Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-24
LOCAL BREVITLES.

There was another heavy rain ABOUT
9 o'clock this afternoon.
The bright one-year-old son of Mr.
Jacob Brill is seriously i'll.
A colored boy was badly bitten by q
dog near Hooh's run yesterday.
A branch of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, it is said, is to be instituted in
this city.
Tha Alexandria Browns will go &c
Occoouan to .morrow to play game Of
baseball with the Occoquan club.
The meeting last night of Osceola
Tribe of Red Men was largely attended
but only routine business was trans.
acted.
Mr.. J. NJ. Hill has sold to Mr.. F. NJ
Hill house and lot on the west side
of Union street between King and
Prince.
The bridge over the canal on north
Fairfax street which was damaged by
the storm ofTuesday night, and through
which horse fell, has been rebuilt.
An exciting race from Colonial Beach
to this city occurred yesterday evening
between the steamers John Sylvester
and Jane Moseley, in which the
former won.
In the County Court to day the case
of the W., A & +. c. r. w. Co. VS.
Dulany and Marshall, trustees, con-
demnation of land proceedings, was ar
gued before Judge Chichester.
General regret is expressed that so
many of the local trains are to be taken
oil the Washington Southern Railway,
but the electric railway people promise
to give all needed accommodation.
A sale of lots at Addison Heights, in
the county, will take place OH Saturday
and free transportation to that place on
the electric railway will be furnished
those who wish to attend the sale.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Henry Z.
Rawlelt and Annie E. Payne, both Of
Alexandria, and John n. Elgin and
Lena G.. Kincheloe, both of Fairfax
county.
The board of directors of the Union
Mission will meet in the Second Pres.
byterian Church tonight to consider
the mission work. The board has been
increased to three members from each
church.
A large number of people witnessed
the baseball game between the Old Do
minions and the Evening Stars on the
old fair grounds yesterday evening.
The game resulted in the Old Domin-
ions defeating the Stars by score of
20 to 8.
The literary meeting OF the Epworth
League of the NJ. f. Church South will
this evening be addressed by Mr.. Fred.
Woodward, of Washington. All lea
guers are urged to be present, and the
people at large are extended Il cordial
invitation.
Four liquor dealers who have been
fined by the Mayor for selling whisky
when they had taken out only licenses
to sell beer have been summoned TO
appear before the Corporation Court on
Monday to show cause why their Ii
censes should not be revoked.
At the meeting of Alexandria Coun.
Gil, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, last night seven
applications for membership were re-
ceived, but for the first time in over n
year there were no limitations. A COM
mittee was appointed to make arrange
ments for an excursion to Bay Ridge,
An ex-member of one of the fire COM
panies went to sleep last night on a
bench in front of the engine house. A
wag procured a rope and tied the
sleeper to the bench. When he awoke
he found himself in helpless condi-
ton and had to wait until passerby
burned the rope with matches and re-
leased him.
Judge Norton has granted charter
to the Washington Hotel Company,
the objects of which are to do gen.
eral hotel business in Alexandria and
Washington. The capital stock is S25,-
600 and Mr.. A. w. Armstrong; is named
as the attorney. Jno. G. Knox, of
Washington. is president and Joseph
Specht, of Fairfax, is one of the di-
rectors.
A meeting was held at Roberts
Chapel NJ. E. Church last night to con-
slider the advisability of introducing
ninth and tenth grades in the colored
public schools. The meeting was ad-
dressed by Revs. Fields Cook and Por-
ter, DR.. Johnson and w. H. Sadler
and Murray. The meeting adjourned
to meet next Monday night at the Third
Baptist Church.
There was q test run of the hose wag-
on at the Columbia engine house yes.
terday evening with Mr.. F. L. En-
twisle's horse, which was loaned by
that gentleman while the Columba's
horses are at pasture. The run was
from the engine house to the corner Of
Wilkes and Alfred streets, six and one
half squares. The run was made in
minutes and SIS seconds, counting from
the time the horse left his stall to the
arrival at Wilkes street.
Mr.. M. Schiller will have at his stall