Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-05
LOCAL BREVITIE5.

The infant son OF Mr.. James Nowland died
yesterday.
The market is overstocked with butter and
prices continue low.
The price Of fresh meats continue, to sd
vance and now many people eat less meat and
more vegetables and fruit.
The baseball nine Of the seventh grade Of
the public school wishes to challenge any
baseball team whose members are under IS
years Of age.
The commencement exercises OF Arlington
Institute for young ladies will be held at the
institute On north Washington street Thur.
day evening next at O'Clock,
The wife Of Mr.. T. J. O. Emmert, son Of
Mr.. J. W. Emnisrt, died at sanitsrium IN
Baltimore yesterday. The deceased lad re-
Gently undergone a severe surgical operation.
| She leaves two children.
Mr.. Charles King, OF this city, has sold to
Mr.. Carskaddon lot . in the square bounded
by Sixth, seventh and streets and Mary.
land avenue in Washington, containing 8, lat
square feet, for $500.
We have received an invitation from the
| Sisters Of the Holy Gross to attend the COM
| mencement exercises OF st. Msry's Academy
which will take place at the Opera House on
| June 1lth al o clock p m'
Mary Gusts Lee Chapter, Children OF the
Confederscy, on Monday, the birthday of
Jefferson Davis, placel very pretty dorsl
cross on the mound over the Confederate
dead in Christ Church ysrd.
| The annual epcampmsnt Of the Seventeen
| Virginia Regiment will be held at Ocean View
the latter part OF July. The Alexandria Light
Infantry expects to leave here July 20 to
Join the regim snt and to be gone ten days.
Two head Of C title which were being taken
from Mr.. Jesse MurTay's farm, Q short dis.
lance below Alexsndr a. this morning became
obstreperous, damaging = stable somewhat
and knocking down fencing. They were
finally secured.
The horses attached to two horse carriage
Belonging to Mr.. Charles Bell became fright.
ened BY Q passing train at Four mile run
Monday and plunged down the bank into the
lake on the west side OF the rosd. No ms
terisl dsmsge resulted.
Marriage licenses were Issued In Wsshing
ton yeiterday to Robert l.. Carpenter aod
Maud Tatum, both OF Madison county Jas
P. Clark. Of Alexandria, and Emma o. Rors
dell, and to Walter Summers and Perley V,
hair, both OF Linnville.
The mission Sunday school Of the Second
Presbyterian Church on south Fairfax street
held its closing exercises yesterday evening.
Rsv. J. /. Vance. formerly pa stor Of tn
church, was present and delivered an address
Ice cream and cake were distributed TO the
scholars,
The fence at the western extremity Of Glib
ron street has not yet been removed. Or
Monday when the City Engineer attempted
to have the fence set back from the stree
Mr.. Charles Churchmsp, the owner, inter
fersd and further proceedings were discon
tinued.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company hal
been acquiring considerable property in tb,
vicinity of Seventh street and Maryland
avenue southwest, Washington, for use il
connection with the elevation Of its tracks In
accordance with the bill which passed the lssi
Congress.
A regular monthly meeting Of the Hydrsul
ION Fire Engine Company was held last
night. One new member was elected and m
invitation to attend the annual meeting Of the
Virginia State Volunteer Firemen's Associs