Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A fire plug will be erected at the
corner of Payne and Princess streets.
The mercury to-day registered 900 in
the shade.
A meeting of the Y. M. s. L. will be
held to. night.
Mt. Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, will hold special meeting to-
night.
Mr.. Dick Lee, who is convalescent
after severe illness of typhoid fever,
has gone to the mountains OF Virginia
to fully recuperate.
The complimentary excursion to
River View rendered the Alexandria
dria Light Infantry by Capt. E. s. Ran
dali was largely attended to-day and
tonight much larger crowd is ex-
pected.
Mr.. W. 81. 81. Cawood, formerly ofthis
city, but now of King George county,
Va, will have the skeleton of man in
an iron cage, which he found while
working public road in that county,
on exhibition at the Tappahannock fair.
Mr.. Claude Carter, of this city, while
riding to-day in bicycle tournament
at Bailey's Cross Roads was accidently
pierced in the arm by another rider
and badly hurt. He was brought home
and attended by DR.. O'Brien.
The telegraph Office at st. Asaph
station was broken open last night and
the telegraph aud telephone instru-
ments moved and papers scattered
about, but so far as known nothing
was stolen. An entrance was made to
the Office by breaking a window.
Only routine business was transacted
at the weekly meeting of Belle Haven
Council, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, last night. The meeting
was of a very interesting nature, and
largely attended, members from jack
son and Alexandria Councils being
present.
The thirteenth annual session of the
grand lodge of the Independent Order
of Good Templars will meet in Char
lottesvllle tonight at s o'clock. The
people of Charlottesville have made
arrangements to entertain the dele.
gates to this meeting and it is expect
ed that about one hundred will attend.
Justice Sipple to-day rendered his de-
cision in the case of young lady
against manufacturer for money claim.
ed to have been deducted from her
wages to pay for machine which, it is
said, che broke. The justice awarded
the young lady the amount of her wages
less IS for breaking the machine, and
assessed the cost against the manufac
turer. The attorney for the manufac'
turer noted an appeal.
An old Baltimorean. giving his name as
John L. Thomas, of the schooner Annie Z.
Wallace arrived here yesterday with less
than dollar in his pocket Tho old man
says the schooner, laden with shells, found
cred in gale last Monday night week, and,
after being all night in the rigging, boat
took him off and carried MIN to Quantico,
whence he walked here. He Ia about seventy,
and being an old volunteer fireman, was look.
ed after by Alexandria fremen and sent
home.
The lumber dealers of this city report an
active business Indeed more active trade
than during any fall for some years. Most OF
the lumber and shingles, however, are sold
in the surrounding counties to be used tor re-
pairs. But few new buildings are being
erected.
In the case Of 7. L. White & Co. vs.. the
Farmers and Mechanics Insurance Company,
now pending in the Circuit Court, the execu.
tor Of Lewis Mckenzie, has filed his answer.
The monthly meeting of the Hydraulion
fire company will be held at their new hou. p
tonight.
The fire wardens will hold meeting h-
night.