Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.
There WAS q man in our town,

There was man in OuI town,
And he WAS rot so wise
He had a scrap with another chap
Who BACKED one OF his eyes.
And when he looked into the glass
And saw his optics yellow
His only thought was WELL you ought
To sec the other fellow |"
Fifteen dodgers were at the station house
last night.
There were no cases for trial in the Police
Court this morning.
A special meeting of the Fydrauliop IRE
company will DO held tonight 1T |:3O
o'clock
In Neabsco creek yesterday Mr.. Ed. Lynn
caught upwards Of 1000 pounds OF bass IN
his fishing nets.
Tom Burton, colored, was today arrested on
suspicion of having broken into the room OF
Charles Gaskins, also colored.
Mr.. Theo. Baenger is getting ready his
fishing outfit for operations at the Gums
shore. The schooner Rebecca smith today
took part of the outfit 10 that shore.
A pole which held the trolley wire Of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company at the corner Of Wolfe and
Fairfax streets, fell last night, but no damage
was done.
Marriage licenses we're issued In Washing
ton yesterday to Johnnie Johnson and Louisa
Wbittes, Of Alexandra. and to William d.
Hosmer and Rosa G. Hunsberger, OF Chiffon,
Fairfax county.
Charles F. McGill has entered suit in
Washington against the Christian Heurich
Brewing Company, Calming $l5 600 DAM
ages for being run over by one OF the COIL
psny's teams.
The old soap factory on Union street, be-
tween Queen and Princess, an old lahdmsrk,
is being torn down to make way for improve
ments TO the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chem
iCal Company.
Meetings were heard In this city today OF
the stockholders of the Iowa Apartment
House Com psny; the Dulin and Martin Com-
psny, and the Morrison Brick Company ior
the esction Of officers.
A game of bssk etbal will be played on
Friday night next at the aImory between
teams from this city q d Washington. at the
end of the month Prof. Haley and band, oil
Washing ton, will give u concert at the
armory.
Mr.. r. ! Middleton, a gas expert Of Wash.
and IN sde thorough inspection OF the works.
He will bmit report as TO their condition
to the committee on light at their meeting
tonight.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill re.
ported to the House yesterday carries tota
of S56.127 ,S41. Among the items Is one
for the construction OF a balloon house and
administration building at the signal corps
post at Fort Myer, $500.
Mr.. Walter Langley was thrown from q
wagon on south Union street this morning
and quite badly hurt. He YVES taken 10 the
Infirmary where his wounds were dressed
and then went TO his home. The mules at
tached TO the wagon became frightened, ran
away and threw Mr.. Langley oil.
The young ladies of Grace Church are te
give q concert at the Opera House on nexl
Tuesday night, the Odd instant, which prom
Uses to be leading musical event of the ses
SOD, when the superb baritone, Professor
Clifford Alexander Wiley, of New York, vii
be heard, with other fsvorites. while not the
least pleasing feature will be The Mouse
Trap" played by Mr.. VIM. Conley and Mis-
Myra CAVALIER.
The annual report of the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind Institute at stanton has been issued
The pupils in the deaf mute department from
this vicinity are: Pearl Lamb, Alexandra
| Gertie Mcintosh, Hickory Grove; Harry
GAR, Orlando 2. o.; Carrie Burke, Gaines
vill,, and B. Cunningham Conkin, LoudOuu
In the Blind department, Rosa Waple, Diff
cult; Grace WILSON, Ida; Lille smith. Hay
| market; Minnie Fur, hsymarket, and Dora
| Judd, Cardov..
The following books have been added Il
| the Alexandria Library: Judes from Cyrus
10 Titus, B. G. 537 to A. ID. TO- by Mrs. b
Lstimer Memories Of Bishop Meade, by Rt
Rev. Bishop John Johns, ID D; Outlines o
| Christian Theology, by Cornelius Walker
d. d.; Addresses and Historical Papers Before
| the Centennial Council of the Diocese of Vir
ginia Words Of Washington, by James Par
ION Probation, by Jessie Fothersill Tit
Queens Term, Dy sarah Orne Jewett.