Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tomorrow being the Fourth of July
no paper will be issued from this office.
James ]. Corbett,, the pugilist, with
his wife, is i'll Washington.
A bicycle race will come off at the
Driving Park next Saturday.
a festival will be held at Olivet
Chapel on the Goth inst for the benefit OF
the chapel.
Extensive Improvements are being
made to the interior OF the a. l.. l.
armory.
Lewis Dorsey, a well known young
coIored man who frequented the mar
ket, was to-day a~djudged insane.
The Potomac Novelty Company has
S appended operations and executed q
deed of trust on its property IN this
city.
The semi-annual conference of the
clergy of this Catholic diocese is being
held at st. Mary's parsonage in this
city.
A great number from this city will
attend the Catholic picnic at Fairfax
station tomorrow, at which a pleasant
time is promised.
Mr.. J. f. Clements has presented a
flag to Hume school in the county and
it will be raised with appropriate cere-
monies tomorrow.
The weather yesterday morning was
showery, but the temperature pleasant.
The congregations in some of the
churches was rather smaller than usual.
Mr.. Samuel Chancellor, who was shot
by Mr.. Shacklett at Delaplane, last
week, continues to improve and Is now
considered out of danger.
ga small boy was badly hurt this af.
t.rnoon in the Third ward by the ex-
plosion Of a large cannon cracker, which
had been placed under him by a larger
boy.
A resident of Fairfax county while
on his way home from this city late
Saturday night, fell in Hootf7s run, near
the Stone bridge, and narrowly escaped
drowning.
Mr.. Edward Dunn has commenced
the foundation for q house and store at
the southeast corner of Cameron and
Henry streets. Mr.. l.. W. Corbett will
occupy it.
The burning of some barrels and old
rubbish at Fort Washington on Satur-
day evening last gave rise to the report
that the buildings at River View had
been destroyed by fire.
The new steam yacht recently built
by Messrs. Dean and Beach was given
a trial yesterday evening, and gave en-
tire satisfaction. The yacht has been
named Samuel Sutton.
A gentleman of this city during the
past three weeks has found three peck
etbooks and a silk umbrella, all of
which were returned to the owners.
One of the pocketbooks contained S17c.
Marriage licenses were issued in
| Washington on Saturday to Andrew
Cooper and Annie Washington, both of
Alexandria, and to Edward n. Money
and Mary l.. Putnam, both of Falls
Church.
AS heretofore stated, the steamer
Lady of the Lake will be put on the
line between this city and Baltimore in
connection with the steamer Sue. and
will arrive here tomorrow on her in
itial trip.
A slight fire occurred about 400 to-
day in the hjuse of Mr.. John Proctor,
on east Queen street, caused by the
flames from an oil stove, but the fire
was extinguished by the family before
much damage had been done.
Judge Bradley, of Washington thinks
the $4,000 damages awarded Mrs.
Fannie Ragland in her suit against
Woodward and Lothrop, of that city,
for illegal arrest by their agents, are
excessive, and will, unless Mrs. Rag
land accepts $4,000, set the verdict
aside and grant a new trial.
An exciting game of baseball was
| played yesterday at Riverside Park be-
tween the King of diamonds and Virgin
las. the former winning by a score OLA
to 5, the feature of the game being the
batting and fielding of the King of Dia-
monds. Batteries-Brenner and Wheat
ley, Clark, Shackelford and Pcttey.
Attorney Will W. Douglas, of the county,
was in town to-day and in response to the
question whether ne would be q candidate LOT
the legislature this fall, said that lie would.
The Sunday school of the Ballston Church
will hold their annual excursion at Bethesda
Park, Montgomery county, Nd, on Tuesday,
July 18th.
Mr.. G.. w. Veitch. has been appointed a
school trustee of the county in place of Mr.. ].
E. Clements, appointed superintendent.
Mr.. w. W. Douglas has bought the Lewis
place on Halls hill in the county and will
sub-divide the property.
A handsome new school house is to be bnilt
at Balston in the county.
OATHOLIC PICNIC