Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
mEtPgA'AsS IN ALEXANDRIA
SEVERAL PARCELS OF REALTY
IDIsPosED OF BY AUCTION.
Horse of Fire Department Dies Sud
deuE/While Returning From
= Run-Other Matters.


ALEXANDRIA,. Va. December 10. 1897.
Pursuant 10 a decree in the corporation
court l.. +. Knox. auctioneer, today at l l
O'Clock sold at public auction for ]. X. NJ.
Merton and Douglass Stuart. commission
ere of sales the following property belong
ing 10 Tic estate Of w. S. Moore's Sons
Lot On the north side of Duke street near
T-niorAstrcet to r +. Aitcheson for 500:
loi improved by dwelling house. on the
north side of Duke street between Union
ind Lee streets 10 fora Hill for $3.50: lot
on the north side Of Duke street near
Urion street TO Norman Moore for 500;
lot improved by tWo-story brick dwell
ing on the weSt side Of Lee street be-
tween Wolfe ard Wilkes streets to T.
Anon Moore for 81 so: lot on the west
side of 90 street between Wolfe and
Wilkes streets. improved by a two-story
frame dwelling. To I. Alton Moore for
sinn: lot. improved by two small frame
dwelling houses, III the center OF the
square bounded Ivy Fairfax, Lee. Wolfe
and Wilkes streets to +. Alton Moore for
SEQ
The ra nine shops of W. s. Moore's
Sons, WIN the foundry a3d all the ma
chincry used in connection with the same,
were withdrawn under A bid OF $500. A
uuantity of patterns used in connection
with the shops were withdrawn under a
bid Of $50 II was announced AT the con-
clusion of the sale that the property
which was withdrawn will be sold pri-
vately The total amount realized from
the property disposed of this morning
was $3.50
Fire Horse Dies Suddenly.
The sounding of an alarm of fire at SIS
O'Clock last night was due to the discovery
OF flames in the two-story frame house I21
fal nd
owned by Nettie Washington, colored.
Before the firemen succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the blaze the house. with
most of its contents WAS destroyed. An
oycrheated stove, on the second floor. is
supposed to have caused the fire. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
Yankee one of a pair OF horses draw
ing the Reliance engine. while returning
from the fire dropped dead at the corner
of Washington and Oronoco streets.
acute Indigestion is supposed TO nave
been responsible for the animals demise.
Yankee had been in the fire service for
the past zen years. and was regarded as
one Of the hest horses in the service.
\ slight blaze on the roof OF the house
oc.uplcd py J. W. Jackson, colored. 10l3
Duke street brought out the lire depart
mont at Io::r O'Clock this morning. The
flames were cxtinguished before much
damage WAS done. Sparks from an ad-
Joining chimney are supposed to have
caused the blaze.
Appointed to Police Force.
Julian +. Rawlett was elected a police
man by the board of police commissioners
AT a meeting of that body held last night
lie will take the place made vacant by
the death of Policeman William K. Lyles
The oath was administered by Mayor
Paff
Chief Goods submitted his report to the
commissioners. covering the work OF the
force for the last month. The report was
read and accepted. The commissioners
Instructed the chief to see that certain
rules and regulations are made effective