Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Arlington Ruling, Fraternal Mystic Circle
will meet tonight at I'D Fellows Hall.
: A case OF scarlet fever i reported at tn
! home OF MIS- Lyons, on Luke street, nea
/ Lee
The weather continues extremely warm
and eneryating the mercury to-day register
NJ 92o.
A fine horse belonging to the Alexandra
Steam Bread Bakery died yesterday from the
ell Cts of the heat
Eliza Burton, much respected old colorcd
WON IN, died yesterday mo. ming at her homo
on Patrick street.
Captain Herbert Bryant TO day qualified as
Police Commissioner by taking the oath be-
tore Mayor Simpson.
Private Krugcr, of The Fifteenth Pcnnsyl
vania Volunteers, is ill with typhoid fevet q;
Mrs McGraw's, on King street.
Addison MGdella, we'll known colored
man, died ut his home oil Wolfe street yes
to-day morning of pulmonary troubles
The steamer Wakefield made special trip
to Cone river on Saturday night and returned
last night with q heavy freight of fruits and
vegetables.
Messrs. Knight nrd Bremen havo bten
given the contract for erecting stewards
hospital at Fort Washington which will cost
about So, 900
The little two.ycarod daughter of Mr.
Wiliism Shaftor WAS seriously scaded yes
to-day on her feet and legs by hot coffee
which she overturned.
Bernard Bailey, dealer in hardware at
No. $50 sevonth street, Washin iton. made
an assignment on Saturday. Liabilities,
$3,357 assets, 81 1923.
Leslie Fancy, the eleven-year. son of
Mr. Horace Eamoy, iel from tree in his
yard on south Royal street yesterday after
noon and was badly hurt.
The warm weather of yesterday kept many
people in doors, and tho congregations ut the
different churches were rather slim. light
shower of rain fell this evening.
The parents of a child who was bitten by Il
dog last week have withdrawn their request
to have tho dog ki led. and the Mayors order
to that effect has been revoked.
George Lowe, colored, wos to-day commit
tod TO jail oy Justice Stevens of the county.
for cutting VIM. Ware, also colored, during Il
difficulty i'll the county Oh Saturday.
Dan Ferguson, colored arrested in this city
on q charge of stealing horse in Fairfax
county, WIS on Saturday s.n. on TO the grand
jury of that county by Justice Trplett
Complaints have been made against several
Washington firms doing business in this city
of their failure to take out licenses, and war
rants for the arrest of their agents will prob
ably be issued.
Paul Butler. the infant son Of Sergeant
Levey. of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Voun-
teers, died at Fort Sheridan on Saturday and
was buried in st. Mary'a cemetery, in this
city yesterday.
Daniel Nelson, colored, created considerable
excitement in the vicinity of Princess sn
Royal streets, yesterday morning, by assault
ing his mother. Justice Beach was attracted
u The scene by the screams Of the woman,
and placed her assaiiant under arrest
Detectives Boardman and Gallaher of
Washington, went to Baltimore on Saturday
and arrested William Carroll, colorei, W o
had offered stolen bicycle for sale. The
wheel is the property of Herbert Spooner
and it was stolen on Monday last in Washing
ton. Carroll, who is from Lcesburg, Va,
claims TO have purchased it the same evening
in Alexandria. To- :ay Carroll was held in
$500 for the action of the grand jury.
Mr.. g. E Price will have for sale in market
tomorrow fine lot of salt water tailors,
trout, mackerel and rock fish.