Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-11

Fine Footwear, all the new styles.
Marshalps, 422 King street. oc2lf
The schooner Charles a. Dagger has
been hauled cut 90 the railway. She
will be repaired ard painted.
Mr.. r L. Field ct al. have sold to
Miss Annie T. Rogers house and lot
on the east side Of Lee street, north OF
Prince.
Timber for the new flooring on Hunt
Ing creek bridge has arrived and the
work of placing 1t in position will begin
In few days.
It is reported that .en cans of milk
have been stolen from the doors Of resi-
deuces on Prince and Commerce streets
during the past few mornings.
A scow ran on the sunken piles OPP
posite the outlet lock OF the old Alex
sndria canal saturdsy, and efforts to get
1t of are now 10 progress.
In the game of football played on Sat
urday evening on Windmill Hill between
the teams OF Tunnel Town aAd Lee
Street, the former won by score Of 20
TO 8.
Hemipg Williams, eolored, employed
at tho Potomac railroad yards, had his
back painfully injured this morning by
part Of a building falling upon him.
williams was brought to the Alexandra
Hospital.
The Ladies Sewing Society, Of st.
Paups Church, will hold parlOr festival
at the rectory November 18Th from 3 10
s o'clock. A feature OF tho festival will
be the mystery clipping tree for The little
folks.
A drunken negro boarded south
bound electric train at Arlington juno
tion about IL o'clock last night. His
copduct become 80 annoying that 1t was
necessary for the conductor to eject him
when the train reached Braddock station.
The electric lamp at the intersection
of Union street and Fayette alley Was
lowered and virtually destroyed Sstur-
day night. 1t is believed that an at
tempt had been planned to rob Mr..
John Crilly's store on the Strand, but
the would-be robber were scare1 away.
The Alexandra Athletic Association
made It's initial bow for the season before
q large gathering 10 the Y. ID @. A.
gymnasium In Washington Saturday
night. The LEGAL Y. NJ. O. A. team was
Its opponent, and succeeded 10 defeating
their visitors In q basketball game BY
~ to 8.
A resident of this city, while under
the influence of liquor. had q narrow es-
cape from being run over and killed BY
an electric train near the intersection of
King and Royal streets yesterday after
noon. A young man who was close by at
the time ran to bis rescue and pulled him
away from the train.
Tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock the
members of the Young Mems Bible
CLASSES of the Washington street M. E.
Church South, and all other young men
OF the church 10 any way whatsoever con-
nected and interested In the work of the
young people will be entertained at the
residence of Mr.. w. 8. Nicklin, Sl9
south Pitt street.
George w. smallwood, seventy-eight
years old, who lives st Plains, Fauquier
county, was taken to the Emergency
Hospital In Washington last night suffer
ing from strapgulation as the result of a
piece Of roast beef having become lodged
In his throat. He was In an exhausted
condition ahen brought to the hospital,
but after few minutes work the ply
sicisns succeed In removing the bit of
beef.
Joseph Whiting, colored, while painting
house at the corner Of Wolfe and Alfred
streets this evening, fell from scafold and
was badly hurt. He was taken to the hos
pitsl.
The Circuit Court for the county, Judge
Thornton, will meet again tomorrow.
The g. W. Fl. s. football team defeated the
Virginia Athelstic Club onS turdsy evening.
Queen Quality Shoes. Red Cfoss Shoes.
Emerson Shoes and Walk Over Shoes st
Asrshalrs 422 King strset oc2l n