Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.

A called meeting Of the Hydraulon s. r.
E. Co. will he held to night
A marriage license was issued in Wash.
ington yesterday to Wallace j. Taylor and
Mary E. Burdett, of Fairfax county.
See police of Clerk of the Gas Committee.
These Delinquent will have the flow of gas
cut off unless they settle their bills at once.
The remains of the late Mr.. Cornelius
Cox were taken to Washington to day and
inferred in the family lot in the Congress
sional Cemetery
Rev. D. q. Riddle, D. D, formerly
prominent Presbyterian pastor, died last
night at the residence Of mis- son ST Falls
Church, in the eighty fourth year of his age.
Tho travel to the places of reeort on the
Potomac river increases With each week. In
the first two weeks in July the steamers car
ried more than double the number OF pas
sengers they did during the first two weeks
in June.
The police report last night as being clear
and cool with one prisoner and two dodgers
at the station house. The only case before
the Mayor this morning WAS that OF James
Phillips, arrested by officer Grady for being
drunk and diaordorly. Hs was fned 81.
An attempt was made to hold republic
can meeting in the Third ward last night,
but the coored mao having the hall in
charge refused to open the doors. 1t is said
that the colored people are incensed at the
color Inc which they say the white repub-
licans Of the city have drawn.
Louis Witt who recently came here from Ball
timore and opened "a instalment house on King
street, near Fairfax and whose subsequent an
destine marriage to Miss Melverna Lyles OF this
CITY, created something Of sons ition, has, 1t is
said, deserted his wife and left for parts unknown
Witt is man about 40, paraiytic, and ms
wife girl of about IT. He took her to Wash
ington last week and Left her at VIM. Bakers
boarding house, where her fstnor, who had been
notified, found her Sunday and brought her homo.
While farmer named Smith German, from
L oudoun county was unloading his wagon at the
Adams Express Off at the Baltimore and Poto.
mac station in Washington. yesterday, his horse
took fright and ran away. ups ting the wagon
and de troying two hundred dozen eggs and sew
enty-fve pounds of butter.
At called meeting OF the Columbia S. F. E.
Company hold last night resolutions of respect to
the memory of the late Joseph E. Wilkerson, who
died in Pittsburg, Pa, on Sunday were adopted,
and it WAS ordered that tho engine house and APP
paratus be draped in mourning.
Charles North, track walker on the Midland
road, was struck by an etst-bound train, near
LOVlQRSLOu early anu nav Ait'
skull fractured and one arm broken. He was
taken to Lynchburg who're he lies in critical
condition.
The bark mill has commenced operations and
is now grinding large quantities of bark for ship
ment. One of the mills is run ming to its fu' ca
pacity and tho other in the hui lding will soon be
put III operation.
In the Dumfres district, Prince William coun-
ty, q local option election was held yesterday, and
majority voted in favor Of that measure.
The excursion of the Musical Association to-
night promises to be charming affair and will be
we'll attended,
Mr. John McCuen has secured posi- tion as fire
man in the Central Market in Washington
called meeting of the City School Board will
be held to night
Mr.. Geo. F. Price will have some fine saltwater
tailors and butter fish for sale in the market to-
morrow.