Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-24
LanSburgh&BrO.,
42o to 426 Seventh street,
WASHINGTON. &C.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The melancholy days have come.
The days that make us knock,

Whe1 summer clothes are on the bum,
Last winters clothes in hook.
Alexandria Council, National Union, meets
tonight.
The republicans will raise flag on their
pole at Battery Rodgers tomorrow.
Mr.. Charles W. Moore, caught soit-shell
crab in one of the docks of the city yester-
day.
Elizabeth Lee, a thret.year-old daughter of
Wilbur Lee, residing on Fsyette street, died
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Samuel II. Lunt, auctOneer, will sell
tomorrow frame house and lot on Lee street,
between Wilkes and GibboD.
The democrats Of the Third ward will meet
at the old court house tonight to organize Il
ward club.
terday for the Galveston sufferers amounted
to SO 80.
The repairs to the steamer Harry Randall
have been completed, and she resumed her
place. on the river route yesterday morning.
Owing to the rain of yesterday the churches
were not very largely attended in the morn.
ing, but at night the congregations were
larger.
The tug Mary ]. Walker passed. up the
river today with tow OF pOntoons to be used
In the work of dredging the river near the
arsenal.
While at work in the Southern Railway
shops this morning Mr.. Z. n. Crook had the
end of the middle fisger of his left hand cut
off by saw.
An infant child OF Mr.. Luther Carter, who
resides at the corner of Prince and Henry
street,, died on Saturday evening and wss
buried this morning.
The new buildings being erected at Fort
Washington for the II ception Of the addition
al batteries OF the 4th heavy artillery are
now approaching completion
Officer Keith Davis coIalled quite lot O
crapshooters yesterday, and this morning
they wero all fined. The Mayor expressed
his qualification at the activity of the officer
meeting of the working committee of the
Bryan, Stevenson aud Rixey Club will b'
hell on Wednesday night at the Office Of Mr.
:. II. Lunt, at the corner OF King and Fair
AK streets.
The Leader, ths colorsd weekly newsps.
per published here for many years, has beer
removed to Washington and ia now known 81
The National Leader. Magnus l., Robinson il
still the owner and publisher.
Mr.. Jacob Brill will soon have his restau
| rant. at the foot Of King street, remodeleC
| and improved, and has given the contract FOL
the work to Messrs. knight & Bienner
samuel Cummings, colored, was arrostet
| Yesterday afternoon on complaint of hi
grandmother Sarah Lee who charged hin
| with threatening to shoot her. The case wa
| heard in the Police Court this morning an,
| cummings was fined So.
At late hour Saturday night an attemp
was made to enter Mr.. Charles F. Baggett
store, at the corner of Queen and Henri.
streets, but Mr.. George Hinken, who live
opposite, having heard the noise, blew
| whistle and frightened off the would b
| burglar
The rally services at Trinity M. 4. Churcl
| Yesterday were we'll attended and were OF
very interesting character. The woman
foreign missionary services at night wer
also well attended. Mrs. Huntley Delivers
An interesting address. The contribution
amounted to about $50.
| Alexandria Court. Daughters of Sphinx,
| colored female Masonic auxiliary oiganlzs
ton, was formed in this city Friday evenin
with Hester Carter worthy matron; Mary I
Carter, secretary, and Ida +. Robinson, treas
urer The remaining officers will DO name
tonight to receive fraterral visit from ILL
OF Nile Court OF Washington,