The Washington times., 1901-07-28
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. July 27-Hubert Snow
den, clerk Of the Sity School Board. has
prepared his annual report for the year
ending July 81. which will be sub
mitted at the meeting of the board
next Tuesday night. The following is
the report: Receipts from State. Sc $50;
| from city, 1890: advanced by treasurer.
s312-97 total, $40. 70fs 81. Expenses-Ainount
paid white male teachers. S,759; white
female teachers, 81 $40; coiored male
teachers. s, $50: colored female teachers,
$500; total paid teachers, $l6.6OO; for re-
pairs, furniture, etc. s26S.36; blackboards.
etc, 1915; clerk, $500: treasurer. $50: fuel.
| S726.S4; janitors, 81 1870; insurance. 81: in
terest, $50; cost of taking census, S145.11: |:
registers, $3.50; water rent. $50: crayons.
s1710; printing blanks. advertisements.
etc. sSo25; sundries. ssi0s; amount paid
treasurer. due from last year, s550.o3:
deficit for year. $312.G-
1t is reported that Frank Hume, of
Alexandria County. is not particularly
anxious to be returned to the State Leg.
islature, but is willing to give way to any.
new man that wants the position. pro-
vided he is suitable man. The election
will be held this fall. Two years ago Mr.
Hume received large majority in the
election he had walkover
The funeral OF the late John Fl. Bayliss,
whose death occurred Thursday night,
took place at y:3O o'clock this morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church The
services were conducted by Father Ahern.
The following were the pSllbearers.
Messrs. F. Paff. Oscar Tubman. Richard
Rowland, P F. German. James Jayins.
and James Miffieton. The interment was
made in st. Paurs Cemetery.
Charles Williams. an inmate of the
almshouse. and for some time past a
In the Police Court this morning before
Mayor Simpson, on the charge Of larceny
of several articles from T. j. Fannon.
After hearing the evidence the prisoner
was sentenced to serve thirty days in the
woTkhouse.
j. D. Normoyle today purchased at pub
lie auction two frame houses and lots
situated on the east side of Patrick Street.
between Prince and Duke Streets. for $3.50
Several other pieces of property adEer-
tised for sale today were withdrawn for
want Of bidders.
Commencing September 1 the National
Watchman. which is published In this
city weekly. will be issued only monthly
The publishers state that by this change
1t will be taken from the field of local
competition with local weeklies. and will
enter broader field of education, litera-
ture, and art.
Vernon Springs, about one mile below
Mount Vernon. was destroyed by fire be-
tween 10 and II o'clock last night The
building was situated on a hill over
looking the river, and nothing else was
destroyed. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The loss is small. The club
house was owned by Washingtonians.
the Second Presbyterian Church, will
leave next week for his vacation He
will spend the first two or three weeks of
August in Stafford County. doing some
work directed by the Presbytery at Its
spring meeting. Afterward he will pro-
ceed to Raphine. Rockbridge County.
whe-,e he will join his family, who are
summering at that place. During DR..
Brooke's absence the Rev. Robert Q.
Gilmore, Of Staunton, Va, will take his
place.
Eddie E. Kell. an infant son of William
Kell, died last might at his parents resi-
dence on Wilkes Street