Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-27
LOCAL hkEYI1IEs.

Mss Harriet Jacobs died al her home
In Washington on Sunday.
The Y. NJ. S. l.. Jr. basketball five viii
play the A. l.. |. team on Friday might
st the Armory Hall.
The ini is'ory degree was conferred up
on two candidates at the meeting o.
Sarepts L ,dge of Odd Fellt VS. last night.
A meeting OF the former students o.
ST. Johns ACADEMY will be held at tht
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce to-
morrow night.
The thirty fourth annual athletic day
exercises OF the Episcopal high SchJo
will be held on the grounds of that in'
stitution November s next.
Court OF Issbells, No. "a, will hold
az entertainment aud euchre In theil
hall tomorrow evening a! s o'cluck. A
pleasant evening is promised all who
attend.
The fuueral of the late Mrs. Mary E,
Strooel took place from the residence, OF
Commerce street, this afternoon. The
services we're conducted by Rev. Father
Kelly.
Bsauregard Foley wss this morning
sworn 10 aud qualified as spscisl game
warden under Game Warden A. j.
Payne, of Mount Vernon district, Fair
fax county.
Senator Marlio aud Congressman
Osrlin made speeches at Falls Church In
Monday night. They predicted dem
ocra'ic victory next Tuesday and made
slroog speechts.
Marie, the little daughter OF Mr. Guy
Johnson, manager OF the Opera House
10 this city. was run down by an auto
mobile in Baltimore few days ago and
seriously Injured.
A meeting of Fitzgerald Council
Heights of Columbus, will be held a.
st. Mary's Hall tonight when The first
degree of the order will be conferred on
several candidates.
Stewart Washington, 3 fiVe-year-old
hoy, living In West End, Was operated
upon yesterday BY Ds. Jones and De-
laney for nembrsDous Group. The little
fellow is now doing we'll.
There was a meeting Of the bull ling
c1mmittee of Alexandria Lodge OF Els
last night, Considerable business in con-
nection with the new building now 10
process OF erection was transacted.
Mr.. Joseph Bell Amiss, whore card
appears elsewhere. desires as to stat
that be is sn independent denocra 70
the House of De'eeatse--snd MT 8
candidate an the epubicaD ticket.
Ben WIl.oO, cOIored, of this city, was
arrested 10 Fairfax county by .OoUs able
Payne for gu1uiog on Sunday and was
taken before Juslics Wright at Mcuu
Vernon this morDi0g and fined 80 ant
cost,
Rev. John ]. Wicker, an evangelist
OF East Mortified, Mass. last night de-
live red al address, at the Biptls' Church
on the subject "Jolly Journeys Througt
Europe" The proceeds we're for thu
benefit OF the library fund.
A civil service examination WAS helC
10 this city today Tor census eoumerators
There we're 70 spplicaDts--45 females
snd % males The examination ws'
conducted by Mr.. N. L. Williamson, ss
sisted by Messrs. Z. I. Lucas aud Alvin
Powell.
A meeting of The Fairfax County
Teschers' Association will be held in tn
west Eod public school hou.e Sstur'
day, October 80, from 10 a. m. 10 3 p
N. All patrons and friends, who ar
ia lerested 10 this work, are cordially In
vitcd to attend the meeting.
Willism Green (colored), who escaped
from the state farm last Wednesday, an'
for whom the police of three couulie
and Richmond have been searching, We
ares ed yesterday afternoon uesr Q1in
tco by representatives. Of the detectiv
force Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway.
The Alexandra Athletic Clubs foot
ball eleven will play the Coast Artiller
last football team from Fort Washington
on the north Aired street grounds Sal
urdsy aft rnoon q, 4:30. The Alexsn
dria boys having defeated all the fss
teams 10 Washington they expect Il
make q good showing against the sol
diers.
Coal and Coke to burn-PEA COAL
Good hard Anthracite Coal, 81 so per TOT
At DEWITT AITcH EsoS's, III south RoJs
street Phone 50. octl6 lOt
Tie Hess, The Walkover, Tn
ii CLa Ior Mon Mar