Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
LOCAL BRETITIFS

The skeleton OF man was found on Satur.
day near old Camp Alger, in Fairfax county.
a little boy named Harry Mcintosh fell at
his home on east Prince street today and
broke his collar bone
NJ, B Harlow has sold to J. g. swartz three
pieces OF land on Fairfax street, on either
side of Church. for 81 $50.
The weather yesterday was more like that
of an October than q July day. The churches
were all fairly we'll attended.
At the meeting OF Alexandria Division, An.
Dent Order Of hibernans yesterday, the re.
Gently elected officers We re Installed.
The Sunday!.evening services Mt Christ
Church will be dis ontinued until the repair
ing of that church is completed.
A meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held
at the residence OF the president No. 214
north Columbus street, tomorrow evening.
Beginning with next Sund ay night July
! g. the evening services on Sunday will be
resumed in the Second Presbyt eiian Church.
Marley Encampment, No. 6, I. O. o. F ,
will tonight install the recently elected Off
GERS after which refreshments will be served
Mr.. F Schwab has on exhibition at his sa-
loon in the old City Hotel building the dress
Mr. W. II. Henderson.
Viii o rowing in the Eastern Branch OPP.
pos;te the navy yard yesterday, VIM. War.
ner white, 20 years old, of Washington, fe
overheard and was drowned.
The second team of the Alexandria Base
ball Club will play game of bali this even
ing at 8 o'clock on the Old fair grounds with
picked nine from this city.
The ]. H. Small & Sons Company met in
this city today, and elected j. H. Small presi-
dent. e. a. Small vice president, and J. Il.
Small, jr., secretary and treasurer.
fight occurred near the Southern Rail.
way depot Saturday night bet weeD two color.
ed men, during which oae of tie pa Elephants
WAS pal fully injured about the head,
A slight fire was caused at the residence OF
Mr. II. F. Robertson on Columbus street yes.
terday evening by young man carelessly
letting q lighted match fall into basket OF
soiled clothes.
Mira. Alice Redman. sister Of Captain F. G.
Faulkner, Of tie Southern Railway, died at
| her home in Washington yesterday morning
OF consumption. Her remains will be brought
here tomorrow evening st $50 o'clOct.
Photographic stock valued at So 600 wa:
| almost totally desti Dyed by flames, heat and
| water yesterday morning when fire broke
| out in the store OF Lawyer & Wagner, 439
Seventh street northwest. Washington.
Frederick s Kern died yesterday at hi:
home in Washington, in the a3d year of hi;
| age. He was one of the oldest residents oil
| the District of Columbia, having gone there
81 years ago from Lovettsville, Va, where he
was born.
US Marshal Treat will consult the Attor,
ney General concerning the three prisoners
now in Jail in this city and who were con-
victed at last weeks term of the U. 8. Court,
to ascertain when they shs be cont to the
penitentiary:
Charles Hamilton, of Washington, rendered
an excursion down the river yesterday TO 8
number of his friends. TIE party left or
the yacht Americas. Among them were
Senator Thurston and several prominent
newspaper men.
cross hill in divorce proceedings insti
tuted nearly two years ago By Mrs, Burwsll
| has been filed by DR.. john Page Burwell, OF
Washington. The former is said TO have Dc.
serted her husband in July, 1897, and tc
| have taken with her their three children,
An alarm, which brought out the fire de
psrtment. about 2;20 o'clock this afternoon
was caused by slight fire in the stable OF
Mr.. George Meade. in the court bounded By
| Prince, Duke, Alfred and Patrick streets.
| The fire was put out without the aid Of the
| engines.