Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-27
LOCAL BREYITlES.

This has been one of the hottest days
OF the summer, the mercury registering
80 degrees.
The exterior of the house at the north
east corner of Prince and Washington
streets is to be remodeled.
The old ferry steamer City of Wash
ington left here to-day for Baltimore in
tow of tug from that city.
The Epworth League will hold its
regular monthly meeting tonight at
NJ. E. Church South at 8 O'clock.
The work of substituting T rails for
those now in use in Yeates's garden on
the electric railway was commence
list night.
Mrs. Mary E. Athey, wife of Mr..
John nj. Athey, and daughter of Mr.. j.
Z. Clark, formerly of this city, died in
Georgetown on Wednesday.
The annual excursion of the Young
Mems Sodality Lvceum will be given
next Monday The tickets are selling
very fast and the indications are that
there will be large crowd.
Walter Foley, son of Mr.. B. F. Foley,
had his foot quite badly cut at Messrs.
f. A. Reed Il Co.'s ice house yesterday
evening by block of ice falling on it.
He was attended by DR.. Gulick.
The Mayor has notified the police to
see that the hog pens in the southern
part of the city are kept in better con-
dition, and unless they are their owners
will be required to remove them.
This evening test was made on one
of the electric cars of car wheel fen-
der patented by Mr.. S. A. Breen, of
this city, an employee in the Govern
ment Printing Office, which test was
very satisfactory.
Chairman Barley will call meeting
of the city democratic committee for
Tuesday night next to make arrange
ments for holding meetings to select
delegates to the Congressional conven-
ton which meets in this city on August
10th.
Superintendent of Police Dobie, with
the aid of the chain gang, has removed
the two bridges--one at the north end
of Fairfax street and the other on Orc
noco, between Pitt and Royal-and has
filled in the ravines which they for
merly spanned.
The stockholders of the Press Claims
Company held their annual meeting
here yesterday evening and officers for
the ensuing year were elected, with
Robert s. Davis, of Philadelphia, as
president, aud John Wedderburn, oil
Washington, as general manager.
Near Catlett's station last night
freight train on the Midland Railway
broke in two and the two sections COM
ing together again with consi 1erable
force damaged some OF the cars. One
of the brakemen jumped and was
slightly bruised, but was not much hurt.
At the meeting last night of Osceola
Tribe of Red Men Mr.. J. =. Lash,
Grand Sachem of Virginia, paid the
tribe an official visit. After business
refreshments were served and speeches
were made by Messrs. Frederick
Schwab, Henry Sampson, J. P. Lash
and others.
Mr.. Thomas Hoy has completed the
copper lining in the big water tank al
the Haskin Wood Vulcanizing Works.
This is the largest tank of its kind in
the city, being four feet deep, thirteen
feet wide and twenty-seven feet long,
and will be used to supply the water
for the immense boilers of the works.
A decaying carcase at the mouth OF
the lanyard drain where it empties in
to Hunting creek has Initiated the air
in that neighborhood for several days.
1t has been specially annoying to
patrons Of the electric railway. The
Mayor last night directed the Superiu-
tendent of Police to abate the nuisance
Superintendent of public schools OF
the county James E. Clements will
hold examination of applicants for
teachers in the county at Columbia
school house, near Arlington, on the
3lst day Of July and the 1st day of Au,
gust for white teachers, and on the 9TH
and Sth days of August at the same place
for colored teachers.
While a lady and gentleman were
passing the corner of Wolfe and Column
bus streets in a carriage Wednesday
evening some colored boys charged sy-
ringes with dirty water from the gut.
tiers and sent the contents at the occu-
pants. The driver received most of the
water This morning two of the urchips
were arrested, but the Mayor dismissed
them upon their father promising to
correct them.