Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-22
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Alexandria Council National Union meets
Tonight
There were two dodgers at the Station house
last night.
horse belonging to Mr. W P. Graves lied
Saturday evc.ing.
The County Court met to-day and adjourn
cd till Wednesday. No business of import
ance was transacted.
Will Thomas, colored lad 8 years of age,
was drowned at the bathing beach in Wash
ington at 30 this afternoon.
Nineteen carloads of sick soldiers passed
through this city last night on their way
| North from southern camps
Turing the recent current in the river Mr..
VIM Ni'lo.t ueht a life box" adrift which
proved to be full of extra large catfish.
Hon. JOIN F. Rixey and Hon. William A.
Jones, member of Congress from the First dis
trict addressed meeting at Fsuquier County
Court to-day.
tesm of horses ran away on Alfred street
on Saturday and ran into the steps at the res
idenco of Auditor +. f. Price, nearly break
ing in the door.
stray horse was taken up near the Stone
bridge this morning by coored boy and
was brought to the station house where it will
be held to await its owner.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will give
an excursion to River Wow ON Thursday next.
The affair, it is believed, will be ono of the
plaasantost OF the season.
The young people OF the First Baptist
Church will give musical and lawn party vt
the residence OF Mr.. Alex. Lyles. south Fair
fsx street, on Thursday and Friday evenings
next.
The only case before the Mayer this morn
irg was that of saloon keeper, arrested by
{ Ulcers Atkinson and Wilkinson charged
with selling liquor on Sunday. She was dis
missed.
Mrs. Charles Dean, of this city, who is on
visit to Smiths Point and vicinity, had her
knee cap broken day or two ago by boat
in which she WAS seated coliiding violently
with wharf.
A telegram was received in this city yes.
t9rday announcing the death of Rev. Arson
@. P. Dodge .jr at his home on st. Simon's
Island Ga Mr.. Dodge was son of Mrs r.
w. Dodge, of this city
A review will be given tonight at O'clock
of the :oventh Day Adventists' teachings at
The corner of King and Washington streets
4 Washington city gospel wagon, conducted
by Evangelist Cuddy, will be in attendance.
Soldiers from the South continue to pass
through the city. On Saturday venng trains
composed of long strings of Pullman and
Wagner pirlor cars, all crowded with soldiers,
passed through Fayette and Henry streets OIL
their way North.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the
.eath of Rev. Father Dennis O'Kane, the
members of C'Kane ouncil. c. B L., and the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum attended serv-
ices at St. Mary's Church at a. N. and 1e
ceved holy communion.
The steamer Wakefield took the place of
| the Columbia on the Washington ferry route
this morning. The latter steamer is being
inspected. The Arrowsmith will make the
Wakefeld's landings The Wakefield will 90
II Baltimore next week for a new set Of
boi ers.
Mr. Charles Davis, clerk in the drug store
of w. T. Smith at Columbus and Princess
strseis had his hands badly burned yesterday
afternoon by acid. Mr.. Davis was endeavor
ing to remove the stopper from bottle con-
tanning the fluid when the bottle burst.