Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

When bills come in, and You must pay
For that most gorgeous and most gay
Spring bonnet,
Breathes there man with soul SO dead
Who nevcr to himself hath said
'Dog-gone it?"
A meeting of the Y. M. S. L. will be
held tonight.
The slight fire mentioned yesterday
was not at Messrs. Aitcheson Bros
mill but in the building adjoining. But
little damage was done.
MIR. VIM. Javins saws he wants the
city to repair the old Pioneer Mills and
use it for a prison for the lunatics who
are candidates for Council. He says
he will see that the only exit is by way
of the river.
In kindiing fire on Sunday at his
home, No. 523 north Payne street, Mr..
G. II. Penn used some gasoline. There
was an exceplosion and he was pain
fully burned about his face.
Two young ladies, while walking on
north Columbus street last night, were
attacked by three colored youths whose
object was robbery. The brave con-
duct of the ladies caused the scamps to
beat hasty retreat.
The funeral of Miss Jennie Henderson
will take place tomorrow evening at 3
O'Clock from her late home on Wash.
ington street. The friends of the fami-
ly are invited, but the interment will be
private.
Miss Kate Truslow, in descending the
steps of the Baptist Church last night:
fell and was so painfully hurt that she
remained in an unconscious condition
for some time. Her injuries are not Sc
rious, however.
Mr.. J. ]. Jameson, Grand Regent,
and Mr.. r. w. Arnold, member of
the finance committee, have gone to
Richmond to attend the meeting of
the Grand Council of Royal Arcanum
of Virginia which meets there this
evening.
Rev. r. B. Robinson, president of the
John Hay Industrial School, acknowl-
edges the following subscriptions to the
building fund of that school: Mr.. Julius
Pelton IS, Wilbur c. Bagget 81, E. E.
Downham 81 and Jas. McWilliams 81
A gentleman living on south Fairfax
street about twilight yesterday evening
heard some one in his hall. He hast
ened thither and to his surprise found
big tramp. The latter attempted to
make an excuse for his presence, where
upon he was seized by the gentleman
and kicked out of the house.
The New York University went
down before Georgetown last evening
in an oratorical contest in Washington.
The subject chosen for debate was
Resolved, That the United States rec
oguize Cuban belligerency." New York
argued on the affirmative side and
Georgetown the negative. A number
of AleXandrians were present.
The weather last night was quite cold TIL
mercury dropped belsw the freezing point
and strong northwes. wind blew all night.
Ice was formed in exposed places and it is
feared that the fruit and carly vegetables
were damaged. This timo last year the mer
curry was up in the nineties.
Wn Price, the negro who committed the
highway robbery on Long bridge and who
cut n colored man named George Ford, was
this morning turned over to Detective Horn,
of Washington. He was arrested by Liou
tenant Smith and turned over to Officer
Wilkinson
a gang of men from Richmond arrived here
yesterday and will Immediately begin the
construction of complete metallic system for
the Bell Telephone Company. The work will
be under the supervision OF Mr.. Cook.
Mr. Luther Carter was appointed one of tho
judges of election at Friendship precinct in
tho Third ward.