Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

An adjourned meeting of the Police Com
missioners will be held tonight
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with lumber
from North Carolina. arrived today for smoot
& Co.
A har dsome Mckinley and Roosevelt flag
was this morning raised on the 1sgpole at
Battery Rodgers.
The Episcopal High School will open to-
morrow with bright prospects for another
successful year.
The Alexandria shoe factory shipped from
this city yesterday more than $500 worth OF
chldren's shoes.
At regular meeting of Alexandria Council
National Union, held last night, only routine
business was transacted.
Mrs. II. P. Bsnnon, Of Washington, has
purchased a small house and an acre Of
ground in Bsllston from Herbert a. Smooi
for 81, 500.
George Rucker, fireman on the Southern
Railway, has purchased from Mr.. M Mao
| dux, of Mays Landing. N. J., house and
| OF in that town for 81 300.
Mr.. C. c. Carlin has kindly offered TO the
officers Of the Bryan, Stevenson and Rixey
| Club the use OF Ssrepts Hall, free of charge
during the campaign. The offer has beer
accepted with thanks.
| Some Of the bakers say that the reason for
the decline in prices Of bread was mo-
| that -four is lower but because one q
| the dealers cut prices and the Others had t.
follow They say -four is higher now than il
| was a month ago.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Comps
nv today ran a special train of ten cars out o
/ nd
marines from Wssbineton across the CONT
nept to San Francisco, where they will en-
bark for the Philippines.
City Engineer Holcombe today secures
from Washington a street sweeper which ha
been loaned to the city for twenty-four hours
The sweeper was at work on King street anC
around the Ma ket Building this evenir
and seemed to do good work.
Mr. j. Colvin, superintendent of the elet
trio railway company. has written letter Il
City Engineer Hocombe stating that III
comp ny will pay one-hsf the expenses o
setting the circular curling at the street COZ
ners where the electric road makes turns.
Mr. Samuel II. Lunt sol ! at auction tods!
for the benefit of the trustees Of the German
Cooperative Building Association No. 10
If GROUND and tenement thereon situated Of
the west side of Lee street. between Wilke
and Gibbon, TO Mr. Carey s. Mills for S3o'
cash.
In the mention made yesterday OF tn
funeral of Mr.. II. A. Simpson on Sunday, th
names of MessIs w. Ii. Cook, J. Birrel
and Harry Hammond wee published 9
among the members Of the Jr o. U. A.
These gentlemen are not members OF tn
order.
Maria age licenses were issued in Wsshipl
ton Yesterday to Linden K Shepherd,
Rirbmopd, and Lottie S Freeman, OF FREQ
ericksburg; Robert Lee. of Alexandria, sn
Flora Ames, Of the District Of Columoii
Thomas Z. Sic per, of Msryfeld, and susie
Downs. of Prince WI liam county.
large gathering Of distinguished Mason
assem- bied at Masonic Temple, IN Washington
Isst evening to witness the comforting OF tn
Master Masop's degree by Pent.lphs Lodg
the several stations being occupied ny pa
masters of that lodge as special feature
the occasion. There we're also several OIL
tinRuished M Sous present from sister Juri
, dictions, among whom were Past master
, Kemoer and DOwnhsm, representing 10
lodges in this city.