Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A covy of patridges was seen OIL
Jones's Point this morning.
Mr.. Grant Keller, formerly of thi:
city but recently of New Jersey, dice
yesterday morning of typhoid fever.
The market to-day was fairly wei
supplied with every thing in season anG
prices in some instances were rather
higher than those of last week.
Belle Haven Council, Knights of Hon
or, has received draft for $4,000, the
amount of the benefit held by the late
r. 81. Moore, and payable to his widow
The wharf being built by Mr.. D w
Aitcbeson between Prince and Duke
streets is being pushed rapidly to com
! pletion. 1t will be one of the best
Wharves on the. river front.
A colored woman prisoner while be-
ing driven to the work house yesterday
! by Officer Sherwood was thrown from
the cart by one of the wheels striking
against rock.
A sensationalist this morning started
report that resident of the southern
part of the city who had recently re-.
turned from the South was sick with
yellow fever. The report was short
lived.
Messrs. ]. A. Marshall & Bro, of 422
King street, have awarded contract
for q new front to their shoe store. The
old windows will be removed and re-
placed by handsome plate glass, the
vestibule will be tiled and when COM
pleted the store will be the handsomest
shoe store in the city. During the re-
modelling of the store the firm offers
some choice bargains in boots, shoes
and clothing. See advertisement in
another column.
Messrs. Wythe White and Graham
Hill were both quite badly injured last
night while bicycle riding on Mount
Vernon avenue, in the county. The
two gentlemen were riding at a good
speed on down grade, when without
warning their wheels were struck by
team coming from the opposite direc-
ton. They were thrown violently to
the ground, but escaped with few
painful injuries and broken wheels.
Later they received medical attention in
this city.
The trial of silas g. Daish, a well-known
feed dealer of Washington, charged by Miss
Estelle Sherwood with assault, was held be-
fore the Police Court in that city yesterday
Miss Sherwood testified that Mr. Dsish cal ed
and had several times made improper re-
he rN ha hot Doi nfi
toward her had made her sick and she wss
compelled to leave her employment with him.
The mother of the girl also gave damaging
testimony against Mr.. Daish. The defendant
made a complete denial of the charges and
said that it was case Of blackmail The case
Was finished, but no verdict rendered.
Mayor Simpson thinks that one of the most
important questions of municipal administr.
tons to arise In the near future will be wheth-
er change of policy in relation to the city
light works should be adopted. The electric
plant will soon need very considerable ex-
penditure to maintain its efficiency, the gas
light plant, formerly quite profitable, turning
five or six thousand dollars year into the
city treasury, has ceased TO be source of
profit, and lease or sale of the works to r
company has been talked Of The mayor
says the plan finds favor with many conserva.
tive citizens.
Mr. D. W. Delaney, of this city. has discov.
cred that his farm in Prince William county,
has gold upon it. He brought with him from
recent visit to his farm several nuggets,
which he stated he secured from one pan
in a comparatively short while.
meeting of the W. O. T. q. will he held
on Monday in the NJ. E. Church South at 3
p. M. AS this will be last meeting of the
Union before the meeting of the annual con.
vention in Danville it is highly important
that every member should be present.
The composite steamer, which William E.
Woodall & Co. are building for the Randall
Steamboat Company, for use on the Potomac
river. nov has her steel frames in position.
The boat is TO be 1875 feet long.
The mercury at 6 o'clock this morning
registered $40.