Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-05


i Ia l0.h and 11th, counted OF meteors.
s,yvABDRIA COUNTY NEW5.--The sub
nfion,oyed county roads Is now aRi-
!.s.,,9 ~. Deople Of Alexandria county. AS
- f. ra7.e,day's GAZETTE, on Mondsy
80 osrr8 r1OHt enthusiastic meetings
bald in the county took piscs a. Fall.
80. The large assemblsge wss unit
-, ,aoipg all the work done with stone
I'D ,eeil screened gravel. after lengthy
noe motion was adopted THAT this
o,ae.{oo reopsst the honorable board OF
sn,yetviso.- to purchase portable s'one
osnsoer and ~oller.n /. was ehown thsi tbs
conrtv eborDded IN great quantities Of s.one
aIons ne .osds. In the fields and In large
on,rTies In different sections OF the couaty,
Nd oil that was needed was to have this
nstn,sl crnde material broken and placed
nnon the yosds in the proper manner end
the oo9nfy would have valuable stone roads
ins,ee6 # mud roads. hub deep In winter.
A committee was appointed to ley the mat
ter before the board OF supervisors and re-
nort 10 an adjourned meeting to be held at
Bulston Monday, the 315t instant.
NIysTERY EXPLAINED Reference was
msde in yefterdsY's GAZETTE to the fact
that during the heavy rain between twelve
and one o'clock Monday night three pistol
shots we're heard near the intersection OF
ROYAL and Fairfax streets, and q eurmise
made that the shots were fired by negroes
who had been engaged in q difficulty IN the
Deighborhood 1t now appears that two
unknown white men undertook to shoot
Mr.. Robert Sherman, fsgman on the Il.
sd road. Mr.. Sherman says he was sp-
proeched by the two men, one OF whom de-
handed his lantern. Upon being refused
one Of them drew pistol and fred at BIN,
the bs! from which passed ID uncomfort
able proximity to his head and lodged in
freight car standing on the track. The
aagmau having nothing with which to de-
fend himself. started to sun, when two other
shots we're fred at him In rapid succession,
after which his assailsnts fled. There is no
means ofidentlfying the woud-be assss5ins.
POLICE RRPoKT.-Last night wss cloudy
aud cool with rain after IL o'clock. There
were four dodgers hut no prisoners at the
station house.
The following cases we're disposed of at
the MAYORS Office this morning
inc. Haggany, tramp, was ordered to
leave the city.
A resdymsn on the police force for being
drunk and disorderly was fined $3.50 ard
suspended for 80 DAYS.
Two boys. for dis,rdefly conduct, had
their case continued til! tomorrow.
Walter Elzsy colored, for stealing, was
sent 10 jail for 80 days.
Complaint has been made ct the Mayors
office that grass Ia allowed TO grow on
Royal street, between Prince and DUKE
aleo ri tire dangerous condition Of tbs
grain over ina basement f The old Wash
ngtoo anildipg on King a.ress nasr Wash
ogton.
Pe IL D. NJ " O'Brien has gone
TN Us ard V,l ee. D 81 for W. elk.
3 sr y asfe!d todd q atifsd "a "A
mn eitae Beard Of Ere 7dens from
toe Ys7G
Ii nria FoltE ar5 nosa Cor le:.
this a's evening B5iiE35e.
NJ T. MeKeDdyee NN..a ais CT
Gee, zone no Laudvan u ,end the
tenn rush maetiue.
Nj Alice u Peregoy ief' Asro @. Mon
da, X cnmond 90 . gisip to hei a.ives
and !Ieud4
Y Al. (. L. ExoURsIow.-Desp. the
threA coi0g weather yesterday, the Young
Men Sods!.sy Lvceum carried very large
cowG 20 River View 90 their excursion
which was success in every wsy. A very
interesting game of oal was plsyed between
Caps. Mn phy's - J. I. Nugent's team,
ofthe y y <. l. Oh resulted in r vic
tory ] { N@seni's team By 6 score g
10to2
Coon TRMPLARs.-Ths public meeting at
1 1 4
by over 100 peysous. The officers were ir-
stalled by tie Lodge Deputy. The exercises
were o. ca interesting character, the enter
talnmsnt having been iurnished By Golden
Lishl Orchestra. The delegates to District
Lodge we're appointed and the lodge decid-
ed to s,tep6 the excursion to Colonial BSaob
the 10 OF Au. c57
BROKE HER Sim. Tine iittle Dix year-old
dsuEt;sf OF Mr. John 8 sdeu, OF Washing
ton, elepdsd the Y. II. 9. L. excursion
Yesterday and while standing on the rail OF
the steamer te' TO the deck, breaking her
arm a. ne elbr = and wrist She was taken
to the yesiden OF Mr.. Trsvers, on north
henry stree 'here she is visiting. and
where she VT -ttended By DR.. AsAby.
CARRIAGES1i ,sHED.-Ths horse attached
TO carriage IL shich wss N 3. Nicholas
Dawson, who driving 10 this city from
Seminary Hiliy terday, became frightened,
ism OF, aud bnIiy damaged the vehicle.
Mrs Dswsoo was thrown to the ground and
dragged some distance. but Was notseriously
hurt.
:, LICENSE RBFUsE DAT meeting OF the
hxche Bosrd held iast night. license to keep
an ordinary at No. 3O5 Prince street, wa
under protest made by three neiqhoors, re-
iuSeo } 6, Craig, of Charlottesville, Va.
DENGAL-The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE in q
recent 'ss"e contained paragraph TO the effect
!hst Roanoke was financially Nat, that its load
lng business men wero going to the wall ard that
realty values were rapidly depreciating. This is
merely one of q series Of false statements which
nsve TO De cried down every few month =
Inc Times psvs attentions tt this LOST becsus. the
Is'ein! al reliable ALEXANDRIA ErrE has
oee1 LED mo error There IS truth in the ro-
poFs wh,tever. I.osnoko 10 growing more rapid y
nan ~ say previ Us dato in her history. NoJh.
Ig can stop h5r. snn S "a sound as Kentucky
'hoF@o<ho ed.-Roanoke Tones.
ne III NErrG Du0.is aed tho srticle alluded to
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