The morning times., 1896-07-04
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
How the Down-2ivsr City Will
Celebrate the Fourth.
Returning From the Confederate Re-
uniOn-City Authorities Resent
Location OF Ga rbage Scows

| The Fourth Of July will be generally OBJ
served in. this city. All business VIII be
suspended, including the issues or the
| alexandria daily papers. number of
iGivate outing trips have been arranged.
| Some or the stores will be open for a
| few hours IN the morning on account OF
| the holiday falling on Saturday. The
| Bell Telephone office Will tie closed rro--i
| noon 10 10 p. H., and the poIne Telephone
office will be open all day. The post
office officials will observe Suncay hours,
except there will be one delivery aC =
d. IN. AS there Is no restriction on the
use OF fire works the small boy viii make
the day lively.
In the corporation court yesterday Mr.
J. T. Burke qualified as administrator
Of the e.ti;e or the late k. }. DaIngeIf,eiI
and as guardian of the Children OF the
deceased.
The AieSandrians who went to Rich
mond to attend the Confederate reunion
have returned home. Lee Camp and the
Third Regiment and Friendship ID ruia Corps
returned yesterday. The Third Regiment
Corps headed he Third Regiment in the
parade in Richmond.
The officers of Mechanics Lodge, No.
3, Knights OF Pyt ythias, recently elected
were Installed Thursday night by Dis
trict Deputy c. A. Evarls.
The annual examination of teachers for
the public schools VIII take place August
IL and IL. During vacation ne cessary re-
pairs will be made to all the school tuild-
ings.
a dispatch from Rochester. n. Y, re-
ports the killing by a trolley car IN that
city of Richard Hall Of Ale XII ndria. Va. The
deceased Is unknown 10 the authorities in
this city. and there is no such name in The
directory.
Miss Edith and Miteline English. for
meriy OF tins city, wore seriously turned
by the overturning or lamp IN Wednesday
night. The accident occurred at Laurel,
Md, where the family row resides.
The King OF Diamoud and the Virginia
teams will play two games at Mount Yer
non Park tomorrow.
II is expected that the city aut horities
will again resort to the use of dynamite If
the Washington contra ctors persist in
anchoring their garbage scows in tie river
off this city.
Mr. James McCracken. the young man who
was run over by loaded wagon Thursday.
as reported in The Times. is 10 a critical
condition. 1t has been ascertained that
the young man is iniured internally. and
very little hopes for his recovery are en-
tertained.
On Monday the Union Mission tent will
be moved from North Washington street
to the old fair grounds on Upper King
street. TIE services last night were cou-
Quoted by the members OF the Christian
Endeavor Society Of the Al P. Church.
The meetings are largely attended.
Alcinda Boswell was fined 50 80 in the
police court last night for disorderly con-
duct. The case of Edwin and Luther
Suthariin. charged by A F. Smith wie
disorderiy conduct, was continued
A bold attempt ut robbery was mace
shortly after 10 O'Clock last night when
thieves broke into the harness establish
mcnt of Mr.. william Padrett. On King street
An entrance was gained by forcing open a
window in the rear OF the builGing. Mr..
JAMES Muir was attracted by he Doise and
frightened the thieves before they sue
cceded in securing any booty