Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-14
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

The mercury yesterday evening rose
to 9l', the highest point attained 30 far
10 1900.
Richard Burnett's summer garden,
near the Stone Bridge, was opened for
the season on Saturday night.
City Engineer Holcombe today laid
off the ball grounds for the Alexandria
Baseball Club at the old tair grounds.
This is the second anniversary of the
departure from this city Of the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry for Richmond to
enlist for the Spanish war.
Interesting services were held at
Trinity M. E. Church yesterday by
the Epworth League OF that church,
the programme, as published Saturday,
being carried.
In the Corporation Court today
Judge Norton approved the twelve ap.
plcations for pensions which we're on
Saturday approved by the Confederate
pension board OF this city.
A joint meeting OF the committees of
the various societies OF 81. Mary's
Church will be held tonight to make
arrangements for the excursion to
River View to be held on June 4th.
A large delegation Of firemen from
Reading, Pa, who are making q south.
ern pleasure "trip, will visit this city on
Thursday and will be the guests of the
Hydraulion company, who will enter
tain them at their engine house.
1, is expected that the work OF re-
moving the defective pier under the
Aqueduct bridge will begin during the
present month. The contractors, the
Central Contracting Company of New
York, have practically completed the
repairs to the Golfer dam and false
work.
A number of witnesses have been
summoned to appear and testify In
the case of Benjamin Goldsmith, the
young man who is locked up at police
headquarters charged with having at
tempted an assault on Mrs. Mary Rol.
Inns on Friday last. These witnesses
nave been summoned to teetify as to
the veracity of the complainant. The
case will be called at o'clock this even
ing.
The M. E. Church South Sunday
school has elected the following off.
GERS: James f. Alexander, superiu.
tendeut; e. @. Graham, assistant gu
perintendeni; Julian Y. Williams, Sec
rotary; Frank J. Pollard, librarian;
Henry K. Field, chorister; Thomas
Netherlsnd, assistant chorister: Miss
Lula Cockey, orgsnist, and Mrs. b.
Wheatley, jr., pianist.
Henry Brawner, fifteen. year-old son Of
Wn. Brswner, OF 1926 north Fayette street,
has been victim Of somusmbulism for some
time, and about 3 o'clock yesterday morning
| he left his bed and walked from q second
story window, falling Q distance twenty-five
feet to the pavement below. When picked
mn some time later he was almost uncon.
az ous and unable to move. DR.. Hugh Nc
CURE was summoned, and found that the
left ann had been fractured and injuries in
fcted about the spine.
Burglars entered the store and residence of
]. w. Vsrney at Del Ray, near this city, on
Saturday night, through a second-story back
window by ladder. The cash drawer in
the store was opened. but no money had been
left in 1t The burglars went to the room
occupied by William yarney and atols two
watches, one gold and the other silver, and .
pocketbo, with small amount Of cash.
In the United ties Msrshal's Office in
Richmond on Saturday supoenss was Issued
for J. NJ. Grigg and Henry johnson, Of Alex.
sudria, who are wanted as witnesses In Balti-
more on the 18th instant in tho case of
! Charles B. French, who ia charged with bum