Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The advance guard of mayhies has made its
, appearance.
The Mystic Circle will meet tonight to
elect officers.
The City Electoral Board has had printed
the tickets to be used at the coming election.
Evangelist Randall visited the jail yester-
day morning and made q short address to the
prisoners
John Schatier, painter fell from the Chain
bridge yesterday and received wounds which
caused his death.
Mr. Jacob Brill will give q crab picking to
his friends at his restaurant at the east end Of
King street tonight.
Messrs. Rogers s. Bro, of this city arc d riv.
ing piles for the foundation of an annex to
the Hote! Raleigh in Washington.
heavy dark cloud passed over this city
about O'Clock this morning and light rain
fell. There was also shower last night.
Lr. VIM Gibson narrowly escaped injury
this morning a wheel of his carriage break.
ing off just as tho vehicle stopped in front OF
the city Jail.
Fannie Lewis, daughter of Maria Shelton.
both well known colOred residents of this
city, died yesterday evening at her homo on
The annual meeting of the Fairfax Mutual
Telegraph Company was held in Judge Loves
Office last week. The old officers and direc.
tors were re- 'ected
A horse belonging to Mr.. Robert Travors
fell through the trestle over the canal locks
yesterday and some difficulty was experienced
in e1tricating the animal.
There is again some talk Of the organiza-
ton of home guard company in this city,
but it is said that nothing will be done in that
direction until it is known how many men,
bers of the Alexandria Light Infantry will
return from Richmond.
tramp either fell from or was knocked off
the bridge at Woodbridge this morning. He
was picked up by the trainmen of the Wash
layton Southern Railway, put on north
bound train ard sent to Washington for treat
ment. The man was seriously hurt.
Troops from tho North, bound for Tampa,
are moving rapidly now, and are passing
through this city on almost every train. Nine
trains loaded with volunteers passed through
he:e yesterday over the Pennsylvania road
for the South. These troops compose the
Second Massachusetts and the Seventy rst
New York volunteers.
4 large number of people from this city
ana washington visited Falls Church yeSter
day for the purpose Of viewing the encamp.
ment. On the return the road became block
cd with vehicles, and carriage from which a
lady had just jumped was upset. A young
man Of this city was arrested on the charge
Of causing the accident.
On Saturday evening the prettiest game Of
baseball OF the season was played at the Epis-
| copal High School near this city between the
team of that school and the Baltimore Busi.
ness College, which was won by the High
School by score of to 1. From atart to
finish the game was full of good plays. a
double play made ia the last inning By the
High School being espoci lily worthy of men,
ton.
large force of mon have been engaged by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company extend
ing tracks from Washington and Ohio juno
ton into the st Asaph race track. This
tract of land, which is provided with several
hundred stables, has been secured by the
government for quarteripg horses and mules
which have been purchased for army pur.
poses. 1t is expected that the work OF laying
the turnouts will be completed within day
or two. and that 200 horses and mules will
be stabbed at ST Asaph. large consign-
ment Of army wagons is also on the way 10 St.
Asaph and U. S. officers were there to-day
making arrangements for their reception