Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-25
LOCAL BKEVITlRS

The front of the Baptist Church is bel NJ
repaired and improved.
The Hydrauion steam fire engine company
has decided not to attend the State fiiemen'
convention at Roanoke.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary, which
opened on Wednesday last has class of Il
new students and total attendance of 43.
Mr.. q. II. Harlow. executor Of the estate o.
M. Normoyle, has sold to Mr.. j. E. Fitzgerald
house and two lots at the southeast corner
OF Duke and Henry streets.
Telephone communication from Falls
church to Fairfax hss been established.
Messages can now be sent to Fairfax, Vienna
Herndon and all intermediate points
Among the deeds recently recorded in Fair.
fax was one from J. NJ. Greene to the Alex.
andris Infirmary for three acres OF land, part,
ly in Alexandria and partly in Fairfax.
Mary Harris, colored, who lives Gin the
western part OF the city, had her clothes SCI
on fire yesterday evening by lighted oil
lamp falling upon her. She was not much
! burned, however.
| The Police Commissioners will be called to
meet on Wednesday night to consider the
appeal taken By Lieutenant Smith from the
Mayors decision on last Friday suspending
| him for ten days.
Complaint is made of the vandalism com
mi'tcd upon private property by the boys of
the city. The lsw against dcfac lg or ininr-
| Ing prop rty SEEM TO be oniireIy ignored by
many OF the younger generation.
l.. E. Pay ne has purchased tao Heath poo
erty at Bsiley'5 Cross Reads, and has CON.
menced the erection of large store. A store
and dwelling belonging to Mrs. Heath YVES
burned on this site few years ago.
a slight fire occurred this morning on tho
roof of the building Mt the corner of Duke
and Fayette streets, occupied by the Southern
Railw y Company. The flames were extin.
guishcd by those living in the vicinity.
Yesterday was beautiful September Sun.
day, and as most of the Alexandrians who
have been spending tho summer out Of town
have returned, the churches were fairly we'll
attended. In tho evening many per sons were
on the streets.
At the request of committee appointed by
the sesQui-centennial managers the Mayor
will call meeting Of the City Council for to-
morrow night to consider request to appro-
pirate money TO assist in defIsyiDg the ex-
penses of the coming celebration.
From Charlottesville on Saturday Grand
Master of Masons in Virginia z. It. W. Duke
msiled to the Prince of Wales an invitation to
be present at the exercises commemorative
of the Tooth anniversary of the death of
George Washington. The Prince, however,
is not expected to be present.
Mrs. Charles Fleischmann. of the Hotel
Fleischmann, yesterday evening through
some mistake, took a dose from bottle con-
tanning chloroform linimant. The mistake
was at once noticed and DR.. Jones was called,
h0
Fleischmann to her normal condition.
The summer weather which prevailed yes.
terday and this morning was followed short.
ly before noon by the formation of dark
cloud banks in the southern and western
skies. Between one and two o'clock there
was a copious shower of rain, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, some of the
flashes being as vivid rs those in mid.sum.
mer. Some hail fell also. Later the heavens
became clear and the temperature perceptibly
lower.
The funeral OF Russell Swami, whose desth
occurred on Thursday last, took place yester-
day afternoon from his late residence, on
north Alfred street, and was very largely at
tended. Services we're conducted by Rev. j,
H. Butler, and the interment was in Bethel
Cemetery. The pallbearers were selected
from the Junior Order United American Me-
chaucs. of which deceased was a member.
Delegations OF the three councils OF Mechanics
attended the services in q body.
The cases of Colt Nelson and James Wells,
alleged Jackson City gamblers. who were ar.
rested some weeks ago upon warrants issued
upon complaint Of &. E. Hariwick, OF Wash
ington. wero called q second time before JUS
lice Varney at Del Bay on Saturday. The
accused, with their counsel Mr.. j. Z. Flani-
gen, appeared as did also Mr.. G c Carlin for
the Commonwealth. Mr.. Hardwick failed to
appear and the justice continued the cases
indefinitely.
Isaac Eichborg & Son are offering excep.
tional and unusual bargains in fine fall car
pets. The best patterns, the finest fab5its
known to the world are here Goods Of high
character marked at very low prices. In
every department will be found new styles,
new thoughts, new effects and new prices.