Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Four lcdgers were at the station house LEST
night.
Cherrie1 have made their appearance in
market.
There were no cases for Trial In tho Police
Court this morning.
The weather changed yesterday evening
and tho heavens became clear. The tenn
perature is still mild.
Mrs. Isabella Brsger has sold to Mr., E,
Goldsmith the residencs adjoining the Ga
settle building on the west for 81 500.
John V. Fisher, for three years employed
in the office of the Portland Flats Washing
ton, died on Tuesday. He was native OF
Virginia,
Some malicious persons have been commit
ting depfedatioEs in many Of the flower gar
dens in different parts Of the city, bresking
bushes, &c.
Mr.. Walter U. Ysrney, who for the past
two years has been q magistrate in Jefferson
district, Alexandria county, was not csndi.
date for reelection To-Day.
The Daughters Of America will hold 9
strawberry sociable at Odd Fellows hall to-
plight from to IL o'clock and promise q
pleasant evening to ell who attend.
Mr., g. II. Lunt, auctioneer, hiss sold 90
acres Of land, with q comfortable house, in
Alexandria county, near the proposed Mount
Vernon avenue, for $2,025 to Mr.. George A.
Lester
Samuel q. Lancaster, the republican mem.
Der of the board of supervisors Of elections for
Charles county, Nd, dropped dead yest srdsy
from heart disease. He was in the sixtieth
year of his age.
Marriage license7 we're issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Charles 81. Buckley, OF
Washington, and Florence B Tate, Of Poto.
msc Mills, and George Klein, Of Alexandris,
and Ada Story, Of Washington.
The gentlemen who conducted the exami.
nation Of candidates for superintendent Of
Gas completed their work ct about 7:3C
o'clock yesterday evening. They will sub
nit their report to the City Council at III
next meeting.
A horse attached to the wagon Of the Union
Tea Company, of Washington, ran away or
the Strand this morning. The vehicle col
lided with q pile o! junk in front OF Mr.
julius Dreifus's storehouse and was slightly
damaged.
The steamer Norfolk, OF the Norfolk AID
Warrington line, was an hour late in srriv
ing here this morning on account Of heavy
weather in the bay and river. Steamboat
men ssy they never saw such high seas in tn,
river as were noticed yesterday.
Preparations for the minstrel show which
will be given on May Both for the benefit o.
the Free kindergarten are progressing rap.
idly. Over thirty Alexandria men are to TAKE
part in it. The show will have strong com
bnstion in Festberston, Evans, Downey snd
Keegan.
James Griffin. while under the influence o.
liquor this morning, made some threatening
remarks around the Second ward polls ant
! was arrested. While being taken to tn,
station house he broke from the officers and
running through the market started og
Fairfax street, but was soon oyertsken, sub
dued and locked up,
At the sale In the model room of the Paten
Office, In the Union building, Washington
yesterday, ap Alexandria junk dealer bough
for $75 rs about 3 1000 patent models, which
the officials OF the department estimate Cos
the inventors not less than $1,000 to build
and which repre.entsd years Of labor snt
study and many heart-burnings and disap
pointpeDts.