Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The work of repaving King street. between
Fairfax and Royal. will begin in short lime
The handsome new store of Mr.. P. /,
knight on King street has been completed,
| and will be occupied at once.
Postmaster Wielt, OF Washington, has
bought, fitted up and moved into the old Ca.
leb Cushing house, in the county.
A little child Of Mrs. Cornell, of Newport
News, died last night at the home of its
grandfather, Mr.. Henry Jet, on Duke street.
Rev. j. W. Eberlein will conduct services
in English at the Lutheran Church to-mor-
row morning. There will be no evening ser
vice.
The market to-day was fairly we'll supplied
with country produce vegetables, &c, ana
prices were about tho same as those of last
Saturday.
The Soldiers Rest" will be opened in Ar
mory Hall, and the ladies of the city are re-
quested to meet there on Monday morning at
10 o'clock.
Leonard Earl, the bright and interesting
little son of Mr.. Robert E. Norris, died at his
parents residence on Prince street, yesterday
evening of cholera infantum
The house and lot of the late Charles
Thompson of Washington, about two miles
south of the Aqueduct Bridge, in Alexandria
county, has been sold for $500.
Mr.. Fora Hill, trustee. to day sold to Mrs
Emma V. Breen twenty acres of land and
the improvements thereon on the Little River
turnpike, west of West End, for S., 2O5.
A county team became frightened at an
electric car on upper King street to-day and
ran into the show window of Richards 6,
d. h. H. a.
mo'ishing the glass
The person arrested in Illinois and held on
suspicion of being Frank Funk, the alleged
murderer of William Il Brooks, in Washing
ton, is not the man for whom the Washington
authorities are searching.
Miss Ada Litteford, of Washington, was the
victim of an attempted criminal assault last
Wednesday night at Congress Heights, now
called Wilson Park, by white man named
Hugh Hayes, who has been apprchended
Al the Second Presby terrain Church Rev ]
Er est Thacker will preach his last sermon,
before leaving for his vacation, tomorrow
morning at II o'clock on THE night cometh
when no man can work" All are cordially
invited. There will De no evening service.
The Masonic Fraternity here has arranged
for the early erection of handsome mcnu-
ment at the grave of Frank 4. Reed, to the
memory of that distinguished Mason. The
memorial will be of Quincy granite sarcopha-
gus,shaped and will be built by the Alexan-
dria Marble Company.
While Mr.. ]. Z. Cation was absent from his
home few evenings since some one attempt
ed to break into his residence on Columbus
street, but Mr.. Cation returned just in time to
scare off the intruder, who had placed lad
der against the rear OF tho house and WAS
trying to open second story window.
Three frame stores at Falls Church, owned
By Mr.. Crossman, were completely destroyed
by fire yesterday. The fire originated in
Otterbach eating house from the explosion
of q gasoline stove. The 'ilroad depot was
saved only by the gallant work OF the New
Jersey soldiers stationed in the vicinity.
John sayles, colored, has been appointed to
a place in the government printing office,
vice Josiah Green, who was charged with
being a democrat 1t is said that some of
the republicans Of the First ward are indig.
nant over sayless appointment, as they say
he is more Of democrat than Green, and
they propose to enter 4 protest.