Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Episcopal ministers brought
Baptist weather with them.
Willoughby, the little son of Mr..
Donald Mclean, continues extremely
ill
The U. S. buoy-tender Fern has been
lying Off this city since yesterday even
ing.
Alexandria Council, National, Union,
will meet at Good Templars' hall to-
night.
VIM. Bright, the wounded boy at tt
Infrmary, was thought to be slightly
better to-day.
The Third Virginia Regiment Drum
Corps will hold its regular meeting and
practice tonight.
The funeral services of four of the
tiremen, victims of the recent fire in
Washington, were held to-day in that
city.
VIM. Calvert, a small colored boy
was badly hurt yesterday evening at
Reeds wharf by the shed door falling
on him.
An unknown colored man stole coat
and vest from the residence of Mr..
Faulkner, on Gibbon street, yesterday
evening.
Conductors Harris and Dement, of
the electric railway have been trans
ferred to the Arlington branch of that
road.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Second Presbyterian Church will hold
their last meeting before the summer
recess tonight.
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow & Co. have
sold to DR.. Quackenbush for Mr.. E. B.
Kemp a house and lot on the north
side of Cameron street, near Henry, for
S1,650.
A negro tramp undertook to enter
the window of a residence in the west
ern section of the city yesterday even
ing, but an alarm being given he made
his escape.
The finance committee met last night
and decided shat the bond to be given
by the contractor for building the King
street sewer must be endorsed by one
of the guarantee companies.
The scholars of the Presbyterian
Chapel Sunday school, on Lee street,
which closed for the summer on Sun
day, were on Tuesday evening given
their annual ice cream and cake feast
by the teachers.
The advertisement of Cotton Point
Hotel will be seen elsewhere. Cotton
is one of the most popular and delight
full resorts on the river and Mr.. Knight
will spare no pains in making his guests
have good time.
Alex Brown and Hines were to have
been the principals in go to finish
at John Nelson's old stand at Jackson
City last night, but for some reason, not
stated, the fight did not come of. A
large crowd had gathered to see the
bout.
The city democratic committee will
meet tonight to determine the time
and manner of electing delegates to the
Congressional convention. The ques-
ton to be settled is whether primary
election or ward meetings are to be
held.
The City Electoral Board met last
uight and appointed Mr.. J. E. John
ston judge of election for the Second
ward in place of Theo. iced, removed
from the city. Mr.. J. M. White was
authorized to superintend the printing
of the ballots for the coming election.
The grand jury in the U. S. court of
Norfolk on Monday indicted S. G. Dick.
inson, assistant postmaster at Roxbury,
Charles City county, for the embezzle-
ment of letter addressed to the Home
Building and Loan Association, Rich.
mond, and containing 1921. he was
first indicted for this offence in this city
Janusry 7th. The case was then re-
moved to Richmond, where he was in
dicted January 10th following, and it
was then removed to Norfolk.