Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Sixty dog licenses have SO far beer
issued.
Children's Day was celebrated yes
terday at the Village Chapel.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the Village Chapel to-
night.
The street letter and parcel boxes
have been newly painted brillian,
red color.
Should the weather permit, the Alex
andria Light Infantry will have street
parade tonight.
A meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners will be held tonight at
the Mayors office.
The Y. NJ. s. l.. and the Evening
Stars will play game of ball to-mor-
row at Riverside Park
The big leather back turtle which
was recently caught in Chesapeake bay
is now on exhibition at the Washing
ton market.
A regular weekly meeting of Belle
Haven Council, Junior Order of Me-
chanics, will be held in Jr. o. q. A. M {.
Hall tonight.
A number of colored persons were
baptizei in the river off Battery Rodgers
st 2 o'clock yesterday evening in the
presence of q large crowd of spectators.
Mrs. Mary Anna Kaufman, we'll
known in this city, fell from the third
story window of her hotel, in New
York. Friday last, and was badly in
jured.
A little son OF Mr.. Raymond Grover
fell overheard at the shipyard on Sat
urday evening, but was rescued by
Capt. Geo. Davis, OF the tug Templar,
who jumped into the river after him.
A fight in IL bar room near Arlington
on Saturday night between some white
and colored men gave rise to re
port that three white men had been
murderously attacked and robbed by
footpads.
During dispute in an upper King
street saloon Saturday evening between
James Lewis and Ed. Ware, both
colored, the latter cut the former on
the face with pocketknife. Lewis was
arrested and this morning fined $12.
Having no money he was sent to the
chain gang.
Frank Harvey, young man who
said he was connected with the Wash
ington bureau of the New York World,
made desperate effort to jump from
the deck of the steamer Manchester and
drown himself in the Potomac last
night shortly after the steamer had
left her wharf in Washington.
Mr.. Samuel DeNedrey and Miss Isa.
belle Hall came here to-day from
Washington, procured the necessary
license and were married by Justice
Pelton at his office on Fairfax street
The groom gave az his reason for being
married by q magistrate that he had
more respect for the law than the Cos
pei.
Arthur Parker, colored, was sent to
Jail to-day from Alexandria county by
Justice w. s. Hull on warrant sworn
out by Michael Shegrue, white. Parker
had been arrested for disorderly con-
duct and assault on Shegrue aud was
put under bond of $500 to keep the
peace for twelve months Failing to
give the bond he was sent to Jail.
Mrs. Nellie Warder, wife of Mr..
Frank Warder, was found dead in
bed yesterday morning. She had
been in ill health for long while.
She leaves one child, little boy. The
deceased was daughter of the late
Daniel W. Lewis, who for many years
was Superintendent of the Alexandria
Water Works. He represented this
city in the Legislature in 1865.
A large crowd attended the game Of base
ball played at the Dyke yesterday evening
between the Cleveland league team and the
givcrsides of Washington. The Clevelanls
won by score OF u to J..
TIE big engine which runs the machinery
1T tho Southern Railway shops in this city
broke down this morning and work at the
shops was suspended for some hours till re
pairs could be made