather caused
light travel on the boats and trains ar
irving here to-day, and but few persons
went TO Mount Vernon.
The mail box at the corner of King
and Royal streets was left unlocked
last night, but so far as is known moth
ing was taken therefrom.
General C. ]. Anderson, of Rich.
mond, has written to friends here to
try to secure horses for himself and
staff for the inaugural parade.
Mr.. Sefer Blouse, who was last month
sentenced 10 serve thirty days in jail
for violating the liquor laws, has served
out his time and been released from du-
rance vile.
The new electric cars which recently
arrived here from Philadelphia have
been sent to New Alexandria, where
they will be prepared for use and put
on the track in few days.
The Columbia Fire Company have
invited their friends to cali at the en-
CINE house between and S O'Clock to-
night to see the tables that have been
spread for the banquet tonight.
a large delegation of Alexandria
Masons went to Washington to-day
and were the guests of Pentalpha Lodge
of that city. They returned this even
ing much pleased with their trip.
Colonel Dickinson, President of the
Southern Democratic Association of
New York. will ride Mr. R. ID. Catts's
handsome stallion in the inaugural pa
rade in Washington on the 18th of March.
The police report last night as hay
ing been cold, with hail and snow.
There were four dodgers but no pris-
oners at the station house. The Mayor
this morning had no cases before him
for trial.
The janitor of Washington school
building having lost yesterday both the
new halyards of the flag pole, no flag
could be iloated over that building to-
day, which is regretted by both teach
ers and pupils.
The four .mastcd schooner Charles r..
Schulz, lying at Messrs W. A. smoot Il
Co.'S wharf, had all her flags flying
this morning in honor of Washington's
birthday, and presented very hand
some appearance.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Gustavus
Robey and Mary j. Sutton, both of Al-
exandria, and to a. +. Parmalee, o
Hagerstown, Md, and Lizzie L. Aver,
of Fauquier county.
In New York yesterday Richmond
Terminal stock advanced on fair buy
ing, and it was reported that Drexel,
Morgan & Co. will, without delay, an
nouncc the plan upon which they pro-
pose TO effect the Richmond Terminal
reorganization.
To-day is thc 1d1st anniversary of the
birth of George Washington, that event hav-
Ing occurred i'll Westmorcland county on Feb
ruary -. 1872.
The repairs to the town clock had not been
completed at / O'Clock this evening.
Mr. J. r. Cook will have for sale in market
tomorrow 4 fine supply of shad, haddock and
nlrch.