Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-06
Inspection Of County schoo,.

which the trustees have. IA yet, failed to cl.,
a teacher. The Sc!.uDi, opened on N,rIS's,
last, and have no' oi cour,c. YET lc,..y. ,i
full number Of pupils. but ihc} ar" a, wn,y,,.
well aud promise a most rc,>>iuI ,.>s,.
They are to DC kept open ten luonh,, ,nl ,,'
vision tor paying the teacher, lyr tia, , 49,"
having been mad
The first school visited was lsnIfmr, M i.
for white children, situated ncar.y a,,..ir. 49,
city alu house. Twenty three cl!:ircn w'.'
in attendance. Miss Alberta Y. Si,>io,, n"l
great satisfaction I" her patrouS durj,r ~,
past two year. At Prospect Hill School, y, ~
ha~ il,t succeeded Miss Fannie J.. Nl< n,r
of lee School in the city, ia ciargc Of ,;;'
school.
The next school Inspected was one Tor c1..
ed ch,lircn, jefferson, No |, IN Fora \i.,.
taught by CALVIN Ii. Richardson iI.r',
neat school house has been crcctcd within H.,
space rco>rd hy the dctcnccS, clos. Ia ,In
magazine now fallen in, and The lup.> ~.
Taught 'llc arts oil peace wi.nrc I; iew yr...a,,
the cannOn thuudcrcu ami the stern c,i,a,,
Of var alone were heard. There wrre ,p,
eleven present. but large accc>>i"l!> w,yc a.
pectcd on Monday. Passing up C,Iunt.
Turnpike, the Superintendent IeXt came "a
Columbia School No. |. now in c!.argc ut NJ,
Etuma }. Young, Of this city, hl> is Mr.
Is first year oi teaching kept a. ;.u ;>s.,
lant in private schools. hut she was found II
have her pupils, twcnly five III nuu!oer. under
admirable control. aud both the County Sagcr-
intcndcnt and the Chairman oi the CMy School
Board, who had accepted an Invitation 10 &C.
company him on his visitation, expressed the
conviction that under her tuiiion Cu!unIl.
School would occupy the first place among ,.c
schools in the county. Mr.. Snowticn ~ a
mark of his interest in Mrs louus'> success.
as teacher, announced his intention d Pre-.
seutiug medal at the ensuing examination
At Balls Cross Roads. Mr. Mm, II. Gr,c;
we'll OF this city, was touhd again at III, p,N,
Walker School, No. 3, bui wish Only sixteen
pupils, the other children 10 tie vicinity
being busily engaged. at this the, i'll gather
ing grapes Of which great lUa ties are raised
in this nci ghborhood. Farther up tie road.
al Mr.. George On Nun.cl'S. Game Stiloo, No.
|, the largest and best III the county Was v>,.
ed. Mr. Samuel +. Stacnp, it, accomplished
teacher. was found to have, already, tL5ry-
seven pupils, and Il class Of young ladies' who
were examined in English gralDmar, exhibited
an acquaintance with ii winch would have put
to shame the pupils OF most u our city >cEoJ.,
public an; privatr. The visitors were here
Hospitality entertained by Nh. Wunlcr
The last school on the p:pgramm, va. one
for colorcd children, Sumucr, No. !, taught b.
Mrs Elite j. Rowe, %: this city. She hal n,
ready twenty-five pupils aud expected hrs
increase.
At ali the schools Il close cxamina,i,n vs.
made into tie accommodations, tex books
used, Nc, with 4 view 10 rcp,ltirg all lc.ic I'll.
cics to the District Is ,nr'i$. The Snp:r!ntcn
4 l,,.,.
Carnc Schools, that his medal for the coming
year would hr given to tE0>" >riioo>, the color.
cd schools having received thcu last Year, aud
Miss SiSSon, Of Kutfncr, ANNOUNCED ter iutcD.
ton Of giving Two medals to her puiis 4, a
of The school laws had lc"n strictly couple!
with, AID the entire c,uraJionu system Of he
county appeared 10 he Oh the very best footing.
Indeed, Alexandria claims. and VIZ tnlfk ii>ty,
to be the model county Of the State ~ he!
school affairs. paying larger scho" tax agi
keeping her schools open longer than aoy
other.
EXCHANGES OF REAL ESTATE The follow
Ing exchanges Of Real Estate in his city t"r
the month "i August are reported ~ irecn
Wise Real Estate agents:
W. of Fairfax st. 20xImi IT,, e. ". Wnrlr> and
WIFE. t. +. y. FcmiaIl, :SI6ro.
House and lot on n. side Of Qu-nn 81. loD Il.
Il. Of Washington It. !IXN3 it,, i. q. SwaIa
to Ann L. TcthS 81 .70J
Ouc->xrh OF lot, &c, n W. cor Of Fairfax
and Fraukn SIS. g Fl. : inch. by ~; f. 10
iuch. Mary Houston to W. i. Graves. >Ihd.h1.
IwG-.xth Of lot, lie. above dl>crlhcd :. T.
aud W. Is Larmour to W. =. tirnvc>. $3.50 q.
Lot on :. side ct Kin. i. bet. Fairfax and
and Water st>, Jr,. H. ihccn to :. \. Rel
ley, ) ,32S11.
Onc.half acre lot bounded hv Wy!hc and
Payne sis, &. b. Alexander Executors 10 &.
l.. and }. y. Scaron, $40.
House aud lo, on W. side Of Water -. bet.
King and Prince StS. - it. ,. irc! by ~ II.
) iuch., D. NJ. Stcuart. Sergeant, to Geo. J..
Scaton. $50.
lot 1T. i inch. from NV c'r. Of 2o'nmhn,>
and Glbbon Sis. - IT, i lrch. hy I"o r., ., -
and r. G.. Smilh to Carter Within" rt ar.,>I-'.
Lot aud two houses on ;. sid" ct 'iHr"n s.
10 west Of Columbus st. )" hy l"n ,tr il'l'H
\. Glover and wife ct al t"N II. Nun S''"'
House and lot H. side of Franklin st. ',''
Washington and 81. A>aph rs. y II > men,
by 60 f., Il. W. Miller aud wjir to Jno. y.
ScaIUn, $50. ,,..
Lot 5. side of Dnk" st. - It west Of A!trtl
st. II ii. by If IT,, Segimu> Lowering ct a.
to rhos. Dewitt. $3.50.
Lot on l. side of Fairfax 81. bet. t'ihhon ami
Wilkes SITS ~ it. by l23 IT. 3lnrh., >"'a""'
I.ittleficd to Peter .Altchl-on, 5000.
LIST Oh" LI:ITIiII$
Remaining in the Alexandria, VA, P"r'".'''
September g. 1873.
prr.us calm, for letters wiIl 4ay they are 81
yertiScd and give the dat" 81 th" llat.
If not called for within thirty day. th"r viii .r
sent to the dead letter office, IN Washington
Anrn, Mrs PC D Kelly, 'i"nry
Bailey, Mrs NJ + Vi ardy. Miss Sn,Ii", r"i
Brady. Miss Mi!ic More, NJ Lacy
Bell, VI y, Samuel a Montague, Lou'.
Cecil, VIM Nils, j
Craigly, Miss SaliioC Moore, Jane: u
Craig Mrs Noes. }
Caiahnn, John Mugrud"r Jno u
Churchillc. Mrs Marg'; NIcNinS, Harriet
Carrscca, II A T tPinn, Kr!'srJ
Carson, Henry Partridge, IN" \