Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The thermometer today registered
go.
The quarterly conference of the M.
E. Church was held at Trinity Church
last night.
There are more charges of crooked
riding and pulling at the Alexander
Island track.
In the Corporation Court to-day an
order was issued allowing Lee S. Kirby
to adopt Mary Crockett.
Mr.. John w. Jacobs, of Fairfax, had
his watch stolen from his pocket in
market on Saturday last.
A race horse got out of the stall at
the st. Asaph track yesterday morning.
strayed of and has not yet been recov-
cred.
The members of Old Dominion Com
mandery, K. T., who are preparing to
go to Boston held another drill last
night.
The horse Harry Hinckson broke
one of his forelegs just above the hoof
at the Island track yesterday morning
and had to be Killed.
Among those who passed the civil
service examination for railway mail
clerk held in Washington April was
CORTLAND w. Page, of this city.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to William Fen
nell, Of King George county, and Bet
tie Clarke, of Northumberland county.
A musical entertainment will be
given at the Sodality Lyceum Thurs
day evening at o'clock for the benefit
Of st. Mary's Church by the pupils of
st. Mary's colored school.
An exhibition of the American Ball
Company's hose and nozzle patents will
be given by the Columbia fire company
with their engine at the foot of Prince
street tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock.
The sales reported in yesterdays
GAZETTE of James Neill to George E.
Warfeld and from George E. Warfeld |
to B. E. l.. Tremaine were made
through Messrs. M. B. Harlow & Co.,
real estate agents.
The regular meeting OF Mechanics
Lodge, No. q, X. of p, will be held at |
Pythian Hall tomorrow night for the
purpose of electing new officers and |
comforting the knights rank upon
candidate.
In Washington yesterday the coro-
nor's jury which Investigated the death
from the effects OF liquor and neglect at |
a station house of E. J. Barry, exoner-
ated DR.. ]. T. Cole, formerly of this
city, of all blame.
Two more scow loads of garbage
from Washington arrived off this city
last night. This morning those having
them in charge got them under way
and proceeded down the river before
the authorities of this city could ar.
range to sink them.
The District of Columbia Commits
sioners yesterday awarded the contract
for the disposition of garbage to Joshua
n. Warield, of the National Sanitary
Company, the present contractor. Mr.
Warfield's bid was for furnishing SER
vice that would include destruction by
cremation process, at the rate of ST.
600 per annum.
An old colored woman named Ju-
retta Miller, who lives on north Henry
street, who had put off doing her wash
ing until Monday night continued her
work until an early hour yesterday
morning. Being then fatigued she fell
asleep in chair in her yard, and while
asleep some one entered the yard and
stole her weeks washing. Some of the
clothing was subsequently found on the
railroad track.
Chicken Alley" in the square
bounded by Royal Pitt, Princess and
Oronoco streets, was the scene of live
" row Saturday night. Whites and
blacks of both sexes participated. Of
ficers Belts and Young succeeded in
obtaining all their names and this
morning they were arraigned before
the Mayor, who sent the men to the
chain gang and the women to the work
house for non-payment of the fines i'm