Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-21
LOCAL BREVITIEs

The Young Mems Senste will meet
tonight.
Complaint is made that lights are not
put upon all piles Of rubbish 10 streets
OF the city.
Sarepts Lodge of Odd Fellows at their
meeting last night conferred the militia
toy degree upon four members.
Contractor J. d. Knight has been
awarded the contract for alteration to be
made to the Old Dominion Boat Club
house Oh the river front.
The arrivals of fish at Fishtown are
still limited. Fine roe shsd sell in
market at 80 cents each, and buck at
80 and 95. Herring bring 3 cents a
dozen.
Massrs. NJ. B. Harlow & Co. have
sold for Mrs Emma Jackson ct al. to
Mrs. Ada V. White, house and two
lots on the east side of Pitt street be-
tween GibbOn aud franklin.
Berilmiu Scrivener wss convicted IN
The Washington police court yesterday
morning of drunken and disorderly con-
duct 90 street car sud sentenced to
three months ia the wOrkhouse.
A fire among some combuslibles in q
cellar on the west side of Royal street,
between King and Prince, yesterday
aiterooon, caused some excite ment. The
flames were exliuguiShed BY nsighbors
and no alarm was sounded.
6aloonkeepers who may desire special
policemen at or near their places of bus
mess during Home coming Week can
send their names of such 10 the Board OF
Police Commissioners 10 order that they
may be duly sworn in.
The witches bon bon spoon, donated
by Mr.. Walter Smith, of Liberty Lodge
OF Masons. of Beverly, Mass, to the
Masonic Temple fund of this city, was
drawn by Mr., T. A. Fisher at the
euchrs party and dance at McB1rney's
Hall Monday night.
The chief of police OF Charlottesville
and the sheriff of Alexandria county ar
rived In this city about $3.50 o'clock last
night for the purpose of conducting to
Charlottesville Lewis Rsbe, suspected OF
robbing residence at that place. The
officers left with their prisoner on a @.
& o. train at 11:45 O'Clock.
A guard from the state convict camp
in the neighbOrhood of The Plains,
Fauquier county, came here yesterday,
when James Macauly, white, and
Oharlcs Faulke, Andrew Cole and
George Jones, coloTed, state prisoners,
we're turned over 10 him. The gusrd and
his prisoners later left for the camp.
A slight fire occurred at the Belle Pre-
Bottle WORKS at 5:15 o'clock this morn
Ding. The fire started 10 the woodwork
around The cuDOls, and the flames were
rising toward the roof. The whistle at
the works sounded FIRE alarm, bat the
aorkmea succeeded in subduiug the
flames and the department did not re-
spond.
The E lkton is placing before its pa
irons daily delicious deViled crabs, soft
crabs and crab salad, prepared by the
chef 10 his usual sppeliziog way. jack
sou Greek oysters served in every style.
M. Charles Zimmerman sent to this
Office at lunch time bowl of turtle soup
served to a turn aud seasoned to suit tue
tsste of al epicure. Ii was greatly en-
jOyed.
Twas Just little whisper from out the
golden past like an echo from the days o.
olden time, and it kept NE thint ing, think
ing, as from memorys' goblet drinking, ] saw
| again those days Of Aud Lang Syne." But
wilhal not even the memories OF CHILDHOOD
nor the lancied smell OF new nova hay could
eradicate the delectsble reoollee ions Of tn 80
| ire isii " delHi us Auth Sausiges and
| II 'ra that hsd jus parta ken Of at lcn"heOn
! fad the good things Of life { re easy e
remember i'll but think Of the Auth Stand
when | want 70 products that a e really
and truly delicious From the diary Of {
well know and inhuenti citizen Ct Alexan
dria.
Crab season has opened, Crab Salad anC
Deviled Crabs at The Elkton. I
Oysters in all styles. Fried Clans every
day SOC. per dozen. Clam soup, Monday
Wednesday and Friday. G. II. Zimmerman
Market Space.