Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-17
LOCAL BkEYITIE>
Summer has half gone.

Summer has half gone.
Rain having fallen on Saturday, ST. Swith.
in's Day, wet weather may be expected fol
the next forty days
The finder of two keys lost near or in the
Market Building will confer a favor by 70
turning them to this Office
The schooner Cassie F. Bronson, Captain
NJ. Bennett, with ice from Kennebec river
arrived here saturday night
colored man named Dudley, employed
on the Norfolk steamboat wharf, was badly
bitten by dog yesterday evening.
The committee on streets will meet tonight
to organize, and the committee on light will
meet for the same purpose tomorrow night
marriage license was issued in Washing.
ton on Saturday 10 Madison c. Watts and
Lusetta V. Brawncr, both of Prince William
county.
tree at the corner of Fairfax and Queen
streets has been thoroughly charged with
electricity from an electric wire which passes
through 1t.
Professor Robert Eourse has sold his farm
at West End to Mr.. B. 81. Warner, of Wash
ingtoi, and has purchased property in Falls
Church belonging to Mr.. II. G. Evans.
The Washington papers continue to publish
stories of attempts to take prisoners from the
county Jail, out the people in that neighbor
hood say they know nothing of such attempts
In tho Circuit Court III vacation today in
the case of H. II Walker vs.. W., A. & Nit V
Rwy. decree WAS entered sustaining deml rer
aud leave given to amend bill and Case con-
tinued,
John Logan, colored, who had his leg am
cd uiv he Aiad Of lie
home on south Columbus street yesterday
Logan served in tho federal army during the
civil war and WAS badly wounded. He WAS S
| pensionor.
Office Lyles today arrested a colored mar
| giving his name rs James Pinkney on suspi
| cion of being the man wanted at Pittsburg
charged with murder. Plnkney proved latoI
that he was not the man in question and wa:
| discharged
The excursion of the Young Mems Sodality
| Lyceum next Thursday promises to be a dc.
cded success The tickets are selling rapid
ly. The grounds at Riverside Park are be.
ing put in splendid condition. Trains vii
be run at intervals all day, thereby giving al
an opportunity 70 10.
The congregations at the several churche!
yesterday wero not very large, many people
being cut of the city and the warm weather
keeping many others at home. The day wa:
an unusually quiet one. The skies were
cloudy in the morning and in the evening
there was another thunder storm.
William Dole Rudy, we'll known cul
man, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock a
his apartments at the Portland in Washington
1hr deceased had large investments in Wash
ington hotel property, and he was chsitel
member of the Columbia Athletic Club and S
lover of sports. The interment will be a
Msttoon, Ill.
At the regular literary meeting of the Ep
worth League NJ. E. Church South held Fri
day night the following officers were install
ed; Julian Y. Williams president; Alvin
! Powell. first vice president Miss Emms Pat
tie, second vice president; Miss Els Fisher
third vice president; Wilmer Baggett, secre
tary Miss Katharine Price. treasurer, and
Miss Anna Summers, librarian.
The new trspsfer system adopted for all
the liaes of the Washington Traction Com.
pany went into effect Yesterday morning and
passengers on the various divisions OF the
syndicate's roads paid one fare for transpor
ia ion which, in many instances has hereto
fore cost them two fares Anywhere witair
the District limit it vas possible to obtain 8
oontinuaus passage far single ticket.