Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-21
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MIR c. F. Franks has been appointed sex.
ton OF the NJ L. cemetery.
Mrs w. II. Hatch, of the county, is very
Ill at her home with typhoid fever.
Rain fell! in copious showers last night. aud
today the temperature has been decidedly
cooler and fall like
A marriage license was issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to James K. Sharp ard Minnie
May Trenis, of Catletts
The w. c. T. U. and tho Y. will meet to
night at the residence of the president, No,
2l4 hOlth Columbus street.
The schooner Manic Saunders, from the
South, Loaded with fertilizer materials, ar
rived today TO Capt. II. Bryant.
The premises of Capt. F. Beattie in Fairfax
were entered by thieves on Tuesday night
aud barrel of cider stolen therefrom.
number Of Alexandrians and others liv-
ing in this vicinity went to Vienna today TO
attend tho funeral of the late Maj. O. E. Hine.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, who now lives in this
city, received information last night that his
mother and sister are i'll with yellow fever in
Florida.
Mr.. Russell Swami, we'll known timer of
this city. died today at his homo, corner of
Alfred ard Queen streets, from consumption,
aged 81 years.
In the Corporation Court today docrce
WAS entered in the case of Georeianua ~oil vs.
James Williams OF al. referring the matter to
Z. B. Taylor, commissioner.
The steamer Dennis Simmons arrived to.
day from Williamson, N. G., with 670,000
shingles to Smoot s. Co. the largest cargo of
shingles over brought to this port.
The term of Henry E. Davis, U. S. Dis.
trict Attorney for the District of Columbia,
will expire on October lat, and it is practically
SIS good as settled that his successor will be
Hon. Thomas A Anderson, of Ohio.
The name Of w. S. Knox. president of the
Business Mems Association of the District of
TO umhia, his been presented to the PreSi.
dent 10 : coed District Commissioner Wight
VIII n nc re q 5 that office Mr.. Knox is the
choice of the Business Mems Association.
According to the official list of the director
OF the census there sre on the eligible list at
the present time 673 names, divided among
the d lerent states and territories OF the
United States. Virginia gets go appointments
and its eligible list at present fOots up to AZ.
Miss Belle Hunter yesterday picked up on
Prince street, opposite tho Gazette office. an
English penny made in the year 172S. dur
ing the reign of George II. The coin had
evidently been in u fire, and is supposed to
have been dug up when the sewer in the
Prince street alley was being laid.
The Warrenton Virginian says: Tho Wild
ening of the track at Ialverton. so that two
trains can stop there and take water at one
time, gives hopes that when the last train to
Washington from this place is discontinued
that the north and south bound trains will
pass at Calvcrton and both be met with ono
trip by the Warrenton train"
In contest. which lasted for several hours,
the knights OF Maryland yesterday defeated
the Knights Of Virginia in the third and last
tournament of the season at Glen Sligo.
The first and second prices, amounting 10
SIS, were won by Maryland Knights, L. D.
Love capturing the first and James S. Cook
the second. The third and fourth prizes went
to Virginia aud were won by G. B. BlandfOrd
and B. 4. Schwartz, and amounted to $50
Suit for divorce was fled in Washington
yesterday by Mrs. Florence L. Hardy against
her husband, George Hardy. Mrs. Hardy
states that Immediately after the wedding
ceremony, which occurred in Baltimore,
March 20, 1894, Hardy told her that he did
not intend to live with her q day and that he
married her only to prevent her marriage to
any one else. With this statement, she says
he deserted and abandoned her and has never
returned.
The burning of the barn (not the sto!e) OF
l.. E. Oliver at Kenmore, Fairfax county, a
few days since, was caused by a twelve.ye
old colored boy named Honesty, who has
been lodged in jail He has confessed, Civ
ing as his only reason desire to sec the fire.
few minutes before setting fire to the barn
he set fire to gransry near by but the flames
were quickly extineuishcd. The loss was
about $4,000; insurance $500. Every
thing in the barn was destroyed, including
some live stock.