Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-12
LOYAL BKEYITjGS

7 he cool weather is fastening home those
who have been spending the summer away.
pat ut fire lighter and extingu;sher h
been placed on the Columbia fire engine for
trial.
The weather last night was the coolest so
FAR this season, and ne Wy clothing and blank.
c 5 felt very comfortable.
The Sarepta Musical Association after an
adjournment OF several months, will hold
IN citing at its hall tonight at 5 o'clock.
&. 2. Taylor ct al have sold to Martin u
lus lot on the south side OF Madison street,
between Columbus and Alfred, for $500.
The steamer 5 m1e J Pentz collided with
the Prince sire wharf sa'nrday hight and
caused slight damage 10 the moth side OF the
wharf.
The steamer Estelle Randall met with
slight accident to her machinery when off
this city this morning, but the damage wos
soon repaired.
Judge Norton not having returned from
his ia NJ in lower Fairfax, no business was
transacted in the Corporation Court to-day
2he public schools reop ned this morning
for study with large attendance, ana within
a week or two all the private schools will have
reopened.
The schooner Emma, from St. .Johus, N.
B arrived here yesterday with lean bil Of
health. as ascertained by Dr.. Howard marine
inspector at this port.
Captain John Pitcher, OF the First Artll,rs.
reported to Chief ", bster yesterday that a
valuable horse had been stolen or had siIayed
from Fort Myer on sstur~ ay night.
People WHO have 10 use the Shooters Hill
road complain of the bad condition in which
that read now is and request that the at'en.
ton of t g FsiraX county authorities lie
called to it.
TIE steam yacht Americas yesterday car
red number of gentleman from Philade =
phia. Washington and this city to the prov.
ing grounds at Indian Head, where all
spent pleasant day.
The Fire Wardens have been unable so far
to secure suitable team of horses for the
Hydraui0n Engine COMPANY. The horse
belonging to that compar Y which was taken
sick last week died last night
Mr.. Chas. w. Boiler. foreman at Woodalrs
sh pyaId, Locust Point, Baltimore died Satur-
day afternoon from heart trouble The de-
ceased was native of this city. but had been
foreman OF Woodall's yard for 30 years,
A passenger by the Manassas train to-day
SAYS buggy was iun into by freight train
near Bowmsns, on that road, yesterday, and
the two ladies it-contaned were killed. He
says he heard they were the Misses Esser.
Mr.. James Maukin, we'll known and es-
I'm young III OF he firm of Mankin
Brothers, dcslers in grain at Sterling. Lou
doun county. aud who was well known in this
city, died on Fridsy last OF typhoid fever.
Mt Park Agnew, of tn S city, has succeeded
in securing schsrges far T. P. Peyion, jr.,
of lie Plains; O. :. e5sfr, of Norfolk. ard
W. Z Nc arick. OF Fredericksburg, members
OF the Fourth regiment, now 81. toned at
jacksonville, Fla.
An hopeit old colored man namsd James
G .rrett iound pocketbook with money in it
on the street this morning and carried it to
the Mayor. lny person who lost such an
article can recover the same by calling on the
Mayor and describing property.
James Webb, colored. who assaulted Mar a
Pell in November last, since which time he
has been out OF the city, returned yesterday
and wss arrested by Officers Roberts and
Knight. This morniUg he was brought be-
fore the Mayor, who dismissed him.
Rev. Father Ennis, of Georgetown College,
nresched Yesterday morning at st. Mary S
Church In the Second Presbyterian Church