Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Manassas horse show has beer
postponed unit next Wednesday.
MIR. William B Dobie was robbed
last night of his watch and 50 in money
The Commissioner of Revenue yes
terday issued Sc licenses of various
kinds.
At the annual meeting last night O
Mt. Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, the present officers were all re-
elected.
A lodge of the order of Maccabees viii
be organized at Odd Fellows Hall
next Monday night, with twenty-eight
members.
Mrs. James T. Gorham died to day al
her home on west Wolfe street, aged II
years. She leaves a husband and two
children.
The market to-day was fairly well
supplied with everything in season, but
prices, except for butter, which is low.
er, keep up.
The Samaritans thank their friends
for their patronage at Schuler's Hall.
After settlement they had the snug lit
tie SUM of $22.24.
As will be seen by an advertisement
elsewhere several lots and villa sites in
North West Alexandria are offered for
sale on easy terms.
The first car load ofpeaches from the
South will pass through this city to.
night over the Southern Railway, des-
tined for New York.
MIR. John Haynes has been awarded
the contract for the brick work on the
King street sewer, and will commence
work next Tuesday.
Several members of the Hydraulion
fire company are going to Washington
on Monday to inspect the engine houses
there SO as to get ideas for the building
of their new house.
A horse attached to buggy stand
ing on King street near Royal ran of
this morning and made break for the
sidewalk, but was stopped before any
damage had been done.
The State Grand Lodge of Samsri.
tans meets in Suffolk on June 9th. ].
M. Buckner, of this city, is Grand
Chief, and James Ross, Ed Carter and
Weston Green delegates from this city.
The Union Mission services last night
were we'll attended. In the absence of
Rev. Mr.. Benson, who was detained at
home by the illness of one of his chill
dren, the services were conducted by
Rev. L. ]. McDougle.
Market Master Lyles this morning
seized lot of butter which was offered
for sale in the market by resident of
the rural district. The butter was five
ounces short in each pound. 1t was
sent to the aims house.
The Confederate Association of Wash
ington has elected Miss Virginia S..
Payne, daughter of General W. h.
Payne, as sponsor to represent the as.
ISOLATION at Richmond during the com.
ing Confederate reunion there.
A young man named S. Woodward.
while at work at the spoke factory at
New Alexandria this morning, was
quite painfully hurt by spoke, which
had been thrown from turning ma
chine, striking him in the breast. He
was attended by DR.. Mcclure.
The officers of the Columbia fire en-
CINE company have requested theIpolice
commissioners to detail Officer Young
TO act as engineer of that company dur
ing the absence of Engineer Wood while
the company is in Cumberland. The
request was granted.
The monthly meeting of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company was held
last night, at which the usual routine
business was transacted. The compa-
nv has received twenty-five handsome
reversible badges which can be worn
either on occasions of parades or fune-
rails.
George McCauley, notorious charac-
ter, who was arrested in this city two
years ago and turned over to the au-
thorities at Hampton, from which place
he was sent to the Albany penitentiary,
is again in trouble. In Washington to-
day Detective Sutton attempted to ar
rest him on Pennsylvania avenue, when
McCauley drew pistol and shot at the
detective. He was about to fire again
when 1t. Amiss seized, and after dis
arming him, took him to the station
house.
Twenty great and glorious bargains
for Mondays sale. 1t pays, always
pays to 60 to D. Bendheim & Sons, no
matter who you are, where you are
from, or how far away you live. Vast
numbers of bargain gaining, worth get
ting and saving opportunities are her
aided forth for Mondays sale. Come
early, as some of the lots will not last
long.