Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-15
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

A new gun was taken from the Wash
ington navy yard to Indian Head to-day
for trial.
The Columbia Reserves of Washing
ton yesterday defeated the Episcopal
High School in a game of football by a
score of 16 to 0.
Mr.. Justus Schneider has sold to Mr..
John Fitzpatrick house and lot on the
north side of Queen street, between
Columbus and Alfred, for 500.
In the Corporation Court to-day
Caroline Murray was granted d.
vorce from Charles Murray, both col
ored, on the ground of desertion.
Some boys broke into Grace Church
night or two ago and stole several ar
ticles They were not arrested, their
parents promising to correct them.
New crossings have been laid at the
intersections of Madison and Columbus
and Franklin and Fairfax streets with
stone taken from the old canal basin.
Two young men engaged in fight
in front of the Hydraulion engine house
Sunday night, during which one re-
ceived ,blackeye. They were fined
$3.50 each this morning.
While Mrs. NJ. Lynch was walking
on Pitt street yesterday q tramp
snatched at her pocketbook, which she
carried in her hand, but failed to Sc
cure it. He then ran of.
Rev. Mr.. Fristoe, of the Baptist AS.
ISOLATION, will preach in the Methodist
Protestant Church tonight, Rev. W.
P. Hines in the M. E. Church South,
and Rev. II. L. Quarles in Trinity.
The Carr & Barney Manufacturing
Company, which was chartered in this
city last week, held meeting here to.
day and organized with the same Off
GERS as those named in their charter.
The trowel with which the negro boy
was defacing property when arrested
by Justice Fair on Monday was stolen
from Mr., Thompson Harris and was
turned over to that gentleman last
night.
John Banks while at work at the
Alexandria Brick Company's yard this
morning was badly hurt by the falling
of the upper part of the kiln. Banks
had placed ladder against the kiln
when the wall fell and he was thrown
to the ground and was hurt about the
back.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Deis Manufacturing Company was held
today, at which business of interest
only to the company was transacted.
The company's factory at New Alexan-
dria is now in operation, and it is said
that the affairs of the company are in
better condition than ever before.
yirgie c. McDermott, the four-year.old
daughter of F, g. McDermott, of Georgetown,
was bitten by small black dog nine weeks
ago, and died yesterday with all the symp-
toms of hydrephobia. The dog bit the girl
twice in the face, bit neighbours dog and
disappeared. Sunday morning the child was
seized with commissions, which closed the
glands of her throat, and refused water. The
dog which WAS bitten shows signs of rabies.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Howard P. Yount and Ber-
tina Ann Bell, both of Manassas; Willis
Baughan and Sallie E. Donahoe, both of Ru-
Their Glen; Ernest 6. Donahoe and Fannie
Edna Peatris, both of Ruther Glen; william
Edherton ami IdsS. Draper, both of Prophets
Ststion, and to Tszewell R. Rhodes and Sa-
rah E. Reynolds both of Orange county.
William ]. Hickok, the man who uses an
iron hook in lieu of his right hand, arrested
by officer Smith Tuesday night for drunken
ness on the street, and who subsequently as.
saulted officer Webster at the station house,
is charged with breaking open barrels on the