Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-27
LGCAL BREgITlEs

alexandria Council National Union, meets
tonight.
A Homo telephone, No. 1855, has been
pl sced in Mr. z. Pullmsn's coal yard.
Washington colored man is missing, and
his wife says she fesls he has BIZ kidnapped
by might doctors"
The officials of the Washington Jockey
Clab say That the present meeting of the club
is by all odds the mr. st successful in the his
tory Of the l>csl turf
In TIE Corporation Court today in the case
Of White Va. Markell decree was enter, d
confirming sals of property to sallie V. Bell,-
my snd directing Commissioner Boothe to
convey deed.
Jo!eph Mains, Of England, Right Worthy
Grand Templar of tho International Supreme
Lodge of Good Templ4rs, has appointed and
commissioned Hon. J. M. Thornp. Of Falls
Church, as his deputy for the State of Vir.
ginia.
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning soutl :
bound freight Train Oh the Sou thern Railway
was derailed by a misplaced SWITCH at Mot
ley's Station, thirty miles north of Danville.
three cars were demolished. Passenger trains
were delayed five hours. No one was hurt
The police of this city have been requested
by the authorities of Loudoun county to lock
out for two colored men, one Of them about
medium height, with heavy scar on the
right side of his face, who are wanted in Mid
dleburg on charge of murder. The tele-
gram merely gave description of the fugi-
tives.
Yesterday was delightful fall Sunday, the
skies being clear and the air crisp and COOL
Inc churches were all well attended, and
many people were on the streets. Rev. N. B..
Masters preached at night special sermon to
the Junior Order of United american Me-
charles at Trinity N. E. Church, which wss
W., II attended.
distressing accident occurred in the
steeple-chase race at Bennings on Saturday
evening, when the gelding Day break" OWE
ed by Mr.. w. O. Hayes, of the New York
Meadow Brook Hunt, fell and broke his
neck. The rider was hurled away to the
right of the field, but escaped injury, al
though stunned
The second football team of the Episcopsl
High School, near this city, on Saturday af-
ternoon defeated the iloveIdale Athletic
Club eleven, of Baltimore, on the grounds of
the former, The score being, Episcopal High
School 90 Cloverdale 5, Dung the game
George Worthington, of tine High School
team, had his arm broken.
There is scramble among the young men
along the Potomac for the position of assist
ant keeper of the Maryland FONT lighthouse,
off King George shore. Mr. John B. Fitz-
hugh, of King George county, is the keeper,
and his assistant has been transferred to some
other lighthouse, causing g vacancy that a
great many young mon crave to fill.
negotiations are pending in B,ltmore for
consolidation of the United telephone and
Telegraph Company. The United Telephone
xnd Telegraph G, mpany will absorb the Ma
rylsnd Telephone and Telegraph Company,
and plants in Wilmington, Del; .AlexandIis,
Va; Jersey City, and will establish service in
philadelphia, Washington and other cities.
Several nights ago an entrance was forced
into the works of the Virginia Beef Extract
Company. at the foot of Prince street, and
some knives, CLEANERS, scales, Valves, steam
gauges. copper covers and many articles used
in the manufacture Of beef extract were
stolen The building is at present unoccu-
pied. The police are eDdeavorinl to discover
the thieves and the missing property.
William Stroebe an I'm Joyce at Hills
bakery, tell through al ELEVATOR shaft on
saturday evening and was painfully bruised.
He was assisted to his home on Hurry street,
where he receiv ed medicsl aid. Young Stree
bel, whose duty it is to see that the opening
of the elevator shaft is kept closed, neglected
his duty and in some way clipped and fell,
turning complete somersuls down the shaft.
His injuries are not serious.
Deputy Flour Inspector CHARLES Hancock
reported to the police last night that be found
the rear entrance to the store OF Mr.. Thomas
Perry, on lower King street. open search OF
the premises WAS made and it was found that
some stale eggs had been stolen, but that the
thieves had been scared off bef"re they could
secure any more plumber. They had broken
through panel of the back door, presumably
to steal a number of live chickens that wore
Ill the store.
Mr.. L. T. Grimes announces that he is tlos-
ing out his stock of gentlemen's furnishing
goods at and below cost.
Mr.. B. Il. Hsvener has opened another
barrel of fnely -Aavored cider.