Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-05
LOCAL BRETlTIES.

NIf. w. r. Granlm 10 Qulte III at Ills
home, in Fairfax.
Ann DuIany, an old colored woman
Of this city, died at the Aims House to-
day.
The n. P. Church Sunday school will
give 6 picnic TO Riverside Park to-mor-
row.
The H~ydrauiion and Columbia fire
companies will hold monthly meetings
tonight.
The Deis Manufacturing Comdauy is
moving into their new brick factory at
New Alexandria.
Joe Peake, the little son of Mr.. Mil
ton Peake, has gone to Prince William
to spend the summer.
One of the daughters of Jenn'e Meads,
a well-known character about tlshtown,
died yesterday after a short illness.
The town Council of Falls Church so
far his been unable to elect eligible
persons to the offices of Mayor and ser
geant.
Rev. James A. Ward, S. j., o George-
town College, yesterday celebrated his
fftieth anniversary mass at trinity
Church, Georgetown.
In addition to the bicycle race at the
driving park on Saturday next there
will be q race between the horses of
several gentlemen of this city.
A fight took place last night at the
corner of Oronoco and Alfred streets
between 4 white man and a negro in
which the lattcr's head was cut.
Mr.. Arthur Davis while at work in
Washington this morning was taken
suddenly i'll and had to be brought to
his home in this city in a carriage.
Mrs. Mary A. Worthan, widow of
VIM. r. Worthan, died in Washington
on Sunday and her remains were
brought to this city to-day for inter-
ment.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington on Monday to Anderson
Jones and Louisa Crommy, both of
Fairfax county, and to Henry c. john
son, of Albemarle, and Martha Brown.
Among the private pleasure parties
which left this city yesterday was one
on the schooner Ella Hill, which was
towed by a tugboat to Gunston, where
the day was spent in a delightful man
ner.
Saveral minor accidents occurred
Yesterday, the result Of the explosion of
powder, firecrackers, &c. Little Louis
Bohraus had his face and eyes quite
painfully burned while firing a toy can
non.
While on her way up the river be-
tween ! and = o'clock yesterday even
ing the steamer Mary Washington col
lided with the schooner Julia White Off
Fort Washington. But little damage
was done.
Julian Lewis Shay, who has just been
elected judge of the municipal court OF
Everett, Wash, was born in Abe
marie county in 1870 and is q son of A.
K. Shay. Until recently he lived in
Washington city.
Riverside Park was formally opened
to the public on Monday night, and
yesterday a large crowd was in attend
ance. Every evening from 2:SO to 1890
o'clock there will be music and dancing
at the park. Pistorio's band will furnish
the music.
A merchant said this morning that
the proposed increase in the police
force was unnecessary, but that better
men are wanted. He said that on his
way down King street this morning
before six O'Clock he saw three police
men leaning against II telegraph post
ard another asleep in a doorway.
Ayoung man from Washington, while
under the influence Of liquor yesterday
evening, walked into the residence of
Mr.. Il. S. Windsor and took an umbrel-
la from the hall. He was at once ar
rested and marched to the station house
by Mr.. Windsor, hut it being apparent
that the nan was not responsible he
was released when he got sober.
Mrs. Jane Loving, whose illness has
heretofore been mentioned, died at her
home on upper King street, at eight
o'clock last night, The deceased was
born in Orange county, but had been
a resident of this city for about twenty
two years, and vas highly respected by
all who knew her. Three children
survive her-two sons and a daughter.
MI. w. B. G.. Shumate, deputy col
lector of internal revenue in Fauquier
county, has relieved Capt. F. Beattie,
deputy collector at this city, whose Of
fee was abolished on Saturday last. MIR.
| Shumate will not remove his Office to
| Alexandria, as Mr.. James Johnston,
assistant deputy, will continue to per-
form the duties of the Office in this city.
Employees of the lexington and Sol
diers' Home Railway, in Washington.
yesterday went on a strike against a
rule issued by the company keeping
back money for damage to cars. Sixty
men left the service of the company,
but their places were supplied. Some
of the men who quilted work attempt
ed to pull a conductor from a car, but
were foiled.
DR.. Jones was summoned at q late
hour last night to attend q young man
named Z. H. Reed, who, it vas said,
had taken an overdose of laudanum
with suicidal intent. DR.. Jones had
but little difficulty in ~neutralizing the
effects of the drug and Reed was soon
himself again. Reed and q young
woman of this city were driving about
the streets yesterday in an intoxicated
condition, and it is said the suicidal at
+o,,nt u,. tho oItroma of this snree.