Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-08
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| 1t is po1o e, to bpild town hall at Fair.
| fix st .tion
Three dodgers were accommodated at the
! station house last night.
| Tho market people complain of the number
! of dogs that arc brought to market by citizens.
fine dog belonging TO Capt. W. 81. King,
who lives on Payne street. WAS poisoned TO-
| day
The steamer Dennis Simmons sailed today
! from smoot & Co.'s dock for Williamson,
NC.
A Mexican war widows pension of So WAS
issued yesterday TO Hannah NJ. Moore of
Fairfax.
A meeting of the Hydraulion fro company
will be held tonight to transact business Of
importance
Jerry Stokes, a we'll known old colored res.
ident of Fairfax county, near this city, died
suddenly this morning.
A raid on alleged gamblers was made at
Rosslyn yesterday evening and riot almost
folowrd. Several arres's were madc
Andrew E.omax, colorcd WAS hcforc the
Mayor this morning charged with a-s4ulting
and heating Fannie Gay, also coloIed. He
had his case continued.
M Harry Simpson while passing the mon.
ument on Prince street this morning picked
up Il chid's WHIP. which he left at this office,
hoping Il owner may call for it.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing.
ton yesterday TO Cage Otis and Carrie Carl
son. both OF Fairfax county, aud to Hugh
Smith and Gussie Tyler, of Falls Church.
rs stated yesterday, Senator Clark, of Mon.
tana, has bought for $45 900 the home of
Senator Stewart in Washington known as
stewart Castle" He will hu;d magnif-
cent structure on the site of the present build
ing
H. NJ Pierce, who had been sick at St.
Asaph and who was on Wednesday taken to
the InfiImary for treatment, died at that in.
stitu:on today OF uremic convuisions the
result of Breht's disease The homo of the
deceased is unknown. BE had recently been
in Cuba
Viii going to the fire yesterday evening
the horse attached to the Hydraulion hose
wagon became unmanageablc and the wagon
WAS run into tree at the corner of Prince
and Patrick streets. The scat was broken
from the wagon aud the vehicle WAS other
wise slightly damaged.
Arrangements have been completed for the
entertainment OF the Improved Order of Bed
Men. whose great council is to be held in
Washington next week The council will
begin its sittings on Tuesday and continue
them for four days. 1t is expected that there
will be press mt about 175 delegates
W. W. Becx, of Falls Church, reported to
the Washington police yesterday that his
pocke,book, containing $3l, had been stolen
from his vest pocket at his office in the Build
ers' Exchange on September 6. Lewis Crump,
anitOr Of the Builders Exchange fonnd
Beck's pockotbook in drawer at Books Of
flee.
Tie alarm of ire about half-past 5 O'Clock
yesterday evening WAS caused by the burning
of some hay, trunk and the floor of a stable
in hogshead in the alley bounded by
King, Prince. Fairfax and Leo streets.
The entire fro department was soon at the
scene. bnt their services were not needed as
the flames had been extinguished in few
minutes time by people who were near by.
Little less than marvellous WAS the escape
from death Of Henry Achtcrkirchen, bis wife
and infant ahild last night when the vehicle
in which they were driving WAS struck by q
passenger train at the H street, Washington,
crossing of the Metropolitan branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and all found
themselves hut slightly injured after being
carried 100 feet on the fcnier of the engine.
The buggy WAS totally demolished. ard tho
horse received injuries from which it died an
hour later.