Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The county republicans will meet to-
morrow night to nominate candidates
for county offices.
Mr.. David Howard, for many years
prominent commission merchant in
this city, is dead.
The report circulated to-day to the
effect that a man had been badly cut in
an ARRAY could not be verified.
Edward Thompson reported to po-
lice headquarters last night that he
had been robbed of his watch by tramps
at the Midland depot.
The registrars had dull day yester-
day and but few additional names were
added to the lists. In the Fourth ward
not one name was registered.
Ascension Day services will be held
at ST. Nary's Church tomorrow morn
ing at 6 and $50 o'clock at Christ
Church at a. m. and at st. Pauls at
10 a. m.
The civil service examination of ap-
plicants for positions in the postoftice
will be held here on Saturday. Eight
applications for the examination have
been filed.
The office of the Deis Manufacturing
Company, which was moved to this
city after the factory in New Alexan-
dria was burned, has been removed
back to New Alexandria.
The lady friends of the Alexandria
Light Infantry are hard at work getting
the armory in readiness and making
other arrangements for the fair which
opens next Monday night.
Washington Commandery No. l, U.
A. NJ, uniform rank will pay q fra
.ternal visit to Alexandria Council No.
SO, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, on Thursday even
ing, arriving here at $50 p. M, when
they will be escorted to the hall of the
above council.
The Hydraulion fire company held a
special meeting last night and accepted
the invitation of Lee Camp to take part
in the Memorial Day services in this
city on the 24th inst. The Friendship
company will meet tonight to act on a
similar invitation.
Mr.. Kane, the foreman Of the force of
men now laying the railroad turnout at
the corner of King and Washington
streets, was badly hurt this morning by
being struck on the hand with an eight
pound hammer, which narrowly missed
striking him on the head.
The steamer w. w. Colt is to connect
Washington and Motley Hall this sea-
son. Mr.. NJ. Fitzgerald will run the
grounds and Mr.. Plass will attend to
the management of the boat. Motley
Hall was closed last season, and it is
understood that several important i'm
provements have been made.
The twenty-four-ton stone for the
Crook monument at Arlington was
brought across the Aqueduct bridge
from Washington yesterday by an e1-
press company. The weight was so
great that while going over the bridge
the flooring broke, and much difficulty
was experienced in extricating the
truck. The damage was not serious.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Robert T.
Trammell and Mary E. Dulin, both of
Fairfax county; Rozier F. Cleveland, of
Fairfax county, and Rosie Tillett, of
Fort Washington, Md; W. E. Wheeler,
jr., of Edwardsville, H., and Carrie B.
Lillenfeld, charlottesville; J. NJ. Wor-
cester and Hattie Adams, both of Fair
fax Courthouse.
The congressional limited train on
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
that leaves Washington for New York
at o'clock struck yard engine yes
terday afternoon Just Us it was round
ing the curve coming out from Sixth
street depot. Both engines and some
of the cars were damaged and the tracks
blocked for sometime, causing q short
delay in the arrival here of some of the
trains. No one was hurt.
Mr.. Robert Rudd, formerly Of this city, was
taken suddenly i'll at the Washington Navy
Yard few days since and is still confined to
his home in that city.
Mr.. Fred Klaus, representative of Lafayette
Lodge ofthis city, has gone to Baltimore to at
tend the meeting of the Grand Lodge, I. o. NJ
The Alexandria Fertilizer Company is max
ing more additions to their already extensive
works,
Capt. Chas. A. Dempsey, o. S. A., is in the
city on q visit to his relatives.
Mr.. John HUMPHREYS, Of Lynchburg, is in
the city.
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