Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Capt. Il. ;. Randall to-day put larg
! force of men TO work to make the an
nual repairs at River View.
Much complaint is made in ba,
weather Of TIE muddy condition of tn
approaches to the local depot.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Sullivan
took place this evening from the N
+. Church South. and was largely at
tended.
a mad deg scare exists in the Pleas
ant Valley neighborhood in Fairfa,
county. AID many dogs in that section
h vi been killed.
Messrs. Burke & Herbert have sol,
to Capt. \. J. Fair lot on the soutl
side OF Wolfe street, between Lee ant
Union, for $500.
The singing at the corner of Kine
and Washington streets Yesterday even
ing was not by a detachment of the
Salvation Army, but by native talent
very fine.
a false alarm of fire about O'Clock
on Saturday evening brought out the
fire department as did a similar
alarm about $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Frank X. Ward, former we'll known
merchant of Washington, was arrested
in that city last night for disorderly
conduct, and was released upon the de.
post of s..
The frame house on Washington
street. next to Trinity Church, recently
purchased by Mr.. John Hcnshaw, is tc
be torn down and handsome brick
store and dwelling erected on the site.
Those who are engaged in organizing
a lodge of the order of the Golden
Chain in this city say that those who
enter as charter members will be taken
in now at about onc-half the regular
charge.
The statement in Washington paper
to-day that the electric railway intends
TO change the route of their line and
run straight down Fairfax street instead
of turning into Franklin, is said by the
officers of the company to be news to
them.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Ecening Ners Publishing Company was
held in this city to-day, but the only
business transacted was the ratification
of the selection of the present members
of the board Of directors and the officers
of the company.
Mr.. Herbert C. Graves, the City Sur
veyor, has prepared circular printed
in neat pamphlet form, in which he
makes sundry suggestions to the city
fathers in regard to paVements, proper
paving Of the streets, sewerage, street
cleaning, grades, lines, sc.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Washington Baseball Club
will be held here next week. AS Mr..
Wagner owns 26 out of the % shares of
stock he will virtually have the field to
and the new board Of directors
will be composed of men of his choice.
There are only four men from Waah-
ington employed in repairing the steam
cr Mattano at the shipyard in this city,
and they were brought here by Mr..
Bennett, of that city, who had the con-
tract for making the repairs. The other
men at work on the steamer, about
dozen, are all AleXandrians.
Detective Long, of Rochester, n. Y,
passed through this city yesterday Oh
his way to Rochester with Frank Jones,
colored, whom the detective arrested in
Fredericksburg for q burglary in Roch-
ester. The crime was COMPUTED some
months ago, and Jones had been traced
from one city to another until his arrest
in Fredericksburg,
Mr.. J. +. Stone at his stand on the
Strand will have for sale tomorrow q
fine lot Of Norfolk CLAIMS and Milford
Haven oysters.
Mr.. J. F. Cook will have for sale in
market tomorrow q large supply Of
fresh fsh-shad, herring, &c.
The steamer Harry Lodar arrived here to-
day from Pennington for the first time since
.lc freeze CAPT. j. d. Beach is now running
\ row boat besween this city and the OF posite
shore.