Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.
he CITY Council meets tonight.

Ia the OOrpOIhliOn OVuIs yootoiu".
F. P. Russell qualified as guardian o
his son, Hunt Russell.
Mr.. F. NJ. Hill has sold TO Mr.. j
NJ. Doherty lot at the northeast corne
of Pitt and Princess streets.
A rehearsal By these who will taxi
part in the minstrel entertainment to b
given during the winter for the bench
Of he Old Dominion Boat Club will be
held at Lee Camp Hall tonight.
A visitor 10 this city WIS last nigh
badly bitten on the hand by deg. Thu
owner OF the animal took the gentleman
over to Washington aud sent him on t
Baltimore to have the wound treated q
the Pasteur Institute, iu that city.
Mr.. William Simpson had his left eye
seriously injured yesterday by COW al
his home in Fairfax county. He had
stopped to place tub of feed in front Of
the animal when it suddenly raised its
head, driving one Of its horns into Mr.
Simpsons eye.
The members of Alexandria Council,
No SO, and Belle Haven Council, No.
81, Juoior Order OF Uniitd Americans,
will attend Thanksgiving services on
Sunday next at the Methodist Protestant
Church when a special sermon will be
delivered BY Rev. q. l. Humphreys,
pastor.
The funeral of the late David B.
Cook, who committed suicide Sunday
night at the residence of Mr.. Frank
Smith on Cameron street, will take
place tomorrow morning from Mr.. b.
Whestley's undertaking parlors. The
services will be conducted By Rev. DR..
Fisher.
The Alexandra county legislation
committee, appointed at macs meeting
held at Fort Myer Heights November
II, met Saturday night, with Mi. E.
w. r. Ewing, of Bsll,ton, presiding, and
discussed plans for improving the form
of county government. No definite &C.
ton was taken.
IL is reported that the Southern Rail-
way shops at Spencer, N. c., are 10
be greatly enlarged 10 the near future.
Among the Improvements which it Is
said will be made at once Is the erection
of 3 modern and commodous round
house and the building of handsome
new passenger station.
The request of a number of school
teachers for holiday on the Friday after
Thanksgiving day has been refused by
the superintendent. Those who attend
the educational meeting in Roanoke this
week, however, will be granted holiday.
Three Alexandria teachers, 1t is said,
will attend the meeting.
The Girls Friendly Society, OF Christ
Church, will hold a fair in the parish
hall from to 10 p. m. on Wednesday,
the 9th. Dainty handmade articles,
pretty embroideries and number of at
tractive smaller things, all suitable for
Christmas gifts, will be sold, also ice
cream, cake and caramels.
jeremiah Willis, colored, who was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal Joseph f. Glover on a
charge Of selling liquor without gov
eminent license, was brought before
United States Commissioner r. P. w.
Garrett this morning and sent on to the
grand jury. His bail was fixed at $500.
James Dodd was picked up in a help
less condition early last night by Officer
Henderson at the corner OF Cameron
and West streets. Dodd had to be con-
veyed to police headquarters In wagon.
It is said that he is i'll, and has been
without medical treatment for several
days. Dodd was sent TO the Alexandria
Hospital this morning.
A telephone message was received at
the station house this morning stating
that a man had entered house On King
street and stole silk umbrella. Acting
Lieutenant Roberts at once went in
search of the msn and within Ten min.
utes arrested him and recovered the um.
brells. The man gave his name as
VIM. Watson and said he went in the
house to see a friend aud seeing the
umbrella 'just took it."
The D.stric, Commissioners are max
ing preparations for the irquiry to be
conducted by them into the recent
wreck 10 the terminal railroad tunnel in
Washington. The irquiry will be com
meuced at 2 O'Clock tomoFrov afternoon.
More than leo persons will be called
upon to testify. Among those 50 n moned
70 APPEAR are the trainmen snd all those
Who live in this city AID vicinity who
we're iri1red 10 the accident.
Up 10 date Fooly .ar-We lead. Oilers
follow. We keep the leading pew idea.
Try US. j.. A. Marshall & Bros, 422
King street. NOVEL tt
On Wednesday evening at W. L. Whitson's
music store, 613 King street. the song, . Dear
Old Dixie" will he sung and played by the
All ingiisd.
Up to date Footwear. Buster Brown.
r. e. Skufar Educator, We keep the