Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06
ALEXANDRIA.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT WORK.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT WORK.
The public schools of Alexandria have now
begun their work with full school rooms The
Alexandria schools are in operation sooner than
| those OF anywhere in this neighborhood, and,
indeed earlier than most places in the Union,
for Alexandria gets more for the money 1t lays
out for schools than any city in the Coion.
The school sessions are full ten months, and
there are now no vacant seats, no that every
dollar tells and nothing is wasted. 1t is, how
ever, very evident that with the increase Of the
school population more schools will be needed,
and that II some arrangements cannot be made
for the change Of the county court house into
school building the school board will be
obliged to find accommodations for the children
! in some other way.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY COURT.
The county court of Alexandria county,
Judge Chichester, continues its September
term. On the probate side Mrs. Mildred A.
Wilson took out letters Of administration on
the estate OF ". G.. Wilson, her late husband.
". G. Vanderverken filed q protest against the
proposed route Of the new road to the Acqueduct
bridge, and the hearing OF the application for
such road was laid aside for further considera-
ton. The grand jury has returned the follow
ing indictments: Sam. II. Crane, assault upon
Sarah G.. Crane; Charles Green, petty larceny;
Allen Dean, stealing harness from Q stable. The
grand jury examined a number of witnesses
W SAS oAIoSetoh ttIet kdulbAAS WA poruiltlcu
at Jackson City and other places In the county.
and further examination was determined
upon.
on SPREE THAT ENDED IN FINE.
couple Of Washingtonians in buggy at
tracted considerable attention on King and
| Washington streets about sunset last evening.
They were first loving then boisterous, then
qnarrelsoms and at last got into fight. when
the buggy was stopped and the occupants car
rted to the station house by Officer Davis. The
woman, young blonde. said she had no name
except Bessie and that she lived in South
Washington near AS street and Maryland ave
nue.. The man, who gave his name as John
Smith, left collateral and was released, the
woman being allowed to go back to Washington
| this morning.
PRESSING THE WORK.
The contractors Of the Washington Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Railway are making
strenuous efforts, working night, day and Sun
| days to have the road ready for the coming of
the Grand Army. The great boilers now at
| the power house and few days will suffice to
! get the machinery ready.
READY Pon THE GRAND ARMY.
! Considerable preparations are being made
here for the accommodation of such portions OF
the Grand Army come to find food and
lodging on the Virginia side of the Potomac
! C'tFt. HuItTsoH OF INC elRuty -elgDtn Genn-
| sylvania has engaged quarters at the Braddock
House for some sixty veterans and their
! families.
The funeral of the late Cassus f. Lee took
| place this afternoon and the interment was
made at Ivy Hill A number Of Neutrality-suspicious.
came over yesterday to attend the funeral Of
/ the late Peter Fegan. The remains of John NJ
! Bryant, brother Of Caleb Herbert Bryant of this
city, were brought from Washington Yesterday
afternoon AMI buried in the family lot at Ivy
! Hill.
| TO FIGHT OFF CHOLERA.
The citizens of Alexandria county are ar
ranging for preventive measures against the
cholera. The grand jury took up the subject
yesterday and on its recommendation Judge
Chichester appointed sanitary officer in each
district. These officers are follows: Jeffer-
| son district, 4. T. Sisson: Arlington district r.
N Veitch: Washington district. Robert Walker.
They will begin their sanitary surveys at once.
RAILWAY STREET.
Union street is getting to be like Maryland
avenue. The street is only fifty feet wide from
building line to building line and it has three
railway tracks north of Princess street and two
tracks south Of that street.