Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

WorKmen are BUSY repairing tne
Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
The Chesapeake bays changed shore
lines suggestive need of a new survey.
The January term of the Corporation
Court will begin tomorrow when the
grand jury will meet.
The City Council meets tonight.
Among the measures to come up is one
to increase the police force.
The report that one of the children
of Mr.. A. G. Uhler is confined to his
home with scarlet fever is incorrect.
A south bound local train this even
ing struck coal car at st. Asaph, but
only slight damage was done by the
collision.
A marriage license WAS issued in
Washington yesterday to Elem w.
Jordan and Mile E. Loving. both of
Amherst county.
A synopsis of the race track bill in
troduced in the House of Delegates on
Saturday, is published on the first page
of today's GAzETEE.
Mr.. Chevala's green house presents q
very attractive appearance. His Chi
nese primroses are beautiful, as are also
his lilies and palms. Fine specimens of
his primroses and pinks were sent to
this Office yesterday.
A boy who lives in West End fell
from the hitching bar at the corner of
King and Washington streets last night
and was badly bruised about his face.
He was taken into Stabler's drug store
where his bruises were dressed by DIR.
Hancock.
Oscar Graham, who was driving q
wedge, was struck by an incoming
Alexandria local train train, at $50
p. M, yesterday, at the junction of
Maryland avenue and Ninth street
southwest, Washington, and died within
ten minutes after his arrival at the
Emergency Hospital.
A little disturbance occurred yester-
day among the carpenters and bricb .
layers who are at work on the power
house being erected for the electric
railroad at Four-mile run. The row
occurred about a bucket of water. 1t
is said that the contractor for the build
ing has reduced the pay of the brick
layers at work there.
There will be an entertainment on Thurs.
day night, the 23rd instant, at Sarepia Fall
for the benefit of the Industrial Guild. This
is an institution which deserves special COM
mendation, and it is hoped there will be q
large turnout for the ENCOURAGEMENT of the
ladies' who are lahoring in the good work.
Mr.. George Petty, foreman Of the Hydrau-
lion Fire Company, has named the following
members as pipemen for the ensuing year:
Ernest Langley, Frederick Kaus, Charles
Bumphries, Edward Starnell, Charles Smith
and Bernard Smith.
The councils of the Junior O. U. A. NJ. of
this city will shortly institute councils of the
order at Hamilton and Round Hill, Loudoun
county. The proposed council at Fairfax
Courthouse will not be organized for some
time.
Ata meeting last night of the Alexanir'a
Light Infantry an order was issued for a com
pany meeting to be held on Tuesday nigl I
next at which matters looking toward placing
tie onpany on better f,oting will be dis
Gu sei.
The property for which the NJ E. Church
South is negotiating is at the southeast corner
Of Washington and Queen streets, and not
Washington and Oronoco as stated yesterday.
The low temperature of last night stiffened
abe floateng Ice in the river and made passage
through it by steamers somewhat difficult.
To morrow will be tho last day for saving
the discount on last quarters gas bills.