Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-26

DEcREEs.-The following DEGREES
were entered in the Circuit Court f; I
the county, Judge James Keith, while
that court was in session in this city
this week:
Castleman VS.. WEIGH; report of COM
missioner of sale confirmed and G.. E.
Nicol appointed commissioner to con-
vey land to ]. P. Willett.
Medford VS.. Minor case submitted
to Judge for decision in vacation.
Helen NJ. Dunn vs.. Helen P. Dunn,
ct al, decree of sale.
Agnew q Co. vs. Columbia Brick Co.,
report Of commissioner of sale confirmed
and final decree.
Hampton Dye VS.. Sarah C. Dye de-
PENDANTS given till July 1st, to take
dispositions and case submitted to the
Judge for decision in vacation, the
case to be heard in Warrenton on July
18th.
Mason VS.. Brandt; case referred to
II. H. Young, commissioner, for re-
port.
Edith Janney VS.. Hannah's heirs !;
report of commissioner confirmed and
order for sale.
SCOTS administrator VS.. Floweree,
report of the commissioner of sale con-
iirmed
McGregor VS.. McGregor, E. B. Tay-
lor appointed guardian ad litem of the
infant children of r. L. Marcy.
McGregor VS.. Marcy, ct al, case
referred to d. Stuart, commissioner, for
report.
Miles VS.. Medford, report of commits
sioner of sale confirmed.
Medtord's admir-. VS.. Minor cause
submitted to Judge for hearing and de-
cree in vacation.
A. w. Armstrong VS.. Benz. Austin,
ct al, report of commissioner confirmed
and final decree.
A. w. Armstrong, committee of X.
NJ. Hatch, VS.. w. ii. Hatch, report of
commissioner confirmed and final de-
cree.
c. NJ. Castleman VS.. B. H. Berry, re-
port Of commissioner confirmed and
final decree.
J. H. Bosse VS.. J. II. Ballou, cause
submitted to Judge for decision in va
cation.
C. C. Pearson, jr., VS.. c. H. New
meyer injunction dissolved and final
decree.
7. w. Tyree VS.. J. C. O'Gormau ;
cause submitted to Judge for decision
and decree in vacation.
THE DROWNING OF YOUNG EBER-
HART.-As has been heretofore stated
in the GAZETTE, George Eberhart, the
eighteen-y ear-old son of Mr.. John
Eberhart, superintendent of the Co
lumbia Brick Works, was drowned
while bathing in Hunting creek yestcr
day evening. The unfortunate youth
had been a pupil at st. Johns Acad-
envy and with nine or ten other stu
dents, in charge Of Principal Sweeney,
went to the creek for the purpose OF
enjoying o swim, and selected as the
most suitable place the beach in front
Of the Alexandria Brick Works, on the
north side of the creek. The boys had
been engaged in their diversion some
time, when the principal, who had been
watching them from the bridge, and
warning them to keep from the deep
places, deemed they had been in the
water long enough and ordered them
out. Most of the youths had reached
the shore, when young Eberhart, WHO
had gotten out beyond his depth, was
seen to throw up his hands and sink.
Mr.. George Baker and others went to
his assistance in boat as quickly as
possible, but the young man did not
come to the surface again, and it was
almost ten minutes before the body
was recovered. 1t was brought to the
shore, rolled on a board and every
thing else resorted to in order to resus
citate it, but all to no avail. The re-
mains were taken to Mr.. B. Wheatley's
undertaking establishment, and to-day
an inquest was held at which verdict
was rendered to the effect that the
young mans death was caused by ac-
cidental drowning, the result of his
own carelessness, and generating Mr..
Sweeney, the principal of the school,
from any blame. The fact that no wa
ter could be forced from the mouth
when the body was landed inclines
some to believe his death was primari-
ly the result of heart disease. Young
Eberhart was a native of Baltimore,
and had lived in Alexandria about