Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The people Oh Falls Church had Dig
Fourth of July celebration.
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the U. S. Court to-day.
Two men of Fryes army jumped
from the Aqueduct bridge yesterday on
wagers, and escaped injury.
The claims of the Georgetown millers
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
have been satisfactorily adjusted.
A boy named Harvey Struder was
thrown from horse at New Alexandria
yesterday and had his arm broken.
The new steamer Potomac, expected
here yesterday from Baltimore, had
not arrived at 4 o'clock this evening.
In the Corporation Court to-day ad
ministration upon the estate of Harriet
Hollensbury was committed to W. H.
May.
The new Hunting Creek bridge has
been completed and will be inspected
by the Fairfax county commissioners on
Saturday.
Water in the gas mains on Tuesday
night caused some interruption to the
flow and gave householders some in
convenience.
Mr.. Sam'l P. Wigg went on duty as
chief clerk of the equipment at the
Norfolk navy yard on Monday. He is
on Alexandrian.
The remains ofMr. Alonzo Mills were
removed from the Oak Hill Cemetery
in Washington to-day and brought to
this city and inferred.
In game of ball at Riverside Park
yesterday the Virginia Athletics beat
the d. Cs., a picked nine from Wash
layton, by score of II to 4.
In Washington yesterday the Com
monwealers took part in a mock
funeral, at which Carl Browne, repre-.
senting the Goddess of Liberty, was the
corpse.
The members of the Americas Yacht
Club yesterday went to Sandy Point, in
Occoquan bay, where they had a fish
fry. They returned last night having
greatly enjoyed their trip.
The ferry boats will during the sum-
mer make their last trips between this
city and Washington at 7:l5 p. m. On
Sundays the first boats to leave will be
at $50. See notice elsewhere.
The Old Dominion Baseball Club de-
feated the Arsenels at New Alexandria
last evening by score of 16 to s and
were defeated by Peck's School nine
from Georgetown by score of 10 to Z.
A merchant of this city who was in
Baltimore yesterday says he saw Mr..
Way, the general freight agent of the
B. Il O. r. r., who said he would be in
this city this week to locate the site for
the buildings to be erected here by that
company.
The alarm of fire shortly after ten
o'clock last night was caused by the
slight burning of the roof of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Amos Fisher, on Prince
street, between Lee and Fairfax. The
fire was caused by sparks from a rocket
and was put out with an extinguisher
from the Relief truck before any Sc
rious damage had been done.
Refuge Council, No. 10, Sons of Jonadab
had a very delightful time on their first an
nusl picnic at Arts Hill yesterday. A num-
Der Of lsdies and gentlemen were present and
all returned homo we'll pleased with their
trip. Great credit is due Dir. L. II. Chaffec
the chairman of the committee, for the able
manner in which he managed the affair.
Marriage licenses woro issued in Washing
ton on Tuesday to Shelton Collis and Ellie.
beth Neville of Warrenton, and to John w.
Walker and Sarah Johnson of Falls Church.
The monthly meeting of tho City School
Board will be held tonight.