Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-04
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In the spring the young mans fancy
Gently turns to luscious book,
While his last years picnic trousers
1pdiGturhad rapoin -, La

Gently turns to luscious book.
While his last years picnic trousers
Undisturbed remain in hook.
The Fire Wardcns will meet tonight at
$50 o'clock.
ehad src now being caught by sho OILERS
Just below this city.
Samuel Johnson has sold to Vireinia Tuck
or Il small frame house on Lee street, south of
Franklin.
The Third Ward Social Club gave a very
pleasant Faster dance at Odd Fellows Hail
last night.
Tho steamer Dennis Simmons, loaded with
Lumber for moot IL Co, arrived to-day rom
Wiliiamston, n. {.
The Easter social given hy the Osccolas last
night 1t Scluler's FALL was a delightful! az
fair, and WAS well attended.
a marriage license wss issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Games Dixon, OF King George
county, ana annie jenkins.
During the quarter ending april 1st Mr. +.
Il. Hancock. deputy -four Inspector, inspected
about 1,OO) barrels of -four of all grades.
Bev. J. 8. Boyer, formerly pastor of Trini-
~ Church in this city, and WHO was we'll
known here, died a few days since III Phlla-
delphie.
The barn Of Mr.. John Acton (formcrly of
this city, near Waldorf, Charles county, Md,
WAS destroyed by fire, together with its con-
tents, on sunday night. The fire was of in
cendiary origin. Mr.. Acton's dwelling WAS
reccutly burned.
The State of Virginia, through the Govern
Or, has applied To the Navy Department for
the loan of q vessel for the use of lis naval
militia. While no assignment has vet been
made, 1t is said 1T the department that a suit
able vessel for the purpose will he provided.
An oyster supper will be given by Mary
Washington Council, So. a.. d. of A., at Odd
Fellows Hall, on north Columbus street on
Thursday, hpril Is, ut S p. III There wi
DC Il musical entertainments and recitations,
and the entertainment will conclude with Il
cake walk.
The city democratic committee will meet
tonight 10 make arrangements for the pri.
mary 20 be held on the 10Th to nominate city
officers. The meeting will be held at 1870
o'clock in the chamber Of tho Board of Alder
men. All persons who expect to be candi-
dates are requested TO be present.
In answer to a letter OF inquiry from Mr..
Park bgnow. collector of internal revenue
for the 9th Virginia district, the commissions
~ -AtNo man a. l(NN1i hlO mum
that suit should ho first brought Oh ware
housing bonds to recover tax OH spirits before
resort is had TO the distillcr's bond.
The little daughter of Mr.. j. X. Emmett,
Of this city, occasioned some anxiety yestor-
day by becoming separated from her mother
on the White House lot in Washington. Mrs.
Emmett telephonod her husband and a few
minutes later received a message that the
little one had gone to a clothing store and
asked that her mother he notified Of her
whereabouts.
DR.. William D. French has been appointed
q special medical sanitary Inspector in the
service of the Health Department 10 %invcsti-
gate the prevalence and origin OF ceFebro.
spinal meningitis in Washington. He will
be paid So per day. Two more deaths from
cercbro-spiual meningitis were reported to
the Health iiicer yesterday, increasing the
number to %thirty.nine within abOat four
weeks.