The morning times., 1896-03-09
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

Yesterday morning Charles Dean came to
the police station and sworc out a war
rant Tor the arrest of two young men.
named Ep. Padgett ana James Cook whom
he charged with having held him up and
attempted to rob him. He was going
along King street. between Henry and
Fayettc, about IL O'Clock on Saturday
nlght last when he was approached by
PaugetI and Cook. whom he recognized. who
grabbed hini anu demanded Ills money. He
resisted, and was roughly handled by them
nut lInally succeeded IN getting loose and
sought refuge III HudSons drug store. The
warrant for the arrest of the men was
placed Ill the hands of OFFICER Wilkinson.
VINO brought them to the station where
they gave bond before Mayor ThompSou i'm
the sum Of S2OU each for their appeirapce
for hearing tonight at = 80 o'ciock.
Mrs. Ida PevercH, wife of Mfr. James
PeNerell, ,iled at her home on King street,
near st. ASaph, yesterday morning, after n
long Illness, of consumption, in the thirty
first year OF her age.
The Business Mems League will have
a regular weekly meeting in their rooms on
King street tonight, when the committee
on pubic improvements WILL make their
report on The plan OF Improvements OF the
city streets for the next year. which the
league wishes the city council to adopt.
Rev. Father Ernest, S. j., of George
town University, sang the late mass and
preached an eloquent sermon in st. Mary's
Cathoic Church yesterday. Rev. Father
Mccarthy, the assistant pastor OF st. MaryS.
is i'll i, and Father Bowler, the pastor. is far
from well, SO that calls have now 10 be
maue on the 1atnerS ut Georgetown Uni-
versity for help.
Mr.. Ballinger, who operates the Freestone
Point fishing shore, one of the largest on
the river, widths morning send his crew
numbering about fifty men, down to the
shore to prepare for the opening of the
TISnIng season in few days. The first
haul OF the big seine, which is about four
miles long, VIII be made about the 18th
or this mouth.
The work on the disabled engines in the
southern Railway shops i'll JulS city is
being pushed TO get them out and ready
Tor service before the yearly shipment OF
1ruit from the South to the North Sbegins.
saturday evening last passenger engine
No. 300, which has been almost ,Gompletely
rebuilt, was turned out ready for good
service.
A rew Poi omac shad arenow being caught
IN the trap nets in the lower river, and the
steamer Wakefield, which arrived up from
the lower river landings, had about twenty
five fine shad consigned 10 merchants in
Washington and IN Alexandria. The first
shad or the season came up from Potomac
Creek about month ago.
There has been but little drunkenness
TO be seen on the streets OF AleXa ndria
since the war was begun against the Sunday
law viOators by Juuge Norton and Mayor
Thompson some months aEo; but yesterday
three arrests Tor being drunk on the street
were made, and the police are now trying
TO locate where the liquor is being sold.
The witnesses in the cases OF Buck Taylor,
Red Martin, Will Gillmartin. and Ernest
Travers, who are held at the police station
on Il charge or having broken into a South
ern Railway car and stolen fifty-two pairs
OF shoes, have been summoned to appear in
the mayor's court tonight, when the prison
ers will have d preliminary hearing before
Mayor Thompson.
The funeral of young Walter Gobel took
place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
from st. Mary's Church. MIR. Gobel was ii
member of The ii ydraulion Fire Engine Com
| pany, who attended the funeral IN body.
| rs aid the Columbia ana Relief Hook and
Ladder Fire Companies The Friendshipand
| Third Regiment Drum Corps were present
| aud furnished suitable music