Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tomorrow will be All-Fools' Day.
According to precedent the month should
go out like lion
S aret fever and diphtheris ale still prova-
lent in the District of Columbia.
splendid company presented "Tbe B. q.
Widow Brown" at the Opera House last night
The monthly meeting of the Relief Hook
AMI L adder Company will be cid tomorrow
night
Mr.. w. II Winston has secured tho con-.
tract for flooring tie National Athletic Park,
near Washington.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templars. Of
this city, will visit Jefferson Lodge, of Del
Ray, TO morrow night.
The receipts of fish continue light. Shad
sold to-day at 81 2a20 per hundred and her
ring at $4a5 per thousand.
Judge Waddill will be in this city to.mor.
row to open the U. S. Court snd transact any
business that may come before him.
Col Withers Waller, Of Stafford, will cat
seine in the Potomac river at Wide Wafer to-
day and commence the fishing season at that
shore.
at tho meeting last night Of Jackson Coun-
Gil. Jr o. u. A NJ one member was initia ed
AMI one apr licstion for membership was 10
ceived.
A repor that thu clerks in the postofiice
and custom house would tonight give sup
pr to the retiring heads of those offices is
denied to-day.
During the month the Clerk of the Corpo-
ration Court recorded SO deeds and issued 10
marriage licenses is to white and 4 to coll
ored ersons.
The report that Mrs W. II. Hogan, of Del
Ray, had died on Tuesday night was erron-
eous and originated from telegram sent for
some unknown reason.
Rev. Cas- H Hayes, of Washington, deliv.
cred sermon appropriate to the season at
Grace Church last night which was highly
appreciated by those present.
| a heavy fall of rain occurred last night hut
this morning the skies clear ed and the tenn
peiature has lowered while stiff breeze from
the northwest has been blowing.
A Jury of inquest at Upper Marlboro, Md,
yesterday declared that Annie Brady, whose
death occurred in the home of Mr.. George
| Yermi llion, died from natural causes.
The committee on streets will meet in tie
| Council chamber to night to confer with the
properly owners on King street, between
Fairfax and Royal, in reference TO the paving
of that street.
The Southern Railway shops in Mancheste,
have shut down until some time in April on
account of the appropriation for work there
being exhausted. Several hundred people
q C out of work.
A colored employee of the electric railway
living in Washington fell from a train neal
Arlington this morning and was painfully cut
about his heal. He was taken to Washing
ton for treatment.
The work of overhauling the dynamite
cruiser fesuvus completing the Work on he
guns, and fitting her up for active service, i!
now almost flushed, and she will probably
be ordered to leave the Washington Ia--
yard within the next two dave
Miss Lee CO"LL, Of Norfolk, will address tn,
W.. c. t. U and their friencs at the III. P
Church tonight. Her recitaticns are Away,
interesting and are inte7speTssj with shor
temperance TALKS She spoke to the Loya
Temperance Legion at the Ii. E. Church
South yesterday afternoon.
Cut In clear hand with o diamond on &
window pane at the residence of prominent
citizen on Pitt street is the following:
War and love have various cares
War sheds blood and love sheds tears,
WAY has swords and love has darts,
| War breaks heads and love breaks hearts
| ID of March, 1928.