The morning times., 1895-11-29
ALEXANDRIA HaI'tf NINGs.

The Brill Car Building Company Of PHI
adeiphia has TIC contract roi the nuiiuInr
OF the new c:irs oi The Washington, AicAai.-
fri,t and Mount Vernon Electric ha,iwaH F.,
which are to be Gsel on The main line of lie
company from TINS city 10 Washington
The new cars are To be Iorty feet Iii irli;stE q.
but Will be more handsomely fitted up ,nan
those now in use here. The seats viii be
wider and all the cunytn,cicrs oil the steam
railway car VIII be found IN them They
are ali 10 bc equipped Yit.l motors that Will
give them "A SGaranteecd speed OF fOrty
miles all hour, that they VIII De aDl,
70 make the run bet wccn the two cities IN
about fifteen minutes inoiudmg stops. y
car equipped with one OF these nioJors is
now IN The shups Of the company in Alex
audria, and when tested made u speed of
forty y-une miles per hour.
As the nire-ytar-old sen Of Policeman
James Smith Was returning home from
school oil wednesday evening last he was
set upon by two boys, whom the little tel
low DID not know; but Tom the description
tney COZ uid not nave bcenniure than ten ears
Of age. They hela h:m up III tree high
wayniaii fashion, and while one heid MIN the
other went through his pockets and toos;
the only thing he had OF vaiuc-a PAR OF
gloves. The noy was then released and
went holne crying, ana told his mother how
he mad been treated.
The annual donation day OF the AieNaE-
dria inftrniary took place yesterday ana
large quantities of flour, meats. groceries.
beGdi,iS, etc; were tonated by the charitsi
bly, disposed people OF the city. Th'. dun:,-
tions were the largest in quantity that the
inrirnary has had Tor some years.
Thanksgiving Day was more generally
observed est.rtlty titit ii has - - pt-.ii ;'--
fore. The banks and public offices were
ali closed, the Isost-oific,. observed SCnuaJ
hours, the public schools had u holiday anu
mi;ly of the leading business houses closed
their doors III the afternoon. In the EpiscU-
pal. Presbyterian and other Chur chcs
appropriate services were held. large
number Of Alexandrians took advantage
Of the holiday TO witness The football games
in Washington.
Charles Crouk. the young Alexandrians
charged by X. B.Maddux with having robbed
him Of So. was called up IN the mayer $
court yesterday morning. put rs air Mad
dux Failed to appear, ancit was lea rncd that
ne had left the city, il was dismissed.
Robert Slater, one OF tie nieD over whom
hangs an Indictment of the county court for
Keeping a gambling house, was yesterday
arrested III Baltimore by Detective W. q.
Baldwin of the State force. Slater will
be held FOR the Virginia authorities and
will be brought here on a requ;siton, ii he
Will not come without one.
Mr.. George German, while remedying
defect IN a line OF sii:lfting i'll the Southern
Railway shops Ill Alexandria yesterday,
felifrom the ladder OIL which he was walking
ana sprained one of his ankles SO seriously
that he will be crippled for some time
Dr- Q'Brien. the railway physician, at
tended him.
The ladies' of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Will have festival tonight and tomorrow
for the benefit of the Sunda y-schoOl fund.
The three councils of tiie Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
OF this city held a public meeting in Odd
Fellows Hail, on North Columbus street.
last night, at which a number of interesting
addresses were made on the work being done
by the order in this city.
1t is said that the Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Is violating its franchise by not
running cars on Fairfax street each hour, as
agreed, for the use OF Royal street.