Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The County Court meets on None

The County Court meets on Monday.
Two dodgers were accommodated at
the station house last night.
d. S. Clair has assigned his malt
liquor license to sell at Riverside Park
to A. L. Bailey.
Hon. E. e. Meredith addressed
large and enthusiastic audience at
Manassas last night.
Several Alexandrians who were CIV
en- "tips" at the Driving Park yester-
day are still holding them.
Mr.. Frank Walker yesterday sent o
Mayor Strauss his resignation as q
ready man on the police force.
An adjourned meeting OF the County
Supervisors was held to-day at which
some small accounts only were audited.
Mr.. William Desmond is erecting
two neat frame houses on north Royal
street on lots purchased of Mr.. Jos. S.
Beach.
Grand Eminent Commander E. E.
Downham will pay an official visit to
Old Dominion Commandery, knights
Templars, tonight.
One of the electric cars jumped the
track at the corner of King and Royal
streets this morning, and some time
was required in getting it on the rails
again.
M. B. Harlow & Co., real estate deal
ers, have sold for DR.. G. S. Klipstein to
Z. E. Webster building lot on the
east side of Alfred street, between Duke
and Prince, for $3.50.
A number Of experienced men from
New York who have been employed as
special policemen on the race tracks
near that city have been given similar
positions at the race course near this
city.
A fire broke out at 4:25 this evening
in the old Muir residence, on Columbus
street, near Queen, and the rear portion
was burned. The house belonged 10
Mr. Thomas Eeadbeater, and is occu-
pied by Mr.. Glorious.
Notwithstanding there were boxing
matches and a colored ball in Alexan-
dria last night, no cases Of disorder
were reported at the station house and
there was nothing on the docket OF
the Police Court this morning.
Henry c. Mohler was to have been
married to prominent young woman
of Centreville yesterday afternoon, but
there was no wedding. Mohler won
to Washington three days ago and
wrote yesterday saying he was sick.
The bride is Frustrated with grief.
The Young People's Union of the
Second Presbyterian Church held their
annual election last night and chose
the following officers: K. Kemper,
President; Herbert Graves, Vice Presi-
dent; F. Slaymaker, Secretary, and
William Melchoir, Treasurer. After
appointing several committees there
were some recitations and excellent vo-
cal music.
Nothing is being done about laying
double track on Royal street, between
King and Prince. 1t appears that the
original ordinance introduced in Coun-
Gil for permission to use Royal street
provided for such double track, but the
ordinance which was passed and which
was drawn up by the Corporation At
torney for the committee on streets,
omitted that clause.
Mr.. A. W. Harrison, one of the Fair
fax road commissioners, was in the city
to-day to see about getting the city to
grade south Patrick street from Gibbon
to the corporation line, SO as to connect
with the road just completed by the
Fairfax authorities from Hunting creek
bridge. The City Council last week
refused to appropriate 5000 to she'll the
street, and Mr.. Harrison now asks the
city to have 1t graded by the chain
gang, and says he will try to get private
parties to subscribe sufficient amount
to shell the street,
The Fairfax County Court has accepted the
hid of w. II. Winston for making repairs, &c,
to the Occoquan bridge, the same having
been heretofore accepted By the Prince Will
liam County Court