Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Several cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported in the neighborhood just Dorth
Of this city.
A new trap catch basin has been put
in the sewer at the corner of Duke and
Henry streets.
Mr.. James McCue last night enter
tanned the Thirteen Club at the Opera
House restaurant.
Mrs. Sarah Ayers died this morning
at her home on the northeast corner of
Fairfax and Cameron streets.
Burley Banks, colored, who had been
sent to the chain gang for assaultlng a
colored woman, made his escape yes
terday.
The committees on public property
aud streets held meeting last night
and further considered the building in-
spection bill.
The schooner Travers, loaded with
manure, which had been aground near
Jones's Point for the past few days,
was gotten off to-day and proceeded to
Norfolk.
The young people of Trinity M. E.
Church will tonight give poverty
party. The costumes of some of the
young ladies will be very interesting
and funny.
A brush fire on the government farm
on the upper side of the river got be-
yond control last night and set fire to
and burned two stacks of hay on the
Oxon Hill farm.
The highest price realized in Balli-
more for wheat of the crop of 1896 was
reached yesterday on the Corn and
Flour Exchange, when cargo lot of
Southern was sold for milling purposes
at rs cents.
Mrs. Marie Antoinette Darlington,
widow of General Edward G. Caring
ton, of Virginia, and mother of Mr..
Campbell Darlington, died at her home
near Washington yesterday morning,
aged upwards of 90 years.
Gov. O'Ferrall has approved the
twenty-one bills passed by the Legisla-
ture repeating the charters of the wild
cat insurance companies whose Offices
are located in this city and elsewhere
in the State, the names of which were
published recently.
Mrs. Julia A. Jennings, widow of
John Jennings, died at the Infirmary
at an early hour this morning of
Bright's disease. The deceased was in
the Goth year of her age, and during
the past forty-five years she had been
a resident of this oity.
Two yard engines of the Southern
Railway collided just beyond the yard
limits at Danville yesterday evening.
None of the trainmen were injured, but
both engines were seriously damaged
and both dersiled. The effect was to
delay the regular passenger trains sew
eral hours.
The postoffice and custom house
building here is being thoroughly over
hauled and put in order. The interior
of the building is now in the hands of
the painters, and it is expected that the
work will be finished about the end of
next week. When completed the inte-
rior of the Office will present very
handsome appearance.
William James, colored fireman on
the Southern Railway, was before the
Mayor of Charlottesville on Wednesday
morning OF the charge of assault upon
q colored woman. He was found guilty
of disorderly conduct and sent to the
chain gang in default of the payment of
the fine imposed-$3. He subsequent
ly paid the fine and was released and
i, now at work again.
Sunday next, February Cd, will be ground.
hog day. According to the old superstition,
&c the ground hog sees his shadow on that day
we are to have six weeks more of winter
but should he be unable to see it We will
doubtless have the winter anyhow.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of j. B. Watkins & Bro, oultivstors of fruit,
ornamental trees, vines, plants, &c.