Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| The last day of the last summer
month.
The oyster season proper begins to
morrow, September LIST, but now the
oyster season continues throughout the
year.
AS will be seen in an advertisement
elsewhere school books and school sup
plies eau be purchased at low rates at
Carne's hook store.
Nellie Beavers, eleven years of age,
daughter of Mr.. William Beavers. died
yesterday at her home, 500 Queen
street, of typhoid fever.
Mr.. ]. w. Albaugh has cold his in
terest in the Lafayette Square Theatre,
in Washington, to Philadelphia pur-
chaser.
Giuseppe Moline and Sarace Santa
came to this city from Washington yes.
terday evening and were married by
Rev. J. II. Butler, at the parsonage OF
the Baptist church.
The season for killing sora and reed
birds opens tomorrow and the slaugh.
ter of those birds will begin by daylight
in the marshes near this city. Already
it is said many of these birds have been
killed.
City Auditor Price to-day received a
letter from Mr.. W. 81. Friedman, the
gentleman who recently examined the
lighting plants of the city, saying that
he would be here Thursday with re-
port and maps.
In Washington to-day the receivers
of the Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company were directed to
tie up the steamer River Queen and
after due notice to sell the boats, lands
and other property of the company.
The regular weekly meeting of Belle
Haven Council, Junior Order Uuited
American Mechanics, was held in their
hall on Fairfax street last night. The
meeting throughout was of much in
terest, several questions of interest
to the order being discussed. The meet
ing was largely attended.
Guard Smith, of the Richmond peni-
Tertiary, passed through this city yes.
terdsy evening on his way to that in.
stitution, having in charge Edward
Jameson, John Harris and Mary
Brooks, all colored. Jameson will
serve seven years for setting fire to the
barn of Constant Ponnet, near this city,
and Harris will serve five years for stab
bling a man. The woman was convict.
ed of burglarizing several houses in
Fairfax county and was sentenced to
FIVE years. ALI the prisoners were
lodged in the penitentiary to-day.
The report in circulation to-day that John
Henderson, known as Nubby Henderson, of
this city, had been crushed while attempting
to board train between Baltimore and
Philadelphia yesterday, is not credited by his
relatives here.
Complaint having been made of the noise
made by the electric cars in rounding the
curve at the corner of King and Columbus
streets caused by defective rails, Mayor Simp-
son has directed that the nuisance be absted.
During the month the clerk of the Corpora.
ton Court recorded % deeds and issued
25 marriage licenses, 10 to white and 10 to
coiored persons.
Alderman J. B. N. Curtin got his hands
caught in lathe at his foundry yesterday
and had the ends of his fingers quite badly
cut.
An effort is being made to organize hose
company in the Second ward and to occupy
the old Hydraulion engine house.
A special Getting of Alexandria Council,
Royal Arcanum, will be held tomorrow night.
The steam pleasure yacht Americas was in
spected yesterday and found to be o. z.