Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A married man in our town
Was not 80 woDdfbus wise,
he one day had the nerve 10 try
Some OF his young wifo'a pies.

A married man in our town
Was not 80 woDdnus wise,
! He one day had the nerve 10 try
Some OF his young wifo'a pies.
Eut after eating half piece
His stomach felt like lead,
And ere the Doctor reached the scene
The pious man was dead.
The tug Jnuo, which has been laid
up for some weeks, has gone into COM
mission again.
Special services will bs held 10 the
Second Presby terisD church every night
next week, beginning at 7:30 o'clock
promptly. The Rev. DR.. Lupton, Of
Leesbure, Va, will assist the pastor.
Mr.. w. II. H. Smith, Of Washington,
last night delivered an interesting lee
ture entitled "Our New Navy" before
large audience 10 the Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Tie lecture
was accompanied by stereopticon WE'VE.
Walter G. Newton, thirty-fve years
of age, was found dead in bed with the
gas turned on at bis boarding house,
in Washington, late yesterday after.
noon. His remains were taken to the
morgue and friends at Lirconia, Fair
fax county, the homo OF Newton, were
notified by the police OF his death.
A special session of the local branch
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union convened 10 the Methsdist Epis.
copsl Church South yesterday. A
number OF important papers we're read
and considerable routine business was
transacted. At night large audience
filed the cNurch and listened to an in
teres,ing lecture which was delivered
by Mrs. Howard III. Hoge, the state
president.
The twenty fifth annual debate for the
Richard Merrck pIizs medal was held last
night ia the assembly ball OF Georgetown
University. A large audience, including q
number from ths city, listened to tie debite
upon the question of government ownership
of railroads. Mr.. w. Winfsld Jones, Of this
city, spoke on the affirmative side and made
very convincing argument. The decision
will not be made till the closing exercises
next summer.
Mrs. G. J. W. Summers while heating some
medicated oil over an alcohol lamp at her
homo on upper Duke street about Z o'clock
this morning upset the lamp anu the oil TAX
Ing fire burned the carpet and sofa, and
some other furniture in the loom. Mr.. Sum-
mers hastily threw the banning sofa into the
street and put out the flames in the room be-
fore any serious damage had been done.
Tho old Friendship engine was brought
out of its houss yesterday, the 22d of tcb.
ruary, and was decorated with Continental
fl AZ to the admiration of tho old firemen and
the Younger generation.
Look at |. Eichberg & Cons display OF
ladies' underwear, which he has just received,
committing OF cotton and cambria, handsomely
trimmed with cambria oigo and torchon and
valencennes laces
There were but few county peopl' in the
market today and the supply OF country
truck" WAS limited. Eggs were quite plent'-
full aud sold at 20 eents dozen.
Mr.. William Z. sirg,etonD, tae venerable
srand secretary Of the Grand Lodge Of Ms
| s,Rs Of tho Distri.t OF Columbis, died this
| morning.
The steamer Wakefield will resume her
| trips on the lower river route on Monday.
A man arrested for being drunk on the
streets, was dismissed.
One loager was at the station house lat
night.