Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06
LOCAL BREVITlES.
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Yellow flowers are most popular row.
The chain gang was at work tod y
sweeping and cleaning King street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company viii
be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
The colored men charged with
fraudulent voting and registration in
this city will be tried in the Police
Court to night.
So eager were the boys to get boxes
to make bontires last n light that one OF
them boldly went into the yard of Mr..
F. Tuba aud took box therefrom.
Many persons experienced similar
| losses.
A called meeting of The Woman's
Auxiliary Association of r. L Lee
! Camp will be held at the residence cf
Mrs. G. VIM. Ramsay, 5l7 Gamer n
street, Saturday afternoon at ! O'Clock
A fullattendance is earnestly requested
The unfortunate encounter between
Messrs. S. c. Brent and Leonard Mar
bury, which it was feared might lead
to further trouble between the we's
known gentlemen, has, their many
lends will be pleased to learn, beth
satisfactorily adjusted.
A line of new gas mains is TO be laid
on King street from Pitt to Washing
ton. The residents along that street
think this work should have been done
while the street was torn up during the
laying Of the sewer, but the pipe could
not be secured in time.
The flour and feed store Of j. p. Rit
ter, 1921 Seventh street, Washington,
was burned last night about 10 o'clock
and large stock Of goods was destroy
ed. Mr.. Ritter said Immediately after
the fire that the loss of stock would
probably reach $4,000.
The negro Mays, who, as stated in
the GAZETTE yesterday, shot at Capt.
Payne, who put him off the Manassas
train on election day near Manassas,
and who was subsequently captured,
was tried yesterday in the Prince Will
liam County Court, convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
The NJ. P. Church was filed last
night to hear Rev. Bartlett James. OF
Washington, preach, which he did in a
most earnest and impressive manner
from the text, 1.-The Master is come and
calleth for thee" Much interest was
manifested in the services and the sing
est was excellent. Rev. S. j. Smith
will preach 10 night.
Many Of the freak election bets have
been compromised or declared off, and
now the community will have to forego
the amusement of one city official saw
ing cord of wood in front Of the Opera
House. Another was to be hjtched to
wagon and haul two occupants who
were to wave the ''gold standard" ban
ner. Several baby carriage acts have
also been postponed.
The rooms of the /. @. L. n. Club
were invaded yesterday by the practi
cal joker and heavily draped in mourn
ing for the result of the late election.
The members, who were ardent Bryan
supporters, were much incensed upon
the discovery, and while they filed the
air with explosives, hurriedly emptied
the room of its drapery by throwing ii
| lEOLu luo MluuOM w tHO pafothOue 10
low.
Mr.. o. n. Kirby, vice president of
one of the republican clubs in this city
was the recipient of unique electlcn
memorial yesterday. 1t was a live owl
carefully concealed in small box. A
the owl jumped from the box Mr.. Kir-
by's surprise was as great as that of the
donor, Mr.. Harry Simpson, at the de.
feat OF Bryan. The owl bore q card
with the inscription, 81 can't hurrah
for Bryan, but can screech for Mckln-
ley"
A tramp skilled in legerdemain was
making tour in this city yesterday
visiting the various saloons and giving
exhibitions OF his tricks. All went well
with him until he reached prominent
north Royal street saloon where failing
to pay for the drink used in one of his
performances an alteration occurred
between him and the saloonkeeper,
which created some excitement and
much amusement. as the ejectment was
admirably made.