Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-03
80 GOODS DELIVERED IN Alley
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop
10th, 18th & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. C..

A number of colored person were
baptised in the river off Battery Rodl
ers yesterday. A large crowd gathered
and stood in the hot sun for a long
time to see the immersion.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Rogers,
who lives near Pohick, was attacked
with hydrophobia on Friday last and
in its delirium tore from and ate the
flesh from both of its TANKS.
The work of tearing down the old
brick building at the northwest corner
of King ana Henry streets has been
commenced and on the site Mr.. F. J
Pollard will erect q handsome store.
Bryant, Foster & Co., produce dea'.
ers, in Washington, made an assign
ment Saturday. The amounts due by
them are in all 81, 177.62, due to many
creditors, most of whom are Virgipians.
a fight took place about noon to. day
in the northwestern part of the city be.
tween Jack Lee and Frank Ryan, both
colored hod carriers, during which Lee
was struck in the eye and badly hurt.
Charles Albert Lee, nine years old,
and James Hall, ten years old, of Wash
ington, disappeared from the house OF
Mr.. Lee about o'clock last Thursday
and have not been seen or heard from
since.
The death of Mr.. Thos. Leadbeater
causes vacancy IN the Office of secre.
tary and treasurer of the Alexandra
Water Company, for which position
there are already over twenty appli-
cants.
Children's Day services were held a,
the Second Presbyterian Church yes.
terday morning and were largely at
tended by the scholars of both that
church and the Mission Sunday schools
An ado was delivered by Rev. T.
81. Rice.
Until furtnor notice excursion tickets
will be sold by the Southern Railway
on Saturday and Sunday from Alex.
andria to Orange, Strasburg, Round
Hill and intermediate stations, good to
return Monday following at one fare fol
the round trip.
Judge Norton to-day granted char.
ter to the Fetzer Art Company, the OBJ
iects of which are to sell crayon pic.
tires, &c. The capital stock is $50.
600, and Mr.. John S. Beach is named as
the representative in this city. Mr..
A. w. Fetzer, of Washington, is presi-
dent.
Mr.. John T. Roberts, of this city,
formerly superintendent of the Benham
Filter Factory, has accepted the posi-.
ton as manager of the Mt. Vernon
Hotel at New Alexandria. The hotel
has been refurnished and beauti6ed BY
the addition of a number of tropical
plants.
Mrs. Frances V. Carter, wife of Mr..
Westwood M. Carter, formerly of War.
rem county, and mother of Mr.. o. F.
Carter, of this city, died at the home of
her son, Mr.. Nj. P. Carter, in Pueblo,
COL, yesterday, in the 10th year of her
age. Mrs. Carter was sister of the
late Col. T. W. Ashby, of this city.
In spite of the hot weather of Sstur.
day Troop A, of Fort Myer, and the
Chevy Chase team played off their
game of polo that was left oyer from
the previous Saturday, when the club
men scored one goal on the troopers be.
fore the game had to be called on ac-
count of rain. The game was won by
the Chevy Chase riders.
In the Circuit Court for the county,
Judge C. E. Nichol presiding, the case
OF Sarah c. Ball against John W. Clark
for $4,000, was decided on Saturday
evening in favor Of the plaintiff, and q