Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-27
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

This has been another hot day, the
mercury registering 9O'.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
The Kretol Chemical Company are
distributing a number of pretty taus.
Mr.. Noble McKenney found val
liable set of false teeth in sewer day
or two ago.
The Alexandria Light Infantry will
this evening begin target practice on
Jones's point.
The County Court has practically
wound up its business for the term and
will adjourn tomorrow.
The Alexandria Steam Laundry to-
dsy received about $500 worth of new
and improved machinery.
Daniel Tyler. who lives near Acco-
tink, was badly hurt few days since
by falling from a cherry Tree.
Mr.. Carl Bohraus, manager of the
Concordis Hotel, will tender crab
feast TO his many friends tonight.
The children OF the Benefit Building
Fund of Christ Church will give musi-
cal in the parish hall tomorrow evening.
The grounds around the old First
Presby terrain Church on Fairfax street
are being cleaned up and put in order
again.
LAST night was clear and warm, un.
iii about 9 o'clock when IL became
cloudy. Ooe ledger was at the station
house.
The Columbia engine went into ser
vice yesterday evening, repairs having
been completed sooner than was ex-
pected.
Messrs. BrenDer and Knight will
completely remodel the house OF MIR.
George A. Rowland, on south Fairfax
street.
A marriage license was issued In
Washington yesterday to William l..
Naylor, of Alexandria, and lisa b.
Gaines, OF Culpeper.
The navy department is having ex-
tensive repairs and Improvements made
TO the United States naval powder
magazine on the District side OF the
river, about hall way between this city
and Washington.
The Southern Railway Company has
at last succeeded In striking q stream
Of good water at depth OF over 400
feet in the we'll they have been boring
west OF the depot in this city. The
water will be piped to the round house
aud the machine shops.
Though the work OF deepening the
channel of the river over the shoal
Nat awoman flats, near Indian Head, is
progressing rapidly. So large quantity
If mud had TO be removed that there is
still several months work to be done
before the twenty four feet depth re-
oujred over the entire fats is obtained.
When this work Is completed the
dredging of the Kettle Bottoms will be
done.
Superintendent Kemper Of the public
schools was engaged yesterday and to-
day 10 examining applicants for posi-
ions as white teachers in the schools.
those who presented themselves for
examination were Misses Mamie Davis,
Alice Thomas, Sophie Bowie, Virginia
Roxbury, OF this city, and Lena Sanger.
of Rockingham. Tomorrow and on
Friday he will examine the colored
teachers.
VIM. Galloway, colored farmer, suddenly
becsme insane at Freedmen's Hospital IN
Washington last night and nearly wrecked
the place. He was this morning removed to
81. Elizabeth Asylum.
Frank Lewis, colored, who was recently
naralyzed and who was reported TO be dead
Yesterday, is still alive and Thought to DO i'm
proving.
In the Corporation Court today in the ease
o. w. b. Price vs. W. Ii. hogan ct ais,
chancery suit, q final decree was entered.