Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-14
LOCAL BRETITIES.

Mr.. Isaac c. Hoge died yesterday al
his home, near Hamilton, Loudoun
county, aged 50years.
The fine steamer Louise from Balti.
more passed up the river to-day and
later passed down again.
The Fire Wardens are preparing q
set of fire alarm calls now that tel
ephoncs and call bells have been intro
duced in the engine houses.
Judge Norton, who is still in Chicago
will not return till Monday, so no bust
ness will be transacted in the Corpo,
ration Court till his return.
Mr.. J. F. Hammersley contemplates
the erection of two brick buildings
store aud dwelling-at the corner Of
Henry and Cameron streets.
The Fire Wardens to-day had two
horses here from Washington trying
them, it being theirintention to get new
horses for the Hydraulion engine.
The report in circulation on the
streets to-day that wreck had occur
red at Somerset, on the Midland road,
is denied at the company's office in this
city.
The Hydraulion fire engine is out OF
service, aud the members of the COM
pany are busy getting their apparatus
ready for the parade in Washington on
Monday.
Chairman Barley will in few days
call a meeting of the city democratic
committee to determine the time and
manner of nominating candidate for
the Legislature.
The play GAS You Like It. will be
rendered at Marshall Hall on Saturday,
according to the programme which
had been arranged for to-day but which
was postponed on account of the
weather.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to w. B..
Hughes of Meltons, and i. c. Hall of
Dawsons; James Russell and Sarah
Fisher, both of this city, and to Caleb
Hunter of Washington, and Dabney
Harrison of Orange Court House.
The steamer John E. Tygert, which
was sunk in the Chester river, Nd,
during the recent severe storm, COM
pleted repairs at Baltimore yesterday
and sailed at night on the Maryland
and Virginia Steamboat Company's
route to Potomac landings and Wash
ington.
Mr.. Samuel L. Monroe, the recently
appointed deputy collector of internal
revenue, will 90 to Lynchburg to-
night to qualify, and with the other ap-
oointees will enter on his duties on Sat-
lrday, on which day Collector Shep-
perd takes charge of his Office as COL
lector.
AT meeting of directors ofthe Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
in Baltimore yesterday, the question of
further railroad facilities for the trade
of Baltimore was discussed. The asso-
citation is engaged in an effort to have
Baltimore made the northern terminus
of the Richmond and Danville and At
lantic Coast Line systems.
Mr.. Ed. Mead was badly shocked
and knocked down this morning while
cleaning one of the street lamps. 1t
appears that one Of the lamp wires had
been crossed" with the electric rail-
way trolley wire, and as Mr.. Mead put
his hand on the lamp he received the
shock which knocked him down, but
did not injure him.
a little girl named Langley was at
tackled by big dog near her home, on
north st. Asaph street, Tuesday even
ing, and would have been seriously in
jured had not another dog attacked
and driven the vicious brute from the
child. The number of worthless dogs
on the streets is increasing, and is the
cause of considerable complaint.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of w. c. Hicks in another col
umn. He has opened an optical office
at 925 + street, Washington, and will
make no charge to determine if your
eyesight may be impaired or headache
relieved. Having acted i'll the capacity
of eye specialist for years for the we'll
known house of Queen & Co., Phila-
delphia, he is emminently qualified TO
correct all defects of the eye.
An enjoyable entertainment was
given few days ago in Rockville by
Mrs. DR.. Edward Anderson, Miss
Thompson, of Maryland, and Misses
Pauline and Ada Mosby, of this city. A
Deutch fete was the name given to the
party that assembled OH large porch
decorated to resemble German gar
den. The German colors famed from
bright tissue paper caps on the ladies'
heads, and from gaudy rosettes worn
by the gentlemen as boutonnieres.
Beer, pretzels and fruit were served,
and dancing wound up delightful
evening.