Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-09
LOYAL BREVITIES

Jacob Brill's restaurant.
Only routine business was transacted at the
! meeting of Alexandria Council, National
Union, last night.
new sidewalk hiss been laid in front of
the Washington street livery stables which
is 4 much neeeed improvement.
The heavy showers of yesterday evening
flooded some of the streets, and in some in
stances the water ran into cellars.
The committee on poo met last night and
audited a number of bills. They also ordered
the old garbage cart to DO repaired.
To relieve the cutters in that neighborhood
OF overflow water, q S wer trap will be placed
at the northeast corner of Cameron and Hen
~ streets
John the 2eveator" reported at the sta
ton house this morning that colored man
whom he hal employed to assist him in some
work had stolen his tools and disappeared.
A horso attached 70 Mr.. Charles Dawson's
milk wagon fell on King street this morning,
creating some excl ement for short time.
No material injury or damage was sustain e |.
Collector Agnew has decided that dealers
in tobacco are not requi: ed to pay the special
tax unless they sell more than $4,000 pounds
of manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars
George Bickford, the fifreen-year. old son of
Warren C. Bickford, Of Washington, while
bathing with friends at Colonial Beach yes.
terday was drowned. The body was recov.
cred.
The Daughters of America will hold lawn
party at I'D Fellows Hall on Friday and
Saturdays nights ut to raise funds for tho
entertainment of the State Council which
meets here in October.
Capt Charles Beckh of tho sand scow
See King yesterday evening rescue pretty
little dog that had jumped overheard from
the terry steamer Belle Haven and which is
said to have been lady's pct. Ho now has
the dog awaiting its owner.
Edvic,s received from Louisa county last
night state that that county will send solid
administration delegation to The republican
convention t. be held in this city on the 31st
instant, all OF whom have been instructed TO
VOC for MI Park Agnew, OF this city, for
Congress.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton yesterday to John w. Boswell, of Roam
oke. and Lille c. Hockaday, of Richmond
Cha les II. Piggott, CT Detroit, and Juliette
B. HowArd, of Litchburg, and to Joseph A.
Wheeler and Dora Brooks, both of Spotsyiva-
mia county.
g. Allen Waycott, who broke his neck
while diving in shallow water at Colonial
Beach last Saturday died at the Emergency
Hospital in Washington yesterday evening.
His case was almost hopeless from the first
and death came to relieve the paralyzcd man
of weeks or months of agony.
Among the curios received in this city is
letter from tubs. addressed to Mr.. John
Hough. No. ST. King street, from a friend
in Santiago. E velopes and stamps were evil
dent!y scarce, fol as a protection plisble PASTE
board enclosed the letter This was stitched
around with thread such as soldier would
use to sew buttons on his trousers. Instead
of postage stamp it was marked Soldiers
letter." and franked by Second ] lieutenant
Hugh D. Wise. The letter reached its in.
tended destination all the same.
The Sunday school class OF Miss Mildred
Emerson will give unique entertainment
at her home on the corner of Duke and Payne
streets tonight 1t will be called Prospecting
in the Klondyke Each one who attends wi
buy shovel for ten cents. On the shovel
will be the number Of claim md the owner
will repair to the lewi, f"d the correspond
ing number Of claim stakcd oil, dip up sup.
posed nugget of gold take it to tho Zion
dyke Hotel and exchange it for refresh.
ments all who attend are promised pleas
ant evening