Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-09
AFFAIRS IN AL EXANDRlA
Issuance of Permits to Children for Admis-
sion to Public Schools
Proceedings of Police Court at Session
Held TOdny-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. T21 King St,
DoNl Toln1nh 1Usl

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 8, 1898.
The school clerk and an assistant have
been kept busy all the week at Peabody
Hall issuing permits to children for tuition
in the public schools of this city Wednes-
day evening the permits for white children
were closed. During the three days 1.23S
permits were issued, 641 boys and J97 girls,
against a total of 1923 on the correspond
ing days of last year
Yesterday 43O We're given out to coiored
SCHOLARSHIP to boys and 249 to girls. To-
day this work will be concluded, and on
Monday next the schools will be ready to
begin the fall session, under favorable
auspices. The different school buildings
have been repaired during the vacation and
are now in good condition
Marriage SoIemnized.
Mr. John Nader. prominent young cit
izen of this city, end Miss Annie E. knight
were married last night at s o'clock at the
residence of Mr.. Knight 300 Gibbon street
The bride was nardson ely attired in white
and attended by her sister, Mrs. Schwart.
Eau. Rev. n. B. Masters OF Trinity Church
performed the ceremony. large number
OF guests We're present, and the bride and
groom were the recipients of several hand
some gifts.
Police Court Proceedings.
The following cases were before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning:
Frank Payne, colored arrested by Of
hcer Davis on charge of brutal assault
on Marsie Pendleton. also colored was
given the extent of the law, $50 or ninety
days OH the gang. Paynes assault was de-
scribed as most brutal The woman was
Knocked down and her leg broken in two
places She will probably be sent to a.
hospital in Washington. as the local in
urinary has not yet been completed. Jen-
ME Gordon, one of the witnesses in this
case, was assessed s. for giving false evil
dence
Sam Haney, colored, was arrested by
Officer Atkinson for beating his wife. The
evidence showed that Haney assaulted his
wife with lamp. and he was fined So
Clara Davis. colCred, arrested by Officers
TIGER and Arlington, on a charge of dis
orderly conduct, was fined So
Mary Fields and Edith Carroll, both COL
oTed. charged with disorderly conduct were
arrested by Officers TIGER and Arlington
Eliith Carroll was dismissed and the Fields
Woman fined $3.50
John Crittendon, colored, and his WIFE,
Martha, were arrested by Officers Belts
and Beach. charged with fighting. The
woman, being the aggressor, was assessed
$3.50 and the man dismissed.
Oscar Southland and William Shafer, two
small white boys, were arrested by officers
Knight and Roberts on charge of fight
ing. Southland was fined $3.50 and Shafer
was dismissed.
Brief Mention.
Engineer W. H. Wood of the Columbia
fire engine is i'll of fever, and his place as
engineer is being filed by Mr.. F. L. En-
twisle.
A cow was stolen from Mr.. Antonio
Deane yesterday by colored man, who
made off through Fairfax county and was
said to have passed through Fairfax Court
House.
Mr.. Jack Brown of West End narrowly
escaped being run over by an electric car
on King street this morning. He was driy-
ing dayton across the track before a
rapidly approaching car and was only
saved nv he prOu,pt action IF tho ,,,.o,