Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-25
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Will give their annual excursion "
River View in July.
The Maripe band left Washington
for Norfolk yesterday evening TO begin
their Southern tour.
The Literary Glass TO night will con-
slider grammar, spelling, arithmetic,
dictation and punctuation.
The steamer Wakefield brought up
yester lay 10000 herring from the low
er river Trap nets, consigned to dealers
here.
In the Corporation Court to-day NJ
B Perry qualified as administrator q.
b. u. c. t. a. upon the estate of John
Perry, deceased.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington on Saturday to joseph
Simms, of this city, and Hattie a.
Hamilton.
The arrivals of 6sh are increasing
daily. Capt. Faunce carried 2o,ooo
herring and 500 shad to Washington
yesterday.
The test of the Misunderstanding pro-
iectiles at Indian Head on Saturday
was success, but the Hurst gun was q
disappointment.
Father Ryan, of St, Aloysius Church,
Washington, officiated in St. Msry's
Church yesterday. and Father Ahern
of Richmond, will conduct services to-
morrow night.
Captain VIM. Laycock fell from his
schooner into the oyster dock on Sat
urday evening, but was rescued by q
number of persons who were on the
wharf at the time.
Officer Griffin this evening arrested
Sarah Alexander, colored, near the
corner of Fairfax and Princess streets
for stealing four blankets and two water
buckets from the aims house.
The weighing machine in front Of
Earnest l.. Aliens drug store. north
east corner of King and Washington
streets, was broken open Saturday
night and the pennies extracted.
Captain Webster was this morning
notified by the Washington police that
four bicycles had been stolen in that
city last week and that is was likely
the thieves had brought them to this
city.
The weather yesterday morning was
rainy and raw, but in the afternoon the
heavens cleared and the temperature
was springlike. To-day, however, the
weather has been gloomy and threat
ening.
Notwithstanding the inclemency Of
the weather yesterday morning all the
churches were well attended. At the
evening and night services, after the
weather had cleared, there were also
large congregations.
Mr.. John Fegan, the proprietor of a
wholesale liquor store and rectifying
establishment in Washington, died at
his home in that city yesterday. Mr..
Fegan was "A years old. He was well
known in this city where he had many
relatives.
The grand concert to be given at the
Opera House tonight for the benefit of
the Junior Musical Association of this
city promises to be successful affair in
every particular, and all who attend
are assured of satisfactory evenings
entertainment.
Railroad ties are in better demand in
King George county this month than
they have been for more than year.
Standing timber from which ties are
made is commanding better prices than
have been offered by the dealers for two
years or more.
Richard Mckinney, we'll known
riverman, died at his home on south
Fairfax street at an early hour yester
day morning. Though Mr. Mckenney
had been in bad health for some time,
his death was rather unexpected. He
was making arrangements last week to
engage in the spring fishing.
A meeting Of the Bible Committee of
this city was held yesterday evening.
1t was decided to hold an anniversary
meeting on the 2lst proXimo. TIE
Bible Committee is branch of the Vir-
ginia Bible Society, and it is hoped at
the anniversary meeting to awaken ad-
ditional interest in the cause in Alex
andria.
County people in the city to-day
say that party of engineers are max
ing survey for the War Department
of a line from Fort Myer along the
north wall of the Arlington cemetery.
They think this is preliminary to the
building of the Memorial bridge which
they believe will be ordered by the
next Congress.
The Enquirer, of Prince George
county, says: San eighteen year old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Addison,
of Glendale, was so dreadfully burned
last Thursday that it died in few
hours. It's clothes caught fire from an
open crate. The mothers hands and
arms were badly burned while tearing
off the burning garments"
The annual output of the three fer
tilizer factories of this city is $4,000
tons, which finds a market mostly in
Virginia and lower Maryland. 1t is
comparatively a new industry here,
and represents over half million dol.
lars annually. There are four agricul-
tursl firms in the city, all doing large
business, and seven firms engaged eX-
clusively in the wholesale grocery trade.
fire at Lodge Landing, near Nomini. on
Friday night burned the store of NJ. G. Daw.
son, together with its contents.
The troopers at Fort Myer arc taking to
polo AMI are to play the Chevy Chase match
game.
THE RAcEs.-The races at st. Asaph
this evening were largely attended,
the crowd present being estimated at