Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The longest daH in the year.

The longest day IN the year.
The yacht GSivote is on the ways at the
shipyard for repairs.
This city was visited this evening by 8
heavy fell of rain accompanied By lightning
and thunder
The steamer Dennis Simmons, loaded with
lumber for smoot & Co., arrived today from
williamson, N. G.
The flags on the vessels ct tho whsrves to-
day were flying at half-mast on account Of
the 6estb of Capt. J. II. Beach.
In tho CORPORATION Court today City Ser.
gesnt Smith was appointed administrator OF
the estate of Harrison l.. Monroe, deceased.
Mr.. Douglass Stuart, receiver, sold today
three lots in the II. l.. Holmes subdivision
in the county to H. L. Holmes for 1925 cash.
An infant son OF Mr. George Edmunds died
yesterday afternoon nj his home or Queen
street OF cholera infantum sfter brief illness.
The horse attached 10 the Columbia hose
wagon ran off this morning throwing Driver
Taylor from his seat and badly damaging the
wagon.
Special services will be held at ST. Marys
Church at the IL o'clock services Sunday
morning, when the handsome memorial win
dow recently put in will be unveiled and ded-
icated.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Vickers
Monroe, widow Of the lste Harrison l.. Mon.
roe. took place this evening from the Metbo
dist Protestant Church. The services were
conducted by Rev. Z. A.. Wsr6eld.
Attorney General GiiFgs has sdviss ID
against an exercise OF executive clemency in
the case of Benjamin II Smell and Nels n
-, inn
ton. In the case of Arthur Landon extenu-
ating circumstances are cited.
Mr.. Julius Pelton, agent of the Agii"ultu-
raj Insurance Company of WATERFOWL, N. Y,
has adjusted and settled the account of dam
ages sustained by Mr.. r. schwsb by fire at
his residence on the 10Th instant.
Charley Turley has been convicted in Fair
fax county of involuntary manslaughter In
the killing of Daniel horarity. The evidence
was strongly in favor of the prisoner, and the
verdict was agreed upon by counsel without
argument.
Richard Thompson, the negro, recently
convicted OF aiding his brother, Harrison
Thompson, in killing Milton Seaton, Town
Sergeant Of Middleburg was taken through
this city this morning on the way to the pen.
itentisry where he will serve an 1S'years'
sentence.
Information was given at police headquar-
ters & late hour last night that row was
Ia progress at the intersection Of Fairfax and
Princess streets. A detachment of police
hurried there and without difficulty cleared
away noisy crowd which had assembled at
that point.
Marriage licenses were issued In Washing
ton yesterday to Washington Lewis and Mag
gle Harrison, both of Alexandria Dominick
n. Brown and Jane Elizabeth Daniels, both
of Burke's station Henry Manders and Beu-
lah Besmer, both of Vienna, and TO VIM. M.
Gorham and Mamie Sherwood, both Of Falls
Church.
Edward Curlee Franks, infant son Of Mr.
J. W. Franks, baggage master on the South
ern Railway, died last nighs at his fathers
residence, on upper Prince street Two
months ago yesterday Mr.. Franks's wife
died. The body will DO taken to Charlotte,
N. c., tonight where it will be inferred along
side OF its mother.
Salt water tailors, bluehsh, sheepshead,
front and butterfsh will be for sale by Geo
E. Price & Co. in market tomorrow.