Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-23
LOCAL BKEVITIES.


Six dodgers were at the station house last
night
A regular scmi-monthy meeting Of the City
Council will be held tonight.
Mrs. John Cook fell down the stairs ct her
residence in this city last night and broke her
leg.
! At the weekly meeting Of the Alexandria
Light IDf,ntry last night one member was
elected and one was sworn in.
| A pocketbook, containing a small sum Of
money, was found on the street this morning,
and is at tho station house awaiting its owner.
| A watch which was lost by young man Of
| this city last week WIS today recovered In
Washington where it had bsen pswned for 50
The whereabouts of Mr.. d. p. Hurley. the
missing sgent OF the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in this city, are still shrouded in
! mystery.
Mr.. J. c. Smoot haI sold TO Mr.. q. z. Hill
cne.half interest In two houses and lots On
| the east side Of Patrick street, between Duke
and Wolfe.
The current in the river yesterday parted
Mr.. VIM. II. Travers's gillnet, and twenty
five corks, or about one-hslf Of it. was carried
away and lost.
Mr.. John A. Marshall hiss purchased from
MIR. j. W. Hurst, OF West Virginia, $50 acres
of timber land near Centreville. The price
paid was $2,75O.
Mrs. sallie v. Francis has sold to Miss
Louise Aitcheson house and lot on the east
| side of st. Asaph street, bet Heen Duke and
Wolfe, for 81 500.
Sturgeon have become so scarce in the Po-
tomac and prices are 80 high that it has been
| suggested that artificial means be resorted TO
to re.stock the river.
In the Corporation Court today A. W.
| Avery was appoiI ted trustee and sdministrs.
tor OF the estate OF the late B. w. Avery, vice
F. J. Davidson, resigned.
Workmen are busy establishing the new
glass plant on the north edge Of this city. 1t
! Is believed 1t will be ready to begin its work
| at the close of the summer.
The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz underwent
her annual inspection Wednesday. April IL,
and the steamer T. v. Arrowsmith was in
spected on the 10th instant.
The entertainments given at the Opera
House last week, "Alice Through the Looking
GLASS;" for the benefit of the Alexandra
Library, netted upwards OF 5000.
Mr.. Eugene F. Smith, Of Washington, and
Miss Carrie B. Andrews, Of Wilmington, Del,
we're married at the msnse of the Second
Presbyterian Church yesterday by the Rev.
f. j. Brooke.
Mr.. J. Y. Williams, agent in this city for
the Havenner Baking Company, Of Washing
tor, sent to this Office today sample Of ginger
wsfers-as good as any made The bakery is
out of the trust.
There was but one case for trial in the
Police Court this morning-that OF two white
men charged with iniuripg and defacing the
property Of Margaret Swanson. They were
fined $3.50 each.
In the list of Alexandria mechanics WHO
| worked upon ex.Mayor Strauss new resi-.
| dence the names OF Messrs. Underwood &
Woolls, who did the plsstering, were unin-
tentionslly omitted.
Joint excursion of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen of Alexandra and Wash.
ington will be given on June LIST to River
View and already arrangements are being
made for the occasion.
Martha Clay, colored, aged thirty five years,
was arrested on the LoSg Bridge yesterday
and locked up In Washington on the charge
of Promoting policy. A number Of the slips
were found in her possession.
The Alexandra Knights Of Columbus who
went to Roanoke on Sunday to install couL.
ell of that order In that city have returned.
While there they we're Hospitality entertained
by Mr.. c. O'Lesfy, formerly of Alexandris.
The bridge on the Manassas branch OF the
Southern Railway at Timbeiv,lle, in Shen-
andosh county, which was weakened by the
recent heavy rains, has been repaired and
now trains are passing over that bridge as
usual.
Rev. Thomas a. Walsh, of st. Pauls Catho-
lie Church. Baltimore, has been transferred 10
st. Pauls Church, Washington. Rev. Joseph
T. Foley, Of St Pauls Church, Washington. is
to succeed Father Walsh st st. PauPs Church,
Baltimore.
A number Of boys, charged with throwing
stones in the western psrt Of the city, were
before the Mayor this morning. His honor
assessed a nominal fine. The practice for
which the youngsters were spprehended 10
| carried on to some extent in other parts OF
the city, and 1t is hoped parents will endesv-
or to impress upon their off.priUg the impor.
lance OF behaving themselves in the streets.
Matilda Coleman, colored, Of Fsuquier
county, was sent from this city to st. Eliza
beths asylum in 1893. The incident had
been almost forgotten, but on Saturday last
upon the agreement Of the virginia authorities
to take charge Of the womsn she was brought
to this city and lodged In Jail. Yesterday
evening guard from the insane asylum at
| Petersburg came bore and took the woman to
that institution.
The proc sedirgs instituted some time ago
in the Cirruit Court OF CHARLES county, Nd,
by Eli Garfield against Joseph Strauss, Iuspee.
tor Of Ordnance in charge Of the naval prov.
ing grounds at Indian Head, asking that the
defendant and his agents DO restrained from
sbot tlpg shells or other proiectiles over the
property or wafer Of the complainant, has
been settled out of court the government
having given the complainant $25. 900 for