Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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are said to be in dangerous condition
aud need repairs.
The steamer Harry Loder, which has
been lying at Pennington during the
winter, resumed her trips to-day.
TIE Delaney Shoe Company is fitting
up store room on the first floor OF
their factory at the corner of Fairfax
aud Prince streets.
Belle Haven Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
at their meeting last night initiated one
member and received two applications
for membership.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to John w. Fra
zier, of Baltimore, and Mary d. Waller,
of Spotsylvania county.
Interesting services were held at the
Railroad Reading Rooms last night
which were conducted by Mr.. Alexan-
der Murray and were we'll attended.
Collector of the Port Robinson to-day
received directions from Washington to
award the contract for plumbing at the
custom house building to Messrs. ]. A.
& w. w. Cogan.
Frank Morris, who was arrested re-
Gently for conducting gambling in the
county, and sent on to the grand jury,
was released yesterday on $3.50 bail for
his appearance at court.
Mrs. Margaret Hunter, who had
reached her ninetieth year, and who
had lived her whole life in the Vienna
neighborhood. died Friday last and
was buried Saturday.
At monthly meeting last night of
Davis Post, G. A. r., the officer of the
guard was installed by Commander A.
B. Travis. Committees were appointed
to arrange for the Decoration Day ex-
ercises.
A delegation of Maryland and Vir-
ginia farmers appeared before the Dis.
trict of Columbia Commissioners yes
to-day in support of the House bill for
establishing a farmers market in the
District.
The weekly drill of the Alexandria
Light Infantry was held last night with
Lieut.. Monroe in command. 1t was de-
cided to hold target practice three times
a week-on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday evenings.
AT the Baltimore Conference to be
held in Roanoke on the 25th instant
Rev. ]. T. Williams, Of this city, will be
the guest Of Mr.. P. L. Terry; Mr.. G. r.
Hill of Mr.. H. M. Darnell; Mr.. ]. E.
Alexander of Mr.. T. w. Crozer.
The City Council at its meeting to-
night will be asked to allow the South
ern Railway Company to extend q
double track across King street at
Union to connect the double tracks
north and south of that intersection.
The little son of Mr.. l.. M. Blackford
of the Episcopal High School continues
seriously i'll, having in addition to Sc
we're attack of measles suffered slight
stroke of paralysis. There are hopes
of the little fellows recovery, however.
A young white man named Charles
Jenkins, an engine cleaner, was crush
ed to death yesterday at the Baltimore
and Potomac freight yards, on New
Jersey avenue, Washington. He at
tempted to pass between two trains and
was caught.
Pat Raedy and Hite Peckham have
entered into training in Washington for
their twenty-round go, which takes
place before the Young Mems Athletic
Club in Alexandria county, March 81.
During the session of the last Legisla
ture q law was enacted to prevent such
exhibitions in this State.
Lizzie Williams, a colored woman, 70
years old, who lives in the alley in the
rear of Odd Fellows Hall, has been
adjudged insane and turned over to the
custody of the City Sergeant. Her
daughter, with whom she lives, says
she will take care of her till place can
be provided in an asylum.
The Washington Conference, Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, colored, in ses.
sion at Charleston, w. Va, yesterday
selected Annapolis, Nd. as the next
place of meeting. Rev. ]. S. Cooper
was expelled from the conference. L.
J. Valentine was appointed presiding
elder for this district and w. II. Gains
was reappointed to this city.
The Southern Railway Company has
given notice of considerable reduc-
ton in freight rates to and from Wen
ma in the near future. Since last De-
cember not gallon of milk has been
shipped from that point by rail, and
people have been wagoniug their goods.
Formerly an immense quantity of milk
was shipped daily from Vienna.
A dispatch from Richmond says:
"The discussion over the possible dis
covery of legal flaws in the Maupin
anti pool-selling law passed at the re-
cent session of the Assembly is read
with interest in State official circles
here. Even if the courts decide this
law is imperative, that fact could hard
ly prove much of a comfort to the pool
sellers. 1t is pretty generally believed
that should the courts so declare Gov
ernor O'Ferrall would call the Legisla-
ture in extra session to remedy the de-
feet in the law"