Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-04
LOCAL BRETITIES.
Mint iulens are ripe.

hlut Julti'S are iIpt.
Mike Farrell and Frank Muller will
have sparring match at Henry's The
atre on the 10Th.
To satisfy claim the sheriff of Fair
fax will on the 18th sell the furniture
in the Mt. Vernon Hotel at New Alex
andria.
The funeral of Mr.. f. J. Taylor took
place this evening from the residence
of his mother on Fayette street. The
interment was in st. Paul's cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Mayhem,
widow of the late r. j. Mayhem, took
place from st. Mary's Catholic Church,
with requiem mass, this morning at
10 o'clock.
The city democratic committee will
meet tonight when the arrangements
for primary election will be made.
1t is expected that it will take place or
Tuesday week next.
The lumber merchants report an in
creased activity in their business, and
say they are supplying material for
large number OF houses to be erected in
this city and vicinity.
4 number of visitors attended the
meeting OF Andrew jackson Lodge Of
AIasous last night, when the Master
Mason's degree was conferred. Re-
freshments were subsequently served.
About 1890 o'clock last night Mr..
John Dryer. who lives near the corner
of Duke and Royal streets, heard some
one irving to break into his residence
and fired two shots at the marauder,
who ran Oft.
Mr.. ". F. Vincent to-day broke
ground for the erection for Mr.. J w.
May of Il handsome three-story brick
residence with stone trimmings on the
east SIDE of Washington street, between
Cameron and Queen.
We have received an invitation to at
tend the annual graduating exercises Of
the Spencerian College at Washington,
which takes place at Albaugh's Theatre
on the Sth. Mr. e. A. German, of this
city, is the chairman of the class COM
mittee.
AT Upper Marlboro, Nd, on Tues
day lobe NARROW, John Newman and
Thomas Jones, the Washington negroes
who were arrested for participation in
the attempted grave robbery near OXon
Hill in February, were convicted and
sent to the penitentiary, Jones for five
and the two others for six years each.
Safety gates have beer erected AT the
come of Fayette and Duke and f ~
cite and Prince streets, and to day
worlmen we've engaged in erecting one
at the corner of Fayette and Oronoco
streets. The gate at the corner of King
and Favette streets will not be erected
until the electric and other wires are
raised.
Thomas Bannon, who was brought to
this city Wednesday evening and
lodged in jail for an assault on a man
at Rosslyn, was to-day taken before
Justice Randolph Burch at the county
court house by his attorney, Mr.. J. IL.
Greene, and was bailed in $1,000 for his
appearance before Justice Burch on the
14th instant.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Abraham
I.arkins and Lucy Gray. of King George
county James 4. Carkie, of Fauquier
county. and Bette c. Foster, of Peters
burg; William l.. Estes, of Somerset,
and Mary f. Nichols, of Alexandria
county, and to Walter Z. Hume and
Mary E. Nichols, both of Alexandria
county.
The Alexandria Baseball Club is be-
ing reorganized, and during the season
will MAY regular games at Riverside
Park, where grounds will be enclosed
and stand erected at an early date.
The members of the club as now com
posed are well known and expert ball
nln,,or- from whom q good game may