Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


when it reaches here.
The water mains throughout the city
were flushed on Saturday night.
A set of harness was stolen last night
from the stable of Mr.. Lee Genzberger.
A business meeting of the Young
Meas Sodality Lyceum will be held to-
night.
The planning mills in this city are nc W
running on full time and have plenty
of work.
In the communication published in
Saturdays GAZETTE the date of the
snow storm mentioned should have
been April 90, 1874, not 1894.
EVERYBODY is invited to attend the
Union prayer and praise service in the
Railroad Reading Rooms tonight.
There will be short practical talks and
good singing.
There was fisticuf engagement in
the round house of the Southern Rail-
way on Saturday between white and
a colored man in which the latter came
out second best.
The weekly meeting of the Business
Mems League will be held to. night.
There is some talk of holding the meet
ings every two weeks instead OF week
" during the summer.
The Home Telephone Company will
soon be ready to commence business.
On Saturday they placed half dozen
phones in business houses and found
that they worked admirably.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Second Presbyterian Church will hold
meeting tonight at the manse where,
after the business of the meeting is fin
ished, musical programme will be
rendered.
The game of baseball at the Episco.
pal High School Saturday evening
between the Woodberry Forest nine
and the nine of the High School, re-
suited in favor of the visiting team by
a score of 8 to 4.
The breaking of a wire ct the corner
of King and Columbus streets lost
night about o'clock caused a suspen-
sion in the running of the electric cars
for nearly an hour, or until the wire
could be repaired.
Many of the residents of that locality
complain that Sipple's alley, near the
intersection of Wilkes and Alfred
streets, is being made common dump
ing ground for all sorts of refuse mat
ter, debris, &c.
1t is reported here that young Mat
Kersey, of this city, who left Baltimore
for Cuba some months since, is now in
one of the Cuban prisons as a filibuster.
His mother has written to the State
Department to ascertain if the report is
true.
The steamer Howard Cassard is still
at the shipyard undergoing repairs to
her machinery, Notwithstanding the
oft-told that she would sail yesterday
for Cuba as q filibuster. Many persons
went to the shipyard yesterday to see
the steamer.
The dreadful odor of fish ofal, &C.,
at Fishtown which has pervadea the
city since Saturday has given many
persons disgust for fish, and it is no
uncommon thing to hear both men and
women say that they don't want to see
another fish for a year.
The police yesterday made a descent
on gambling house conducted by a
colored individual named Ed. Grayson
and captured the proprietor and three
of the players. This morning they were
fued IS each. Grayson has modest
sign over the door announcing ''ice for
SALE"
Mr.. Joseph Rodgers has been awarded
the contract to build Mr.. Charles 6.
Lemons new drug store, on King
street. The building will be one of the
handsomest on this street, and will cost
nearly $4,000. J. 81: D. Smoot 4 Co.,
have received the contract for the
lumber and mill work to be used in the
building.