Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-03
cal BREgETIES.

A case of diphtheria is reported at
No. GIL KING street.
Th9 monthly meeting of the Colum-
bia fire company will be- held tonight.
A horse belonging to Mr.. II. B,ader
, recently stuck a nail in It's foot aud it is
fear, d it will die from lockjaw.
The sale OF condemned horses, wag.
ons, &c, at st. Asaph to-day was we'll
attended and fair prices were realized.
The Hydrsulion engine horses, which
have been sick for the pasg lew days,
have recovered and are in service again.
The Metropolitan Concert Company
gave an excellent entertainment at the
Opera House last night, but the attend
ance was very small.
A gentleman was 10 the city yester-
day looking at the cotton factory
property to ascertain if it could be uti,
iized Tor manufacturing purposes.
The Needle.work Guild will occupy
a room at No. 81 south Fairfax street.
Il will be open to receive garments
from the S.h to the 18th of November.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday to Theo. Marcy,
OF CherFydale. Va, and Halle Elliott,of
Langley, Va, and Edward G. Taylor
and Alice Burton, both of Pittsylvania.
The demand for cheaper bread 10
Washington grows in force each day,
and Judging from the present outlook
the bakers will be compelled to accede
TO the demands Of the consumers and
reduce the price OF a loaf at least one
cent.
In the Corporation Court to-day in
the case of W. E. Balm VS. Mamie Mel
son, Judge Norton declined to confirm
the sale Of property TO the German Co.
operation Building Association No. 5,
and entered an order for resale of the
property.
Mr.. CORTLAND Il. Smith, of Hampton
Stock Farm, near this city, has sold 10
Mr.. B. Lowndes Jackson, of Mary aid
the 5 year DID bay geld!rg merry boy"
winner of the"U pperville SteepIechase"
10 June 1898. TIE price realized it is I'M
derstood was large one.
The Maryland Agricultural College
football eleven played yesterday the
Episcopal High School team, and met
signal defeat, the High school boys
Winning by q score OF 81 to 0 During
the game Shipley, of the Maryland
club, had his shoulder broken. He was
attended by Dr.. Howard.
Charles Baum, dealer in dry goods
and novelties, on Seventh street, Wash.
ington, yesterday made an assignments
4 succession of misiortunes and the
pressure OF liabilities, which the house
was unable TO meet, is given SIS the
precipitatiDg cause Of the assignment.
Liabilities Sl6l,6l3.
Mrs. Florence George and Miss Kate
McAtee, both of Washington, were
struck by Baltimore AND Ohio Rail
road train at Langdon, Nd, about
1920 o'clock last night and were killed
instantly. They had been attending
party given by Isaac D. Porter, Assist
ant Superintendent of the Reform
School at Bladensourg, and were walk
ing across the track on their way home
when struck by train.
Purchasers of drygoods who read the
new advertisement OF Messrs. Isaac
Eichberg & Sons will consult their in
terest by calling and inspecting the
stock and noting the low prices.
From tomorrow until December 10Th
hey purpose to give coupon to each
cash customer purchasing to the
amount Of one dollar which will enll
tie him or her to a chance in the beau!i-
iul imported punch bowl now on exhi-
bition in their store window.
The funeral of the late G. W. Hunter who
died in Washington on Tuesday night, took
place this evening from the residence Of his
brother Mr.. j. L. Hunter, OIL upper Prince
street. The services were conducted by Rev.
Bergman Green.
Its reported that to relieve himself from
embarrassment, Gov. Tyler will not make
any appointment to the office of flour inspec-
tor for this city, but will allow Mr.. Thomas
Perry, the present inspector, to hold over.
MI. J. T. Beckham, jr, who recently left
here in charge of number of government
horses, mules and wagons for Texas, has r9-
turned and will soon taxe moro to that State.
The schooner ]. P. Robinson which was
recently dismasted during a storm on the
river, has been reitted with new masts and
will soon make TIP down the river
Messrs. G. E. Price & Co. will have for sale
in market tomorrow some fine salt water
tailors, trout and rockfish.