Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-11
LOCAL BkETITIES.

Two dodgers were at the station
house last night
There were no cases for tria! in the
Police Court this morning.
The cornerstone of the Hearst School
for Girls was laid in Washington today
by Bishop Satterlee with appropriate
ceremonies.
The wages of the conductors and
motormen in the employ OF the Glen
Echo and Great Falls electric lines
have been reduced from 81 SO to 81 A
! Or day. Their hours of labor have
teen reduced from twelve to ten.
The ticket holders interested in the
rattle for grapsphone and the is
records will meet at the Concordia Ho-
tel tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock
and try their luck. The winner
will be handsomely rewarded by the
articles won.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to John John
son, of Fredericksburg, and Josephine
Van Buren,; Edward Cave and BERTHE
Depoy, both of Rockingham county;
Luther Derrow and BERTHE Eaton, both
of Rockingham county, and Charles
Beach and Maria Ball, both OF Alexan-
dria.
At the meeting of Alexandria Couu-
Gil Royal Arcanum Tuesday night
Messrs. IL. K. Field, George Uhler,
and D. Harry Appch we're appointed
a committee to superintend the recep'
ton and entertainment of the Supreme
Council of the United States, Royal
Arcanum, which beeins its session in
Washington on the 18th.
Some days ago the revenue officers
in this city seized 10000 cigars in the
possession of wholesale merchants,
manufactured by the firm of Jacobs Il
Co, in Pennsylvania, bearing counter
felt revenue stamps. The merchants
from whom the cigars were taken re
covered the goods, they paying the re-
CURED tax of Sc cents per hundred.
The following books have been added to
| the Alexandria Library and will be ready for
| subscribers tomorrow morning: 100 ra,
Schools and Masters of Painting, by A Il
Radcliffe $40 br1, Letters of Robert Brown
| ing and Elizabeth Barrett 922 bu1, Life OF
~ir Richsri Burton, by Lady Isabel Burton
500 "a, Italian Literature, by Garnett.
A seven-vear.old colored child named Lo-
reuzo Jones, who was taken to the lntrmary
Yesterday in dying condition suffering with
meningitis, died few hours after entering
! thai institution. colored youth died the
| Infirmary OF the same disease on Tuesday,
ana fow weeks 40 woman from Washing
ton also led there of meningitis.
The now steamer Lillian Howard. recently
built AT Aqua creek for Mrs. Flatford and
! brought to this city for completion. was
launched from the ways at the shlp7ard To-
day and taken TO the wharf OF Mcssrs. Altch-
son Il Bro, who will furnish and fit her ma
chinery
Rev. !. T. Cameron, of the Free Methodist
Church. preached at tho RAILROAD Reading
Rooms last night. The service tonight VIII
be conductei by Rev. I p. Revelle, OF the
Methodist Protestant Church
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Hall, who died
in Washington yesterday. took place IRON
Christ Church in this city this evening, the
services being conducted by Rev. Berrymsn
Green.
Mr.. J. NJ. White is building handsome
summon cott4ge near tho Seminary. inc
work is being done by Mr.. J. +. Rodgers ana
will be completed in ten weeks.
Tho funeral of Mrs Ann Cash took place
this evening from the residence OF her SON
iu.law, Mr.. ]. L. Smith. The services were
conducted by Rov. E. V. Register.
This being a scension Day. services appro-
Dr;ate to the day were held in the Cathonc
snd ooa.e of the Episcopal Churches in this
city.
The registration books closed on Tuesday
o,-an;nq and about three hundred name:
ware added since the last election.
shsrps and Flats will hold their final meet
;,a e. The season. at Peabody Hall tonight.
4 fine rsin iell last night.