Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-25
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TIE Alexandria Perpetual Building
Association last night granted twenty.
seven loans.
The tollgate property at West End
was sold on Thursday to Mr.. Ale1an-
der McClintock for 1870.
Captain Strider lost his pocketbook
containing sum of money, near the
W. &. o. depot late yesterday evening.
After almost week ofcloud and rain
the skies cleared this morning and to-
day has been bright, warm and spring
like.
The Woodlawn Farmers Club held
their January meeting to-day at Engle-
side, the farm Of Mr.. G. Lukeps, below
this city.
In the Corporation Court to-day Mel
vim J. Page qualified as administrator
upon the estate of his father, Littleton
Page, deceased.
In the case of James Brown, charged
with killing John Brown, the jury in
Washington yesterday returned YER
dict of manslaughter.
A lady to-day lost her pocketbook
contaipgin about $12, but gentleman
soon afterwards found the money on
the street and restored it to its owner.
A movement has been inaugurated
by the Protestant Episcopal Sisters of
St. Mary, in Washington, to establish
home for the children of unfortunate
women.
The funeral of the late 81. B. Tyler,
who died suddenly on Wednesday,
took place at Fairfax Courthouse to-
day. He is GO years old and was we'll
known in this city.
The breaking Of wire attached to
the trolley of the Mount Vernon Elec-
trio Railway created some excitement
on King street, near Royal, last night.
No damage was done, however.
A letter from Washington says the
representatives of the racing fraternity
held pow-wow yesterday in Alexan
dria, but the race track people of this
city say they know nothing of the mat
ter.
Numbers of property-owners to-day
called at the Office Of the Commissioner
of the Revenue to see about the assess.
ments upon their property. The court
will hear motions for correction until
February lst.
Jefferson Phillips, who was recently
released from the penitentiary, was in
the city to-day and met several of his
old friends and acquaintances. He
now lives in Washington. He looks to
be in good health.
Nearly one hundred of the most
prominent citizens of Alexandria have
sigped the petition to the Legislature
asking that the race tracks in the coun-
ty be abolished. This petition will be
sent to Senator Mushbach and Dele
gate May tonight.
Drs. Slaughter, Howard, Snowden,
and others of the medical
staff of the Infrmary to day per-
formed an operation for cancer of the
breast upon Mrs. Vandegraft at that
The patient this evening
was resting comfortably.
The market was only fairly attended
to-day by country people, but the
butchers and hucksters had bountiful
supplies from which TO make up Sun
day dinner. Poultry was rather scarce
and q shade higher, but butter and eggs
were lower, the latter selling at 1Sc a
dozen.
Attention is called to the meeting to
be held at the rooms of the ST. Andrews
Brotherhood, 405 King street, on next
Monday. The object of this meeting is
for the better organization of work
among the poor, to prevent imposition
and also to seek out worthy persons
who, because they are unwilling to ask
for help, are often overlooked.