The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
"HAND over MY CASH?"
BING! BING! THAT'S TONY
And Then Two Yesgmen Flee from
Fruit Dealers
Pistol.
IT HAPPENED IN ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va, May 25.-'Hand over
your cash. was the demand made on
Tony Fiermont, a fruit dealer, who con-
ducts store in King street. just west
of Peyton street, this morning by two
rough-looking men. who had entered the
store just as Tony was about to close.
Tony looked up at his questioners in utter
amazement then he dropped behind his
small counter and. grabbing big pistol.
which he keeps for just such emergencies
he fired loose at the would-be robbers
firing three shots in rapid succession.
The intruders weree taken completely by
surprise. They left the store hurriedly
and escaped being shot, all of Tony's
shots going wild. They made a retreat
toward the union passenger railway sta
tion, and it is supposed that they left on
an outgoing freight train.
Tony says he could not see his way
clear to part with his Saturdays receipts,
despite the fact that he was facing a
gun. ..
Memorial Day exercises will be held at
4 o'clock Saturday Afternoon at the Ma
tional Cemetery, this city, where a num-
ber of Union soldiers were buried. John
A Reeves, superintendent of the ceme-
terry, has prepared the following pro-
gram: ....
buSle call, MISS DOTd Narney, CALI
ing assemblage to order, Past Com
mander E. H. Holbrook: music, How
Firm Foundation" children; chorus
under direction of Miss Blanche Rotch-
ford; invocation, Rev. c. r. Strausburg
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
Church; music. America" children's
chorus: reading Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress, Commander Hoibrook; music, duet,
Miss Blanche Rotchford and Mr. Solo
mon; address, Capt. Thomas H. Mckee;
music. Nearer, My God. to Thee" chill
dren's chorus; address the Rev. DR.. ].
w. Duffey, pastor of the NJ. f. Church
South: salute fired by the Alexandria
Light Infantry; music, abide With Me-"
by the children's chorus: taps Miss Dora
Varney; benediction, the Rev. Dr. John
Lee Allison, pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church.
R. e. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
will hold its memorial exercises at the
Confederate Monument, at Washington
and Prince streets, at o'clock tomorrow
evening. Maj. ]. c. Hemphill of WASH
ington, will deliver the memorial ad-
dress. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies at the monument the procession
will proceed to Christ Church Cemetery,
where a volley will be fired by the Alex
andria Light Infantry, which, with the
sounding of taps, will conclude the exer-
cises.
Tomorrow morning committees from
Lee Camp will visit the cemeteries in
and near the city and decorate the
graves Of veterans.
Fifty members of Old Dominion Com
mandery. No. II. Knights Templar, wear
ing their full regalia. headed by the
American Indian Guard Band, marched
in body at 3 o'clock this afternoon to |
the Methodist Protestant Church, where |
they attended Ascension Day services. |
The Rev. c.. R. Strausburg pastor of the |
NJ p. Church, delivered a sermon. Music /
was furnished by the choir of the n. z. |
Church South. with Miss Leslie r. Bag |
gett as soloist.
Members Of the commandery stood |
with crossed swords during the recita-
ton of the Greed. The services were
concluded with the Lords Prayer by the |
Rev. DR.. j.. w. Duffey. pastor of the NJ.
E. Church South.
1t is regarded as more than probable |
that joint session of city council viii |
be held Tuesday night for the purpose |
the third ward to fill an existing vacancy.
Those mentioned forSthe places are
George H Schwarzmann, James B. Mar
tin, Rudolph Ramer. c. T. Hellmuth, I
and William T. Beans
On Saturday the campaign for collect
Ing funds for the erection of a new hos
pital for the Alexandria HOSPITAL win be
brought to close. Contributions re-
ceived. to date are close to $z1,00o The
proposed hospital will cost T0.ooo Ccun-