Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-18
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The property at the head of King street
advertised TO be sold today was Withdrawn.
Oliver Webster, colored, was arrested to.
day for stealing coat from Mrs. Mary Harrie.
Two Washington policeman, in uniform
I were in the city today on quiet little 'ierry !
; of their own.
The dance to have been given by the AS
semo!y Oh Tuesday night last was postponed
till Monday night.
Tho examining chaplains will begin exami.
nations at the Theological Seminary of Vir-
sinia on Wednesday, May "a, at ID o'clock
Dispositions wore taken in this city today
Ia the divorce suit of DePutron VS. DePutron,
formerly Of this city, bat now of Fails Church.
Mr.. F. Fred Birrell is fitting up a hand
some ice cream parlor ct 6I5 King street,
which Will b9 opened to the public Saturday.
Tho King street pipe sewer Just west of
Lee street broke yesterday and caused the
earth to cayo in. Repairs are being msde to-
day.
The remains of Mrs. ]. P. Albro, who died
IN Washington on Monday, were brought TO
this city this evening and inferred in ST..
Mays cemetery
The Episcopal High School baseball nine
yesterday evening defeated the MARYLAND
Agricultural College nine by score of 4 to
) IN ten.inning game
The spring meeting of the local union of
Christian Endeavor Societies Of Northern
virginia will be held on Saturday, May 81,
at Herndon, Fairfax county.
The sale of lots at Fort Myer WAS continued
yesterday evening, most lots being bought by
Messrs. M. Parker and s. II. Warner. The
ssle has been postponed until the LIST of June
The locust bloom this year is the heaviest
known for several years. In many instances
the bloom is so heavy that nothing can be
seen OF the tree except the rich white bloom
The barn near Fairfax Courthouse which
was burned on Tuesday night belonged to
Mr. a. }. Sager, and contained q horse, a calf.
some feed and farming implements, all of
which were destroyed by fire.
This is the season that peddlers come here
from Washington to sell fruit, berries and veg
etabies. They msy sell cent or two below
the msTke,, but their short" boxes more
than make up the difference in their favor.
a big political meeting was held st Carne
schoolhouse, IN The county, last night at which
several candidates for office made speeches.
The reading by Mr.. Russell OF some private
lettets written by MI. Rucker to Delegate
Barley WAS received with misses.
Balm fell at intervals during the night and
about IL o'clock there was heavy crash OF
THUNDER that startled many sleeping persons.
Between 7 and 5 o'clock this morning the
city was visited by thunder storm and rain
fell i'll torrents for a while, flooding some of
the streets.
Humphrey Taylor, alias Brown, the negro
suspected of the hosenstein murder at Sidell,
Md, aud who yesterday shot and killed Po-
lice Sergeant Fritz Passsu and wounded Pc.
liceman Cow nesr Georgetown, is still safe in
custody in Washington. Last night crowd
remained around the station house till late
hour, but no attempt AT lynching WAS made.
The following books have been presented
to the Alexandria Library and will be ready
for subscribers tomorrow morning: 1000 ri
81, Jacks Couriship by J. Clark Russell
1000 ha 6S, Judith Chronicle of Old Vir-
ginia, by Marion Harland 1000 ca ST, Mary
st. John, by Rose n. Carey; 1000 Ga 81,
Reuben Foreman, Blacksmith, by barley
Dale.