Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-10
LOCAL BREvITIEs

Mr.. Wllism B. Snoot is erecting a
motern garage in the rear of his home
on Prince street.
Tie Chamber of Commerce will meet
tonight at their rooms, southeast corner
of King and Washington streets.
E E Andrews, sts;e organizer of the
Retail Merchants Association, lie in the
civ on business connected with the as
ISOLATION.
OEiug to the absence of Judge Barley
from the city the May term of The Cor
porstion Court will not open till We'd
nesdsy.
Mrs, Jessie E. Garter, wife OF Joshua
E. Carter died last night at st. Elmo,
aged 40 years. Her remains will be In
tered at Rock Greek cemetery, Wash
iDgton.
The weather was warm and fair yes
terday, with stiff southeast wlna.
Showers of rain fell at an early hour
this morning, which were followed BY
Others later In the day.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Terminal Taxicab Company,
incorporated, was held at the offices OF
the company in the Alexandria National
Bank building, this evening.
Walter P. Moore has instituted suit 10
the Circuit Court of this city against the
Southern Railway Company to recover
damages IN the sum Of s. 900 for in
iuries to bis hand alleged to have been
sustained while working at the company's
rouudhouse 10 this city.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Jessie O.
Payne, wife of Mr.. E. K. Payne, who
died in Washington, Friday last, took
place yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mrs. N. A. Butts, No. 424
north Columbus street. The interment
was in the Methodist Protestant ceme-
terry.
Mr.. David J. Howell, civil engineer,
of this city, hiss removed his engineering
office as noted in the GazsIte, from the
Huyler Bailding 18th street Washing
ton, where be has been located for the
past twelve years, to the Union Trust
Building, corner OF 18th aud Il streets,
northwest.
A largo crowd on Saturday saw the
Lawrenceville High School carry of the
bouors at the field and track meet at
Tome Institute near Port Deposit, Nd,
with a score Of 81 IL points. The
Episcopal High School Of Alexandria
scored q points. Pendletou, the Epis-
copal captain, proved to be the largest
individual point winner, with total oil
Is.
Messrs. M. B, Harlow & Co., inc,
real estate, loans and insurance, have
opened an Office in the Maryland build.
ing, 14l0 H street, northwest, Wash
ing.on. Their long experience In this
connection gives them unsqualed ad.
vautages for the prompt handling OF
business. Messrs. Ross I. Elliott aud
j. Robt. Zimmerman, of this city, have
charge of the Washington office.
Keep your feet dry. 'Tsy a pair o {
the celebrated" Walk Over Shoes. j.
A Marshall & Bro, 422 King street
When Hendrick Hudson sailed up the Hud'
son river and founded a little hamlet that we
know nowadays as Little Old New York, he
was quite surprised on passing the Statue OF
Liberty to find there we're no hteamtugs near
by TO haul him upstream. So he blew bis
siren couple of blasts and forthwith sent a
wireless into the ely stating that he had
sighted on his way over what looked to be
second edition OF Old Man Noah's Ark hut
what in reality was the return expedition OF a
well known and private citizen OF Oyster
Bay. An aeropane was sent out from the
harbor to bring Mr.. Hudson ashore, where be
was baDqueted most handsomely on tho'e
irresistibiy delicious Auth Sausages and Hams
from the Auth Stand. Sylvan BlOndheim,
The Auth Stand, City Market.
Buick Automobiles" for demonstration.
call on w. Ii. Broughton, I'll King street.
Home phone SIR. may lw
Oysters in all styles. Fried CLANS every
day soc. per dozen. Clam soup, Monday
Wednesday and Friday. c. Fl. Zimmerman
Market Space.