Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES Te-.uoRRoH:

CHURCH SERVICES TG-.NoRRoH'
CHRIST STRENGTHENING Pray and Litsn5
ga. m. Communion at II y. m. Evening ser
vice at u p. M, by Rev. r. II. McKim.
:: ST.. PAUL's CHURcH-Servica at II a. M. by
Rev. DR.. Norton.
GRACE CuURcH-Servce in the morning and
at night, by Rev. Mr.. Sprigg.
Confirmation and sermon by the RI Rev. the
Bishop of Richmond at 10 q. m Solemn mas:
at II q. N. Fespers at p. m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH-Sermon in
the morning and at night, by Rev. VIM; McAtee
SECOND PEEsDYTERIAN CHuRCH-Sermon in
the morning and at night, BY Rev. DR.. Bullock.
METH EPIs CHURCH-Sernon in the morn
ing and at night by Row Mr.. Hemenway.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH SoUTH-Service in the
morning and at night, by Rev. DR.. Hough.
METH. Prot. CHURCH-Service in the morn
ing and at night, by Rev. Mr.. Benson.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Service in tho morning
by Rev. Mr. Ryland, and at night by Rev. D.
". Gwin, Of Alabama.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc N-Prayer
meeting in the lst Presb Church at four p.
"a. Bethel, Prince street dock, ut p. N. Jail
services at Up. m Aims House services at q
o'clock p. m. During the week there will be
daily prayer meetings in the rooms Of Assocla-
ton at 5 p. III. Suburban prayer meeting will ba
held every Monday night at y o'clock Mt VII;
lage Chapel An open-air meeting will be held
at the corner of King and st. Asaph streets,
Tomorrow evening, at ) = clock.
GERMAN LvTERRAN-Seryice at IL a. n and
9p.m., at the rooms Of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association, by Rev. r. A. Biscbotf.
Cry SCHOOL BOARD. 1t was nearly o clock
last night, before quorum of the School Board
consisting of the City Superintendent and
Messrs Addison, j. S. Beach, ". L. Carne,
Hopkins Wilmington and Whttlcsey appear
ed, Mr. Kell came in after the Board had been
ia session some time. The Chairman being de-
lained at home by indisposition. on motion Of
Mr. Addison, Mr. w. f. Carne was elected
Chairman pro tempore, and the minutes OF the
last meeting were read and approved. The
Clerk then read report from the Committee
on Books and Printing recommending the
adoption of Blackburn and Mcdonald S Gram
mar, School History, and Holmes S History of
the United States for use in the schools, which
report was on motion OF the Superintendent,
laid on the table, and the first named book
adopted for the present session. The same
committee also presented 800 copies of the By
Laws, &C., with the bill for printing the same,
which was referred to the Finance Com mittec.
Mr.. Hopkins from the Committee on School
houses and Furniture reported that all the ne
cessary repairs, &C., had been done, and the
following bills, viz Albert Stuart for rent,
s75; +. G. Acton for clock, Sl2.7 rs; Thomas
Sinclair for carpenters work, $lSl9 Richard
Dogan for white washing, Sl3; Reischell &
Hooge for desks, S45; City Scavenger rs;
Green 4 Bro. for chairs. Sl2.75; Joseph Hop
kins for cash advanced for sundries, S6.l0.
On motion OF the Superintendent. the report
vas accepted and tie bills referred to the Fl
nance Committee.
The Clerk presented the resignation of Mr.
Il. Edwin Entwisle, Il Trustee for Snowden
District consequent upon his removal from
the district, whereupon on motion OF MIR. Whit
tngton the resignation was accepted and the
Clerk directed to inform Mr. Entwise of the
fact and express to him the thanks of the
Board for his services as member. On mo-
ton of Mr. Whttlesey, tho Clerk was directed
to notify the President of the Board of Com
mon Council Of the existence Of the vacancy.
The Clerk presented the applications of
Peter Shepherd, a lame boy, and Emneline
Randall, an orphan girl in charge of poor
blind man, for text books which, on motion,
of Mr.. Wilmington, was referred to the Com
mittee on Books and Printing with power to
furnish, if deemed necessary.
The Superintendent then stated that Shep-
herd lived far from the male and very near the
female colored school and could with great
difficulty get to the former in good weather
and not at all in bad; whereupon, on motion Of
MIR. Hopkins, the superintendent was author
lied, if he should think it expedeut, to allow
him to attend Hallowell School
The question Of compensation to substitutes
being submitted by the Superintendent, on
motion of Mr. Hopkins, it was
RcsolUea, That the true meaning of the last
clause OF the 9TH bylaw is hereby declared to
be, that in the absence of any agreement to
the contrary between the parties, the substi
tute shall receive such proportion Of the pay
Of the teacher for whom he or she may have
acted as the number Of days he or she may
have taught shall bear to the whole number of
school days in the month.
The Superintendent laid before the Board a
circular from VIM. r. Harris, City Superin-
teudent Of St. Louis relative to some changes
in the mothod of keeping school records, and
on motion of Mr.. Kell, it was
Ordered, That the Superintendent be au
thorized to arrange the keeping of the records
as requested for statistical purposes, if in his
judgment it be practicable.
On motion of Mr.. Beach, it was
Ordered, That in future the Superintendent
grant supplies Of things other than stationery
10 schools, under the general direction of the
Committee on School-houScs and Furniture.
The Clerk presented tue following bills,
which. on motion Of the Superintendent, were
referred to the Finance Committee, viz: Stand
ard and Sentinel, advertising Sc; Gazette, do
S.; Gazette office for printing and binding
permit book, IS; Joseph Nicholson. for extra
services as Janitor. So
Mr. W. F. Carne, from the Finance Com
mittce, reported all the bills referred to above
as correct, and they were all ordered to be
paid.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, it Was
Ordered, That fifty dollars be appropriated
as contingent fund to be placed in the hands
Of the City Superintendent for the purchase of
such articles and the payment Of such services
rs require cash. The Board then adjourned