Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-03
LOCAL RRETITIES.

Az 1911 - III L -.+lJ'
The Columbia fire company last night
transacted only routine business.
Reuben Armistead, colored, has Ii
belled the sand scow Gypsy for wages
due.
w. H. Cation has sold to CT. T. Gator
a lot on the north side of Cameron
street, between Fayette and Payne, fol-
800
In a game of ball played yesterday
between the High School and the Rock,
vile mines the former won by score
of SO to 6.
A game of baseball between the Old
Dominion and the White Star clubs
will be played on Saturday at i p IN.
on Colross grounds.
\ mule attached to Il cart backed oil
w. a. Smoot Il Co. 5 wharf yesterday
evening. The mule was cut loose from
the cart and rescued.
The residents of south Washington
and St. Asaph streets complain of the
nuisances caused by the numbers OF
A thief last night attempted to break
into the residence of Mr. w. H .Greenwell
on south Pitt street. A neigbbor heard
the noise and shot at the thief who ran
off.
Mrs. Maggie Mayhugh died suddenly
yesterday at her home on Patrick street
OF what is thought TO have been heart
trouble Her husband died but short
time since.
Mr.. J. J. Jameson has given to Mr..
Thomas Scott contract for building a
three-story pressed brick residence Oh
The north side of Prince street, just
west OF Columbus.
While Frank Evans, young painter.
was engaged in cutting broken glass
yesterday the glazing knife slipped and
cut him on the knee, making ! deep
cash several inches long.
The Clyde line Of steamers recently
re-established between this city aud
Philadelphia now brings freight here
from New York at rates much lower
than have ruled for some time.
The little son of Mr.. F. f. Wells, who
lives on upper Duke street, vests r,l"y
evening found bottle of poison and
drank portion of it. Medical aid was
summoned in time TO save the little fcl-
lows life.
Councilman Kraft is anxious that
the city should provide a sprinkling
cart for the streets, but in case the city
fails to purchase one he has secured the
names of fifty merchants on King street
who promise to pay p cents 4 week for
the use of such cart
Ascension Day services were held at
st. Mary's and ST. Pauls Churches this
morning. At st. Mary's Church Rev.
Father Keneiick olliciatcG, while at st.
pau!'s the services were conducted by
Rev. Douglas Hoon. Services will be
held al the German Lutheran Church
tonight AT 7:3O o'clock.
The Standard Soft Phosphate Mining
Company. recently organized, have
elected the following officers Park AZ
new, president r. Belches, vice presi
dent; II. B. Harlow, secretary aud
treasurer; \. H. Aguew, general man
agor at Kendrick, Fla, and Captain F
Beattie, general agent.
The excise board in Washington yes
terday took up the long-deierred cases
OF the hotels located within 400 feet o
churches or schools, and rejected the
applications. The establishments fol
which licenses were refused include
John Chamherlin's Wormley's Welcl;
er's, the Normandie, the Shoreham
and the Oxford.
A white man named Thomas Branner
was brought to this city yesterday even
lug and locked in jail on commitment
from Justice Harris. of Alexandra
county, to await trial for an assault
committed at Rosslyn on q citizen OF The
county. 1t seems that fight occurred
between several men when Brennan
struck one of them with a baseball bat
The District Of Columbia Commits
Siouers have forwarded 20 Congress ;
draft of Il bill 10 amend the act incor
poratiug the Washington and George
town Railroad Company with Il reques
for its enactment. The objects of tho
bill are to secure the extension of The
company tracks to point near Tho
Auueduct and the establishment there
OF q union street car passenger house
The commissioners are also of tue opin
ion that street railways desiring to en-
ter Georgetown from Virginia SHOULD
be allowed the use of the Aqueduc
bridge and to enter the Union station
provided for.
john Monroe, white boy twelve years old
living in Anacostia. was arraigned before
Judge Miller. in Washington. yesterday on
ciargc OF criminal assault uron Maria Scott
three years old, whose parents live at 81
: Monroe street Anacostia.
We have received from tho Homestead Pub
fishing Company of Philadelphia. one of III
picturesque art series of Ta'mlgc's Life o
Christ beautifully illustrated with fine en-
cravings of principal places and scenery Q
the Holy Land.
The Christian Union Missions place Q
meeting will be changed TO The corner O
Washimcton and Oronoco streets. wherc ser
vices will bc held Friday and Saturday night
this wccl, services beginning at 1:45 O'clock
Rev. S CHASER viii preach next Sunds.
morning ut tho Lutheran Church i'll Char
lottcsville
liquor license was granted yesterday t
J. II. Chilly.
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