Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The GAZETTE will observe the Fourth
OF July holiday and will not be publish.
ed tomorrow.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
They have all come home leaving
their sheckels behind them.
The thermometer this evening at 8
o'clock registered 90 degrees.
In game of ball played yesterday
evening the Young Virginias beat the
Young Senators by score of 9 TO 0.
During the remainder of the summer
services will be held in st. Pauls
Church only on Sunday mornings.
Mary, the little six months old daugh-
ter of Rev. Thos. Semmes, died at War
saw, Richmond county, on the 30th of
June.
About nine hundred persons attend
ed the Union Sunday school excursion
to River View yesterday, and all had
pleasant time.
The King of Diamonds and the Vir-
ginia baseball teams will play the first
two games of the season at Mt. Vernon
Park tomorrow.
Arthur Tyler, the eight-yesr-old son
of Mr.. George Tyler. who lives on up
per King street, left his home yester-
day, and has not since been heard of.
James McCracken, the boy who was
run over by wagon loaded with iron
yesterday, is in precarious condition,
his injuries having been ascertained to
be of d grave nature.
Mike Thomas and the others who
were recently convicted in the Corpo-
ration Court and received terms of i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, will be
sentenced next week.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Chas. G. Gar
rison and Oracle M. Chapman, both of
Leesburg, and to Thos. e. Lillard and
Annie F. Herring, both of Stony Point.
There was pretty home wedding at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Kenyon at Vienna Tuesday morning.
The couple were Miss Fannie Kenyon,
daughter of the host aud hostess, and
Mr.. Walter Leeds.
In the Corporation Court to-day Mr..
]. 7. Burke was appointed and quail
fed as administrator of the estate of
the late r. ]. Daingerield and also as
guardian of Elizabeth R., Charlotte R..
and r. J. Daingerield, jr.
MIR. G. R. Howard while riding q
wheel on Mt. Vernon avenue, near this
city, yesterday evening, collided with
the team of Mr.. Charles King. Mr..
Howard was slightly bruised and his
bicycle was badly broken up.
The Washington Southern Railway
officials in this city say that that road
carried only half as many passengers to
Richmond to attend the recent Confed-
crate reunion as it did on the occasion
of the unwilling of the Lee monument
there several years ago.
A freight train which left this city
for Washington about 6 o'clock last
night jumped the track at Waterloo,
and caused slight delay on the road.
The Alexandra local, which leaves
here every night at $40 o'clock, was
abandoned, but the Hos o'clock local
left without delay. The wrecked freight
car was removed.
Mr.. J. M. Little, of Washingtons
spoke to large audience at the Union
Mission tent last night. The services
this evening will be conducted by the
c. E. Society of the NJ. P. Church.
This will be the last week Of the tent
meetings on north Washington street,
as the tent will be moved on Monday
next to the fair grounds at the head Of
King street.
A horse belonging to Mr.. A. Dean,
living on south Lee street, which was
roaming the streets last night, was
found this morning with severe cut
on the neck. 1t is believed by some
that the cut was the act of some mali
cious person, while others think that
the horse injured itself. The horse left
blood tracks on several of the streets
in the lower part of the city.
Mr.. M. Schiller will have at his stall
in market tomorrow some very fine
spring lamb, beef, mutton and veal, all
home.slaughtered, and at his store on
upper King street all early vegetables.
He will also have fine spring lamb and
ice cold watermelons and cantaloupes.
One of the greatest displays of fireworks
ever witnessed by the people of Alexandra
! will be given at Mount Vernon Park to-mor.
row night. There will also be fancy dancing
and music by the 4th Artillery Band.
B. E. Knights place will BIO open all day
tomorrow, where all can get fireworks. Bead
his advertisement.