Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Belle Haven Council, Jr. o. U. A. M
meets tonight.
The rush to the clerks Office to OBJ.
tain marriage licenses continues.
The Mirth Clubs banquet on Thurs.
day night will be given ut McBurney' Is
Hall.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday 10 Phillip A.
Williams ard Lucy A. Dohman, both oil
this city.
The infant child of l.. Nick. Turner,
formerly of this city, and who is confined
in Jail in Washington charged with the
larceny Of papers from the Congression-
al Library, died Saturday night.
Frank Goodrich, former resident of
this city, died at Accokeek, Prince
Georges county, Nd, yesterday. The
deceased at one time conducted sd
loon on Prince street, between Lee and
Union.
Very fine shad have made their ap-
pearance in the Potomac as high up as
King George and Stafford counties, and
the fishermen are arranging to launch
their seines just as soon as the weather
will permit.
A horse attached to Mr.. Harry Simp.
sons bread wagon ran away on south
Fairfax street early this morning. The
wagon was overturned and one of the
wheels knocked of before the animal
was stopped.
A young white man, giving his name
as Joseph A. Hutton, of Washington,
had his left arm badly mangled. while
in the act OF boarding freight train on
the Washington Southern Railway
Saturday night in this city. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital,
Washington, and his arm amputated.
Very interesting services were held
yesterday evening by Mr. Dickinson at
the railroad reading rooms and the at
tendance was the largest of the winter
Mr.. Dickinson's address was both in
teresting and instructive and was high
ly appreciated. During the evening
Miss Rathbone sang most effectively
"Life's Railway to Heaven" Services
will be held there again to night.
Joseph Mitchell, colored, was arrest
ed to-day by Officer Wilkinson for
abusive language. Later Ella Hope,
a mniatto girl, was arrested on charge
of vagrancy. The girl charges Officer
Wilkinson with questionable conduct,
and the case will be examined to night.
Mitchell was fined Saturday tor indie
cent conduct. Officer Wilkinson de-
MES the charge in toto and demands
the fullest investigation.
A telegram from New York says
Fishermen are now making good catches
of shad in their pound nets on the Caro-
lima grounds, particularly on the Roa-
noke marshes, and the shipments to
the northern markets are increasing
daily. The indications are very favor
able, the fishermen think, for an early
shsd season unless heavy freeze sets
in. The fish reaching market are
prime and the large roes retail at 81 80
a pair and the buck ahad 10 Cents
pair. Prime, fresh herrings are % cents
a dozen.
A fire alarm was sounded yesterday morn
ing for an explosion of a gasoline stove in the
kitchen of Mr. Charles Herbert, on Queen
street. near Washington. The entire fire &C.
partmout responded but the fire had been
extinguished before their services were need
ed But little damage was done.
Joseph G. Cline. who for the past fifteen
vears has guarded the Citizens National
Bank. in Washington, at night, died suddenly
at his post of duty at early hour yesterday
morning
Another case of scarlet fever was reported
to the police yesterday