Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-03
LOCAL BREVITlES.


was held last night.
An overcoat and two horse blankets
were stolen from the Daingerfield farm,
Alexander's Island, yesterday.
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans
will meet on Monday night next when
the election Of officers for the ensuing
year will be held.
Robert Fitzhugh, q well-known col
ored resident Of this city, died at his
home in the southern part of the city
last night after short illness.
The Little River Turnpike from West
End for some distance westward is be-
ing gotten in order, and it is said that
gravel road will be made of that pike
The Washington police have been
requested to look out for Mrs. Winnie
Winter, who left her home OH Fairfax
street in this city on the Goth of March.
At Grace Church to morrow night,
the rector, Rev. G. e Ball, will preach
upon "The objectionable SIM this be-
the fourth in the lenten course upon
sin.
Complaint is made that the oleomar-
garne and butterine laws are being
violated in this city. There is heavy
penalty attached to the violation of
these laws.
The horse attached to MIR. H. Schlich-
ting's bread wagon became frightened
at an electric car on Fairfax street this
morning and ran Oft. scattering bread
for some distance.
A delegation of Alexandria Masons
will on Wednesday night next visit
Centennial Lodge of Washington and
confer the Master Mason's degree upon
several candidates.
Rev. Pendleton Brooks died at Gin
ton, Mo-, On March "a. He was soon
after the war student at the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary, and was we'll
known in this city.
Threats are made that some of the
electric car motorlnan and conductors
will be arrested for running their cars
through the streets at a faster rate of
speed than is allowed by law.
A bill was filed in the Circuit Court
for Washington county, Md, yesterday
by Ellen S. Stubblefeld, judgment
creditor, asking for the sale Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
Mr.. Albert Cogan has been appointed
agent in this city for an automatic gas
safety burner, an invention to prevent
the escape of gas in case it is accident
ally blown out or insuniciently turned
off.
One candidate was initiated at the
meeting of Mount Vernon Council,
Daughters of America, last night. An
invitation was received and accepted TO
attend the Uniform Rank Knights Of
Pythias fair next week.
A meeting of the W. G. IT. U. will be
held in the NJ. Z. Church South on
Monday, the 9Th, at 2:90 p. m. 1t
is earnestly requested that the union
will be out in force, as business of i'm
portance will come up for action.
The market to-day was fairly well
attended by country people with their
produce, but prices were about un-
changed. Eggs are plentiful at 10 cts.
dozen. Poultry is scarce and prices
keep up. The supply of fish is plenti.
full.
Members of the Opposition faction
of the city republican committee, like
lost sheep last evening were hunting
for place of refuge. No shepherd or
shelter could be found, and at 9 o'clock
they were apparently left out in the
cold.
Officer Hall yesterday arrested q
negro named John Williams, who is
wanted in Washington for housebreak-
ing. He escaped from the Police Court
in that city recently. Detective Sutton
came here last night and took Will
liams to Washington.
Rev. ]. W. Guy, Grand Chief Tenn.
plar of Good Templars, of Virginia, has
J been engaged for months temperance
lecture work by the executive commit.
tee of District Lodge No. IS, and will
work in the counties of Fairfax, Prince
William, Alexandria and Alexandra
city during May.
The Prince Georges. Md, Enquirer
says: son Tuesday Mr.. Samuel G
Townshend, as trustee: sold at public
sale the farm of the late Julius FL
II. Pyles near Cheltenham for 5000,
Mr.. George ]. Ellis, of Alexandria,
Va, being the purchaser. 1t was sold
subject to the widows DOVER
The game of checkers played at the
Brotherhood Reading Rooms last night
between Mr.. Tom Trayers and Mr.
Harry Angelo resulted in second vic
tory for Mr.. Travers by score of Is to
I. There was large crowd present
Mr.. Travers is now open to receive any
challenge for game to be played at
the rooms.
Some wood which was in box close
10 : stove in an upper room of Messrs
Paff K Sons store caught fire last night
about o'clock. The wood was con-
+ sumed and the fire burned part of the
, floor and the ceiling above before ii
WAS discovered and extinguished by
young Mr.. Patf and some others who
, were on the first floor,
5 Corporal Arthur Hurley and Private
Smith, stationed at Washington bar
> racks, were severely injured by the
r breaking OF rope Thursday while en-
: gagged in hauling on gun carrisge al
3 Fort Washington. The men were
taken to Washington on The steamer