Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-26
Ocuoo1 DAYS the autumn days

and 10 school VacS1ious Auu auesus1 yoAI y.
nrsuaratlon fog commencement honors and
~ dates In which those who seek them
W nsrfeos themselves as means TO sue
go. ~ holiday remain, for between the let
u ~; o0th Of September all the schools OF
shp oItv will be reopensd. Permits for
tn a1dren 10 enter the public schools will be
Gnu la naTs week, and all those schools will
BEL ~ sonaned on Monday, September 9TH for
study ..,,o.,.. .,,., 81,
ss ss.;n, morning fees. eroshins like snail IN
=, NUM- Nv ssgsin @ famiIlar sight. and she
WI, . NJ wish bis primer will be
sb Tau ,be thoughts of teachsr and pu-
NJ, MI turn from the fields Of pleasure,
pl. ss thew have dweit SO happily, to the
En nS. ond the blackboard and all that
u es- - MAKE up the round OF Life.
s'"ro the smplicities OF subtraction, addition
. sa oicislop. to the subtleties OF logerithms
s ard -. jutrcacies of calculus. Il Is ssfe TO
-" mat 81 far SO the pupils are concerned,
y,rv largo proportion OF them do not look
no,n their ,cbool days, while they are In
go. existence, with any great degree of
nIea.u,e 1t Is slwsys lie after years that
~ coroe TO believe that their school days
ws,a tbsir heyplsst days. and not always
.beo. Boys dis!ke TO go to school more
,hs1 oi,.s ard the latter are rarely, If ever.
eIvss % the popular psstime OF playing
5bookey" to escape school.
COUNTY SCHOOLS Superintendent OF
sOboeis John E. Febrey. of toe county, is
sxspining at the village OF Bails!o1 so-dsy
ns,.o1s desiring to leach school In fhe coun-
tS g:any applicants, both colored ard
white. are present. TIE exam nasion quss-
noag ate u0R ssnt to the county supeFin-
tsn5eu;s oy thu StsSe superintendent, and 3
nor centags Of 65 per cent. out of possible
ln) !; required before person osn receive
lics5ss az seaobor. Ii IL not certain thas all
She :oagners o. last year will be retained. Al
psLiSons are being circulated In soma In
rsspces to have male seaehers appointed 10
place OF female, or 20 have abs schools
rraca6 spd appoint male teacher as prin-
sipal The trouble aasuns SO arise from the
,prhi,tv of the lady tsscher whore abe he's
SO nspv scholars both lerge and tmsl and
somsnV o!sssea to keep Ii otdsr. b reason
etthe rapid settling up OF the county, DUR
Inc cortion OF the year there are over one
and o. hers at least twenty yea,s of age, both
girls ard b3qs, crowded In one schoolroom,
maktrRlt s,most impossible either TO advance
me CT Srsa or maintain order. The attsn-
ZION u t3e County School Board will bs
called &c mo matter at lis Next meeting aud
the establishment o. graded schools urgently
requested.
DIED FE0M His INJURIEs.-Mr. Edward
q. Seders, brakeman on tbs Mansasas
road, write shifting cote, nSar The Plains,
about O'clock yesterday evening, was 4ls-
ed from the top OF car. He fell on the
track and some of the cars passed over him.
crushing his left arm, breaking his iefs leg
and Otherwise ipjuring bim. de was taken
10 Manassas where his arm was smputated
nv Drs. LION and Andrews oithst piaoe, and
Dr.. Ashley, OF ,hia city, bat died from she
effects of his iBjurles about s O'Clock ehls
morning, never having rallied ?rsu fAe
shsok. The remains efahe unfortunate saan
we're brought here this morniug ssd taken
ss the undersaket's establishment OF Mr
Domaine, where they we're prepared 'or
burial. He was son of Mr.. John Setders
was shout % years old, and was very popu
lar among his many friends and acQua'nt'
ances. He lived on Fayette street, near thu
lscal depot.
DR.. Purvis this evening Summoned coroner
iury ana viewed tho remains, afrer which he ac
ionrned the fury till TO- morrow morning In ordel
10 have tho train hands present at the inquest.
PoLIoE REPoBT.-Last night wes cloudy
aud mild. with four prisoners and one
ledger st the station house.
The following cases were disposed OF al
khe MAYORS office this morning:
Jas. Clark and Elijah Morris, colored, WHIT
had escaped from the chain gang and were
arrested By Justios Drummond In the coun
~. ve-a pat on q 10 days. diet Of bresd and
water. -,
Andrsw I,msx, colored. charged VIII
steslpg 81 so from Ann Simme, was required
10 restore the money and to pay the cosss
the warrant. eic.
a resident 0! the Third ward. arrested OF
pssce warrant, was pat under bona u
kesp the peace. :,
Six persons. for keeping dogs wishou' II
esnses, we're Aned and required TO take ou'
such licenses.
A colored woman. for keeping hogs within
tse city iimits. was 6ned and required 10 re
Move the hogs beyoud the corporation line
PERSONAL The Rosnoke 1swes says
q. Powell Hill and family are visistng rels
sives In Culpepsr county. Hie VITA ent
daughter have been sick sinos they leI
Roanoke, but are now copvaleeolng. n'i
ssn. Newton Hill, who was so Ill for severs
months before they left Roanoke. is yet In
critical condition
General ". b F. Lac is quite sick at hi
home In Feirtsx county.
General Nj. D. Corse and family have re
turned from Allegheny Syringe.
MIR. and Mre. J o. DePutron have re
turned from an extended tour through Can
ada and the northwest. Mss. E. Q. DePu
trop has also returned from visit to Nes
YORK and the different seaside resorts
TEE LoUDoUN FAIR.-Ths Loudouu Liy
ssock Exhibibiop Association commenced It
eighth annusl fair at Lsesburg yesie' de-
under favorable auspices. the entries In al
the departments being unusually noe an 40.
numerous. Fine horses. thorougnorecs
percherons, hackueys and racers fill the sta
bles. yhi,e Durham, Holstein and Jerse