Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Fifteen dodgers We're at the station hons
last night.
The democrats of Fairfax held their prima
rles today to nominate county officers
Thos. Ferrell, colored, who had been quit
SICK at the Iptrmary was released from the
institution today as cured.
The last of the Lenten services at Grac
Church will be held tonight and will be con
Quoted by Rev. C. E. Ball
Two cars were run overheard at Shepherd
last night, and today force of men were on
gagged in getting them out of the slip.
4 marriage license was issued in Baltimore
yesterday to Andrew ] beavers and Annie
Hail, both of Alexandria.
A colored man named John Gaines fell in a
nit on south Royal street this evening, which
gave rise to the report that he had dropped
dead,
The Seventeenth Virginia Regiment, u. D
c.. will give vaudeville entertainment, by
home talent at the Opera House on Tuesday
April 4
In the Corporation Court today the will Of
the late DaYid Williams was admitted to pro.
bate. The deceased left his small estate to
his children and grandchildren.
The only case before tho Mayor this morn
Ing was that of Edward johnson. colored,
charged with disorderly conduct and fighting
He was dis :harged.
Engineer William B. Butler of one of the
yard engines of the Southern Railway ut
Lynchburg, suffered serious stroke of pa.
ralysls at Monroe on Sunday night.
Ex-Secretary Sherman was passenger on
board the Newport News, which arrived here
this morning from Norfolk. and proceeded to
Washington. Mr.. Sherman's condition has
considerably improved.
Mrs. Emily P. Lamson has traded her
tract Of land of "a acres at Ballston. Alexan-
dria county, to Mr.. F. NJ. Gideon of Missouri,
for 10 room brick house on 18th street, in
Washington.
A game of baseball will be played tomorrow
evening on the grounds of the High School,
near this city, between tho High School nine
and the Eastern Athletic Association club OF
Washington
The President and his party passed through
this city yesterday evening shortly before 3
o'clock over the Pennsylvania road on their
way to Washington. But few people were at
the depot when the train passed through the
city.
Among those who were dis :hargcd from the
ship carpenters department in the Washing
ton navy yard this week were all the Alex
andrians, except Mr.. Charles Deane. who is
acting foreman of that department.
Three deaths from cerebrospinal menin-
gifts, or spotted fever, were reported to the
Washington health authorities yesterday,
making total OF thirty.four deaths that have
been recorded from that disease since the
] malady made its appearance TO an unusual
degree about month ago
Twenty-four partridges were shipped from
North Carolina by Mr.. J. G. Smoot last week
to Mr.. Louis Kraft, of this city. Tho birds
arrived today but only twelve were alive.
They will be kept here for fow days and
will then be taken to Fairfax county and re-
leased.
Arson Mcdonald, evangelist of the "Dis-
ciples of Christ" will preach in the First
Presbyterian Church, Friday night also Sat-
urday night, Sunday at 3 o'clock and also
Sunday night. Mr.. Mcdonald wishes to see
any members of the Disciples present in tho
city and invites them to call at Ala franklin
street.
The funeral OF tho late Mr. Robert C. Arm
strong, who died in Washington yesterday
morning, took place this evening from the
residence of his brother, Mir. A. w. Arm
strong. on Prince street. The services were
conducted by Rev. Bergman Green and the
interment was in the Presbyterian cemetery.