Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-06
LOCAL BREVITTES.

Interesting Childrens Day services were
held at the Village Chapel las: night.
The Alexandria Library is now oreu from
10 L g. m. instead OF from to 8 p IN.
There is some talk of an excursion from
this city to Camp Alger on Thursday next.
TIE infant child of Mr. Walter Gaha I,
who lives on Gibbon street, died last night.
Mr.. Julius Hughlett. who lived in this city
for some years, died in Washington on Satur-
day.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Lee Camp will
meet Tomorrow evening at 3 o'clock at Lee
Camp Hall.
Mr. James Nails, clerk for Mcssrs Aitche-
son & Bro, this morning caught On the wharf
carrier pigeon labeled K-2199.
The regular monthly meeting of Mary Gus.
It's Lee Chapter, U d. G F., will be held at Lee
Camp Hall, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
In the Corporation Court to-day in the case
| of W. j. Arlington VS.. Eva NJ. Arlington ct
al. s. G. Brent was appointed guardian ad Ii
tenn.
The June meeting of the Business Mems
Lesgue will take place Tonight. Letters
from several boards OF trade will be Consid-
cred.
Mr.. P. Harry Hayes, son of Mr.. Patrick
Hayes, Of this. city, has enlisted in the Alex
sndria Light Infantry, and is now at Camp
Alger
Handsome new stone steps have been
placed in front OF the Young Mons Sodality
Lyceum Hall on Duke st eat il place of the
old wooden steps.
The Warrington Bakers Association to-day
reduced the price Of bread at retail to cents
LOST. reduction to the old rates will soon
be made in this city.
Rev T. P. Bevelle, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church, delivered au eloquent
sermon last night before the members of the
order of Knights of Pythas.
The Mayor this morning directed that no
more dead animss be buried on the lot near
the old canal locks which for some years past
has been used for that purpose.
Some delay was caused yesterday evening
in the running of the electric cars between
this city and Washington by the burning out
in the latter city of an underground plow.
A Bell telephone, No. 116 has been placed
in Mr. c. c. Cabins residence on Braddock
Heights. A Bell telephone, No. 1913, has
also been placed in Mr. L. Shumans confec.
tiopery.
Yesterday was the first summer Sunday,
but the temperature was cool. The churches
were only fairly well attended, and services
were conducted according to Saturdays an.
nouncements.
The meeting in West End to take STEPS
locking to the securing of the free mail de-
livery in that village mention of which has
heretofore been made, will be he'd at Mr. w.
II. Winston's carpenter shop there tonight.
About ten o'clock yesterday morning smoke
was discovered issuing from under the wood. !
en- platform in front of Mr.. G. W. Ramsay's |
store. By the PROMPT use of g bucket of water
the flames which otherwise might have caus-
cd much damage, were extinguished. care.
lessly thrown cigarette or match is the sup |
po ed origin.
The grocery store of Mr.. Math. Acton, on |
the corner of Pendleton and Patrick Streets |
was broken into Sunday night and robbed OF |
quantity of groceries aud washing tub, in !
which the plumber was carried off Yester- |
day Sergeant Smith and Policemen Lyles and |
knight arrested James Grayson and Howard |
Bradshaw, bo.h colored, on suspicion of the |
robbery, and later recovered the stolen arti- |
Giles. This morning Grayson was sent on 10 |
grand jury and Bradshaw was dismissed by |
the Mayor.