Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The schools had holiday today.
The Alexandria Baseball Club will
hold meeting tomorrow night.
Robert Johnson, coiored resident OF
the Second ward, died Saturday night
at his home on Royal street.
A marriage license was issued in
Washington on Saturday to James
Dent and Mary Bryan, both of Stafford
county.
A haul OF 100000 fish, mostly her.
riug, was made at Whitewater between
midnight and daylight on Saturday
morning. This is said to be the biggest
catch ever made at that shore.
Thomas n. Turpin, who has been
connected with the Washington, Alex.
sndria and Mt, Vernon Railway for
several years past, has resigned, to &C.
cept more lucrative position with the
Oh. sapeske Beach line.
United States secret service officers
today asked the State authorities here
to turn over to them Barry and Clark,
ip Jail here charged with passing cOun'
terfeit silver dollars. Commonwealth
Attorney Maj Jury deferred action 10
the matter.
A game of baseball was played on
Saturday evening On the High School
grounds, near this city, between the
Episcopal High school nine and that oil
St. Johns College OF Annapolis, Nd,
resulting in victory for the former, the
score being IS to 10.
Justice Barnard in Washington on
Sa urday signed rule requiring the
Washington, Alexandria aud Mt. Yer.
non Electric Railway Company to show
cause the Esd instant why the petition
of the Anscostia and Potomac River
Railroad Company should not be
granted.
Messrs. R. Walton Moore and Jas. E
| Clements, commissioners in the suit o.
NJ. G, Bennett w. Jacob II. Kengla'i
administrator and others, on Saturday
sold thirty-three acres of land neal
Ballston, in Alexandria county, known
Is the Kengla place, for 1850, to Mr.
Charles Rauscher.
Mrs. Sallie A. Davis, wife of Georgt
W. Davis, q former Alexandrian, WHIT
has resided some time at Vernon Mills
Fauquier county, died quite suddenly
at her home yesterday morning, aged
70 years. Mr.. Davis came here las
week to attend the funeral OF Mr.. W.T.
Smith, and returned home to find hi
wife seriously i'll,
The democratic city committee will prot
ably meet one night this week and decid
upon date for holding ward meetings I
eject delegates to the convention to be he'll
| 10 Norfolk May 2. The committee will ais
decide upon date for holding q convention
or primary election to nominate delegates I
the congressional convention.
The Baltimore Sun in lis temperature tabl
Of today made Washington the coolest city 1
the country yesterday, pui ting the temper
ture at 800, while 1t gave that of Baltimore q
$50. Alexsndrians are glad that Washing
toms frigidity did not extend to this city.
1t is reported that the longboat Earle BIZ
coe, Captain Gaskins. loaded with woot
which sailed on Friday from Nomini fc
Warrington, mas case Of smallpox on boar
and o lookout is being kept for her. Th
boat belongs to Capt. James Carter.
A called meeting of the City Council his
not yet been determined upon for this weel
, a. the regular meeting OH the Oath is 30 clos
ct hand. Since July 1, 1899, there hsy
been eight called meetings Of Council.
On his way down King street early tn
morning Mr.. George stearns found q vii
duck lying in gutter. The duck had ev
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