Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

OILERS are making their preliminary AZ
fragments for the spring fishery.
The Womans Auxiliary will hold a meet
ing tonight at bali past seven O'CLOCK
Mary Williams, colored, aged 50 years,
died At her homo on north Fairfax street issl
night.
Blanche the infant daughter OF Mr.. J. y.
kedmsp. living at New Alexandria, died yes
terdAy.
Eugene N. Kuge, a Washington parer
hanger, attempted suicide by cutting MS
throat last night. He will recover.
new electric light has been placed at the
inter section of Lee and Jefferson streets, ana
tonight will be lighted for the first time.
Attorneys Turner and Mitchell, represent
ing Benjamin II. Smell, recently convicted OF
the murder Of Lizzie Weisenberger,. yesterday
filed motion for a new trial and arrest OF
judgment upon behalf of their client
A letter from Reidsville says Cbas. King &
Son. of Alexandris have notified the Usher
men that they will pack herring there the
coming season on larger scale than ever De-
fore.
Mr. A. Mcneil, now operating the Carson
& Co. handle factory at Alexandria, WAS In
town a few days since. He says the business
is moving of nicely and the output Is OF
fine quaity-[Fr mt Royal Register
Some amusement was caused at the Soutn'
ern Railway depot yesterday evening by q
fight between two colored boys which caused
the mother of one OF the combatants to rush
to the rescue Of her Offspring and TO soon rem
der his antag onist hors dc combat.
The regular weekly drill Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry WAS held at their srmory last
night and was we'll attended. Tonight q
game OF basketball will be played al the
srmory between the A. L. ]. team and one
from Carroll Institute, Washington.
The old steamer MsttanO, now at dock
near the foot of Duke street, will soon be .
thing of the past, the work of demolition be-
ing in an advanced stage. The &attano,
which was an old steamer when she came
here, made her appearance on the Potomsc
about quarter Of q century ago.
The complaints of the quality OF the gas
now furnished to the consumers are becoming
moro numerous every day. Several persons
have said that they are obliged to wait until
about II o'clock at night, when most OF the
gas is turned off throughout the town, to read
their papers. very bad smell is also con-
nected with the fas
Mrs.. Lydia Lindsey. Of 1746 M street
northwest Washington, dropped dead at $50
o'clock this morning on Twelfth street north
west Mrs. Lindsey WAS walking down
Twelfth street, when, without warning, she
pitched for ward, striking her head against the
sidewalk with such force that her neck was
broken. Death is supposed to have been due
to heart trouble.
Marriage licenses were Issued in Washing.
ton yeste' day to William Wertenbaker and
Emogen Pcyton, both of Charlottesville Va;
Henry Jackson. of Fairfax county. Va, and
Mary Day; Howard Majors and Mamie Terry,
both of Rappahsnnock county, Va; J. J.
Southworth and Minnie Robertson, both Of
Caroline county, Va; Charles Il. Rylsnd, jr.,
and Gertrude 3. Christian, both Of Richmond,
Va.
Freddie, the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Birrel, entertained quite number of
his young friends yesterday afternoon at his
home on King street, the occasion being his
third birthday. The young folks engaged
10 games and other amusement, winding up
with an imitation cake walk, the prizes being
won by Miss Jessie Grimes and Miss Aurelia
Birrell. Refreshments were served to the
little ones later.