Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Four dodgers were at the station house last
| night.
There were no cases for trial in tho Polio
Court this moroing.
A young man named Hughes, who lived at
OK Roads, In lower Fairfax county, died lest
! night.
Tho directors OF the southern Railway have
declared a semi. dividend OF IL per
cent. on its preferred stock.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton yesterday to Claude II. Hsga. OF Farm
vile. and Lena A Bodine, OF Bristow, Va.
ME-. Schiller, who lives at No. 800 south
Washington street, in coming down the stair
way OF her home this morning fell and broke
her leg.
It is expected that active operations for the
reconstruction of the fourth pier of the Aque-
duct bridge, across the Potomac; will Do re-
sumed during the present month.
In Washington today Henry j. Riptz was
held in $500 tOnd for the action Of the grand
jury to answer the chs'ge OF obtaining
1915 from Alonxo II. Colner by means Of
fslse pretenses.
In the game Of basketball played at Schn-
lers hall last night the Alexandria Athletic
Association defeated the Carroll Institute
team OF Washington iy score OF z to "
The game was one OF the best played in this
city this season.
In the Corpor alton Court today decree
was entered in the case OF Mary E. Ryan vs.
J. T, Ryan, allowing g L. BOothe, commits
sioner OF sale, 10 accept the offer OF L. j. Fam
non for a lot on Payne street between Cam
eron and Queen.
The police of this city have been notified TO
look ont for a boy named Carl Pirtle, aged
13, who left his home in Washington on the
9th in company with another boy named
Richard Stowe The boys, it is said were
seen here Thursday night.
The stewards of the Jockey Club have
granted license to the Washington Jockey
Club to hold its annual spring meeting from
Aoril 2 to April IA and sn autumn meeting
from November II to 80. g. s. Rowland
was appointed oficisl steward to represent
the Jockey Club at Washington.
The board of supervisors of Alexandria
county will hold meeting on Monday next
when the proposition submitted By the Penn.
sylvania Ksilrosd Company for final settle
ment of the suit involving the old Washing
too and Alex 4ndria turnpike, leading from
the south end of Long brijge TO this city, will
receive attention. The necessary legislation
for complete settle ment OF the matter has
been passed.
A husband, 10 years of sge. who married
his spouse alter only three days scquaint-
spce at GUNNER resort, has filed III the Of
fee of the local Supreme Court in Washing.
ton petition for absolute divorce. His rep
reservations slege bad faith and an immoral
life on the part of the wife. The complainant
| is James u. Hoover,a member OF widely
known Washington family. His wife was
formerly NJ Grsyson George, and they met
at Asbury Park, N. j., last August.
The president Of the Senate yesterday laid
before the Senate communication from the
District of Columbia Commissioners in re-
spouse to q resolution directing them to re.
port the approximate value of the squares on
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue from
/ 9Th street to the Botanical Gardens The
report shows that tee estimat for tie pu :
chase of al the squares on the south side OF
the avenue is 1929 997. This is in con-
uecton with the proposed plan THAT public
bull iings hereafter to be erected be laced on
the south side Of the avenue.