Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-27
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA NOW HAS SIX WARDS.
An Aexandrian who has been absent from
this city for Ave years would find it impossible
now to discover in the northwestern margin Of
this city the old fields and corn land that
formerly occupied the space west Of Washing
ton street and north Of oroneko street. Ten or
twelve blocks OF land on Columbus, Alfred,
Henry and Fayette streets as they are inter-
sected by Oronoko, Pendleton, wythe and
Madison streets have become well-built-up
squares making quite a new town. and increas-
ing the area Of the third ward, always a very
large ward. out Of proportion Of the other
wards. Alexandria has evidently outgrown
four wards, and in the opinion Of many the
time has come for legislation TO establish at
least six wards, SO to make the city council
representative of all sections OF the city.
AN ELECTRIC STORM.
An electric storm took place about O'Clock
this morning. Some clouds loated above the
town and, although no rain fell, the clouds
seemed charged with electricity and there was
considerable thunder and lightning. light
ming flash appeared to the police in that neigh
borhood to strike the electric wires Of Acton's
tewelry store on King street, and Immediately
the burglar alarm sounded and continued its
rattle for some hours. The rumble OF the
thunder was low and peculiar. such, il is said,
as sometimes gives premonition Of an earth
quake.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOsINGS.
The closing exercises of the public schools of
this city will begin this week on Wednesday
morning. Washington school, Col 7. NJ. Flick
lin. principal. and Mr.. ". II. Greenwich and
Misses Annie Wilson, Angela hewitt, Anna W.
Summers, Estella v Knoxville, Cora L. Web
ster, S. Annie Schofeld, Virginia Roxbury, Alice
c. Thomas and Alberta V. Sisson, assistants,
will close on Wednesday morning next Lee
school, with Miss Sallies Yates, principal, and
Misses V. A. Grigg, Rubie L. Broadus Mary I.
Crump and Maggie W. Price. will close on
Thursday morning next. Snowden and Hal
lowell schools, colored, Mr.. J. +. Parker and
Miss Sarah A. Gray, will close with a cantata at
the Opera House on Thursday night The
Alexandria public schools are in session full
ten months IN every Year, opening with Sep
TENDER and closing with June. The schools
have been filed during the entire year, and
there has been call for another school
cHILDRES's DAY.
The children's day was celebrated at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at the Second Presbyterian
Church with prayer, praise and pleasant OBJ
servances, under the supervision of Pastor Rice
and the Sunday school teachers.
NOTES.
The members Of Alexandria Washington
Lodge, F. A. A. H., have presented Past Grand
Master VIM. II. Lambert with a superb past
masters jewel, gotten up under the supervision
Of Messrs. Leonard Marbury, Il. kemper and
Geo. W. Fisher and executed by Messrs. C. F.
Adams Bro Of this city.
Mr.. T. A. Reed Of this city has been chosen
vice president Of the state board of trade.
Il. L. Garrett and r. L. Monroe have taken
out permits to erect handsome dwellings, on
part of the old Daingerfeld lot on Washington
street opposite the cotton factory.
A. W. Armstrong has bought for s705 two
story frame house with lot ON Payne near
Princess street.
The venerable mother of Capt. VIM H.
Sweeney Of st. Johns Academy died at her
home in Fairfax county, Va, on Saturday
morning last.
The Potomac shoe factory has ceased opera
tons for three weeks to give its employees a
chance to take summer holiday.