Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-22
LOCAL BREIII,IES.

A fine horse for which Mr.. James
Patterson recently paid $500 died last
night.
Mr. G.. II. II. Moore has sold his in
terest in the new ice factory to his fol-
mer partner, Mr.. n. ]. Smith.
The Alexandria Brick Company has
received an order for 100000 bricks for
building the new court house at Ma
nassas.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Harry S.
Brown, of this city, and Lcnora G..
Smith.
Robert Franklin has sold to G.. G..
Cupid lot in the southern part of the
city, lying partly in Fairfax county,
for 1912.
The remains of Mrs. Louisa NJ. Sulli-
van, who died in Washington on Tues
day, were brought here this evening
for interment.
Mr.. Charses McKenney has sold to
Mrs. Lucinda Lloyd house and lot on
the west side of Fairfax street, south of
Wolfe, for $3.50.
Quantities of tobacco raised along
the Maryland shore of the river arc
now brought to this city by steamers
and shipped to Baltimore by rail.
Tha steamer Pilot Boy of the Wash
ington ferry broke some Of her machi-
merry on her 1880 trip from Washington
to-day and was thereupon withdrawn
from the line.
There will be an excellent programme
rendered tomorrow evening at the
Lyceum Hall for the benefit of st.
Mary's colored school. Doors open at
7:30, performance AT 8.
At the meeting of the Association Of
Engineers of Virginia, to be held at
Roanoke next week, Major II. w.
Newly, of this city, will read a paper
on Improvement OF Virginia High
ways"
The exhibition Of drawings from the
cast made by the pupils of the Art
School, will be opened in the Peabody
Hall at 5 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
At o'clock the prizes will be awarded.
Friends of the pupils and others inter
ested in the work are invited to attend.
A. coon which had been committing
depredations OH the chicken houses in
the eastern part of the city was killed
last night by John Beckham, colored,
at the foot of Wolfe street after fight,
during which the coon whipped two
large dogo and kept two colored men
at bay for some time.
Archibald L. Hutton filed q bill in
Washington yesterday against A. J.
Fisher, Andrew Archer, and !. Harri-
son johnson, with the view TO subject
Fishers real estate in several blocks in
that city to secure the payment of plain
tiff7s claim, obtain an adjustment of &C
counts between all the parties and an
injunction to restrain the sale of the
land until the claim is paid. Dir. Fisher
made an assignment on Tuesday,
Yesterday was celebrated as the two
hundredth anniversary of the charter
of William and Mary College, and a
number of distinguished visitors were
in attendance. President Tyler opened
the exercises by giving q brfefintroduc-
tory history Of the college, At the
closing exercises Of the college ON Tues
day medal for the best declaimer was
awarded to J. c. Chichester, of Fairfax
county. Among the students at the
college who have won distinction is
Mr.. Percy H, Lash, Of this city.
Judge Tebbs has appointed a committee to
examine the bridges on Little River turnpike
between Middleburg and Upperville which
lies within LOudoun county, to make esti-
mates of the probable coSt-tha NAME! III
which The l,,orH sloild he done, DC, aid re-
port at next County Court wltha view to put
ting the necessary repairs on the bridges,
which were damaged 4 short while since by
the flood.
Mr.. Randolph Birch, of Alexandria county,
has sold ten acres Of land between Rosslyn
and Arlington to Washington brick companE
for = 800 per aarc. Ton acres adjoining thf-
land Was sold few years ago by Mr. BirchS
brother for $500.
The two handsome English basement
houses on Prince street near Patrick, erected
for Mr. T. Belchcs, of Prince William county,
have been finished by Mr.. Joseph Rodgers,
and aIo among the hgudS0nest residences In
this city.
At a meeting of the standing committee of
this Episcopal diocese June 10th, Rev. John
F. Ribble aud Rev. J. K. Ellis, deacons, were
recommended for priests orders. Arthur X.
Fenton was recommended for dcacons orders.
The SCOT in the smokestaek OF Mcssrs
Smoot & Co.'S saw mill, on north Lee street,
caught fire last night and caused some appre-
hcnsion for time. 1t burned out, however,
without causing any damage.
Judge Chichester, of the County Court Of
Fairfax, has granted hotel and bar room
license for the ncw hotel at New Alexandria,
which, it is said, will open by the 1st of July.
The last electric car for Little Hunt
ing Creek leoyes the corner of King and