Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-01
LOCAL BKEYITIES
May Day.

May Day.
Lee Camp will hold their monthly meeting
tonight.
A false alarm of fire brought out the entire
department at $40 o'clock on Saturday
night
Robert Docket, we'll known colOrcd man,
d ed yesterday at his home Oh north Patrick
street.
VIM. E., the infant son of Mr.. Asbury
Harding. died last night at his home on
Queen street
The schooner Ellen nj. Colder, loaded with
ice from the Kcnnebcc arrived hero today
consigned TO Mr.. w. NJ Reardon.
The handsome shotgun drawn for at the
Exchange and Ballard on Saturday night was
won by Mr.. j. T. Sweeney, whose number
vas 90.
During tho month Of April the Clerk of the
Corporation Court recorded 80 deeds aud is
sued So marriage licenses-2S 10 white sind
7 to colored persons.
Mr.. w. L. Windsor, of Fairfax county,
who was in tho city today, savs there still
can be found on his place some of the snow
which fell during the February blizzard
Tho bodies of 355 soldiers brought from
Cuba and Porto Rico and which were receiv.
ed at Arlington on Saturday evening will be
inferred there tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The Womans Auxiliary will hold their
regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening
at 3 o'clock at Lee Camp Hall and there will
be meeting of the Arthur Herbert Chapter,
Children of the Confederacy tomorrow night
at 1870 o'clock at 525 King street.
Fourteen members OF the Bachelor Club
went to Knights fishing shore, about thirty
miles down the river, yesterday morning, in
the yacht Americas, commanded by Admire!
Gaines The dinner was spent very pleasant
ly, a fine dinner of planked shad with The
many accompaniment having been prepared.
Four soldiers who were mustered out OF the
u. S. service recently at Macon, Ga. arrived
here today in four mulo team. After lcav-
ini, this city they will proceed to Washington
and call uron the President, The soldiers
preferred making the trip to their homes
overland instead of By cars or boats.
The following is the report of DIR. II. P.
Howard, attending physician at the lniirma-
ry from March 1 to May ! Readmitted
March /. IS admitted during service, 30 ;
total treated 46-maie 27, female 19; ~
discharged cured; 2 improved ] dismissed ;
, died. > of whom were admitted moFlbund
medical %, surgical 23.
A letter from King George county says
many of the Potomac fisherman have not
realized dollar in profits so far from the
seasons work. At times fish have been pen-
tiful and commanded high prices, but much
of the time they have been scarce, and dam.
ages to outfits by repeated storms earlier in
the season have exceeded the sales OF fish in
many instances. An experienced fishermen
said the other day that the seasons work Is
inst SO much time and labor thrown away
Attempt to commit assault upon Mrs. Lily
Dempsey is tho serious charge against Piny
Russell. hackman, under arrest in Washing
ton. Russell is alleged to have disrogarded
Mrs. Dempsey's order to drive her home, TAX
ing her across the Long Bridge yesterday in.
stesd. He is accused OF attempting the as.
saut when half way to tho Virginia shore
Her scresms attracted attention and a bicycle
policeman went in pursuit and arrested the
driver The complainant is also held as a
witness, and is in charge Of the matron at
the First Precinct station. Mrs. Dempsey
lives with her husband at 9f2 New York
avenue northwest She is young and pretty
If You suffer from tenderness or fnllness on
the right side, pains under ehoulder blade
constipation, billioUsness, sick headache and