Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-29
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42o to 426 Seventh street,
WASHINGTON. DC.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The clock in the City Hall tower need
regulating.
| A business meeting of the Bryan, Steven
son and Rixey club will be held tonight
| The tug Juno, which has Just been rebuilt
has been put into service on the river again
a Spanish war widows pension OF So pei
month has been granted TO Angy Bland, Of
this city.
A marriage license wss issued 10 Washing
ton On Saturday TO william Cor Ion and Ari
zona Hornbeck, both OF Fairfax county.
Tbirzs, the four-year old daughter of Mr.
Harry Darling, died at her home on south
Patrick street at an early hour this morning.
Mr.. N. w. DUNN gton 10 walking across
| the floor of his room in the dark last night
fell and was painfully hut not seriously hurt.
The Hydrsuion fire engine is at J. & H.
Aitcheson's machine shops for a general over
hauling which will require three or four
days.
A piece Of one OF the granite columns In front
of the Treasury Department in Washington
fell few days since, and tho columns it is
said, need repairing.
Announcement has b. en- made that Bishop
Van de Vyver OF Richmond, will come to
this city on November 10 to confirm class
at st. Msry's Church.
A fine cow owned by Mr.. Robert Fay or, OF
Alexandria county, was stuck by q south
bound Chesapeake and Ohio train and kill d
on Saturday afternoon.
The remains Of B,v II Davis, an Epis-
copal minister who died near Lynchburg yes.
teidsy. will be brought here tonight for in.
er~ent in Ivy Hill cemetery tomorrow.
Mr.. J. Z. Cation, special commissioner, has
soil TO Judge ] K. NJ. Norton, the one.haf
interest Of Mr.. G w. Green in the house and
lot on the east side OF Fairfax street, between
Prince and King.
The yearly meeting of the Society Of
Friends wss held in Baltimore yesterday and
was attended by number OF Friends Of this
vicinity. Addresses were made by Isaac
Hillturn and Others.
Astronomers are looking forward with con-
siderable interest and snxiety to the nights
Of November ID and 10 TO see whether the
shower Of meteoJs which was promised in
1899 will occur this year
In a well-contesied game of football al
Fredericksburg on Saturday evening between
the Episcopal High School and the Freder.
icksbutg Colleg etesms the former were vic
toIious by a score of - 10 g.
Miner accidents, such IS hot boxes, &C.,
caused some delay in the running of electric
rains on Saturday evening, and yesterday
evening some cars at be Four-mile run pow
or house collided on a side track and were
damaged.
The westher yesterday was threatening
most Of the day, but the churches we're ali
well attended. The day was quiet one and
in the evening many people were on the
streets. The new golf links was the obitc-
i've point of many.
In game Of football on Saturday alter
noon between the third taam Of the Episcopal
Hign School and q team OF boys from this
city, played on the formers grounds, thu
High School defeated he Alexandria team
by score of IL 10 g.
The vitrifsd blotk' TO be used in laying
the pavement around the Confederate mOnu-
ment have been shipped from New Cumber
land, w. Va, and are expected here daily.
On their arrival tho work OF laying the pave
ment will be commenced at once
Fire Warden II A. Downhsm and Henry
POsey, driver OF the Columbia fire engine.
went to Nokesvile on Saturday to look for
horses for the Columbis engine. They re
port having found a handsome pair that will
arrive here soon for trial. The horses that
have served the Columbia for some time will
be sold.
1t is understood that the Naval Board fail
ed to discover the cause of the expl sion at
Indian Head, Mo. Wednesday nj Sht lat. 1t
is said that $4,000 pounds of powder and
about a thousand rounds Of shells went of in
the explosion. a II that is left OF the msgs-
zine is deep hole in tho ground. Portions
of three sides OF the brick well Of smother
storehouse are standing. The wooden pho
togrsphic building was swept away in splinters