Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-15
D. BendbeiiLn & Sons,
3l6 KING STREET.
going south and returned to Washing

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ton yesterday evening.
a man was seen walking last night
on the roof of the back building of q
dwelling on Wilkes street. An alarm
was given and the man made his es.
cape.
The firm of Matthews & Co. has dis
solved. Mr.. I. M. Kell will continue
business at the old stand on King street,
while Mr.. ]. Matthews has moved to
Fairfax street, near King.
An attempt was made last night to
rob Mr.. Noble Lindsey hen housein his
yard on south Fairfax street. The sud-
den appearance of Mr.. Lindsey, robed
in white, put the thieves to fight.
The weather yesterday was more
like that of an April than a June day.
The churches were all fairly we'll at
tended, despite the threatening rain,
which finally fell at night. The num-
Der of visitors in the city was not 80
large as is usual on June Sundays.
Superintendent Kemper has changed
the dates of the closing of the colored
public schools. The girls school will
be closed on Wednesday, the oath, and
the boys school on Thursday, the 25th
instant. On Friday night, the Goth,
these schools will join in rendering q
cantata at the Opera House.
In the notice published on Friday OF
the commencement exercises of ''The
Arlington Institute" there was the
omission of the name of Miss Hildreth
Gatewood, daughter of DR.. Gatewood,
among those who received medal for
punctuality; that is, not being absent
one day during the entire school year.
DR.. Howard has so far been unable to
procure the necessary apparatus for
photographing the bullet which is sup
posed to be imbedded near the lungs OF
Sam Lamb, the young man who was
shot by his brother, and now under
treatment at the Infrmary. The doc
tor expects, however, to secure the ap-
paratus in day or two and will then
make the examination. The condition
of Lamb was slightly improved last
night.
The Mother Goose Jingles, which was SO
we'll rendered last winter, will be repeated
next Thursday evening June 18th, in Hearst
| Hall, Fairfax county, for the benefit of Po-
hick Church. In addition, an interesting
programme will be rendered, after which an
| Ice cream festival will be held. The young
people who have this in charge, together with
| number Of their friends, will leave for Lor.
ton on the 4:45 p. m. train.
Louisa Tancil, one of the oldest and most
! respected colored residents in the city, died
Yesterday. Aunt Louiss," as she was known,
was the mother Of large family of children,
come Of whom fill very responsible positions
Her oldest son is leading colored physician
psi Of the colored girls schools in this city.
Congressman 10 Abbott of Texas, was seri
ously injured in an accident yesterday after
noon while riding on the chute at River
View. He was thrown to height of from
eight to ten feet out of his seat and fell back.
wards, striking violently against the support
which was shivered into fragments by the
force of the fall
The Columbia fire engine, with which the
company won the first prize at Cumberland
on Thursday last, reached home yesterday
and was at once placed in service. A valua
BILE lamp belonging to the company was stoler
from the engine in transit.
A trolly wire Of the electric road broke OF
upper King street this evening, and, falling
upon passing car, knocked the motormar
therefrom and stopped traffic tor 6 while Tht
motorman was not seriously injured.
The Young Peoples Union Of the Second
Presbyterian Church are making arrange
| ments for the evening to be spent at Mrs
snowden's, on the electric road, on Tuesday
June %.
! Mrs. Duesn, mother of MI. Michael Dugap