Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Society is returning in sections.

Society is returning IN sections.
The Rockville, Md, fair opened to-
day.
The first day of the first autumn
month.
The excursion season is drawing to
a close.
The police are keeping lookout for
newspaper thieves.
The U. S. Court without transacting
any business to-day adjourned till TO-
morrow.
The board of directors Of the Union
Mission will meet tonight at the M. 7.
Church.
A new wooden pump is being put in
the we'll at the corner of Lee and Glib
bon streets.
The weekly drills of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will be resumed next
Monday night.
Mr.. G. NJ. Rauch has commenced the
manufacture of brooms at his home on
north Royal street.
There was no August term of the
County Court but the September term
will be held as usual.
The workmen are making rapid pro
gress on the King and Pitt and the
Prince street sewers.
At the monthly meeting of the City
School Board next Thursday the an
nual election of teachers will be held.
The issuing of permits to children to
attend the public schools will be com.
menced next Monday at Peabody Hall.
Policeman ]. NJ. Austin, of the Filth
Precinct station, Washington, has re.
signed to accept position on the Mount
Vernon Railway.
The quarterly conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will
be held at the Gibbons street chapel on
next Friday night.
In Washington yesterday Prince Au-
gustine Iturbide gave bail to appear
and answer charge of assault prefer
red by his valet.
Mr.. J. II. Bartlett, as representative
Of Golden Light Lodge Of this city, has
gone to Danville to attend the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars.
A reduction in working hours was
made yesterday at the Southern Rail-
way shops in this city. The time has
been reduced to eight hours.
Two electric cars were slightly dam
aged last night by being thrown from
the track while rounding the curve at
the corner of King and Fairfax streets.
Mr.. Herbert Price, member of the
Hy draulion Fire Company, while on
duty at the fire last Saturday lost from
his finger q much-prized and valuable
ring.
We have received an invitation to
attend the horse show to be held at
Manassas on the 10Th and 10th instant
by the Prince William Horseman's AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Hobart, the republican nominee
for Vice President, has been invited 70
deliver an address at the celebration OF
emancipation proclamation here on the
ODD inst.
The District State Council of the
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. gave their first excur-
sion of the season to River View yes
terday. A number of Alexsndrlans
were present.
The Jewish new year begins at SUM-
set on the evening of Monday, Septem-
Der I, and with the orthodox Jews it
continues until the Wednesday evening
following at sunset.
The Robert Portner Brewing Com
paDy are delivering to the various sa-
looms in this city pictures of their plant.
The designer evidently did his work in
the abstract style,
Mr.. Edward Bohrus, an employee Of
Portner's Brewery, was stopped yester-
day while on his way to work by two
tramps, who demanded his money, but
they did not get any.
The season for shooting reedbirds
and railbrds began this morning, and
perfect fusilade was heard in the
marshes near this city this morning
Many birds were killed.
REV. Sam Small and Rev. Robert
Nourse will have joint debate al
Falls Church tonight on the financial
question Mr.. Small will speak fol
silver and Mr.. Nourse for gold.
There will be called meeting of the
Young Peoples Union of the Second
Presbyterian Church on next Thursday
evening at o'clock to consider some
matters ofimportance. A large attend
ance is desired.
An incorrect rumor was in circula
ton on the streets last night that DIr
C. F. Neale had committed suicide
The rumor, which was started as 6
Joke, soon gained wide circulation and
caused some excitement.
Mr.. Bert Tatsapaugh, for many wears
\ practical machipist, has invented 8
t whistle which he intends patentine +
; his experimental trial on the dry goods
lightning express of Alexandra
should prove successful.
e Belle Haven Council, Jr. O. U. A
NJ, transacted only its routine bushes: