Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The CITY Council meets Tonight

Inc CITY C0uncll meets Tonight.
The boys have commenced their kite flying
Horace Page las sold to A. Symonds Il
house and lot on the south side of King
street, west of Peyton, for $500.
While at work at the old wood vulcani2ing
works this morning Mr.. John DeSiva fell
from scaffold and broke his collar bone.
Mr., Fred BiTrcl has purchased the interest
of Mr.. Peters in tho Peoples Bakery and
will hereafter conduct the business alone.
The County Court met yesterday but trans
acted no business of interest. The more i'm
portant cases We're continued till Thursday.
A concert was given at the Opera Fouso
last night for the benefit of tho Village Chap
el. The selections were rendered by local
talent.
J. W. Bolton, who for q long time had been
engaged as one of the street cleaners died
last night at his home on north ColUmbls
street.
The board of directors of the German CO.
operation Building Association, No 5, third
series, met last night and made loans AT par
amounting to $4,000.
During the month the Clerk OF the Corpo-
ration Court has recorded "a deeds and is
sued II marriage licenses 10 to white and
| = 10 tOioTcu pSISOnS
The members of the Hydrau] ion Fire Com.
pany last night celebrated tho occasion OF the
! hanging of their new bell at IL little spread
! served NJ the OF CINE house.
Mr. Polk Miller gave dia' ect cntertaiH-
meut AT Liggett Hall, Theolog zeal seminary,
near this city, last night. uumber of per-
| soDs from this city attended.
To-day is the 10Th ann verss ~ of the eX-
| posion of the gun on the U. ). man-of-war
Princeton in the Potomac. by which several
| persons were killed and wounded.
Engineer Thomas Bruce While taking his
engine into the round house nj the Southern
depot last night got mis- head caught between
his cab and "a post and was slightly hurt
There we've no csses before tho Mayor this
morning. The polcs report last night as hav-
Ing been clear and COO. There were nine
dodgers bat no prisoners at the station house.
The remsi.s of William Wies, an old fc'-
ora soldier, who died neer Arlington, in the
| county, on the 18th, during the co d weather,
were brought to this city Today and will ho
inferred i'll ST. Mary's cemetery tomorrow
morning
The remains of Mrs. Josephine O'Neal, wife
of Mr.. James O'Neal, were brought here To-
day from Washington, where she died on
Sunday, aad WERE inferred in 1t. Mary cent
etcry. The deceased was a Miss Nicho son,
and she formerly lived in this city.
The Young Mems eodality Lyteum and the
Hydraulion Fire Company met last night &. I'd
appointed committees 10 draft resolutions Of
respect to the memory of the late Henry
J.Nevett, and made arrangements for attend
. ing the funeral of the deceased.
The Washington NJ. +. Conference (colored)
meets in its 35th annual session at Roanoke
March 9. Bishop d. 4. Goodscll. of Tonnes
see, will preside Rev. w. II. Gaines, pastor
of Roberts Chapel, Will leave for the confer
ence next week. He has served here three
and nalf years and it is probable he may be
returned for another term.
The race track cases will be called for trial
in Washington in Criminal Cnnrt No >. jus
ticc Rradley presiding, on Friday morning
The parties indicted are some of those VINO
We're charged before the grand july with set
ling up gaming tables at the Bcmnins Rue
Track during tho last meeting OF the Wash
ingtom Jockey Club at that place.
The Washington Health Office is making
arrangements Tor additional quarters for the
care of smallpox patients and persons in
quarantine, and expects TO have u row Of
houses at its disposal for this purpose shortly.
der treatment is twenty-mne, twoladditionel
patients having been taken to The hospital
yesterday.
The Lincoln Republican Club will meet at
Banner Hall on Thursday night. st is said
if City Chairman Crupper fails TO meet the
request to call city convention to nominate
4 republican city ticket, the Lincoln Club
will take action Thursday night. humber
of speakers will be present, and hot coffee
and sandwiches vii. DC served al the conclu-
sion of the meeting.
! stranger appeared at st Mary's Church
pa soDago at O'CLOCK this morning and ask,
Ell for nights lodging and assistance. uc
WIS taken In and provided for nut this morn
in2 nc refused To leave the premises and act
ed so strangely that an officer was sent for and
the man was put under arrest. Al the station
house he gave his name a: Crowley and said
he was from Washington bur refused TO talk
9 he man is evidently dcmentcd