Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-14
LOCAL BREVET[ES

Now there are many believers in st. Swith.
The infant child of Postmaster Cruppor is
quite sick.
Mrs. Leonard F. Harvey died last night at
hor home on upper Prince street.
Mr.. w. D. Hudson has opened drug store
at the corner of Fayette and Prince steeets.
number of persons from this city yester-
Gay attended the Seventh Day Adventists'
services at their camp near this city.
A marriage license was issued in Baltimore
on Saturday to James B Nagel, of Alexan-
dria, and Willie Ann Spencer, of Monroe.
Old John Robinson's circus will exhibit in
this city on tho 29th inst. and tho various
bill boards arc being placarded with his show
bills.
Postof!ico Inspector Owl ngs was in the city
for th:e days last week and won't over the
10 ter carriers routes with the various car
riers.
A small boy named Hillmsn, who has been
In tho habit of running away from his home,
WAS arrested today and locked up at the sta
ton house.
1t is understood that VIM. Dodson, colored
charged with attempted criminal assault upon
ten-year.old Viola Elliott, in Alexandria
county, has been taken to Manassas.
Miss Elsie Hasam, trained nurse, COM
mitted suicide at her boarding house in Wash
irgton on Saturday by gas inhalation. An
unfortunate love affair was tho cause.
The young man who tried TO commit sui
eide at Eosslyn TWO weeks ago. yesterday
identified himself and gave his name as Abra.
ham Reinold, of New York Disappointed
love was the cause of the decd
The infant child of Charles LeGrand, of
north st. Asaph street, WAS badly Injured yes
day afternoon by fall. The child had been
entrusted to the care OF little girl, who
accidentally let it fall. DR.. Klipstcin was
called.
William Dowell, 65 years old, an iron
moulder, OF Washington, died suddenly
while returning from Colonial Beach yester-
day. He had been in bad health for some
time and Saturday went down the river to
recupefate.
The West Indi m hurricane appears to be
gradually decreasing in strength and the
chances are that it will spend itself before
Masking much further progress Wilmington,
N. O., and Norfolk have taken down their
hurricane signals.
The three-mast, d schooner Florence, loaded
with asphalt from Trinidad for Georgetown,
arrived here yesterday, and after being in.
spected by DR.. Snowden, marine officer at
this port, who found all well on board, the
vessel proceeded to Georgetown.
Lightning struck shed on the conduit
road four miles from Washington during q
thunder storm yesterday afternoon, and Geo.
Dietz High School boy Chas Ward, a bar
tender, and c. J. Eldredge, pattern maker
in the navy yard, narrowly escaped death.
A successful attempt at housebreaking was
made at Falls Church on Friday night, when
the residence of Mr.. G. n. Oden was entered
and a qusntity of silverware stolen. The
thief was seen by Miss Green, m mber of
the family, and chase was given, but he es.
capped in the darkness
At st. Mays Catholic Church yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock conservation services
were held, when tho families Of the parish
were consecrsted to the devotion of the ga.
cred Heart of Jesus. Tomorrow, the feast of
the assumption Of the Blessed Virgin, special
mass will be celebrated at o'clock.
Some excitement was caused in the extreme
western end of the city late yesterday even
ing and last night by the disappearance of
small boy Members of his family sought
him snxiousiy and at late hour he was dis
covered asleep in the street some distance
from his home. He had been left where
found early in the evening by his little sister.
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