Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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Diphtheria is still prevalent in Wash
ington.
Two dodgers were at the station
house last night.
There we're no cases for trial at the
Mayors Office last night.
1.-The June meeting of the Woodlawn
Farmers Club will be held on Satur-
day at the farm of Mr.. Henry Pierson.
Alexandria Council, Royal Arcanum,
are making arrangements for an enter
ment In the near future.
A game of baseball was played at
Riverside Park this evening between
the Evening Stars and the Y. NJ. S. l..
teams.
A meeting of Alexandria Council, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, will be held tonight, at
which business of Importance is to be
transacted.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday TO Thomas b..
Chewing and Inez E. Blackley, both
of Caroline county.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Theological Seminary
and High School in Virginia, will be
held in the library of the Seminary,
June %, at 10 q. m.
The city democratic committee will
meet to night in the City Hall building
to fix time for holding ward meetings
to select delegates to the State conven-
ton which meets in August in Roam
oke.
w. F. Powell, colored, Of Camden,
N. j., who was yesterday appointed by
the President Minister to Hayti, for
merly lived in this city, where he
taught school. The salary of the Min
lister to Hayti is $1,000 year.
AT meeting last night of Jackson
Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, one candidate
was initiated and committee was ap-
pointed to make arrangements for cele
brating the second anniversary of the
council at the first meeting in July.
Detective O'Donnell, of Baltimore,
reached here this afternoon from Rich
mond with requisition papers for G.. S.
Dodge, who is wanted in Baltimore for
forgery. Dodge will be turned over to
the detective who will take him to Bal
timore.
Among those who have recently pur-
chased lots in North West Alexandria
are Messrs. S. G. Frey, of Pennsylva-
mia, and Jos. Broders, N. Lindsay, II.
Bladder, 1. Eichbere, c. M. Adams, E.
Goldsmith, Joseph Kaufman, G. w.
Fisher and others.
An attempt was made last night to
rob the store of MIR. L. Genzberger, on
King street, near Pitt. The would-be
thief attempted to cut hole in the
window with glass cutter, but he was
evidently scared off before he could
accomplish his purpose.
The ladies of ST. Mary's Church gave
picnic to Riverside Park to-day.
There was dancing during the day
which will be continued ton light. Cars
will leave King and Royal streets att,
S and 8 p. m. Refreshments will be
served on the grounds.
The insurance companies of which
Messrs. Wise & Co. are agents in this
city to-day made a satisfactory cash
settlement with Capt. Herbert Bryant
for the loss he sustained on his stock
and buildings which were burned last
Thursday morning.
The ladies of the W. c. T. Q. desire
to return their thanks to Capt. W. 81.
Smith and his officers for the polite
manner in which they were received at
the Jail last evening. They were much
pleased to find everything SO clean and
commend the good behavior of the
prisoners.
The National Guard Brigade of the District
of Columbia embarked on the steamer River
Queen this morning at $50 o'clock and were
transported to Fort Washington for its ten
days camp of instruction.
The postponed picnic of st. Joseph's Aid
Society, of st. Mary's Church, to Riverside
Park took place to-day.