The times., 1898-01-07
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Reading the Bible i'm Public Schools
to Be Discontinued.
Officers Of the Knox Express Com.
pany Elected-St. PauI's Church
Makes an Appeal to Congress.

Alexandria, Va, Jan. 6.-The mem
| bers of the city school board, by {
unanimous vote tonight placed them
selves on record as opposed to the read
| ing Of the Bible in the public school:
| of this city. The petition to the boart
| asking that portions of the Bible be
! read each day to the scholars was
| signed by Messrs. Horace Swain, Geo
| II. Bakersmith, VIM. Muilin and James
| Griffin, a committee representing James
| w. Jackson Council Junior Order oi
| United American Mechanics.
| There were present at the meeting
| President Francis L. Smith, Supt. K
| kemper, and Messrs. Thompson, Man.
| kin, Marbury, Chapman. Darley Carne
| Harrison, Bryan, DR.. Smith and Swee-
| ney.
A suggestion to have the petition re-
| ferred to the Committee on Books and
Studies failed. and vote on the origi-
nal proposition resulted in a unanimous
declaration that it was inexpedient to
grant the request.
The petition of Col Theo H Ficklin
principal of Washington school. asking
for an increase Of s. per month in his
salary. was granted by vote of TO 3
-MessrS. Mankin, Harrison and
Thompson voting in the negative This
action increases Mr.. Ficklin's salary to
$3.50 per annum, dating from Sept 1,
1897
Mr.. Carne, during the discussion to
have the Bible read. said that he had
desired to present an opening for the
schools somewhat in this shape: The
roll being called, the teacher shall say:
What is the object of life?"
The nlInilS shall -,
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy
whole heart, thy whole soul. and thy
whole mind, and thy neighbor as thy
self. All that you do for yourself will
pass away; that which you 90 for 9th
ers is eternal The lessons shall then
proceed
He was convinced. however, that the
act establishing religious liberty for
pade even this much of religious ex-
ercise and he had forbOrne to offer it,
The schooner Alexander MCCULLOUGH
of Baltimore. is at Quantico in a dis
abled condition. The vessel cleared at
this port yesterday evening for Norfolk
with lumber. When Off Indian Head
where the ice is very heavy, she was
cut through, and had to be toWed by
the tugboat Templar to Quantico. The
cargo will be removed and an effort
made to repair the damage at once.
The George W. Knox Express Com
pany of Washington met in this CITY
this evening and elected the following
officers: Board of directors. ]. ]. Dar-
hnSton, j. O. Knox, G. V Knox, c. E.
Van Arsdale and W. S. Knox The di-
rectors reelected the following officers
President, w S. Knox; vice-president.
G V. Knox: treasurer, J. O. Knox: sec
retary, c. E. Van Arsdale: attorney
Leonard Marbury.
The case Of Arthur Shirley. coIored
who shot James Lewis, has been set
for trial on the 10th inst.
The Rev Dr. Carl Grammar. of the |
theological Seminary, has announced |
his acceptance of the call to Christ /
Church, Norfolk, Va. DIR. Grammar had /
the matter under consideration for
some. time, and his final decision is a
cause of much regret at the seminary.
1t is understood that the VeStry of ST +
PauPs Church will soon make applica /
ton to Congress for compensation for !
the use of the church building during /
the war by the Federal troops
The tWenty-seventh annual meeting |
OF the Columbia Fire Company was /
held tonight, President W. A. Smaot
In the chair. Two applications for
membership were received and re-
ferred- The annual report of the exec
utive committee was read and unaui {
mously adopted 1t was decided to ask
the Board of Fire Wardeps TO pur-
chase for the use of the compauy a (
one-horse hose carriage in place of the
hose wagon. Engineer Wood and .
Drivers Posey and Taylor were extend 4
ed unanimous vote of thanks for
their untiring zeal in the discharge of
their duties during the past year. and
were recommended TO the Fire ward
ems for reelection.
The following officers were elected tn
serve for the next year: President. w.
A. Smoot; first yiee-president A T.
second Eice-president J. FL
Strider; secretary w h Griffith: as
'istant secretary, n. e. Treakle; treas
Irer. Geo. A. Appich: foreman, Noble
Smith: commander of hose. VIM. l..
Craven: first assistant commander of
lose, j. Frank Petty; second assistant
commander of hose, Z. c. Craven: six
,ipemen, Wm- Zimmerman, John era
zen, Chas. Hepburn. Jas. Hepburn.
feorge Craven, Chas. Nowland: two
LXmen, Robert Cline. Geo. Stoll: seven
losemen. E. Cook, w. H. Robertson.
Nm. Rushman, A. Baccigalupi, Benz. |
hughes, Ed Lawler Jas. Warren: ex-
cutive committee. Geo. Uhler Edward
hughes. Chas. w. Duffey: three fire.
nen of engine. T. l.. Entwisle. Thos. =
Vaddy, Henry Phillips.
A unanimous vote Of thanks was ten- .
ered to all persons who contributed |,
o the recent banquet held by this com !
any.
Charles Bales, who was charged with
btaining goods under false pretenses 5
'as released on Monday. to appear in r
he police court to-day for trial. He :
allied to put in his appearance. and I
fas rearrested and fined So for con-
empt of court. The original charge
as withdrawn. /.
Belle Haven and Jackson Councils
aid fraternal visit to Alexandria
ouncil, Junior Order of American Me-
hanics tonight, when the officers of
le latter council were installed by
eputy State Councillor b. F. warder. I
ater the members indulged in =
smoker"
The board of health will present a
atition to the city council to provide
le board with a disinfector to be used |
cases of contagious diseases where |
miles are unable to provide such )
cans.
A grand jury term of the corporation t