Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-23
HAPPENINGS ABOUT |.
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The weekly prayer meeting at Anne
Lee Memorial win be held Friday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
A marriage license was issued Al
Washington yesterday to George F.
Feaganes and Bertie z. Wheaton.
both of Alexandria.
There will be ii meeting of the
American Women's Legion tonight
in the Chamber of Commerce. All
members are urged to be present.
Mrs. G.. Wood will leave Satur-
day for Newport News. va, where
she will visit her daughter, Mrs.
George Hardy, with whom she will
spend two weeks.
District Deputy William P. Woolls
! and Warden Thomas Priest have
returned from Petersburg, Va.
where they installed the newly
elected officers OF Petersburg Coun-
ell. Knights of Columbus.
Mrs. Peters, who has been en-
ployed as typst at the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation for seve-,
raj months has resigned her posi-
ton having been called to her
home in Southwest Virginia.
Potomac Fish Company has just
received lot of Jersey fish, but
! ter fish, Jersey trout. blue fish,
Taylor fish. founders. Norfolk
spots, catfish, yellow and white
perch, large and small rock, stake
cod. Potomac bass, Norfolk and
river oysters by the measure, also
best fried oysters in the city. c.
II. Zimmerman. Proprietor. 253-1p
A sneak thief yesterday morning
entered the residence of Mrs. Julian
L. Burke. .Ir. RoSem0nt. and stole
from hal! rock So in cash a gold
wrist watch and two gold neck
laces. Mrs. Burke had left the arti-
c,les ON the rack intending to take
.hcm that day to jeweler for re-
pairs, A colored man it is thought
entered the front door and made
away with the goods. The police
have a description of the suspect.
According to the report Of the
State Registrar of the Bureau OF :
Vital Statistics. during the YEAR
1918 there were 1924 marriages
celebrated in Virginia. During the
same year theer were 1896 fivor-.
ecs. Among the letters received by
y. S. Grcenaway. Clerk of the.
Corporation Court. this morning
was one from IL correspondent VINO
asked this significant questions:
"Can n couple who are under age,
although married. come to your
citv and have their bans disSOlVed.'
last Monday a mischieNious boy
took possession of AN automobile
which was parked at the mann gate
of the plant of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation. He proceed
ed north up Lee street, and in
tulaling into Fairfax street co!llded
with a tree. seriously damaging the
machine. He then jumped out and
mable his escape. He left his jack
1t in the car On Tuesday two
| BOYS entered another auto at the
same place ard started up Lee
street with the machine. They pro-
neeglcd a short distance when they
,toppcd shc car and jumped out.
They. too. succeeded in making
their escape.
The State Corporation Conimis-
sion has granted charter to the
Interstate Motor Supply Company,
Incorporated. Alexandria Court
house. Va. Capital: Maximum,
$50. 900; minimum, $4,000: Officers
W. II. Trolinger. president; John
w. Price, secretary aqd 5. W,
Baldwin. all of Washington, D. {.
Objects; to deal in automobiles
and automobile accessories. Inc
commission has also granted an
amendment to the charter OF the
Dulin and Martin Company, Alex
andria, Va William Il. Martin
president, and T. G.. Dulfn, secre-
tary. Enlarginc its powers, chang
ing the amount of real estate. IT
inlay hold and giving location OF It's