Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-14

The funeral of Mrs. Julia M. Sum
mers took place from her late home on
south Pitt street yesterday morning
The services were conducted by Rev
F. II. Benson.
A commission was held at the jail to.
day upon Sophie Jones, and she was
committed to the asylum. The holding
ola commission upon Michael Holbrook
was postponed.
Ezekiel Taminosian, we'll known in
this city, who was recently arrested in
Washington charged with larceny, has
been ordered to furnish security for the
costs in the case.
The police to-day took up a COW
which was trespassing in the north
eastern part of the city and drove her
to the market alley where she was de-
tanned awaiting ownership.
Two small colored boys were found
asleep in an old wagon in Washington
early yesterday morning. They claim
ed to have come from Danville and to
have walked ali the way.
r. W. Darby, of Georgetown, is build
ing several houses at West Ballston.
using therefor the material of the pull
ed down buildings at Fort Myer, which
he purchased at cheap rates.
A barrel of gasoline fell from wag-
on at the corner of King and Pitt streets
to-day and was spilled all over the
street. Several bows secured buckets
which they filled with the oil
Sheriff Palmer raided the place in
the county near Arlington kept by Il
man named Greenmorse, who is charged
with selling liquor without license.
The case was taken before Justice Pei
ham, who continued it until to day.
At St. Dominic's Catholic Church.
South Washington, it was announced
yesterday that Cardinal Gibbons would
visit that church next Sunday and con
firm class which has been under in
struction three times week for some
time.
A wagon loaded with bottled beer
belonging to Messrs. O'Sullivan q
Greene was upset at the corner of
Prince and Lee streets this morning.
The beer was scattered all over the
streets and many of the bottles were
broken.
President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern Railway has written letter
in reply to the letter written by Vice
President st. John of the Seaboard Air
Line concerning the cut in rates, max
ing denial of some of Mr.. st. Johns
statements.
Mrs. Mamie Bayne Clark died at
the residence of her brother, Mr.. How
ard r. Bayne, at New Brighton, n. Y,
on the 10Th instant. She was the
daughter of the late Charles Bayne, of
this city, and had many friends and
relatives in Alexandria.
Lizzie Brown, who claims to have
been stewardess on the Norfolk steamer
Washington and to have been injured
by falling through trap door on the
boat, entered suit in Washington on
Saturday against the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company,
clsiming $1,000 damages.
A young man named Edwin Field
was cut by a negro at Jackson City
yesterday. The negro had demanded
ten cents from the young man, and
upon being refused slashed him with
a knife. The negro escaped. Young
Field was removed to Providence Hos
pital in Washington. His injuries are
not serious.
On Saturday while Mr.. Charles jan
ney was in Mr.. Travers's machine shop
in this city his coat caught in revolv-
ing cog wheel. But for the presence Of
mind of Mr.. VIM. Wood, who was in
the place at the time, Mr.. Janney
would have been seriously hurt. Mr..
Wood, seeing his predicament, threw
the belt off the pulley just in time to
prevent an accident.
A slight fire occurred yesterday even
ing about o'clock in the stable of Mr..
Frank Carroll, near the corner of Duke
and Columbus streets. The fire de-
partment responded, but their services
were not needed, as the flames were
soon extinguished before any damage
had been done. 1t is thought that the
fire originated from cigarette which a
colored boy let fall in some hay.
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