Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The letter boxes have been reprinted.
The color is red.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
The spoke factory at New Alexand-
ria continues in active operation, twelve
hands being now employed.
A white man, charged with abusive
language and ,discrderly conduct, was
arrested to-day and locked up.
Lieutenant Smith to-day recovered a
watch which had been stolen from MIR.
]. w. Ellis on the Goth of June.
The schooner J. P. Robinson arrived
here to-day from the lower river with
q cargo OF 2,000 bushels of corn.
Mary L. B. Smith has sold to G. Y.
Worthington a house and lot on the
west side of Patrick street, between
Duke and Wolfe.
Mr.. Chas. Kell has in his care coop
with several live chickens found in the
market. 1t is supposed they belong to
some marketman.
A runaway horse caused some ex-
element on south Fairfax street about
1 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was stop
ped before any damage had been done.
The teachers of the colored normal
school now in session in this city will
tonight be given an entertainment at
the First Baptist Church on south AL
fred street.
Travel on the day steamer Newport
News between this city and Norfolk is
gradually increasing. The steamer
leaves this city on Monday, Wednes.
day, Friday and Sunday mornings.
Mr.. Redding, city missionary of the
Union Mission, will conduct another
open-air meeting on the old fair grounds
at the upper end of King street this
evening at s o'clock. All are invited.
The jewelry store of Dominick Rick
inbacher, 1918 g street northwest,
Washington, was entered by sneak
thief yesterday afternoon and seventeen
watches, valued at nearly 500, were
taken.
The hull of the tug boat Potomac,
which was burned in st. Clements Bay
several weeks ago, was towed to this
city last night by the tugboat ]. B
Alexander. The Potomac, it is expect
ed, will be rebuilt.
Tonight the Presbyterian Chapel al
Ballston will be constituted separate
church with appropriate ceremonies
conducted by the pastor, Rev. d. L.
Rathbun, and the ordination of deacon
Of the church will also take place.
Mr., White, manager of the Telephone
Exchange in this city, has informed the
Fire Wardens that if they establish 6
fire alarm system he will reserve the
top arms of the telephone poles for ths
alarm system wires free of cost to the
city.
The Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad is sending rail
road ties in large quantities from this
city to Rosslyn, to be used in the con
struction of the Arlington branch o.
the Mount Vernon road, work on
which will be begun af once.
Members of the Old Dominion Boat
| Club of this city say they know moth
Jag about the statement in a Washing
ton paper. that crew of their club has
accepted an invitation to participate IN
a gig race in the Columbia Athletic
Club regatta to be held next Wednes
day.
Mr.. NJ. Schiller will have large sup
| ply of fine Lorton Valley spring laml
in market tomorrow, also fine beef
veal, mutton, &C., and at his uppe
King Street MARKET there will be al
abundance Of homegrown early vege
tables, fine spring chickens and dslica
cies of the season.
Mrs. Louisa Jackson Cooley, widow
of the late Rev. VIM. G. Cooley, died a
Grace Church rectory shortly after fiv
o'clock this morning. The funeral scr
vices will be held at Grace Church to
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Their
will be no services at Grace Church to
4 night in consequences of Mrs. Cooley
death.