Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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warmer.
The real estate dealers are receiving
many inquiries from persons who want
to rent houses.
Complaint is made that flowers are
stolen from the yards of many citizens
in the First ward.
A large excursion party from the
North went to Mount Vernon to-day
over the electric railway.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to Henry Jack
son, of Fairfax, and Maggie Tolson.
Mr.. 0. F. Baggett will have some
fine spring lamb and other fresh meats
for sale at his stand in market to-mor
row.
Rev. w. R. Tnrner, of Baltimore, has
been appointed assistant rector OF
Epiphany Episcopal Church, Washing
| ton.
Osceola Tribe of Red Men held
meeting last night and transacted bust
NESS of interest only to members Of that
order.
The summer schedule has gone into
effect on the electric railway, and car
will hereafter leave here at 3:55 p. 10.
for Mount Vernon.
The Piedmont Convocation, which
met at Warrenton this week, appro.
priated S275 to keep up the salaries of
the ministers at Madison and Pohick.
The old frame house on Fairfax
street, just south Of Duke, has been
torn down and Mr.. D. W. Schoield
will erect modern frame dwelling on
the site.
Frank Williams became engaged in
quarrel with another colored man in
the northwestern part in the city last
night and was struck on the head with
brick and badly hurt.
While cleaning up the Office of Messrs.
Hunt u Roberts's feed store on Union
street this morning tin box containing
large number of old copper coins was
found. Many of them were struck dur
ing the war.
Ex.Gov. II. H. Wells, Of Virginia,
who has been confined to his bed for
the past two months, has so far recov-
cred that it is announced he will leave
Washington for the home of his daugh-
ter, in Palmyra, n. Y, Monday next.
The roof and upper story of the old
Columbian University in Washington
was damaged by fire at an early hour
this morning. The fire is believed to
have been caused by electric light
wires. The whole damage will proba
bly, not reach $4,000.
Mr.. NJ. Schiller will have for sale at
his stand in market tomorrow sup
ply of fine spring lamb, veal, beef and
mutton, and at his store on upper King
street he will have full supply of early
vegetables and all the delicacies of the
season.
Health Officer Woodward, of Wash
ington, yesterday submitted draft of
the proposed regulations governing the
sale of milk in the District of Columbia.
The act provides for regulations gov
erning diaries within the District and
for the examination of foreign milk.
In Washington yesterday evening
Judge Miller sentenced Robert l..
Ryan and his wife each to one year
and eight months Imprisonment in
Jail on conviction of having stolen q
large amount of clothing from Dyrer-
forth's clothing store. The woman
protested her husbands innocence.
Work has been commenced on the
new quarters and other buildings 10
Fort Myer, that will be necessary on
enlarge the fort from four to six
company post. Contracts for this work
have been already let TO Baltimore and
Washington firms for an administration
building, guard house, and non-com-
missioned officers quarters. Other bids
will be opened May s for new forage
house, and On the 18th for two new sets
of officers quarters and barracks.
Will Price, colored, who often fig
ures in the Police Court, was badly
treated last night in the Petersburg
neighborhood by another colored
man named Horace Williams. Of
fcers Griffin and Howson this morn
ing arrested Williams and locked him
up. Price was cut by Williams five
times back of the left ear, once across
the face from the right eye to the lip,
and stabbed in the abdomen on the
right side. His injuries are serious.
Price is said to have found Williams in
house with his wife.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny to-day held in Washington the reg
ular spring meeting of representatives
of roads using the Baltimore and Po-
tomac station in that city. The meet
ing was attended by the general engi-
neers, general superintendent, and
general passenger and ticket agents Of
the Pennsylvania Company, the Ches-
apeake and Ohio, Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac, Southern
Railway, and Atlantic Coast Line. The
object of the meeting was to arrange
the schedule for the running of trains
during the summer months. All of
these roads use the Pennsylvania
tracks from Washington to this city,
and twice year meetings are held TO
arrange time tables so that each line