Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A great many Alexandrians are now
away from home summering.
There will be meeting of the W. G.
T. U. in the Southern Methodist Church
on Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The "Decoy" roach trap, sold by
James F. Carlin's Sons 4 Co. is very
ingenious device designed to rid houses
OF reaches, water bugs, &c.
There was bountiful supply of veg
etables for sale in market to-day.
Prices were about unchanged. But
few good peaches have 80 far been re-
ceived here.
The remains of Mrs. s. ]. Long, who
died Yesterday at the residence of her
son.in.law, Mr.. J. K. Swartz, were
taken to Philadelphia to-day and will
be inferred there tomorrow.
A lady who reached here to-day from
Caroline county says that the storm in
that section on Tuesday was one of the
most severe that ever visited that vi
cinity. The hail and wind did much
damage.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Goods ran
away at Del Ray yesterday evening
and was not stopped until it reached
this city where it was caught by Officer
Roberts. who was on duty on King
street. No damage was done.
A young gentleman, while driving
yesterday, was thrown from his car
riage on Henry street by his horse run
ming away. In the carriage was
young lady, who escaped injury. The
top of the carriage was demolished.
There will be another Christian En-
deavor meeting at the NJ. P. Church to-
morrow night at o'clock. Conven-
ton songs will be sung and everything
done to make the meeting interesting.
These meetings have become very pop
ular.
The requisition papers in the case of
George Washington, colored, who is
held in Washing ton on the charge of
stealing horse from MIR. ]. W. Brown,
of Fairfax, are being prepared, and it
is thought that they will be ready next
week.
Mr.. Charles Howard has in his pos
session an eighteen-dollar gold piece
coined in 1899. The coin is as perfect
as when it left the mint and was given
to Mr.. Howard by his mother on his
21at birthday. The coin is now worth
several times its face value.
The funeral of the late Charles P.
Crump took place this morning at II
o'clock from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. Edward Hantzmon, on upper
Duke street, and was attended by many
friends of the deceased. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Kern.
Mr.. Louis Kraft il boarding NOV
ing train on the electric railway near
the corner of King and Royal streets
yesterday evening was quite painfully
but not seriously hurt by striking his
foot against pile of stones near the
track. Mr.. Kraft was on Royal street
TO take the train, but as it did not stop,
as he expected it would, he attempted
to get on the platform of the rear car.
The gate, however, was closed and he
had to hang on to the rail. In passi. &
the pile of stones he was struck on the
ioot. Inc Train stopped Wnen IL nto
turned the corner at King street.
doctor" W. G. Werner, who is
known under the aliases Of Weiner,
Herman, Freiburg and several other
names, was brought to Washington
from Baltimore yesterday morning and
locked up at the Sixth precinct station.
The man has just been released from
term of two months in Jail in Balti-
more, where he was arrested for swind-
ling, AmonS the bogus checks found
in his possession was one for $500,
drawn on the First National Bank of
this city, which bears the name of Carl
Holt2mer as the maker, and is made
payable to Carl Holtz.
One stranger obtained lodging at the sta
tian house last night.
There were no cases for trial in the Police
Court this morning.