Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-08

Driving Park, who few weeks sine,
was brought to this city for medica
treatment, continues extremely ill.
Alexandria is already doing goot
holiday trade and it is hoped that {
larger holiday trade may be the pre-
cursor of year of unexampled pros
perity.
A contract has been awarded by the
War Department to Mr.. VIM. Desmond
of this city, to lay line of Pinch water
pipe from the corner of Henry anc
Wilkes streets to the National Gene
terry.
The rain to-day kept many country
people from coming to town and also
kept many town people indoors, but
still, King street presented lively ap
pearance and the merchants were kept
busy.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning. A resident
of Fairfax county arrested yesterday
for drunken and disorderly conduct II
the street forfeited IS collateral by fail
ing to appear.
The District of Columbia Commits
sioners yesterday appointed as patrol
men Charles G. Smith, of Caroline coun
ty; Henry G. Stroman, of Fairfax
county, and Forrest 81. Purk, of King
George county.
The electric railway company is lay
ing large drain pipes along the line o.
that road just outside the city's limits
Crossings are badly needed along this
road on Payue street at the corners Of
Queen, Princess and Oronoco.
A number of reports of preliminary
surveys looking to river and harbol
improvements were received at the
House of Representatives yesterday,
and among the projects reported
worthy of improvement was Hunting
Creek.
The rain kept some country people
from attending the market to-day, but
the supply of country produce was fair
Prices for some articles were rather
lowef-than those of last Saturday, but
as whole they remain about un'
changed.
The Alexandrians who returned
from Richmond yesterday state that
while there they visited the peniten-
tiary. They report that Jefferson Phil.
lips is in bad health and that Virginia
Meades has recently experienced con-
version.
DR.. D. III. Mann, Supreme Templar
of the International Supreme Lodge OF
the world, one of most eloquent lee
turers in America, will speak before
the Good Templar lodges of this city
tomorrow evening in Trinity M. E.
Church, at half past seven o'clock.
Mr.. Joseph Colvin, electrician of the
Mount Vernon Electric road, received
the full force of five hundred volts near
the corner of King and Royal streets
yesterday while engaged in putting in
new trolley wire. 1t was several
hours before he recovered from it's eff
fects.
Merchants should remember that
there are very many people in this city
and surrounding country who read no
other paper but the GAZETTE las they
get all the news by reading it, so to
reach such persons their advertisements
should appear in the GAzETTE's col
umns.
From now until Christmas Mr.. H.
Bloch will present every purchaser at
his confectionery store with number
ed ticket. On Christmas Eve there
will be drawing and the holder Of the
lucky number will be presented with a
handsome pyramid cake now on exhibi-
ton at his store.
The big candle in the window of Mr..
J. H. Raines's store, on King street,
which was lighted on the first day OF
the month, burned out last night, hav-
ing burned for days, II hours and 8
minutes. Mrs. B. Penn, who guessed
that it would burn 6days and II hours,
won the toilet set.
Mr.. ]. II. Armbrecht, the contractor
for repaving Union street for the South
ern Railway Company, will commence
work on Monday. AS before stated
rubble stone is to be used and six
squares vi IuS SllceG VIII w lCpafOu.
The work will be commenced at the
corner of Duke street.
Mr.. Alfred G. Ubler, for the use Of
Sigmund ]. Block, entered suit on a
bond in Washington on Wednesday
against George F. Adams, as principal,
and William Fegan, as surety, for 81 800
He alleges that Mr.A dams gave this
bond for tie successful prosecution OF
an appeal of a case on trial between
them in the Equity Court of the Dis
trict. Mr.. Uhler won the suit and Mr..
Adams wished to appeal it, when the
bond mentioned was given. Last Sep.
TENDER the appeal was dismissed, and
now Mr.. Uhler says he cannot collect
the amount of his bond.
The U S. dispatch boat Dolphin, on heI
way up the river this evening, anchored of
this city.
To-day has been rainy and cherries.
Any one who has children will re-
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