Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Business Mems League will meet
tonight at o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Fire Wardens will be held tonight.
The Norfolk steamer was delayed
several hours on her arrival yesterday
on account Of the fog on the river.
The old iron steamer Rittlesnake,
now barge, arrived today from the
James river loaded with lumber for II.
K. Field & Co.
There will be meeting OF the Co.
operative Charities tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at the Business Mems
League Room.
/ w. II. Domaine has sold to J. B.
Nagel house aud lot on the west side
OF Alfred street. between King and
Prince, fer 200.
One OF Mr.. Theo. Bsllenger's fishing
crews left her today for Freestone
Point. where they will commence H,h-
log at an early day.
The Indictment weather OF yesterday
kept many people from the churches
and consequently the coDgreg atoms
were not as large as usual.
From March II street cars in Wash.
ington will stop on the near side of in
tersecting streets, in accordance with
amendments to the police regulations.
The work of preparing the ground
at the old canal locks, on which a Eew
Glass works IS 10 be erected, was com.
menced this marning, but was interior
ed with by the rain.
George Timbers, colored, WELL
known in this city and who for ,versl
years had been engaged as a grave
digger, died this morning at the Aims
House. where be was sent on Friday
last, sged 65 years.
The squadron OF the Fifth cavalry,
which has b zen stationed at Fort Myer
for several months, left yesterday for
San Francisco, whence they will sail
for the Philippines about March Is, to-
gether with nearly all the rest of the
| regiment.
The barkeDtine Kremlin, with as
phalt from Trinidad, passed up the
river this morning, after stopping of
the city long enough to be inspected
by DR.. Snowdeu, of the Marine Hoe
pital Service. All on board were found
to be well.
II is reported that the wife OF a W, H..
known colored resident OF the western
part OF the city, was poisoned last week
by some malicious person. who placed
the poison in her tea. Medical assist
ance WAS summoned and she was soon
relic we'd of the deadly drug.
The steam yacht Gretchen is Cd the
ways at the sbipyard, where she will be
cut in two and will have twelve feet
added to her lenglh. Her engine,
boiler and machinery we're taken out
at Washington. She will b, ready for
| service again in about three months.
Oorby's Mothers" bread has been
placed on sale at all the leading grocery
stores In this city. The price is ore
cent higher than other bread, but all
who have eaten 1t say 1t Is worth the
difference. The advertisement sp-
pears on the first page Of the Gszstte.
Bubble Bro ct, colored. arrested for
lefscipg property, he having thrown q
rock through window, is said to be
the man who shot VIM. Clarke at Oul.
pepper 10 1899 and sitegward broke jail .
The man is held here and the Culpeper
authorities have been asked concerning
him.
Considerable complaint IL made By
parties living on upper Prince street Of
the acts OF an unknown individual
(sex not known whose wont 1t is to dig
gorge mouthfuls of snuff and saliva in.
to window blinds. Should the perpe.
tratot of the nuisance be detected it Ii
highly probable she mayor will impose
the ine(s5l provided in such cases.
The work Of extending the Pitt street SO W.
or was commenced today,
A gang Of tramp beggars have invested the
city.