Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

An increase OF pension las Uteu d.
lowed to Harrison B. Green, of this
city.
A schooner loaded with lumber ar
rived at the Vulcanizing Works this
morning.
1t is said that during the fire last
night white man was seen to cut the
Hydraulion hose.
Corn husks are thicker this year than
usual, and the old fashioned goose
bone prophets say that means long,
hard winter.
William II. Price, a member of the
city police force, has been appointed 81
special policeman at the depot of the
Washington Southern Railway, to sue
coed John L. Smith.
Miss Virginia E. Graef, of Philadel-
phia, to-day delivered an interesting
address at the meeting of the public
school teachers, taking for her subject
''The Kindergarten"
At the regular meeting of the INDIE
pendent Order of Rechabites last night
number of new members were mi
tiated and several applications for
membership were received.
Mr.. William Lloyd, about the time
the alarm of fire was sounded last night,
saw a negro man 60 over the fence sur
rounding his premises on upper Duke
street. The darkey was doubtless after
plumber.
Captain Robert Boswell, who died at
the aims house yesterday morning, is
said to have driven the horses attached
to the passenger car which was brought
from Washington to this city on the ice
during the winter of 1S5G-'57.
The inclement weather of this morn
ing kept but few country people from
market and there was a fair supply of
country produce, vegetables, &c. Prices
remain about the same as those of last
Saturday. The attendance of buyers
was good.
One of the larger class of electric cas-
got off the track on the curve on Royal
street, near King, last night, and work
men were several hours in getting it
back on the rails. People who desired
| to 60 to New Alexandria were no little
disgruntled at the delay occasioned by
the accident.
The sale OF property advertised to
take place to-day by Mr.. G. o. Sipple,
trustee, was continued until the 9th.
The property at the corner of Duke
and Henry streets, advertised for sale
by Messrs. ]. M. Johnson and Albert
Stuart, commissioners, was withdrawn
after bid of 81 500 had been made.
The steamer Charles Manchester will
lfave Washington for Mount Vernon at
2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon to take
the members of the st. Andrews Broth
erhood to that place, and on her return
trip will stop here. The delegates will
| proceed to Christ Church, where SOL
emn memorial service will be held, af-
ter which the members will be given a
lunch at the lecture rooms.
At a joint meeting of the officers of
the Butler Infantry Corps and Capitol
City Guards, colored, in Washington
Thursday night, a resolution was upan-
imously adopted thanking Hon. Henry
Strauss, Mayor of Alexandria the po-
lice department, the press and citizens
generally for the cordial reception CIV
en- to the Washington militia on the
occasion Of their visit on Emancipation
Day.
| While at the fire last night Mr.. Dave
Morris had one of his hands badly cut
by some glass from skylight falling on
him. He was taken to Mr.. Summers
drug store where he received attention.
MIR. William H. Trayers had one of his
hands severely cut also on the same oc.
casion. He was endeavoring to enter a
window when his hand came in contact
with the broken glass in the sash. The
wound bled profusely, so much SO that
it is supposed an artery was severed.
A large road roller for the county arrived
here yesterday, but had to be taken back to
Washington to be unloaded from the car,
there being no way to unload it here.