Evening star., 1901-08-01

AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CALL FOR WARD MEETINGS ISSUED
By REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN.
Board of Supervisors Make County
Levy Special Fund for Court
hOuse-General Items.
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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, July 81. 1901.
An announcement has been made to the
republican voters of this city by Marshall
L. King, acting chairman of the city re-
publican committee, as follows: Respond
ing to the call Of the republican state COM
mittee for delegated state convention to
assemble in Roanoke City, August p, 1901,
the republicans of Alexandria city are re-
quested to assemble in ward meeting Au-
gust .. at II o'clock, noon, and elect
twenty delegates to a city convention to
be held at 10 o'clock a m, Saturday, Au-
gust 10. at Opera House Annex Hall.
The meeting in the first ward will be held
at the shipyard and three delegates will be
elected. In the second ward, where the
same number of delegates will be elected,
the meeting will be held in the City Hotel.
Eight delegates will be elected at the old
court house in the third ward. The meet
ing for the fourth ward will be held at
Odd Fellows Hall for the choice Of six
delegates.
Under the basis of representation, which
Is one delegate for every 200 republican
votes cast at the last presidential election
Alexandria will be entitled to five delegates
In the state convention.
County Levy Ordered.
An adjourned meeting Of the board of
supervisors for Alexandria county was held
yesterday afternoon in the county court
house on Fort Myer Heights. The levies
for the ensuing year were ordered, as fol-
lows: For county purposes, As cents on 500
valuation of property: for road purposes,
90 cents on the 500 in each district Of the
county: for public school purposes, 40 cents
on the 500 in Jefferson district, 3S cents
in Washington district and 40 cents in Ar
lington district, and 10 cents on the 500
to create sinking fund to pay the bal
ance due on the new county courthouse.
The matter Of awarding contracts was
discussed and it was tacitly agreed that
no new road contracts should be given
was decided to hold the regular meetings
Of the board the second Monday in each
month.
Pass Examination.
Among those who were successful in the
recent examination before the state medi-
cal board at staunton. Va, was DR.. A.
Avery Rittenour Of this city. Mr.. Edgar
Snowden was, also successful in his exami-
nation on the branches covered in the first
two years Of collegiate study. DR.. Rite
nour is a graduate of the medical depart
ment Columbian University, and Mr.. Snow
den is student In that school.
Funeral of Mrs. Schofeld.
The funeral of Mrs. Nellie Barr schofield.
whose death occurred Tuesday at her home
In Washington, took place this morning at
10 o'clock from the First Baptist Church.
Rev. DR.. George L. Hunt, the pastor con-
Quoted the services and the interment was
made in the family burying ground in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery.
General and Personal.
Funeral services over the remains of 3.
]. Jackson, who died Monday. took place
last evening at o'clock from the late resi-
dence of the deceased, No. 211 Duke street.
Interment was made in Bethel cemetery.
Rev. E. v. REGISTER Of the NJ. E. Church
South has left on his summer vacation.
Among other places Mr.. Register will visit
Easton, Md, where he was once pastor Of
a church.
telephone message was received at
police headquarters last night from West
End stating that two colored men had
entered the house Of Mr.. Constance Ponnet
in that place and had stolen a silver watch
and several articles OF clothing. The police
were instructed to keep a lookout for the
thieves, but up to this morning they had
not been apprehended.
Mayor Simpson will convene the new
board Of health this evening at o'clock
In the chamber Of the board of aldermen.
The recently elected members will be sworn
in and plans will be outlined for the bet
terment of the sanitary conditions of the
city. The board consists Of nine members,
three from each district
Mr.. ]. H. Trimyer councilman from the
first ward, has been mentioned by his
friends q probable candidate for the
state legislature. 1t is understood that Mr..
TAmyer has the matter under considera-
ton.