Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-27

h. Alexander, of this city, were present.
After adjournment banquet was
served.
A few days ago Howard NJ. Blandy,
champion long-distance swimmer, Of
Washington, swan out from Colonial
Beach down the river rounding Rock
Point and back to Swann's Point. The
distonce made was over Is miles. Time,
5 hours.
The body of the man supposed to be
Otto Voigt, who committed suicide
near New Alexandria last week, was
taken to Mr.. Kerby's place in Fairfax
county to day and buried. No further
information concerning the man has
been obtained.
Mrs. Effie Smith, wife of Mr.. Ray
mond Smith, died at her home on north
Royal street yesterday evening. Mrs.
Smith had been suffering from typhoid
fever for some time. She was about
% years of age. She leaves one child,
little girl three years old.
The fruit store of Richards & Bro,
on King street, was broken into by
thieves yesterday or late Saturday
night and small amount of money
was taken. An entrance was effected
through door which leads into IN al
ley in the rear of the building.
A telegram was received early this
morning announcing the death at Ches-
ter, Pa, of Harriet Grayson, wife of M.
W. Grayson and daughter of the late
Robert W. and Annie Nj. Jackson, of
this city. She left here fifteen years
ago. She leaves three children.
There has been break in the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal at Cherry Run,
about ia miles above Washington
which will detain many boats for two
weeks. Among the number is that of
Captain Sorrell, loaded with coal con-
signed to Messrs. W. a. Smoot & Co.,
in this city.
A bicycle collision, resulting in no
injury to the riders, however, occurred
in front of the old cotton factory, on
Washington street, yesterday afternoon,
one of the machines being badly wreck
ed. The riders made use of the $50
ferry boat as hydrocycle to return to
Washington.
Some excitement was caused on King
street Saturday night by horse, which
had become frightened by an electric
car, jumping on the sidewalk into q
crowd of people. A young man named
Beach, in attempting to hold the ami
NAL was hit in the breast by the wagon
shaft, but not seriously injured.
The little child of Mr.. Arthur King,
residing at the corner of Cameron and
Lee streets, while at play in front Of ita
home Yesterday morning Was 81. acLed
by dog and painful, nitten On the
hack OF tb" 1eck. A physician was
...ou and attended the little sufferer.
The wound is not considered serious.
The services OF prayer and song in
the Railroad Reading Rooms yesterday
evening were well attended. The meet
ing was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Dougle, of Trinity church. MIR. Ed.
Hantzmon, of the Methodist Protestant
Church, will conduct the prayer meet
ing tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Every
body is invited to attend these services,
which are very interesting.
Lizzie Richardson and Julia Pines,
two colored girls, created some excite
ment Saturday night in the neighbor-
hood of Peyton, Commerce, West and
King streets by getting horse and
carriage and driving through the above
thoroughfares at rapid rate of speed.
They were overhauled by Policemen
Davis and Lyles and conducted to the
station hnnsa where thAy left collateral