Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-09
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

Attention is called to the notice of
the Mayor in regard to licenses.
Belle Haven Council, Junior O. U.
A. NJ, at their weekly meeting last
night transacted only routine business.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
will convene at Blue Ridge Springs on
July 10th.
The choir of st. Mary's Church is
practising the music to be sung the lat
ter part of this month at the Catholic
Church at Fredericksburg of which
Rev. Father Kenefck is pastor.
The young men of St. Mary's Church
who had charge of the frescoeiug OF
that church will hold q meeting to-
night. They have collected and turn
ed over to the church over 500.
The trustees of the Episcopal Tbeo-
logical Seminary have complied with
the request of the Virginia Historical
Society that permission should be given
to have the register of Christ Church
parish, Middlese1 county, copied.
The report in circulation in this city
recently to the effect that Captain
James Quinton had been killed by ma
tives in Venezuela, was without foun-
dation, that gentleman, his many
friends will be glad to learn, being alive
and well.
Mr.. VIM. Hayden last night found a
box containing about twenty-five pic
ture frames on Union street, near
Wolfe, and reported the find to the po-
lice. The box was marked "W. r.
Freede, Nokesville, Va.," and was evil
IDENTIFY stolen from freight car on the
Southern road. The police will inves-
tigate the matter.
Two colored boys arrested for steal
ing newspapers from subscribers doors
yesterday were given a sound whipping
by their brother end released. The
parents had suggested that one (the
smsller) of the boys be whipped and
the elder sent to the work house, but
Acting Mayor Snowden told them that
if both were not whipped he would take
the law in his own hands. The BROTH.
thereupon went to the station house
and, after arming herself with raw.
hide kept there for that purpose, gave
them castigation they will long re.
member.
D. Bendbsim & Sons stors will be closed
tomorrow to prepare for their great Summer
Clearing Sale, which tegins Thursday morn.
bargains. They meyer carry goods over the
season. A clearing time with them is looked
forward to by buyers, and that time is now
come. Little money will buy lots of goods
that could not be bought at actual wholesale
at such low figures. They disregard risks and
do not consider values This is general all,
embracing summer Clearing Up" Gale. See
their advertisement tomorrow.
The funeral Of Mr.. William q. N, Masters
10 * place from the residence of Mr. Lau.
| renee Stabler, his brother.in.law. yeste. day
evening at 6 o'clock. Rev. DR.. p. P. Phillips
/ of st Paul's Church, conducted tho services
Messrs. John s. Beach, Allan T. Ramsay
Reverdy j. Daingerfeld, William B. smoot, ]
Hanson Price and Thomas Robinson were the
ps1lbearers.
The new pavilion at Riverside Park caught
| FIRE Sunday night from an electric wire. II
was extingpished by Mr.. Turner, who used
his coat in smothering the flames. The dam
age was very slight, but LIT. Turner ruined
his new coat.
Mr.. Clarence Mills, while at work in the
yard of the Southern Railroad yesterday Of
ternoon, had several of his fingers mashed by
having his hand caught between two CA
wheels which he was removing.
marriage licenae was issued in Wishing
ton yesterday to John W. Forest snd Mary
! Dishwan, of Frederiekab9rg.