Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-15
LOCAL BKEVITIEH.

The coal dealers and stove men were kept
busy today.
The street cleaning pay roll this week
amounted to $120
Several new cases of scarlet fever were re-
ported this evening.
A case of scarlet fever is reported at No.
1921 Cameron street.
There was fairly well supplied market to-
day, with good attendance. Prices are adj
vancing.
The temperature turned decidedly cooler
last night, and this morning frost could be
seen i'll this vicinity.
Charles Sullivan was arrested this evening
for trespassing on peoples property and de-
handing money, &c.
The remains of Mr. s. O'Neal who died
near Penn Mar, Pa, Oh Thursday, were in
tered at Baltimore this evening
The Gallaueet football team from Washing
ton passed through this city to-day for Char
tottesvile where they will play the Universe
ty team this evening.
Messrs. O'Neal s. Lunt sold at auction to
day the patent rights of the Edgar Car Axle
Lubrcating Company OF Sunbury, Pa, to Mr.
j. Thomas, Of this city, for the sum Of
1925.
Mrs. 4. NJ Smith died at her homo at Mid.
dleburg on Thursday night Her daughter
Mrs g. K. Pickett, of Fairfax who had been
in atterdan upon her for the past two
weeks, returned to her homo this evening.
At Rectortown, On the Manassas load, yes.
terday an engine struck the rear end of q
caboose car and knocked that and another
car from the track. No one was hurt and
the damage was slight. Travel was delayed
b 1t for short time
James Ware, ccored, repoT ted to the police
last night that his child had died from ty
Ihoid fever, and that he was without means
to provide for the burial of the infant. The
authorities directed the interment to be made
at the city's expense.
While Mrs. Ferd Knight was riding in s
DAYTON early this morning her horse became
frightened at train passing the corner o.
Prince and Henry streets, and in making
sudden turn threw Mrs knight over the
dash board, quite badly bruising her.
The report that Love'ace Brown. colored
of Fairfax county, had died last Wednesday
in the pententiary, is deried. Mr.. Jane:
McCuen, of this city, who is trustee fol-
Browns estate, telegraphed the superintend
ent of the penitentisry and was informed tina
B own is well.
Several members of Old Dominion Com
mandery, X. T., have returned from Pitts
burg. where they went to attend the triennla
conceive, snd others will return this even
lug and tomorrow. All speak in the mos
thu.iastic man er Of their trip. number
of Templars passed through this city to-day
on their way TO Mount Vernon.
Tho remains of Martin Nolan, 80 year
old, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
who was instantly killed yesterday by falling
under the wheels of a moving engine at Viz
einia avenue and F street southwest, Wash
ington, will be brought to this city to'mor
row and inferred in st. Mary's cemetery. Thu
deco sed leaves a wife and several small
children.
In reference to the item published yester
day concerning the damages awarded in th'
Circuit Court at Charlottesville against th'
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
TO Messrs. Charles King & Son. grow
| ing out of the burning of the lat
! ter's storehouse there last year, Mr.. KIN!
saws the statement that there was dynamite
in the building was incorrect and that there
was no more powder stored there than is al
lowed by Law.
The first shipment to this city of Ar
buckles eranulated sugar in two and fV,
pound packages was received by Mr.. E NJ
Anderson to-day. Prices are lower. st