Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Twelve dodgers were at the police
station last night.
The mercury last night dropped to
81 degrees and there was frost this
morning.
Mount Vernon Council, Daughters Of
America, will hold its regular weekly
meeting tonight.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company will
be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington yesterday to h. F Slack
and Martha Jackson, both of Occoquan
Maria Shelton has sold to Fan y
Lewis house and lot on the west sioe
of Payne street, between Queen and
Princess.
Mr.. Marion Carrico, brakeman on
the Southern Railway, had his fingers
painfully mashed last night by getting
his hand caught in brake,
Complaint is made by some OF the
merchants of the annoyance caused by
boys who play ball on the Strand ard
damage property thereby.
The steamer Wakefield left Wash
ington for Baltimore to-day for repairs.
The T. V. Arrowsmith will run on the
river route until the Wakefield returns.
A regular meeting of Osceola Tribe,
|. 0. O. Il. NJ, was held last night at
which Sachem Henry Hunter presided.
The finance committee made their re-
port, showing the tribe to be in a flour
ishing condition financially.
The dwelling house and contents of
Mr.. G. w. Veitch, at Torreyson's sta
ton in the crunty, were burned to day;
loss, $1,000, partially insured. The
flames caught from forest fire which
is sweeping that part of the county.
Another game of checkers will b,
played at the Brotherhood Reading
! Rooms tonight between MIR. Tom
Travers aud Mr.. Harry Angelo. There
will be twenty five games played. and
an exciting contest is looked for. All
are invited.
In Washington yesterday ]. M. Brad
lev petitioned for divorce from Adeline
Price Bradley. They were married at
Lynchburg, November Is, 1875, and
lived together until January l, 1894,
when Mr.. Bradley charges his wife de-
serted and abandoned him.
In the Corporation Court to-day in
the case of r. L. Hunter vs.. Robert
Hunter decree was entered confirm
ING the sale of certain property on st.
Assph street, between King and Cam
eron. to VIM. Desmond, and appointing
A. w. Armstrong to convey property.
Mr.. Henry L. Simpson, one of the
Oldest citizens of Jefferson county, died
last Sunday at the home of his grand.
daughter, Mrs. Peter Bsxlev, in
Charlestown, in the oath year of his
ACE. Mr.. Simpson was born near this
civ but had lived in Jefferson county
for many years.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, which includes all the churches
OF that denomination in Maryland and
the District of Columbia and adjacent
sactions OF Virginia, including the
church in this city, is to be held next
"Wednesday in Baltimore at the Broad
way Street Church.
A. l.. Grimes, who said he repre-
sented the poorest class OF people in
the community, appeared yesterday
before the District Of Columbia com
missioners with an appeal in behalf OF
himself and the men in his employ, for
permission to continue seine fishing IN
the waters of the upper Potomac: he
said they only catch herring, and put
back ali game fish into the river. be
declared that the sportsmen are re-
sponsible for the decrease of game fish
A dispatch from Cumb rland,i lind.
SAYS: There has been great activity IL
the Cumberland boat yard Of Meredith
Winship & TO-, of Washington, anc
two handsome new boats are ready t.
be launched, one belonging to L. Z
Smoot, of Alexandria. and named 70
him, and the other belonging to Mere
dith, Winship & Co., and named for J