Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

sarepts Lodge of Odd Fellows last nigh
transacted only routine business.
A school of porpoises was seen in the rive
! off Colonial Beach few days ago.
Grace Church Sunday school gave an ex
I cursion to River View to-day which was vel
attended.
Mr.. Louis Brill last night entertained
number of his friends at a crab picking giver
at the Opera House restaurant.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton yesterday to Joseph F. KILLER and Sallit
Hawkins, both Of Culpeper county.
The Alexandria Water Company is laying
q square of four-inch mains on Wolfe street
between Columbus and Alfred streets.
The yacht Eaz,l, with party of young
men from this city on board. has returned
from two weeks trip to the lower river.
patient at the Emergency Hospital in
Washington yesterday was treated with the
auti-toxine of lockjaw with apparent success.
Csrre's book and periodical store was
opened this morning on King street, just
west of Washington, with we'll assorted
stock.
Mr. Burdck, of Onancock, Va, will deliver
another one OF his interesting lectures at the
III. P. Church tonight. The public are COZ
daily invited.
One of the Portner Brewing Company s
wsgons broke down at the corner of King
and Royal streets this morning, but only
slight damage was done.
John Harrington, bright youth of Wash.
ington. was drowned yesterday afternoon
while bathing in Little river, between Ana.
lostan Island and the Virginia shore.
The Little Wharfrats defeated the Tunnel
Town nine yesterday by score of 38 to IA.
The feature Of the game was six pitchers
knocked out of the box by the Wharfrats
At the monthly meeting last night Of the
Hydraulion Fire Company one member was
elected. Chief Engineer Pettey called dur
ing the meeting and made few appropriate
remarks.
Yesterday evening during the absence of
Mr.. ElzeY Phillips and his family from their
home on Duke street, near Fairfax, some one
entered the house and turned nearly every
thing topsy turyy.
The committee on poor met last night and
audited number of accounts against the
aims house. 1t will be the policy of the
committee to endeavor to reduce the expenses
of the aims house and the out.of,door poor.
Mr.. W. a. Friedman, of New York, in
answer TO letter from the joint committees
of light and finance. has written that he will
probably be in this city tomorrow to make
an examination of the city gas works and
electric plant.
Superintendent of Schools Kemper this
evening concluded the examination of teach
ers for the white schools. Tomorrow the
examination for those of the colored schools
will be commenced and will continue till
Friday evening.
The steamer Wakefield was sent down the
river on an extra trip last night to assist the
Arrowsmith in bringing up her heavy freight.
She returned this morning and was delayed
several hours in making her regular trip
down the river to-day.
DR.. Thomas McAleer Wehrly, well.known
druggist of northeast Washington, died st
Providence Hospital last evening from an
overdose of morphine Whether the dose
was taken with suicidal intent is an open
question. he was addicted to the use Of the
drug.
Lieutenant Smith and Mr. E. D. Cats. who
went to Rectortown yesterday evening to see
if they could recover a horse which had re-
Gently been stolen from Mr.. Cats, returned
this morning, but without the horse. A COL
ored boy had been arrested on suspicion of
baving had the horse in his possession, but
he proved to be innocent of the charge. Lieut..
Smith reports that bay mare was recently
turned loose in the road near Marshall, and
80 far no one has claimed the animal,