Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-05
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

The steamer Columbia has resumed her
place on the ferry line.
The Postal Telegraph office has been 70.
moved to No. 527 King street.
Tho regular monthly meeting of Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans will be held tonight.
Mr. Matthew j shuman, while playing
baseball Saturday, fell and dislocated his
shoulder.
The Hydraulion fire engine is out of ser.
vice, and is being repaired and fitted with 8
new jacket
The work of piping the cutters at the in
tersection of Fairfax and Cameron streets has
been commenced.
At a meeting last night of Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society five applicants were
admitted to membership.
IT has been decided 10 remodel the NJ. E.
Church South, and not build new edifice at
present.
A marriage license was issued in Washing.
ION on Saturday TO VIM. L. Eichelberger and
Eva NJ. Taylor, of this city.
Mr.. R. P Aitcheson quite painfully sprain.
cd his ankle this morning by stepping into q
hole in the yard at his planning mill on Union
street.
Buck Taylor and John Brown, colored,
charged with the murder of outs and Dora
Rosenstein, at Sldell, Md, will 80 tried at
Rockville.
Ons OF the colored walters named Arm
stead Covlngton on. the Norfolk steamer
which arrived this morning died last night OF
heart disease.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Wom-
ans Auxiliary will take place tomorrow night
at 7:30 o'clock. instead of three o'clock in
the afternoon, at Lee Camp Hall.
We have received an Invitation to attend
the commencement exercises of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Backsburg to be
held on the 18th and 21st instant.
A game of baseball was played yesterday
evening at New Alexandria between the
King OF Diamonds and the Potomac mines,
which was won by the latter by score of 19
to II.
A horse attached to wagon ran away at
the corner of King and Pitt streets on Satur-
day night, but was stopped by Councilman
elect Desmond before any damage had been
done.
A car of the 7:30 o'clock train for Wash
ington yesterday evening jumped tho rails st
the corner of King and Royal streets and de.
layed the departure of the train for short
time.
The regular monthly meeting of Mary Gus
lis Lee Chapter, u. D. c., will be hold at Lee
Camp Hail tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
A 9 this will be the last meeting of the season,
full and prompt attendance is earnestly re-
ouested by the President.
The dentists of the District of Columbia.
MARYLAND and Virginia will hold three days.
session in Washington, beginning Wednes.
dsy, and exchange views on the subject of
dentistry. The meeting will be held at the
washington Dental College.
The buildings for the glass factory, IA
branch OF the Virginia Glass Works at West
End between the Chesapeake and Ohio shops
and the Richmond Locomotive Works st
Richmond are completed, but some changes
were found to be necessary, snd the build
ers are at work making these. The buildings
cover nearly an entire block. The macbin-
erv will soon all be installed, aud the factory
will begin operations. schooner load of
sand has already been received.
An interesting case is act for trial in the
Fairfax County Court today. Lovelsce Brown,
oolorsd. shot and killed his son at Nero
Fairfax county. He was convicted Of the
crime and sentenced to the Richmond peni-
tentjary. The widow OF the murdered msn
ia endesyoring to secure from the estate Of
the cider Brown So 900 for the killing O. her
husband. Can't, Georse i. Mashbgch repre-
sent che widgy7. MeQsr5'' 3. W. Moore and
John M. johnson were sttorneys for the
father, who gave them deed of trust on his
farm. under which deed the farm was recent
ly sold