Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
LOCAL BRI ViTIES.

camp 4 all tomorrow evening at 5 O'Clock.
There were quite heavy frosts yesterday
and this morning; with light ice in exposed
places.
During the past quarter Deputy Flour In
spettor Hancock inspected 4,434 barrels Of
flour eff all grades.
Rev. Father McKeefrey, of Winchester
will deliver the lenten sermon in ST. Mary'l
Church Tuesday night.
The Columbia fire engine is cut of service
and will rema n so for short time unit
some slight repairs are made to the boiler.
a m nthly meeting of Lee Camp, Confeder,
ate Veterans, will be held to night when the
annual election Of off ers will take place.
1t Christ Church yesterday morning Mis-:
Blanche kotcbioIa sang as voluntary "The
Palms." which she rendered most beautiful y
Mr. James Q. Stiff has announced his in.
tention to erect steam grist mill at Chatter.
ton, King George county, on the Potomac.
The regular monthly meeting of Mary CPS.
It's Lee Chapter, q. D. C, will be held TO.
morrow morning at ten o'clock at Lee Camp
Hall.
a small boy named stearns fell from an oil
wagoa at the corner of Wilkes anu Pitt streets
arms bafly hurt.
A caboose car on tho Washington Southern
Railway took fire from cook stove at Wood
bridge and was burned OH Saturday night tC
gether with three other cars.
Among the recent Pr motions in the In
terror Department, Washington, were Thos.
a. Brt adus, A. Gardner, B A. Shreve and
w. E. Stuck from special examiners at 81 300,
to clerks at 81 400
4 handsome silver pitcher, donated to st.
Mays Church fair TO open next Monday
night, is on exhibition at Mr.. Il. Wildts store.
The pitcher is to be voted to the most popular
beer agent and for the best beer sold in this
city.
On Saturday evening game of baseball
was played at the Episcopal High School be-
tween the team OF that school and the George.
town Deserves. ! he game resulted in yic-
tory for the Episcopal High School by s:ore
of 26 to
The last quarterly conference of the M. P.
Church of this city will be held tonight,
when the affairs of the church for the year
will De settled. The annual conference Of
the NJ. P Church will be held in Baltimore
OH Wednesday.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuyius left her
moorings at the navy yard abo It 80 o'clock
yesterday evening and steamed slowly down
the Potomac on her way to Hampton Roads
where she viii to-day receive orders for her
future movements.
The Catholic Benevolent Legion and the
Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society held
interesting meetings in ST Marys Hall yes
ter3ay evening. At the first named TWO
members were elected and an invitation to
attend st. Msry's bszar on the 18th instant,
was accepted.
An alarm OF fire was sounded shortly after
1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, caused by the
burning of chimney on Henry street. be
tween Queen and Princess The alarm
about 8 o'clock last night was caused by
The explosion of lamp IN the northeastern
part Of the city.
Mr.. John Y, Graham, well known archi-
tect aud builder, for the past eighteen years
citizen of Dsnviile, whose illness was re
Gently mentioned, died at his h me in that
city on Saturday. He was a brother o: DR..
C C. Graham, OF Washington, AID MIR. Ed
gar c. Graham, of this city.
On Saturday evening Secretary Alger, a :
companied by General Flsger, chief of ord
nance, and number of Representatives, Wis
tied Fort Washington and witnessed test Of
some 10 inch disappearing guns. Several
rounds wele fred, and the reports Were
hoard distinctly in this city and Washington,
the latter city beiag fourteen miles from the
fJrt.
The ridiculous story published in Wash
isgton paper this morning that Major Wn
NJ Smith, Surgeon of the hi d Virgin
Regiment Of Volunteers, and Mr. Richard Glib
,Ine nf 1a cf,r,t 70 ctof hnt
this city, have received orders not t. le we
the city, and to hold themselves subject to
duty when called upop," is without founda-
ton.
The will of Lucy Ann Washing on was
filed in Washington on Friday. 1t is dated
May 5. 1890, ard names J. II. Gordon as ey-
ecutor. The personal effects are left TO Geo.
Washington, Mary Brooks, John Washington
aud Ccrneiia Lomax, children of the teststrix.
To Homoselle Washington, grandchiid, is
left 81 ). The remainder OF the estate is di.
vided among the children.
Mr. Z. F. Thompson has announced that he
will not be candidate for Commissioner Of
Revenue at the coming election. The race
for this office will now be between McssEs. q
H. Callahan and Theo Bal!sugcr. Captain
w. II. Smith and Mr.. " 3. Dobie arc making
an active canvass for City Sergeant, and Mr
Leoiard Marbury, 81 faI, bas no opponent for
CONFERENCE.-The Attorney.
John Canter, of Anaeostia, has returned to
his homo and thus quieted the fears Of his
friends, who thought him dead. He left
home six months ago and soon afterward the
body of Il man with his ttroat cut WAS found
at Colonial Beach. 1t was identified as that
OF Canter, but his relatives did OF believe in
the Identification Many persons, however,
thought him dead until his temperance. He
had been at work in Virginia, below Norfolk.
Mr.. w. A. Turk, general passenger agent OF
the Southern Railway is collecting intorma
ton for the Summer Homes Folder for the
ensuing summer, giving the names of pro.
prietors, postoiiicc addresses at or near what
st9tion, conveyance used, number OF uests,
terms per day week and month. This infor
nation will be printed in an attractive form
aud large 'ition published and dlstribut ID
by the various agents of this immense system
throughout all sections Of tho country.
The funeral of tho late Peter J. Kaufman.
who committed suicide in this city on Sunday
night of last week, took place from the un-
dertaking establishment of Mess's. Demsine
& Son yesterday morning, and was attended
Washington The body was inferred il
Bethel Cemetery. The services were con,
Quoted by Rev J. T. Williams, OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. Among those
who attended the funeral were Congressu en-
Howard, Wheeler and Aldrich, Mr. Young
b God, Mr.. T. J. Conway and other friends o.
the deceased. None of Mr.. Ksufman's rels.
tive from Huntsville Ala were present.
How 90 Look Good.
Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy
condition OF all the vital organs. lftne