Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The ceiling in the Allermon's Chamber Is
being repaired.
Officer Ticer yesterday found an empty
poeketbook or the street. which he has left
at the stat on house.
Lulu Power. form,rly oil Richmond, com
mitted suicide by swallowing chlorsl, in
Washington on saturday.
Tho Young Womin's Christian Temperance
Union will hold q meeting this evening at
7'30 o'clock ct 919 King street.
Had communication sent to this Office TO-
day been signed 1.-THE name not for publics-
ton. however,. it wnnld have boon printed.
The schooner Miami, Capt. Maddux. ar
rived on Satarday evening with q load OF
wood. She lost her iuddeT on her way up the
river.
NemIs. II. K. Field & Co. today received q
fine pair of mules from Caroline county,
which they will drive " one Of their lumber
WAGONS.
The Fire Wsrdens hsve elected Mr.. Ray
mond tmith driver of the Hydranliou hose
| wagon. Mr. Smith was recommended By the
company.
The following was posted in a conspicuous
| place in the city market today: Wanted
One second hand incubator for the Third
ward. Voter"
A fair supply Of fish has arrived since Sat-
urdsy, and prices are firm. Ths storm OF
yestsId,y, however, will cause a scarcity OF
| fsh foI the next few days.
Saturdays game of baseball on the High
School grounds resulted: Episcopal High
burg College, o runs, hits 8 errors
Mr.. Z. B. Taylor, trustee, today sold at
public auction to DR.. q. T. Kipsten for
$l75 lot and the buildings thereon on
the east side OF Columbus street, between
Wilkes and Glbbon.
Col. James g. Berret, Mayor of Washing.
| ton from 1853 10 1861, tied yesterday morn.
ing at 7.30 O'CLOCK, 81 his resi- .cnce in that
city, from the result OF an attack of grip,
which brought on partial paralysis OF hia
right side. He was sc years old
The commi tee on streets WAS to have met
on Saturday night 10 consider he question q
| giving the ST. ets 10 tne use OF those who
propose holding street fair in this city in
May, but only one member, Br. Burke, Nas
present. He. however, heard what those IT,
terested in the matter had to say.
The President, Mrs. Mckinley, and party
will leave Washington, by the Southern Rail
way, Monday morning, Apii 29th, at 1876
o'clock, for a tour to Ihe Psc &c coast and re
turn, covering period Of between six and
seven weeks The train will 20 By way O
Alexandria, Charlottesville, Lynehburg, snt
Roanoke.
4 large force OF uphOlsterers, painters an
decorators arc employed at Washington OF
the Norfolk and Washington steamer Wash
iDgton lsyirg carpets. OveihaulInR and set
ting up furniture and painting and decorat
ing the ststerooms and faloons When tn
| stcznrr will 20 into service in a few days /
is claimed she will bs one Of the most Gle
gantly fitted cut ste amers in the river an,
bay trade. The large gallery ststerooms or
to be reiurnished throughout
A slight FIRE ccsu. red 10 the opp story O
the store Of Mr. @. VIM. Ramssy st the col
ner Of King and st. Asaph streets, about 81
o'eotk on Saturday night, caus.d by tb
burning OF some matches which had c4uRh
fire Mr. Ramsay and some Of bis CLERK
gu ckly threw the burning matches into tb
street, and but little damage was done. MI
Stephen Taylor, driver of the Coum ,ia hos
wagon, was quickly on the spo. with fir
exliuguisher ready fol use hal 1t b en- needed
A letter from King George says: Captain
Fsunce, the veteran Potomac fisherman, hs
cut out at PsEapatanzy shore, and move,
his big seine ard outfit many miles down tn
river, for the herring sesson. Owing to
continuation OF high wilds for the pas
N Jntb, the seine fisheries have not besn Q
successful 60 far. From the middle OF las
week to the fist of this, the trap aud stake
net fisheries remained suspended, the wind
weather making 1t impossible TO operat
them.