The times., 1897-08-27
Parker, Bridget & Co.,
Ciothiers, 3I5 Seventh st.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Receiver Appointed for the Old
Dominion Insurance Company.
Explosion of Gasoline Stoves-Ex-
aninatious for Public School
Teachers.

Alexandria, Aug. 26.-As stated in The
! Times, an attachment was levied yester-
day against the Old Dominion Insurance
Company, Of this city, 10 secure the pay
ment Of claim. Capt. Mushbaci, at
| torney for the claimant, has secured from
| Judge Nicol, of the circuit court, an in
| Junction restraining the company from dis
| posing Cr It's effects. He also had the
affairs of the company placed in the hands
of a receiver, Mr. Douglass Stuart being
appointed to take charge of the affairs Of
| the company.
| 1t is shown by the stock books of the
| company that the original issue Of capital
| stock was divided up among the in
| corporatOrs Of the company and their
wives to considerable extent, Thomas
"A. Z. Chdmberlin and Mary E, his wife;
Willis b. smith and EysngeIine c., his wife;
| f.. W. Mccormick and Mary S., his WIFE,
having several hundred shares each. The
| parties amed were all res idents Of
Washington, Among the present stock
holders are [. Ii. Evans, A. " Hender-
son and c. H. Burroughs. of this city.
| The laso statement made to the auditor
of public accounts was on March 81,
assets consisted in part of $4,000 OF
| first Teitgaee liens on property worth
| Sc 900, and stocks and bonds Of the
market value of S95,775.
Shortly after 1 O'Clock this afternoon =
gasoline stove exploded, DIT the residence
of Mr. F. L. EntwisIe, on South Fairfax
street, and set fire TO the building Mr..
Entwisle put out the fire with an ex-
| - hot lnt s.f
clothing rad been destroyed. Mr.. EntwisIe
| secured an AK and demolished what re-
| NAMED Of the stove, declaring that he
would never periIit one to b. brought on
| his premises again.
! A gasoline stove exploded at the resi-
dcnce OF Mr.. ]. 6. Eberhart, on North
Royal street, yesterday evening. The
blaze was eNtinguished befo much damage
resulted.
Several outbuildiugs on the Swami
estate near Four-nile run, Were destroyed
10y fire early this morning The res;
dence was saved from destruction by
neighbors wnc responded to an alarm.
william Quill, colored, was arrested
by Policeman Roberts today, charged
with the larceny of clothing from Capt.
Samuel English.
Willatl Mills, white, and Alice Page,
colored, were arrested today by Police
man Rof.crts for disorderly conduct.
Nj Jau.es f. Clements, superintendent
of public schools for the county, has COM
pleted the examination for teachers for
tie coGnty as required under law. Most of
the present teachers held certifi Gates
and Were not required TO stand the ex-
animation.
The issuing OF permits to enter the pub
lie schools IN this city Will be commenced
on Monday, September 6. The schools will
J be opened on September l 3. At the next
meeting of the city school board, on Sep
tember 2, the teachers viii be selected.
1t Is thought that all the old teachers will
be retained. There is but one vacancy, the
principulshiP OF the Halloweu School for
ColoTed Girls, fer which there are several
applicants.
A boat which was stolen from the wharf
at Mount V ernon lastnight was found today
on the opposite side of the river near Fort
Washington.
Three new locomotives for the Southern
Railway Company have been received here
from Richmond. They are the largest To-
comotives ever used in this section.
Alfred Yarboe, colored, While engaged
in whitew hing a house at the corner OF
Wilkes and Royal streets today, fell froIC
ladder about eighteen feet and was
badly in iured.
4 festival and dance was held at Del Ray
tonight for the benefit OF the Catholic Sun
day school of that place.
EXMayor Luther H. Thompson viii leave
tomorrow for New York, whence he wal
sail for an extended European tour.
Mr.. b. H. Jenkins tonight celebrated
theseventy- tn anniversary of his birth,
at his hcme, ON South Fairfax street. II
wasmade the occasion for d family seuniou
Lizzie Richard, colored, escaped from
the workhouse last night.
Mr.. +. Vincent, who has been member
of the city school board for many years
has determined to tender his resignation
on account of ill-health.
Miss Annie Tyler is ill at her home, on
South Fairfax street
Capt. j. V. Davis, superintendent Of the
National Cemetery. and Mrs Davis will
leave on Saturday for u visit to Cresson
Springs, Pa.
Mr.. George o. Monroe, of Roanoke, Is
visiting relatives in this city.
NJ w. NJ. Brown and Ella Watson, Of
Washington, and Miss Mary Graves, of this
city, are the guests of Misses 6iIling-
ham, at Franconia Station.
The funeral of the late Mrs. E. d.
Barton will take place tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock from her home in Fair
| fax county. The interment will be at
Ivy Hill.
A meeting Of the Democratic city com
mitUee Will be held tomorrow night tu
determine whether to hold primar y
election or convention to nominate a
candidate for the lie gislature.
RAILROAD HUTS TO BE BURNED