Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-09

t." tt.,s,,riv wind, higher, followed b,
';',bt ;,ll in Temperatures For Thursday
r3rIsr clearing snd far weather is in
d;citcd. --e..--
po.u HasKANNAH.-Th year 5646 com
,,ouc.s to night, and the Hebrews through
~, The world will meet it with prayer auc
oanirence for the past This strange ma
t;on with the inscrutable wisdom guiding
i. destiny, counts on year alter year walt
;nr-.for what? At all events, II keeps NJ
,b. memories Of the past and maintains It's
Notable advance toward brilliant 1uture
TO night, Thursday naorn. noon anu eve
and Fridav ;norsing will be marked with
Tew Years impressive ceremonies, Every
-,or,ino for some days before and for eight
DAYS after early propitlatory prayers are re
c;f.l amone the Germans, while among the
Portuguese such prayers are rcau every
ar.,inv for month before and week after,
,rh;,e service the day before New Years an
o,onement is read before daylight besides.
The first ten days Of the year are called the
tan DAYS of penance, the last of which IS
No DIV of atouement. The ceremonies of
i've nav wear, or Rosh Hashanna, 10 use the
II.hraw form, include the sounding Of tie
ahnE,r in tls synag"Sues. to remind the con-
arana,ion of the approach Of the great last
Gav and bid them make their peace with
,ha;r nephi,,rS before they seek to make
their oeacc with Heaven on tho great holy
A., or fha year. White IS u distinguished
nnior in svnacoeues for these holy days, and
mo ladies' arc supposed to wear white IN
.he;r dress especially on atonement day.
rho nravers are remarkable in their LIBERAL
~. ri tone there ia prayer for mankind S
.,nuaraiion and the establishment OF the
N.asianjc age of universal peace and broth
,,hood. The services at the Synagogue IN
,his city will be conducted by Mr. Morris
sacks, formerly of the Hebrew University at
,.;rc;nuati, and who, it will be remembered,
oficiated here two years ago. The services
will he held ut 6 o'clock this evening and at
9o'clock tomorrow morning
COUNTY SCHOOL BoARDs.-A meeting OF
the Arlington district school board was heia
on Tuesday at Columbia school house, Ar
ngton; present-A. ?. Douglass, CHAIRMAN
Benjamin Austin and Harvey Bailey, trus-
tees. Upon motion of Benjamin AUSTIN the
following teachers were selected walker
school Miss Florence NJ. Robertson, Column
hin school Miss Emma Olive Austin, KEN
per school Isaiah Hatton, Arlington school
&. w. Jordan During the vacation the
trustees have built aad furnished a neat and
comfortable school house near Convaescent
camp.
At meeting of the Jefferson school board
DIR. d. n. Rust, chairman, John Robertson
and ]. J. Newcomb, trustees. the following
teachers were employed: Rutlner school II.
Y. Collinsworth, Scott school Ellsworth
PRYOR. Jefferson school Miss Maggie Chap
man.
Atameeting of Washington School Board
T.. X S. Decide, chairman, w. n. Febrey
and 4. A. Greerough, trustees, Professor ,.
f. Stalcup and Mrs. Roberta Whiting were
reapponted teachers. The schools Will
opeG on Monday next and continue for nine
scholastic months
SEEDING OF THE WHEAT CRoP.-The
large amount Of guano, plaster, and other
fertilizers being sold and shipped from this
maket, indicates q very large seeding oil
wheat and other small grain during the
coming season. The selection ofseed wheat
is of great Importance. and the condition OF
The grain received in this city for several
wears past shows that too little attention IS
paid by the farmers in Virginia to this inn
portant branch of husbandry. Choice grades
of all kinds of grain are readily sold in any
market. while common and Indifferent lots
are neglected and often sold at sacrifice.
as they will only make the lowest quality
of flour, meal or cattle feed. It is also I'M
portant for the farmers to learn to take care
of their wheat after it is harvested and to
pay more attention to cleaning it well be-
fore shipping to market as laborin the cities
il much more expensive than on the farms
and the expense OF such cleaning Is of course
paid by the farmers.
BEoUEsT.-Miss Annie Upshur Jones, the
daughter Of the Rev. Clave Jones, died on
Saturday at her residence, at No. ll9 East
Twenty.third street, New York, in the nine
tieth year of her age Her father had beer
rector of Trinity Church many years ago
aud after his death his daughter published
a history of his life. Her mother was
Southern lady, and related to Commodore
Upshur. Miss Jones took great interest
in the Episcopal Theological Seminary fol
the education of young men to the ministry
situated near this city, and left her entire
fortune to that institution.
REcHABIrEs District Tent of Rech
abites met at Pythan Hall in this city yes
terday. and held session which lasted from
10 a. m. to p. M. After transaeting sucf
business as was before them for consldera
IiO0, IDcS GltClSu tAO iOiio"ihSo
serve for the ensuing year, viz: D. c. r.
II. S. Epps, of Norfolk; D. D. B.. D. Rand
lett, of Norfolk ; D: L., J. W. McKe,nney, o
this city; d. T., L. d. Lyles, of this city
D. s., o. N. Belote, of Norfolk. The TEN
adjourned subject to the call of the author
lied officers.
Acc1DENT.-G1r. William Snowden, o
Anne Arundel county, Nd, while riding t
his home near Laurel on Monday night, me
with serious accident. He rode in tn.
darkness against piece of timber Whlci
had been left by some builders jutting across
the road The timber struck him in tn
breast, breaking his collar bone and other
wise inurng him. Mr. Snowden is collec
tor of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal a
Georgetown and was formerly resident Q
this city.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. ]. Theisz, we'll
known and prosperous farmer of tairia:
county, died suddenly this morning at ni
home near Lsuton Valley. Mr.. Theisz re
+,.,,s Sro,,, Nou, Norl- Loaf NIGHT where q