Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Inc Tug Eva Oell6 Cdln naS SOuo I'D
the Pstuxent where she will be rebuilt.
Letter Carrier Quinn will tomorrow
leave here to spend his two weeks va
cation in the country.
Mr.. Augustus Davis, of Falls Church,
has sold to Mr.. Frank LYONS one acre
of land near Ballstcn for $500.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington on Saturday to Robert 0.
Ford and Sarah L. Burke, both of this
city.
Thieves broke open three cars in the
W. & o. R. r. yard Saturday night.
They were scared off before getting any
plumber.
Attention is directed to the auction
sale Of a fine residence and twenty-five
acres of land in the county to take
place tomorrow.
The committee on public property Of
the City Council met on Saturday even
ing and organized by the election Of
Mr.. ]. II. Strider as chairman.
In the Corporation Court to-day in
the case of Tim Jarvis VS.. the Farmers
and Mechanics Insurance Company
judgment for $500 was entered against
the defendant.
Lee Camp of this city has received
an invitation to be the guests of the
Confederate Veterans Association of
Washington, on their excursion to
Marshall Hall on the 22d inst.
The services of several of the attaches
at the st. Asaph track were dispensed
with on Friday evening. On Saturday
"Minch" Reynolds, the starter at the
track, was relieved of his position.
The yacht Ruby, which struck on
the wreck of the old steamer City of
|; Alexandria on Sunday week and which
was subsequently raised and lowed to
this city, was yesterday towed to Wash
ington.
The Clerk of the Gas Works will be
at his Office on tomorrow from 9 a. m.
until 5 p. M, dinner hour included, in
order to give consumers an opportunity
to pay their bills and save per cent.
discount.
A fifteen-round sparring match be-
tween Hite Peckham, of this city, and
Billy Fitzpatrick, of St. Louis, will take
place at Henry's Theatre tonight. All
concerned have been warned that moth
ing like prize fight will be allowed.
All of the Catholic priests of the dio.
cese of Richmond will attend their an
nual retreat at Georgetown College.
There will be no services at st. Mary's
Church this week in consequence of IL 9
absence of Rev. Fathers Cutler and Nc,
Carthy.
The tug Templar, of this port, one
day last week took fruit vessel in tow
at Cape Henry and lowed her to Ralti-
more in eighteen hours. To-day the
Templar left Washington having in tow
the schooner Edward Dunn, which will
be carried to sea.
The acting Mayor this morning in
structed the officers on duty at the STA
ton house that hereafter boys must not
be allowed to attend the trials in the
Police Court. He said that they had
no business there and heard nothing
that would be for their good.
A large mass meeting was held in the
city council chambers in Atlanta, Ca,
Saturday by representative citizens in
response to call issued at the sugges-
ton of the Journal to secure the re-.
moval of the Offices of the Southern
Railway from Washington to Atlanta.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
will hold its business meeting tonight
instead of tomorrow night, in order to
afford the members an opportunity to
go on the excursion of the Young
Mems Catholic Club of Gonzaga Col
lege, to River View. 1t is expected
that large number will attend.
The funeral of Mira. Levi Kane took
place from her late residence on south
Washington street yesterday afternoon.
| Rev. Theron 81. Rice, of the Second
Fl