Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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ed after July 1.
Mr.. Edward Walker has been az.
pointed special policeman at the Mid
land Railway depot.
In the Corporation Court to-day G.
W. Lindsey was appointed guardian Of
his infant children.
A number of employees at the st.
Asaph race course have been discharged
to reduce expenses.
The remains of the late J. T. Luckett
were sent to Rapidan yesterday for in
terment. They were escorted to the
Midland depot by Lee Camp.
The Union Mission services in the
First Presbyterian Church tonight will
be conducted by MIR. Redding, the city
missionary. All are welcome.
The work of remodeling and i'm
proving the City Collectors Office in
the Market Building has been COM
pleted, and now that Office is one of the
handsomest in the city.
,ralle Haven Council, No. 81, Junior
ordor United American Mechanics, will
hold y req, ,lar meeting to night. The
den r team III meet at 7:30 o'clock.
A large crowd is E pectea.
Mr. Arthur Studs, while at work
this evening on pile of lumber IN the
ward of Messrs. Smoot & Co., fe.! there,
from, a distance of about 10 feet, ana
badly cut his head. He was attended
by DR.. Howard.
Mr.. A. J. Silling has purchased the
business of Mr.. William Grillbortzer- at
the corner of King and Columbus
streets where he will continue. MIR.
Silling will move his family from Ma
nassas to this city.
A large number of persons from
Washington went to Fort Washington
Yesterday to visit the camp of Wash.
Ington troops there, and about 100 OF
them were left at night, being unable
to get on the excursion boat.
The colored Normal School that was
to have been held at Staunton will be
opened in this city on July End and
continue some weeks. The school
will be in charge of b. 3. Pinn, one OF
the teachers of Snowden School.
A well filled pocketbook was picked
ND on King street by Mr.. Robt. Arnold
on Saturday last. The cards inside re-
yealed the ownership-~Bishop Van DE
Vyyer-to whom it was promptly re-
turned, he having dropped the pocket
book while riding on the electric cars
A demented colored man named
Wallis broke away from policeman on
the street Yesterday, but was soon re-
captured. This morning it was ascer-
tanned that he came here from Wash.
| ington, and the Mayor ordered that he
be put on the ferry boat and sent back
| to that city.
The new lodge of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics will
have another meeting on Wednesday
night next, when the name of the coun
ell and the place of meeting will be Sc
! lected. 1t is understood that there is
maneuver on foot to name it after the
late Gen. NJ. D. Corse.
The funeral of the late Miss Cornelif
Fraser took place yesterday evening
from the residence of her nephew, Mr.
A. E. Smoot, on Cameron street, neal
| st. Asaph. Rev. Mr.. Suter conducted
the services, and the body was taken tt
Miss Fraser's old home in Alexandra
county for interment.
In accordance with the beautiful Gus
tom which has just been inaugurated
Sarepta Lodge Of Odd Fellows march
ed in a body yesterday evening from
their hall on King street to the differ
ant cemeteries, and placed flowers OF
the graves of their departed brothers
This custom may be taken up by the
other secret orders in the city. A dele
cation from Harmony Lodge, of Wash
ington. came down and placed flowers
on the grave of J. A. Walker, tn
Young fireman, who was killed at Jack
SON City about six months ago.
An impromptu race took place abou
five o'clock yesterday morning between
the Alexandria steam yacht Samue
sutton and one from Washington nam
ed the Zigzag, in which the former wa!
victorious. The race was between thi
CITY and Fort Washington andthe yacht
were carrying bundles of rival news
papers. The Sutton arrived almost a
| the Fort Washington wharf abou
twenty FIVE minutes ahead of her com
| petitor when the piston rod became
disarranged. The engineer adjusted
the rod temporarily. and the Sutton
landed twenty minutes ahead OF he
rival.
Major George A. Hilton delivered al
interesting and practical discourse a
the corner of King and Washington
streets yesterday afternoon under tn
auspices of the Union Mission now con
Quoting services in the First Presby
terian Church here. A large audience
in which were several of the residen
ministers of the city, was present, al
of whom listened attentively to tn
discourse, which abounded in apt illus
trations and anecdotes. Members Q
the different churches in the city sool
mart in the services. At night Majo
Hilton delivered an able discourse II
| the Methodist Protestant Church.
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