Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-29
LOCAL RREVITIES.

Mrs. J. T. Harrison, living near
Bailey's cross roads, was stricken with
paralysis on Friday.
The infant son of Mr.. Edgar l..
Crump died yesterday at It's parents
residence on upper Prince street.
Private Kersey, OF the Alexandria
Light Infantry, was overcome by heat
at Ocean View day or two ago. He
soon recovered.
Mr.. Allen, the night engineer at the
Consumers Brewery in the county, had
one OF bis hands crushed In the cog
wheels last night.
After today the bricklayers of Wash
ington, will receive $3.50 per day.
There was en- agreement entered into
last week between the employers aud
men that this should be the standard
rate in future.
Irene Anderson. of Washington, has
been missing since last Wednesday.
Her mother has notified the police OF
this city to keep lookout for her.
When last seen the girl was at Burke's
station, on the Southern Railway.
A small boy named Charles Lloyd
was arrested this morning for attempt
ing to rob money drawers 10 the mar
ket House. He was sent to the work
house by the Mayor. The boy has CIV
en- much trouble OF late to butchers and
others ia market.
A new council of the Royal Arcanum
recently organized in Warrenion by
Deputy Grand Regent Hedley Boyd, OF
Portsmouth, was instituted Friday
night with thirty.one charter members.
Grand Regent g &. Berry, Of Stanton,
who ia i'll, was represented by Vice
Grand Regent r w. Arnold, OF Alex
sndria, who was assisted in the work
by Grand Secretary James B. Blanks,
OF Petersburg.
James Looney, an employee OF the
Washington Traction Company, was
eltc,rocuted yesterday afternoon 10 the
plow pit at Thirty-sixth street and
Prospect avenue, Georgetown. Five
bu bred and fifty volts Of electricity
passed through the mans body, but in
spite of the powerful voltage, Looney
was able to call for assistance, and his
death did not occur until five minutes
after his arrival at the Georgetown
University Hospital. He was thirty
two years old and leaves widow ant
two small children.
Judge Nicol Of the Circuit Court OF lb'
county, has rendered q decree ordering thu
sale, on the 9Th day of August next. OF thu
old one Dom frame school house and two lot
OF land iu the southern part Of Jefferson dis
trict, just south Of Del Ray, In the county
az d directing that the proceeds of sale thereo
be spilled TO the completion Of the large ne'
br OK graded school house that has been latel.
esected near the old ore bat in more centrs
part OF the school district.
A meeting of the school board Of WashinE
ton district of Alexandria county will be hell
at Cheirydsle Thursday night TO formal.
award the contract and sccept the bond fol
building the new sseguuller public schoo
holsel near the Cham Bridge, In tha 'ounfy
i, is the desire Of the school board and thu
people Of that neIg hborhood to have the schoC
completed and opened by November L mex
County Surveyor L. 6. Hsney has tendere'
q, his official bondsmsn, George N. saeemu
Ter, who has been accepted by the court !
place OF Dr. D. N. Rust, who resigned fror
Surveyor Hsney's bond at the last term o
cost.
The trustees of the Bsllston school hav
offered q reward of SIS for iae spprehensio
and conviction Of the miscresnt who threw
brick through one OF the large windows Of tn
structure on Friday night last.
There vas . cake walk by some whit
women and men at the extreme northern en-
of Fairfax street Saturday night viii a
tiacted 3 number o. spectators aud cau'e
some disorder.
: Marcus Baker. colored, OF this city, died /
! Washington yesterday. His remains will /
!, brought TO this city for interment He WI
65 years OF age.
Those who are required TO pay the speci