Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-30
LOCAL BREVITIGS.

The mercury reached almost 90o again to-
dry.
about 300 horses arrived at St. Asaph yes.
to-day.
The oyster season will open on Thursday
of this week-September LIST
But one ledger applied for accommodation
at the station house last night.
A prohibition speaker is now making
nightly speeches on the street corners.
a case of scarlet fever is reported on Pitt
street, between Cameron and Qleen.
eome of the gas pipes On Columbus street,
between King and Prince, are i'll bad oondi-
ton
A Bell telephone has been placed in the
Office of T, G. Howard, Ill south Fairfax
'sreet.
The meeting of the teachers Of the public
schools will be held on Saturday nom NJ at
8 o'clock.
The schooner Nathan Lawrence having
discharged her cargo of ice sailed to-iay for
Georgetown.
florence Livingston WAS fined 50 80 by
the Mayor this morning for vulgar and abus-
i've language.
Mr. F. s. Lradbea;er has reported that
set of harness was stolen fr' IN his stable on
Sunday night
The German Building Association No. 5
| last night made seven loans amounting to
81, 400 at par.
A new postofice has been established st
Ditchley, Fairfax county, with Frank ID. Sa:-
| fell as postmaster.
Attention is again called TO the condition OF
NAM of the alleys. These nuisances exist
in every portion of the town.
DIR G. T. Klipslen has sold TO Minnie Gold
! smith lot in Klipsten's subdivision In
Washington for 81 900, subject to trust.
An itinerant umbrella member was takcn
| sick in the southern elton Of the city to-day
and WAS sent to the Intirmary for treatmen'
About eighty Aexandrlans last night at
tended the excursion of the Washington
Shriners and spent most delightful evening
Christopher Dickson has sold to Katharine
LsLdsdae, of Washington, the property IN
West End occupied ly the late Henry Engei.
hardt
The schedule for the Theological Seminary
mail has been changed as follows Arrive
here at s a IN. and 4 p m, leave ct 8 q. M.
and 4:30 p. M.
The republican congressional conyeution
will meet vt Ssrepts Hs. in this city to-mor
row at o'clock. So far no one has agreed 10
accept the nomination for Congress.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Fred d. Williams and Eu-
nice T. Bragg. both OF Richmond Eugene F.
Rost. of Alexandra, and Jennie OBrien, snd
Hugh A. Wiley and Alice Wylie, of Vienna.
During the absence of the family from
home some malicious person few nights
since entered the residence of Mr. Z. Il: KEN
per, on Fairfax street nesr Prince, and knock
ed dow quantity Of plaster and broke 4
numb 0 pieces of bric-@-brsc.
The Washington Hydr ulic Brick Com
many. whose works are short distance south
Of The Long bridge in Alexandiis county, ha;
purchased a small tract of fine hlua cay lsV''
= short iistAncc beyond Severn station on The
Baltimore sud Potomac railroad, and is shif-
ping the clay to its works in the county.
Mrs Julis Bowie, died at her iescen &c. al
Carka's Gap. Loudoun county, Sunday, she
WAS the widow of Gilman Rowc, civil eng,
neer. under whose direction the present W.
o branch of the Southern Raj way, then the
AIexapdris. Loudoun snd Hampshire, was
located and built.
Meas,s q. F. Price & Co. will have for sale
at tho stall in market tomorrow some hue
salt water trout, tailors snd sturgeon.