Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Four dodgers were at the station
house last night.
/ Mr.. F. S. Robinson, OF the Tbeologi
! cal Seminary, will preach at the Rail.
road Mission tomorrow ef erDoon at 4
o'clock.
Mrs. Bertha Ssson. wife tf Mr.. John
Ssson, died yesterday evening at her
home on south Lee street, after long
illness. aged is years.
The meb's meetings held by the
Berkeley Brotherhood in Trinity M. Z
Church South have been discontinued
until next fall, when they will be re-
sumed.
There was but one case for trial be.
fore the Mayor this morning, that OF q
man named Owen Donnelly, charged
| with entering Tho house of Cnarlts But
Ter. HIS case was continued.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday, the
next before Easter, and the beginning
of Holy week, the concluding week OF
In. Il commentaries Christ's tri.
uwphal entry into jerusalem.
Some time since we'll known citizen
purchased a rubber tire buggy and
stated that if any other Alexandrian
| did so he would buy an automobile. II
Is now up to him to buy the auto.
II is stated that the Messrs. Graham.
of this city, the former owners of the
tug Templsr, which blew up in Balti-
more harbor, are negotiating In New
York for the purchase OF large sea.
going tug for service on the Potomac
river and Chesapeake bay.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. O.,
stating that man named Martin or
McLendon and his wife had been ar
rested there on the complaint OF man
named Anderson from this city, who
charged that the woman was bis wife,
is not credited here by the police.
Fire, shortly before eight o'clock last
night, was caused by the burning of q
quantity OF rubbish in a store room in
the rear of the store OF f. Tuba, at III @
northeast corner Of King and st. Asapb
streets. The flames were put under
control by chemical extiuguisher be-
fore much damage had been done.
The Episcopal High School baseball
team went to Charlottesville today to
play q game with the University of Vir-
cioia nine. The game was scheduled
to be played Tuesday, but rain pre-
vented. The scheduled game for to-
day between the Episcopal High School
and the Maryland Agricultural teams
has been Cancelled.
Harry Lyman, seventy-sight years
old, veteran OF the Mexican wsr, who
also fought in the Confederate army
under General Lee, was lodged in the
Frankfort police station. Philadelphia,
on Thursday night. He said he had
come from Alexandria and wss licking
the home of his cousin, Philip Lyman,
who he says is a trucker somewhere
near FranRford.
Owing to the insufficiency OF the indict-
meat the three mon-Aarou Bradshaw, John
H. Walter and Granville c. shsv-srrested
in Washington on charges Of arson and con-
spiracy in Montgomery county, Md made on
a requistion by Governor Smith, were re
les'sd yesterday T. II. Pickford. charged
with the same offense, went TO Rockville to
answer the charges ana WAS released on bail
Mr.. William /. speiien. of Washington,
last night delivered sn interesting lecture In
the Opers House on the Passion Play" at
Obersmmergau. The lecture was well at
tended
1t is reported today that ss no one can be
induced to oppose Mayor Simpson in the pri-
mary, candidate will bs put up against him
| in the general election.
Among the latest names mentioned for
Council are Messrs. L. Brill in the Third
ward and Mr.. +. c. Spinks in the Fourth
, ward.
Comparatively few country people were in
m'rket today, and prices for country produce
| were rather stiff.
Monday will be All-Fools' Day.