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

While playing with companion to
day boy named Harry Shirley va
shot on the hand with blank cartridg
from piston and badly hurt.
Carrie Travers, who was fined SIS BY
Mayor Simpson on Saturday for being
drunk on the streets, being unable L
raise the amount was sent to the work
house.
The regular monthly meeting of thu
Woodlawn Farmers Club will be hello
at the home of Mr. E. E. Mason on Sat
urday next, the 10th inst. 1t will be
addressed by Prof. Mason.
In the Corporation Court to-day the
will of Albert Wilson, colored; was ad
mitted to probate and Mr.. W. ?. Grave;
| qualified az executor and rs guardian
of the infant children.
! A movement is on foot here among
the clergymen of the city to discourage
Sunday funerals, which demand clerical
attendance at time when the clergy.
; man has regular engagements which
occupy the day.
Mr.. Robert N. Bruce, father of Mr..
Robert Bruce, of this city, died at his
home in Sperryville on Saturday. The
deceased was about 70 years of age and
had large acquaintance throughout
the State, being well known contrac-
tor and builder of railroad bridges.
A team attached to brick wagon
was struck by an electric railway train
at the crossing near Alexander Island,
in the county last Saturday evening.
One of the horses was killed and the
other was seriously injured. The wagon
was demolished, but tho colored driver
escaped serious injury.
Mayor Simpson will call the Police
Commissioners together Thursday
night next for the purpose of consult
ing with them on change in the work.
ing of the police force. 1t is under
stood that the police may be invited to
this meeting and their ideas of patrol
ing the city be heard.
The game of baseball at the Dyke
Park yesterday between the Riverside
professionals and the Young Mems So
dality, resulted in score of 90 to II in
favor of the former, Bremen and Poss
were not we'll supported. During the
game the catcher of the Riverside was
struck by ball and badly hurt.
But one Fourth of July casualty has
been reported. Jack Beach, small
colored boy, living on lower Princess
street, was badly burned about the face
and neck by the explosion of can of
powder. He was attempting to charge
small cannon when spark fell in the
can of powder with the above result.
The o'clock train from Washington
Saturday night on the Mount Vernon
electric railway struck and killed a
horse at Addison crossing, near Four
mile Run powerhouse. The animal is
said to have belonged to a band of
gypsies who are camped near the cross
ing. The horse was attached to cart
which, however, was unoccupied at the
time of the accident.
A number of Alexandrians attended the
celebration of the Fourth of July by the Sons
of Confederate Veterans at Wellington yes.
terday. All express themselves as having
spent an enjoyable day, and are profuse in
their praise of the music furnished by the
young pedestrians of Alexandria, under the
leadership of Prof. Pitt and Louis Bohraus.
Mrs Annie Schwab, through Secretary
Thomas j. Clark of Oriental Council, No
312, Royal Arcanum of Washington, received
to-day the insurance or death benefit of her
husband: j. Adam Schwsb, in accordance
with the rules of the order
Tho n IT AZ C1,,b foro,oIjxx
the Fourth in their newly furnished rooms
in the City Hotel building yesterday. Jollty
and fireworks were the order CT the day and
were enjoyed as only young Americans know
how.
City Sergeant W. B. Smith will sell to-
morrow "Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
at Messrs. O'Neal & Lunt's, northwest cornor
of King and Fairfax streets, the personal Of
fects of the late Mrs. Mary A. Markham.
At Woodbridge on Saturday game of ball
city and the Occoqusn nine The game re-
suited in favor OF the former by score of %
to IL.
Valentine Chanault, vagrant, being tired
OF life, on Saturday evening attempted to
commit suicide by drinking laudanum. He
is going about again.
Ihe union Sunday school excursion TO
River View to-day was largely attended, and
large crowd is expected on the 7:15 boat
this evening,
Mr.. A. W. Conway, OF Danvillo, has ar
rived. and will assume management of the
Braddock House in few lays
The police have been directed to break up
the crowd of disorderly boys who congregate
near Laphen's row nightly.
Mr.. E. E. L. Field during the remainder of
the summer will close his store at 7 o'clock
in the evening.
A false alarm of fire was sounded at twelve
o'clock today, caused by a mistake in telo
phone call.
The Sunday school of the NJ. P. Church
held very pleasant picnic at Woodawn yes
ter1ay.
In a race yesterday the steam yacht Amer.
icus was distanced by the Sutton.
The weather was so warm to- lay that tho
brcklayers bad to stop work.
The monthly meeting of the Hydra ulior
Fire will be held tonight
BAsEBALL.-The National Lesgue baseball
games played yesterday resulted as fol.
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