Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-10

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in honor OF Miss Mary Powell, of Alex
andria, was q delightful affair. Dainty
and seasonable refreshments were
served and dancing aud other diver
sions helped to make the evening q
most pleasant one.
The Warrenton Index says: Misses
Bessie and Cora Jones, OF Alexandria,
daughters of DR.. Jones, are disporting
themselves in the open air shade at IN
cool retreat of their grandmother,
Mrs. Rice w. Payne, Culpeper street.
Misses Pauline and Ada Mosby, who
spent most agreeably several months in
Richmond, are again domicled at the
home OF their sister, Mrs. R. r. Camp
bell.
A letter from King George says Miss
Nina Johns, one of Alexandria's fairest
beauties, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. r.
+ Stuart, at Cedar Grove"
Corporation Attorney Boothe, repre-
senting this city, and Mr. James b. Ca.
ton, representing the Washington, AL.
exandria and Mount Vernon Rail
road, left here this morning for Rich
mond, where they will appear be
fore the State Board of Public Works,
a special meeting having been called to
review their recent action in the mat
ter of the assessment of the rolling
stock OF the above mentioned road.
Mr.. Albert Laycock continues ex-
tremely i'll at his home on Wolfe street.
Engineer Wood and Fireman Ent-
WHSLE, of the Columbia company, have
returned from Winchester, where they
went to attend the firemen's celebration.
They did not extend challenge to any
of the companies there for contest with
the Columbus, as the contest they eX
pected to witness there was not he'd.
They did ask, however, to be sllOweu
to take the Friendship engine Of that
city and enter q contest with one of the
visiting engines but the request was
not granted.
Rev. L. l. McDougle has gone to
Linden with his little child who is
quite i'll.
Elk Mayor Downham has gone to
Atlantic City on short visit.
Rev. w. Cabell Brown and family,
of Virginia, for the past six years mis-
sionarles of the Episcopal Church in
southern Brazil, reached New York in
good health yesterday and are expect
ed in Washington this evening. They
are in the United States for their va
cation year.
Mrs. Donald Mclean and her little
son left 10 day for Leesburg to spend 3
few weeks. From there they will go
to Kearnstown, where Mr. Mclean will
soon go to enter upon his duties as
gauger and storekeeper in the internal
revenue service.
Mrs. Prudence Emerson and Mrs. l.
o. Price have gone to "WoodlawD,"
Rockville, for the summer.
Mr.. Donald Mclean has rented his
residence on south Fairfax street to Mr..
J. a. Wilson, the recently appointed
agent in this city of the Southern Rail.
way.
mir. r. J. Thomas and son. Mr.. Cor
don Thomas, have gone to Rockbridge
Alum Springs.
Mrs. j. A. Dixon and Miss Fannie
Dixon left today for Mt. jackson.
Mr.. Oscar Carter has gone to the
Sweet Chalybeate Springs for short
stay.
Hiss Raphael Houck, of Baltimore, is
the guest of Miss Julia Houck.
Miss Louise Wimsatt, OF Washington
is visiting Miss Retta Agnew.
Mrs. Bocock, of Hampden-Sidney, is
visiting Mrs. F. B. Ewing at her home
on Prince street.
DR.. and Mrs. W. r. Purvis, his sister
in law, Miss Maggie Ashby, and Mis-;
Courtney Norton, who left here last
Tuesday night for trip to Boston By
sea, spent Wednesday with friends IN
Norfolk.
Past Councillor j. r. Mansfield, o.
this city, last night installed the officers
of Leesburg Council of Jr. o. Q. A. NJ
Dir. K. kemper left here this even
ing for a short visit TO Charlottesville
Rv. E NJ rearney, for more thar
Ut Years pastor of ST James's Catho
lie Church, West Falls Church. ba;
been transferred u Richmond as vical
general of the diocese and rector of the
cathedral 1t is understood that Rev
Father Bowler, of this city, will b.
stationed at Falls Church and that Rev
Father Cutler will be sent back to thi!
city. Father Bowler's many friends