Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-26
LOCAL BREVITlEs.

During Home coming Week the pub
lie schools will hold one continuous SEES
sion each day.
A number OF organ-grinders were at
tracted to this city by the opening o.
Homecoming Week.
The Car Builders Union will meet
tonight aud later will hold banquet 81
the Opera House Cafe.
A dog, which had been acting In
suspicious manner on south Fairfax
was killed this morning.
Yesterday was q bright spring day
and many people were on the streets.
The churches wire we'll attended.
The press committee of the celebra'
ton will have their headquarters 10 q
room ia the Confederate building.
The ten extra policemen elected to
serve until May Bird qualified Saturday
before Mayor Paf. They went on duty
last night.
The Alexandria Light Infantry will
not dill tonight, but will give al ex.
hibition drill In the court OF honor to-
morrow night.
The apnual meeting of the stOckhold-
ers of the Massachusetts, BrsWeries Com
pany was held in this city today to
elect board CT directors, etc.
The receipts of fish are still small.
5hsd sold today a. $4Ot60 per hundred
tor roe and $25 80 for buck. Herring are
selling at 81 per thousand.
Three colored persons were baptized
in H0of's run, at the head OF Prince
street, yesterday morning. A pool has
recently been made at that point.
The electric wiring In the basement of
the new public school building has been
condemned by the state examiner OF
electric wiring and will be rearrauged.
The pump at the uOrlhess! corner Of
Wilkes aud Henry streets Is again out OF
order aud causing many residents Of that
neighborhood considerable inconveni-
erce.
Three little girls OF Fort Myer Heights
broke ground for the en.thoussud-dOl
lar brick school building Saturday after
noon. The building Is to be completed
by August 10.
Mr., J. F. Rodgers has been awarded
the contract for building three.story
brick residence on King street he has
slso been engaged by Mr.. w. B. Smoot
to build a garage.
For the first time since its erection
communion services, conducted by Rev.
P. P. Phillips, we're held last night at
the Chapel Of the Good Shepherd on
south Fairfax street.
Capt. John Redman, of the schooner
John P. Robinson, arrived here this
morning with cargo OF over 1900
bushels of Maryland and Virgiuis corn
for the milling firm OF 7. F. Burroughs,
Son & 90.
Potomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows last
night observed the ninelieth anniversary
of the founding of that order by attend.
ing services Of Grace Protestant Episco-
copal Church. Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
the rector, delivered the sermon.
Everett Dove and Tuition Dove were
arrested on Saturday at Accotink by
Constable Payne charged With selling
compound Of hard cider and ginger.
They were taken before Justice Troth
who fined the men 1920 and put them
under bond for twelve months.
The city and county democratic CON-
mittee will hold joint meeting tonight
ct the Opera House cafe. 1t ls under.
stood that the county committee favor
holding one primary for the nomination
OF governor aud members Of the legIsls-
ture.
1t is reported that a starchlight from
Fort Washington will be placed on the
top of Shooters Hill tomorrow and be
in operation that night. 1t will be 10
charge OF Lieut.. Cunningham and Elec.
Hician May from that fort The current
will be furnished by the W., A. 4 Mt.
V. Ry.
Z. B. Chase has purchased the prop
erty on the south side oil PennsylVsnia
avenue, between The Southern Railway
building aud the Municipal building, In
Washington, and will, 1t is said. erect
million dollar theatre thereon 10 a few
years. One Of the lots in the square Is
owned by Mr.. Ohas. King, of this city.
HELP WANTED-MALE.