Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

&. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vete.
rams, meets tonight.
A meeting OF the Young Mems Sodal-
lily Lyceum will be held tomorrow night
at which officers will be elected.
Daring The holidays vsntilators we're
put 10 the old Academy School building,
the annex to Washington building.
The churches we're fairly veil attended
yesterday, and the pulPils we're occu-
pied by the resident clergy.
Mr.. Luther Payne, q merchant of
Baileys Gross Road. died yesterday, aged
fjriy-fve yesrs. Hal Is survived by q
widow aud several children.
The public schools OF this city reopen
ed today after The holidays with all the
teachers at their desks and most OF the
pupils present.
The superintendent, teachers and pu.
pills of the public schools disposed Of be-
tween ten and eleven thousand Red
Gross stamps during tho holidays.
Another cold wave Is said to be 10
trausltu. Much colder weather with rain
or snow Is the prediction Of the Weaths-
Bureau.
The regular meeting OF the Woman's
Auxiliary, to R. E. Lee Camp. will be
held tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock
In Confederate Veterans building.
The regular monthly meeting of The
Mary Ousiis Lee Chapter, U. D. O, will
be held Ia the Oopfedersts Veiersns'
building, tomorrow (russdsy) afternoon
at three O'Clock.
A few nights sgo man 10 passing
the residence al the northeast corner Of
Prince and Alfred streeis discharged
cartridge pistol, the ball from which
passed through window and buried
itself into an opposite wall.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the American Rutlle Company
was to have been held a! the ofice
of the company, NJ. Ill south Fair
fax street, today, but quorum falling to
appear the meeting was postponed until
tle l7tb.
A sllght FIRE occurred about . o'clock
this evening 10 the Law tffice OF Mr.. W.
e. Fendsll, opposite the Giz.tte Office,
the result OF the explosion OF an oil
stove. The flames we're extlnguishsd by
M,. John OIapdore, driver of the Relief
truck, and other neighbors. The damage
vas but slight.
Horace Woolf, the year old son of
Mr.. r D. Woolf, was painfully injured
Saturday afternoon q. bis home at Brad
dock Heights by being caught between
G moving wagon and g sleigb. Ia en-.
deavoriog to avoid the wagon be fell
aud one of his legs was broken by
wheel OF the wagon which passed over It.
The newly elected officers of sarepta Lodge
Of Odd Fellows will be installed tomorrow
night.
Mr.. B. B. Smith has sold his store on the
north side OF KiGg street, west OF Pitt, TO Mr.,
J. N. Hill.
Thieves invaded the premises Of Mr.. Will
liam Duncan, who lives near the Poor Houe.
on Saturday night and carried away twenty.
Ave chickens.
Capt, Keith Davis was knocked down and
severely be ten by robbers IN Washington
few nights ago. The ssssilAnts endeayored
10 rob him Of 500 be hsd 10 his pockets, but
failed. Capt. Davis recently carried oysters
to Washington In his schooner
]. II, Massey & Son, 12S south Royal street,
have receive fresh barreled oysters from the
lower river--.he first since the freezt--end
will open them In the pure oyster liquor.
Rest Elgin Creamery Butter, 10. prints,
S5c; choice Vs. Boil Butter, SOC ID, best
quality Butterine, &c 10. guarantee Eggs,
S2s doa.; 8 lbs best Seeded Rsisins, Csc; 4 lbs.
sul,aua seedless Raisins, 25c California
Layer Figs, 100 10. lbs. large California
Prunes, f5c; 5 lbs. Evsporated Peaches, 25c
large cans Best Trmstoss 25c, cans Sugar
Corn CSC. 4 cans String BeAns, 25c; cans
E, J. Peas, 25c; 8 cans Fish Roe. 80; lbs.
Virginia Sundried Apples. 26o; lbs. Pure
Mountain Buckwheat, &c; lib. Black Wal
nut Kernels, 26c; Clover Honey, l5c the cap;
G dice Michigan Potatoes. $50 bu. w. p.
WooLLs 4 sos, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
A rare bargain and one that IL last.