Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

There was light fall of rain this
morning. The temperature continues
mild.
Alexandria Lodge, international AS
ISOLATION of MechCnics, held an inter
esting meeting last night.
Dir. Harry Moore had his foot pain
fully mashed at the Midland depot yes
tsrday evening by a piece of steel falling
on it.
The moon early last night was sur
rounded by bright halo of different
colors and presented very beautiful
appearance.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last night TO rob the store of Mr.. Thos.
Cox at the corner of Cameron and
Patrick streets.
At the recent meeting of Talisman
Lodge of Good Templars Mrs. NJ. A.
Markham was elected V. T. and Miss
Annie Curtain Sentinel.
The alarm of fire at lis o'clock this
evening was caused by the slight burn
ing of the roof a small house on Gibbon
street, between Fairfax and Royal.
The Clerk Of the Corporation Court
during the past month recorded 10
deeds and issued marriage licenses
4 to white and 8 to colored persons.
Mr.. Thomas Moss while on his way
home few nights since picked up in
the streets prettily made lady's night
gown. Mr.. NJ. says the lady it fits can
have it.
The report that Mr.. G. P. Clark had
resigned the superintendency Of the
woodenware factory at New Alexandria
is denied at the company's office in
this city.
The saloonkccpers whose licenses
were recently revoked for violating the
liquor laws closed their bars this morn
ing, but will continue to conduct their
restaurants.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Joseph Hay
den and Lena Toliver, both of Orange
county, and to George E. Long of st.
Mary's county, Nd, and Lillian Neill
Of Prince William county.
The Fire Wardens are receiving en-
quiries concerning the old hose carri
ages, which are to be sold when the
new hose wagons are purchased. The
fire company in Warrenton, it is said,
want one of the Alexandria reels.
The twenty-frst annual convention
of the Sandy Spring farmers, Mont
gomery county, Md, was held at Sandy
Spring yesterday, over 200 farmers at
tending. Among those present were
Messrs. Jas. Roberts and A. w. Harri-
son, Of Fairfax county.
In attc;iq!lso Bakers al,u .c"t the cradle
of the ways at the IS sli ilAsy invite 'S-orn-
ing the cable broke. Work was ae
once begun repairing the cable, and as
soon as it is completed the ferry steamer
City of Washington will be hauled up
on the ways there for repairs.
Mr.. T. w. Selecman, of Occoquan,
has completed his contract for furnish
ing piles for the new postottice build
ing in Washington, and now has con-
tract for furnishing the piles to be
used by the railroad company for i'm
provements to the Long bridge.
In the Equity Court Of Washington
Yesterday Mr.. Edgar +. Thompson, of
this city, was granted divorce from
$. Nevada Thompson by Chief Justice
Bingham and was also awarded the Gus
tody of his six-year-old son. Mr.. c. c.
Carlin was Mr.. Thompson's attorney.
Subscriptions amounting to over
IS goo have been made for the estab-
lishment of colored industrial school
at Manassas and q suitable site of 96
acres has been purchased and paid for.
A building costing s., 900 will be erect
ed as soon as the contributions justify
ing it have been received.
George Boston, colorel. who few weeks
sincc stole about $40 from Mrs. NJ. Nugcnt
and then left the city, was captured to-day.