Evening star., 1900-08-11
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY NEWS.
Teachers Selected for the Public
SchOols-PersOnal Items.

Teachers Selected for the Public
SchOols-Personal Items.
The following named persons have been
elected public school teachers for the next
scholastic year in Alexandria county: White
schools, PROS. Randolph Works, s. F.
Stallcup and H. C. Petty. and Misses NJ. F.
Grigg M. ]. Bashford, Ella I. Davis. Abbie
Dlshman. Hannah Moore, Bette W. hewitt,
Margaret Petty and Elsie A. Febrey. Co.
ored schools. Messrs E. C. Hoffman Isaiah
Hatton. Walter ]. Jackson and Misses Ella
NJ. Boston. Nellie F. Brooks and Mrs. Ro-
berta Whiting.
The superintendent of schools has called
a meeting Of the county school board to
convene at the court house the 18th instant
to revise and approve the school census
lately taken. according to law; to report the
condition of school house and grounds; to
fix the date of opening and closing OF the
school for the ensuing year and to receive
reports from the several districts boards for
The board Of supervisors has purchased a
new and powerful stone crusher for the
county and has It now in operation, crush
ing about fifty tons Of stone per day. The
county abounds in blue rock and flint stone,
and the road supervisors claim 1t will not be
long before the county Of Alexandria will
have as fine macadam roads as can be
found IN any section of the country
Mr.. Frank Hume left the Sth instant for
a three-months' visit to Europe. He will
spend most of the time at the Paris exposi-
lloE, Dul Will WISH several CUES OF southern
Europe, among them Venice Rome and
Athens
C. N. Seagmuller, chairman of the county
board of supervisors. will leave for the
Paris exposition the 18th instant, and while
across the Atlantic will visit several cities
In Germany. Mr.. Saegmuller will be gone
about two months.
Drs. Joseph Taber Johnston and P. NJ.
Rixey and Messrs. John B. Henderson, A.
NJ. Lothrop, Charles Rashaur and Admiral
weaver, who have lately bought fine old
homesteads In the county, seem to be vieing
with each other as to which shall have the
most beautifully improved and picturesque
suburban home.
Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. Alice Bell and Mr.. J.
E. Thompson. all Of Washington, are build
Ing handsome new cottages at Ballston.
A new brass band of about fifteen pieces
has been lately organized at Ballston. The
members have employed an instructor and
are progressing rapidly.
The democratic executive committee
elected few weeks ago has lately organ
lied by the selection of Curtis B. Graham
as chairman and James E. Clements as sec
retary.
Judge McGaffey and wife of Baltimore
city are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George G.
Boteler at their handsome home in the
county.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews and wife OF Vermont
are visiting Mrs. Top.ey near Cherrydale.
DR.. Gilbert Grunwell, son of Judge A B.
GrunWell OF the county, who was a few
years ago appointed an assistant surgeon
in the United States navy, has been as
signed to duty near the coast of China
Surgeon Grunwell has made fine record
and there is some talk of his promotion to
be full-hedged surgeon.
The surveying for new electric railroads
through the county is still going on. There
is one corps of surveyors Just south Of
Ballston locating road from Washington,
westward toward Fairfax Court House and
another squad of surveyors just north of
BaESton Is locating a road from Washing
ton to the Great Falls Of the Potomac. on
the Virginia side