Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIEs.
A meeting OF Alexandria Lodge OF
EIks will be held at its hall tonight.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Hendrick, widow of
Alonzo Hendrick, died suddenly in
Washington on Saturday.
Mr.. r. D. Rodgers fell on the ice
yesterday morning and received pain
full injuries.
A meeting OF Mary Gusts Lee Chap
ter, U. j. c., will be held at Lee Camp
Hall tomorrow afternoon ut 3 O'Clock.
The property delinquent for state
taxes was offered for sale today but
there were no bidders.
The stockholders of the American
Rutile Company met today and re-
elected the present directors and Of
ficers.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Sodality Lyccum will be held
tomorrow evening, at its hall on Duke
street, when officers will be chosen.
The members of the Holy Name
Society Of St. Mary's Church attended
communion in body at . special
mass yesterday morning which was
celebrated at O'Clock.
Rev. T. T. Benson, formerly OF this
city, will begin series of revival serv-
ices at the Methodist Protestant Church
next week.
There will be review Of the Knights
Of Maccabccs at the meeting tonight
The rccontly-elected officers will be
installed at this meeting.
Rev. John Cavnaugh, pastor of the
Free Methodist church in this city, will
leave tomorrow for Philadelphia where
he will assist in ten-daYs revival SER
vice.
A dense fcg hung over the river this
morning. The steamer Newport News,
from Norfolk, due at 6 a. M, arrived
at ] :45 o'clock this afternoon. The
weather has been rainy throughout the
day.
The foundation for the big steel cage
for the city Jail, which is being remod-
eled, has been completed by the brick
layers, and it is expected the work OF
placing the caging in position will be
begun this week.
There was but one case before the
Police Court this morning-that OF
Knight of St. Crispin from the land of
Robert Burns, who had been proloDg-
ing the convivalities incident to the
holiday season. He was dismissed
with an admonition.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veter-
ans, will meet at its hall tonight, when
plans will be completed for the annual
banquet which will be held January 10,
Gen. Lees birthday.
The L. 0. T. NJ. will hold their re-
gular review Tuesday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at Odd Fellows Hall. The
officers for the new year will be in
stalled, so a full attendance is de-
sired.
A New Years ball will be given
tonight by Mrs. John Thinner, at Well
ington, on tho electric railroad, short
distance south OF this city. A number OF
Alexandrians who have been invited
will he present.
Some of the wreckage of the barge
Brandywine, which was sunk at the
Highway Bridge over the Potomac
last week and which floated to this
city, has been recovered by Alexan-
drianS.
Conductor Crockett while pitching a
bundle of paper from the rear end Of
an electric car to the platform of one OF
the stations south Of this city yesterday
evening, slipped and fell on the track.
He was bruised by the fall, but escaped
serious injury.
The parsonage OF the First Baptist
church was the scene of quiet, but
pretty wedding, Saturday evening at 6
O'Clock, the contracting parties being
Miss Mary Cecilia Bailey, daughter Of
Purser John Bailey OF the steamer Ma
calester, and Mr.. William H. Wood,
eldest son OF en engineer VIM. b.
Wood, OF the Columbia Fire Engine
Company. The ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. DR.. Watson. The
young couple will make their home at
SO7 Duke street for the present.
500 pounds Loudoun county 'rint But
ter, 2sc ID; guaranteed; Eggs, 30c doz.;
best Mixed Nuts, l0c h.; good Cooking
Butter. 26c III. 4 cans best Tomatoes, 25c,
only one dozen to o eust omer; 5 cans
Sugar Corn. Csc; ) cans Early June Peas,
&c; cans String Beans. 25c; Lemon
Cling Peaches, large cans, 1oc; Singapore
Sliced Pineapple, loo can.
w. P. WOOLLS & son.
We want to extend everyone a wish
for happy and prosperous New Year.
While it Is only within our power to
wish you happiness and prosperity, we
are in 4 position To make such an end the
more easily attainable by offering those
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