Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LUCAL BREFIIlES.
The finance committee is making the
annual settlement with the tax collector.
The exterior of the Hotel Fleisch-
mann is being reprinted and otherwise
improved.
A fine bay colt was stolen from Mr..
Thomas Widdicombe's farm, near Fort
Meyer, on Sunday night.
Officer Griffin this morning killed
horse belonging to Mr. E. Brockett;
the animal had become disabled.
Mr.. Bernard Donnelly gave yacht.
ing party last night on the Americas,
to Marshall Hall, to party of friends.
In the Corporation Court to- day
decree for sale was entered in the case
of ]. B. Steiner VS.. G. F. Steiner ct al.
A number of members of the Saliva
ton Army from Washington came here
to day and went to Mount Vernon via
the electric road.
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow & Co. have
sold for the Haskin Wood Vulcanizing
Company the lot at the northeast cor
ner of Lee and Gibbon streets.
Fire was discovered in the henhouse
of Mrs. Davis, on north Fairfax street,
yesterday evening about $50 O'Clock.
The flames were put out with buckets
of water.
Mr.. VIM. Grillbortzer says the re-
port that he has sold his business at
the corner of King and Columbus
streets to Mr.. A. ]. Silling is entirely
incorrect.
A number of the members of the Ep-
worth League of the NJ. E. Church
South gave a straw ride last night to
Falls Church. They were accompanied
by several of their friends.
Mr.. W. H. Steuernagle has purchased
one-fourth interest in the Ferris wheel,
which is being erected at Marshall
Hall. He and Mr.. G. A. Appich now
own one-half the wheel.
The committee on light Of the City
Council met last night and decided to
have the gasholders scraped and re-
painted. The committee is also nego-
tiating for the purchase of a quantity OF
gas pipe.
Senator Mushbach, who has announc.
ed himself candidate for reelection
to the State Senate from this district,
declares that, if chosen, he will vote to
return Senator Daniel to the United
States Senate.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. P. Church met last night and
after conservation services elected Rev.
F. T. Benson delegate to the Chris
tian Endeavor convention which meets
in Pittsburg on the 2Sth inst.
A large number of colored people
gathered on Prince street wharf to. day
to take an excursion boat at IL O'Clock
| for one of the river resorts. They
waited for some hours, but no boat APP
pearing the crowd slowly dispersed.
Mr.. James E. Newman, of Alexan-
dria, has been awarded the contract to
build Hon. w. A. Jones's new dwelling
which will shortly be erected in War
saw. The structure will be very
handsome one.-Norther9r Neck Nelcs.
Mrs. Fadeley, wife OF Mr. Charles
Fadeley, formerly of this city, died on
Sunday at Anacostia, D. Q. Her re-
mains were brought here this evening
and inferred. Mrs. Fadeley was a
daughter of late A. F. Moore, of this
city. :,
The chapel Sunday school of the
Second Presbyterian Church closed on
Sunday for the summer. This after
noon the teachers and scholars gather
ed in the chapel on south Lee street
and enjoyed feast .of ice cream and
cake.
Mr.. J. @. Moore, who is selling the
stock in Mr.. NJ. Pretzfelder's store will
close that establishment tomorrow in
order to further mark down the goods.
He will have new advertisement in
to morrow's GAZETTE, in which extra
ordinary inducements will be offered.
Thomas Waller, the demented COL
ored man, who was sent to Washington
| Yesterday, where, it was supposed, he
belonged, was put on the boat and re-
turned to this city in the afternoon.
This morning it was ascertained ne
lived in Alexandria county, and the
police conducted him thither.
have two little grand children who
are teething this hot summer weather
and are troubled with bowel complaint.
| 1 give them Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy and it
acts like q charm. / earnestly recon-
| mend it for children with bowel trou-
bis. 1 was myself taken with So
we're attack of bloody flux, with cramps
| and pains in my stomach, ons-third of
bottle of this remedy cured me.
Wituin twenty-four hours was out of
bed and doing my house work. Mrs.
W. L. Dunagan, Bon.aqua, Hickman
Co., Tenn. For sale by L. Stabler
& Co.