Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A called meeting of the Columbia
Fire Company will be held tonight at
S O'Clock.
Miss Maude Brown, daughter of Mr..
w. S. Brown, died at her home on Pat
rick street to-day, aged about IA years.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to French Hicks,
of that city and Mary E. Wood, of this
city.
Mrs. Mary Arlington, wife of MIR.
Alphonso Arlington, died at her home
in the northeastern part Of the city yes
terday evening.
Officer Griffin this evening came upon
a white and colored man who were
fighting on one of the city wharves and
arrested both.
The excise commissioners of the
county have granted liquor licenses
to the Grange Camp Association and
also to two persons at Jackson City.
The House of Representatives yes
terday passed bill amending the act
incorporating the Washington and
Great Falls Electric Railway.
Mr.. VIM. w. Dauenhower, a prom.
nent citizen of Washington and father
of Mr.. Washington Danenhower, form
erly of this city, died in Washington
yesterday evening in the 18th year of
his age.
Tomorrow, Decoration Day, being a
national holiday, the postoifice will be
closed after ten o'clock. The lobby
will be left open all day for lock box
holders to receive their mail. The car
riers will make delivery at a. m.
The people of West End are again
talking of a fire service. They want
fire plugs and hose and are even think
ing of getting q small engine. If the
village were within the corporate linn
its Of Alexandria the city fire depart
ment would be at the service Of its citi-
zens.
The railroad men and the committee
on streets are having much trouble
about selecting sites on Henry street
for the placing of railroad gates, when
as matter of fact the ordinance direct
ing the placing Of gates in the city pro-
vides for watchmen and not gates on
Henry street.
Several of the health inspectors from
Washington came here yesterday and
examined into the complaint made OF
the barge load of dccaying garbage ly-
ing near the north end Of the electric
railway bridge across Hunting creek.
The officials promised to have it re,
moved at once.
We have received, with the compli-
meuts of the Grand Secretary, Il. Wiley
Davis, the proceedings OF the 57th annual
session of the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
I. O. o. F., held in this city on April
1912 last. In this handsomely gotten
up and interesting volume is compli-
mentary resolution extended to the
GAZETTE for courtesies in supplying
the members of the Grand Lodge with
copies of this paper.
Mr.. w. T. Harris, fireman on the w.
& 0. road, was knocked off the engine
of the work train this morning and bad
w hurt. The accident occurred at Tor
rison's crossing, about seven miles from
the city. Mr.. Harris had stopped to
Get drink OF water from the tender
tank, when he was struck by the railing
of an iron bridge and Knocked to the
ground. His shoulder was knocked
out of place and he received severe
bruises on his body. The injured man
was brought to this city and taken 10
Mrs. Allensworth's boarding house
where he was attended by Doctor s
O'Brien and Ashby.
The English schooner City of Mas
sau, with fruit from Nassau for Wash
ington, stopped here on her way up
the river this morning This being the
first port touched on her voyage, the
captain requested DR.. Purvis, Health
Officer, to come aboard and give The
vessel clean bill of health. The doc.
tor, accompanied by his wife, went
aboard and found everything as repre-.
sented by the captain. He gave the
schooner the proper certificates and the
doctor and his wife went to Washing
ton on her. They were courteously
treated and entertained by the captain
and others aboard the schooner.
Only two favorites, johnny, in the second
| race, and Grand Pri3, in the fourth, VOL