Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| Rain fell last night and again this
evening.
Mr.. Benjamin P. Snyder, promi.
nent citizen of Washington, died last
night.
| A colored boy named Willie Lee was
arrested By Officer Davis this morning
for jumping on the cars.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to William A.
Watson and Fannie B. Baker, both OF
this city.
The Fanny Crosby meeting at the
M. P. Church last night was well at
tended and proved to be of interest to
all present
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Police Commissioners was
held last night. No business ofgenerel
Importance was transacted.
A dealer from Washington was In
this city to day with pair of horses
which he wanted to sell to the Fire
Wardens for the Columbia engine.
A little son of Mr.. Robt. Taylor, the
milkman, fell out OF his fathers wagon
yesterday evening and broke his arm.
He WAS attended by DR.. Jones and is
doing well.
The democrats OF the city will hold
ward meetings at the usual places a.
s o'clock to night to elect delegates to
the State convention which meets in
Roanoke on August IL.
This being the feast of Corpus Christi
special services were held in st. Mary's
Catholic Church this morning. The
benediction of tho blessed sacrament
will be held at 7:30 p. m.
There will be preaching at the Lee
street Chapel tonight at O'Clock. The
"old reliable qusrtette" will sing The
people of that neighborhood are espe-
cially invited to be present.
Margaret E. Darnell, principal of
Hallowell School, the colored girls
school of this city, will be married on
the Goth instant at Roberts Chapel to
George E. Evans, Of Newark, N. J.
Nomination OF officers will cake place
at meeting of Alexandria Council, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, tonight. A large atten-
dance is expected, as much interest is
being manifested in the coming election.
Walter Tancill Oliver, son of Mr.. L.
E. Oliver, of Kenmore, Fairfax county,
was elected president of the Jefferson
Society, won the debater's medal and
graduated in law at the late commence.
ment of the University OF Virginia.
Judge Tebbs, OF Loudoun county,
will preside at the June term of the
Fairfax county court, in the absence
of Judge Love, who is attending a
meeting of the board of visitors OF the
V. M. l., of which he is q member.
Little Jessie Armstrong, daughter of
Mr.. A. w. Armstrong. was painfully
scalded on her arm, at her home on
Prince street this morning, by running
against the cook who was carrying
bucket of hot water. The little one
was attended by DR.. Gibson.
George Burke, colored, who was on
Monday indicted in the Corporation
Court for seduction under promise of
marriage, was to have been married
this evening to the woman in the case,
Mary S. Baker, but the rain inter fered.
He will be married tomorrow and then
be released.
At the regular meeting OF J. w. ], OK
son Council, Jr. 0. u. A. NJ, held asst
night, three applications for meml er-
ship were received and referred to The
proper investigating committed. A
delegation was present from several OF
the councils of Washington, and under
the good of the order some very il ter
esting addresses were made by the yisit-
ing members.
An order was issued yesterday from
the Washington Police Headquarters,
to the effect that no one except men :
bers of the department shall be admit
ted behind the office rail in police sta
ton houses. The order 10 aimed at
newspaper reporters, who visit the sta
tons looking for news. In future they
will not be allowed behind the ratings
and refused permission to look at the
public records of accidents and arrests,
and forbidden to use the police tele.
phone.