Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-27
LOCAL BREFITlBn.

The city pay roll this week amounted TO
$1l5 80.
There is an epidemic of diphtheria in the
nolthwes, ern part of Georgetown.
Francis Fountain. an old colored woman,
died this morning at her home on upper King
street.
A case of diphtheria was reported to the
police this IN )rning at No la north Patrick
stroet.
Constable Gaines, of the county, brought
Eugene Jordan, colored, who is charged with
vagrancy, t, the Jail this morning.
A delegation fCm Sarep:a Lod @, I. o. O..
+, of this city. att II led the funeral of James
Johnson at Whitehall, Baltimore county, Nd. -,
yesterday.
A meeting of the members OF the Alexan-
dria Relief Association will be held in Armory
Hall Monday, August % ii at $50 a. N a
full attendance is requested.
Mr.. E. L. Ccckrell has on his farm in Fair
fax county about forty acres of land planted
in corn which, although only one month and
one week old, averages 10 feet in height.
James r. Cation, trustee, has sold to the
Mount Vernon Building Association, No. 3 a
house and lot on the south side of Queen
street, between Patrick snd Henry, for $500.
Georgeauna, The three year old daughter of
Policeman Arlington, while at play yesterday
evening fell and broke her collar bone Tho
little sufferer was after ded by Dr. Klipsteir.
Mr. Joseph Rodgers has begun the rebuild.
iig of the freight house on Reed's wharf
which was demolished by the jbboom of the
schooner Nathan Lawrence Thursday even
i"g.
The gold medal which Mr.. Frank Hume
has provided annually for the leading pupil
of Hume pubic school, near Arlington, has
boea awarded this year to Miss Mary Z. STA
son.
The usual ls,ge crowd WAS present at Mr.
Jacob Brill's weekly crab feast last night and
all who assisted in demolishlng the piles of
crabs placed upon the counter went away
we'll pleased and well filled.
The agent of the METROPOLITAN Life Insur-
ance Company has notified the beuefciaries Of
the late Henry Engelhsrdt that the value Of
the policies beld hy him, am uniting to 5000,
is ready for immediate paym' Mt.
The Board of Supc visors for the county
have awarded contracts replacing tho old
bridge at Wilson lun to w 8. Reiv, the en-
bankment to George Salisbury and the stone
+, the abutm TO II. Roberts.
The four.year.old son of Mr., ]. r. Atwei
died tn mo-ring at II: 80 O'Clock after
few hours illness from sudden and severe
attack OF menbraneous Group. DR.. T. M.
Jones was in attendance and rendered all
possible medical aid for the relief of the little
sufferer.
Benjamin Hankinson, cclored man from
augusta, Ga was badly hurt last night in
Washington while trying TO steal ride south
on one of the trains of the southern Railway.
he was sent to the Emergency Hospital. One
leg is broken so badly that amputalioI will
have to be performed.
Mrs F. 7. King ct ais. has fold to the Old
Dominion Perpetual Building Association a
house and 10. on the south side of Queen
street. between Patrick and Horny, for $500;
house and lot en- the north side Of Prince
st 'cet between Horny and .fayette. for
ST. AS; two house and lots on the north side
o Gbbon street, between F.irfax and Royal,
for 500.
Tho "tug of war" engaged in by members of
Battery X. 4th Artillery, and the 10Th Penn
sylvania Volunteers at Woodlawn Mansion a
lew days ago. was declared draw By the ref
efees noU one and onc-half inch rope
was used with 10 soldier athletes on each
end This rope was broken and spiced sew
eal times becoming unscrSiceable for the
sur ling. Another rope not being on band the
soldier boys anus, d them elves in other ath
! tie contests.