Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-20
LOCAL RREXITIES.

An original pension OF IS per month
has been granted to Susan Carter, OF
this CITY.
Jerry Arnold, q well-kuown colored
man, died yesterday morning at bis
nome, No. 1902 Oronoco street.
There we're several copious showers
of rain Saturday Dight, followed BY q
northwest wind and clearing weather.
Yesterday was bright and cool with a
sdff breeze. The temperature has been
oigher today and the skies clear.
The members of the Young Mems
5odality Lyceum will tender compli-
uentary literary and musical enter
tsisment to their friends 10 their hall
on Duke street tonight. Some OF the
oest amateur talent of this city and
Washington will participate.
William II. Farrell and Bernard willows,
hucksteTs. were arrested in Washington Sat.
urday charged with violations OF the food
law snd on suspicion of larceny. Under the
pretence Of being farmers, and living nesr
Arlink tOn, 1t IS said the prisoners sold pint-
teen dozen eggs, which they claimed were
fresh from their own henneT3, but which were
bsd.
Mss Iuls Rathbone, Miss Cavalier, Mr.
Conley and Mr.. II. b. Cation on Saturday ever
ing participated in 3 concert in the uew hall
At Fairfax, which was erected by Lieut.. Gov.
oseph E Willard. The proceeds OF the en-.
tertsinment will be used for the benefit Of
the piano fund.
Officers Beach and Davis arrested Ike Ed
Al Ha 10 QharUad
with assaulting his sister some time ago, and
had been lodging the police. Edney got into
A row last night aud had emerged second
best
A youpg nan named Eugene Jewell, EN- =
ployed Ia Mr.. NJ. ochRler's store, on upper
Ki1r ssroet, piOIesd his right hand with q
"A sat hook Saturday night, inficting PAIN
iul wound. He was attended by Dr. Jones.
Judge. the young son of Mrs MsrgAIet
Todd. while skating on Hunting Greek Sat
urdsy afternoon fell aud broke his right leg
ielow the knee He was carried to his home,
where Or, Arthur Snowden attended him.
Marriage licenses were Issued 10 Washing.
ton s.lur sy TO bomas J. Walsh, New YORK
CITY, aud V oil { V. ATg4b lite. of oanoke, $40
@ Ak * lngb Tg, Fort Myer, and Kobe
Birch, BsllsIon.
he annual m etin2 OF the Mary Gusts Lee
| 'hspter, No. 7, United Daughters Of tie
loniedersey. w.s held at the residence OF
Miss Emily Meharey, No. TOO Duke street,
this afternoon.
Henry Stevens, colored, was before tile
Mayor TINS morning on q charge OF assaultiDe
James Roe, also colored. The complainant
/ did not apps sr and the accused WAS dismissed
Two boys discovered two large snakes near
the old canal basin yesterday. They had
ciswle out for sun bath. One succeeded in
escaping to its den, but the other was killed
Mr.. Augustus Dean, while at work at hiS
shipyard near t1e Old Dominion Glass Works
on Saturday, had one OF his feet seriously
mashed by piecs of timber falling on 1t.
There is nothing new tn report on the riyei
font The schooner Ella Hill, Captain
Dixon, was towed down this morning She
will return with load Of oysters.
The fouI.yes1-old son OF Mr. Simon Devers
| who lives ID the southwestern section Of the
| city, fell from fence Saturday evening and
broke his collar bone.
The third squadron Of the 11th U. g. Cav
airy, stationed at Fort Meyer. will lesve to
morrow for New York, on their way to the
| Philippine Islands.
The remains of young Ralph Rockwell
who died on sunday Of last week at El Paso
Texas were brought here today for inter
ment.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders o
the Automatic Apartment Company Was hell
in this city today for the election OF oficer'
Yesterday was the feast Of the Holy Nam
of Jesus, aud was appropriately observed II
st. Mars Church, in this city.