Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-15
LOCAL BKEYiqIEN

ing for disorderly conduct
Most of the merchants have agreed to close
their stores at I O'Clock from June 1 TO Sep
TENDER 1.
The office of .De Postal Telegraph Company
will soon be removed from north Fairfax
street to 427 King street.
The Ancient Order of Hbernans met last
night and made arrangements for their ex-
cursion TO be given on June g.
The steamer Kent Is expected here from
Baltimore soon, and will run excursions
from Washington to GlymOnt
Rev Scott Acres (colorcdl baptized five
persons in the river yesterday evening. A
large crowd witnessed the immersion.
Mr.. w B. Corso. who was last week ap-
pointed city engineer by the committee on
streets, assumed his duties this morning.
The Alexandria Water Company has just
finished laying line of four-inch mains on
Columbus street, between Gibbon and Frank
lin.
The remains of Mr. Busbrod Laws, whose
death occnrred in Washington ON Friday
CHI, were brought here this evening and
interret.
Four dogs were found dead this morning
in the neighborhcod of Queen and Fairfax
streets. Poison was evidently used by some
u known person.
Mr.. NJ E Church has sod for the Balti-
more Building and Loan Association house
aud lot n Del Ray TO Vim. Z. kidwe!l, Of
Alexandria county, for $500.
The Assembly will give May ball in
Schuier's Hal! on the night of Tuesday May
16 The dance will DO under the direction
of Prot Dawson, of Washington.
Thomas Il. Morgan will speak Saturday
night next at the intersection OF King and
PIT streets Sub Get, Sins OF the quasi re.
publican organization Of the city laif bare.
The q. s. dispatch steamer Dolphin passed
UP the river for Washington yesterday, and
this morning the coast survey steamer Path
finder arrived here and anchored OFF this city
Mr.. c. w. O'Measa while at work at the
Alexandria Shoe Factory this morning got
his hand caught in the machinery and had
the end OF one of his fingers cut oil aud his
hand otherwise injured.
game OF baseball WAS played on Saturday
between the Baltimore Ol.oge nine ana the
Episcopal High School team. near this city.
which resulted in a score OF . TO / ~ favor OF
the latter-twelve innings
The man Desmond, who was arrested here
on Saturday in dementod condition, es-
capped from the asylum in Hartford, Conn
! DR.. Stern of that institution has been al
vised of DcsmOnd's capture here
dispatch from Haecr5town, Md says
serious break in the Chesapeake and ONO
| Canal towpath, near cherry Kun, occurred
on Saturday. boat passing that point was
washed through the break into field
The Epworth League, OF Trinity Metho list
| Church. Yesterday evening celebrated the
tenth anniversary Of tbs organization OF inc
Ieague Mrs. Judge Momlton and Harry
| HAYNES. of Washington, made interesting
speeches.
Messrs. VIM. Domaine &; Son have placed a
motor il their undertaking establishments
and will soon have in operation comn'e'e
silver plating plant and also machinery LOT
the manufacture OF casket handles aud other
requisites, -.
Miss Kate Ruby died last Monday, sgod 81
vears Her sisters. Mrs Beal Ash, OF Alex
andria. Va. and Mrs. Sue Downs, OF stras-
Lnro. reached here several days before her
death and rem aimed with her 10 the END -
rEdenburg Sentinel.
Richard H. Gcmeny has re igaed tho posi-
tion of train dispatcher of he washington,
AIexsndrla and Mount Vernon Railway, and
ongaged in business in Washington. Nil
Gemeny has been succeeded by w. L. Rcy,-
nolds. formerly of the Pennsylvania railroad
According to the statement of high OFF,
cial of the Washington. Arlington ana ram
Church Railway Company. there Is little
,1-oenect at this Tina OF 3 sale of that road 10
the crosby stevens syndicate, who now con
fol most OF the street railroads in Wash
ngton.
" NJ F Church has sold to DR.. S. J
s;mmonds both his drug stores-the cue IL
Falls Church and the one formerly operated
in washington DR.. Simmonds VIII 'ocA
ono in tho electric rsiiway station 81 EAST
Md Fails Church the other he VIII continue
TO run at the old stand.
# was announced at St. Mays Chnrch
yesterday morning that recently an lntermen'
had been snrrcptitiously made at nishI IN !,
corper of the graveyard of that churcn, anu
;,fnrmation was asked on the SUBJECT As DO
emit had been granted for the BURIAL the
Subject Ice, NAV need police inv, stisation-
T. Washington on Saturday Thomas II.
Grant. negro. confessed that ne SET nic ~ ~
tbo Timber ward of Libbcy < Miller wnlch
s"r recen " buroed in that city HIS oel ec.
We Was ornIe;ncd was to see the engine compani y
dash d. M TO put it out Ho also confessed Ina.
I va a+tnmnted to burn lumber yard near
80 o Rriige. but found the WOOD 100 wei
Grsnt is evidently demcnted.
xopng man living in the western part o.
This cjtv. whose conduct to his family ulu nu'
meet with the approval OF his neighoofs' WA'