Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The sale OF Marshall Hall that was to hav
t,ken pace to-day was postponed until mex
Monday.
Rev. Father Carne delivered an address be
foro the McGill Catholic Union in Richmond
yesterday evening
Arlington Ruling, Fraternsl Mystic Circle
will meet tonight at Odd Fellows Hall OF
north Columbus street.
John W. Baker, formerly assistant city
treasurer of Butte. Mont has committed sui
eide by shooting himself.
The ala: nj of fire about 8 o'clock this morn
ing was sased by the burning of some rag'
and bed in house on south Payne street.
The new hose, 800 feet for the Columbis
and 400 feet for the Hydraulion company
arrived here to day and was delivered to the
companies.
At ST. Mary's Church yesterday Rev. Faith
or Cutler announced that that church had
received ST l4O left under the will of the
late Miss Elizabeth Smythe.
julia Coleman. colored, who was committed
TO the aims house several weeks ago on sus
picion of being insane, was released from that
institution on Saturday night.
@Warden Wright, of the Riverside penten-
tiaty, near Pittsburg, has discovered T. at d
numt er of the convicts have been manufac-
tuning counterfeit 5O-cent pieces.
Late last night Mrs A. Scuddcr. of Coving-
ton, KY, one of the victims of the opera
rouse disaster, died at the CincinnstI Hospital.
This makes four fatalities thus far.
A deed has been recorded in the clerk 3
office at Fairfax conveying to Robert
Elliott of this city. lot containing four
ocrac paer Waot End for &1 EE0
Attention is called to the advertisement of
Messrs b. B. Harlow & Co., who offer bar
gains in real estate and on terms that come
within the reach of any one wanting home.
The Lexington Hotel, Chicsgo, is in tho
hands OF an assignee: The Lexington Hotel
Building Company, which owns and operates
the hotel, made an assignment to-day. Assets
are 81, 07S. 900 and liabilities $66O,794.
The game of football played on Saturday
evening between the Western High School
team OF Washington and the Episcopal High
School team on the lalter's grounds near this
city, was won by the later by g score of 16
to 4
Mira Isobel g. Johnston and others have
sold t, MIS- ]. g. Deeton the ground rent on
house at the northwest corner of Wilkes
and Alfred streets, and to Mrs. NJ. g. Powell
the ground rent on the house on the east side
OF Royal street, between King and Cameron.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
two. mssted schooner Leroy ran on to the
hulk of the old ferry steamer City Of AleXsn-
dria which was burned to the waters edge
on the river flats of this city some time ago.
The vessel was subsequently, pulled of with.
out having sustained much damage.
Mrs. ]. H. Trimyer will give an entertain
ment at Odd Fellows Hall to morrow. Some Of
the best musical talent of the city has been
secured and an excellent programme will be
rendered. All who come will be served with
refreshments and it is hoped that large au-
dience will be present, as it will be given for
the beueft of most worthy object.
John Taylor, well-knoYn colored man,
who had been employed in the stables of the
Episcopal High School near this city for some
time past, died on Saturday in Washington,
where ne had gone to visit soma friends He
was faithful servant and eDjoyed the re-
spect of all who knew him. His remains
were brought here to-day and inferred.
AZ recent meeting in Occoquan of the
stockholders of the Occoquan- " oodbridge
Telephone Company F. G. Davis was elected
president 10 fill the vacancy caused by Ed.
ward Abner's resignation, and T. Janney as
vice president to I'LL the vacancy cauSsd Dy
james S. Wyckoff's resignation. ]. W. Carter
was elected director of the company.
A collision between three runaway freight
cars and ga engine occurred on the Pennsyl.
yania Railroad tracks at Thirteen-an half
street and Maryland avenue southwest, Wash.
ington, shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning. Charles Neitzey, brakeman. was
severely injured a caboose was smashed into
kind.ing wood and the engine badly dam.
aged. NeiIzey Was removed to the Emergen.
cy Hospital. The three cars were part of
the Wild West Snow train.
Will Hall, colored, returned to his home on
north st Asaph street at an early hour yes.
terday morning in an ugly mood. After
scolding his wife he began to beat her I'm.
mercifully, and but for the prompt arrival of
several residents of the neighborhood the af
fair would doubtless have resulted seriously.
Polie emen Hall, Young, Howson and Roberts
were attracted by the screams of the woman
and those who had responded to her calls,
but by the time the officers reached the scene
the husband had made his escape