Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-22
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Alexandria Council. National Union, meets
tonight. '-N''-
Repairs are being made to the exterior Of
the Baptist Church.
Complaint is made that flowers are being
stolen from the graves near this city.
It Is reported that the clerk in a Fairfax
street commission store is short III his ac.
counts and has disappeared.
Annie Cole, q well known colored woman.
ABOUT fifty years of age, died Saturday night
at her home on Pendleton street.
young man named Dawson fell from a
box NJ the corner of King and Payne streets
yesterday and badly cut his face.
The bark Glad Tidings, loaded with phos.
Phate rock from Punta Gorda for the Alex
andrla Fertiizing Company, passed in at the
capes yesterday.
Miss Fannie Burke has Just completed and
placed on exhibition in the window of Mr..
). I. Clarke handsome portrait of Prof
Ia. NJ. Blsckford.
The barkentine Doris sailed from Vera
Cruz, Mexico, on Friday for Port Tampa. She
will proceed to Punta Gorda to load phos.
phate rock for this city.
The Episcopal High School nine went TO
Woodbury. Forest Academy on Saturday and
were defeated by the nine Of that school in
we'll contested game of baseball.
Mr.. John H Bartlett. independent csnd-
date for The Common Council from the Sec
ond ward IN the coming election, has an.
nounced that he has withdrawn from the
contest.
Judge Ncol of the Circuit Court today set
aside the sale OF the building AT the northeast
corner ouj POyol 1.
recently sold by commissioners TO the Addi.
son heirs
The Electoral Board will meet tonight to
elect Judge OF election in tho Third ward in
place of MIR. J. ii. Greene, and one in the
Fourth ward in place of Mr. w. P. H. Kelly,
both Of whom are candidates for Council
Yesterday w.s observed as Decoration Day
by the local lodges of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. Delegations
from the three lodges visited the various
cemeteries and number of graves were
strewn with flowers
Wm. Henry Rucker, we'll known colored
man of Lynchbu1g. was killed yesterday at
Hsuson's Crossing, in South Lynchburg, by a
special train on the Southern Railway. Paul
Taylor Was seriously injured by the same
train.
~ A4l0d oNppOoSN " NC u TITUS VI luis
terstown, Md, travelling salesman for brew
log firm, committed suicide at Cabin John
Bridge last Friday. His body was discovered
yesterday by two little girls who we're pick
ing flowers.
The Circuit Court of Alexandria county
and the County Court, judges c. E. Nicol
and J. NJ. Love, respectively, met today
Most of tho city attorneys went to the county
this morning to be present at one or the other
of these courts.
The May ball which was to have been given
Tuesday night last by the Assembly. hut
which was postponed on account of the
rain, will be given tonight st Scbuler's
Hall. The dance will be under the personal
direction of Prof. Edward T. Dawson. OF
Washington.
As heretofore stated, Capt. J. E. King has
called meeting OF all persons who recently
signed the roll of the proposed new military
company 70 be held in Armory Hall tonight,
when steps will DO taken TO organize the
company The roll is signed by about 90
Young men.
A large crowd was present and delighted
last night at the Gospel tent corner Column
bus and Pendleton Streets, by the moving
pictures illustrated sermon, etc.. on the prod
igal son. Among tonght's moving pictures
will be the battleship Maine leaving New
York for Havana and the beautiful war story
entitled Bessie Browns Prayer" a silver
offering is taken up at the door for home mis-
sion work.
Sonny DogsD, colored, Was brought to this
city on Saturday evening and placed in a
ward at the Infrmsry for medical treatment
He was employed al Patterson's farm. about
eight miles west of this city, in Fairfax coun-
~, aud while driving team Saturday morn
ing was thrown from the wagon and sustain
ed serious injuries One of his legs WAS
crushed under wheel, and rear wheel of the
heavily loaded wagon passed over the mans
breast