The Washington times., 1901-09-02
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept 1-Tomor-
row, Labor Day, will be only partially
observed in this city. Many en-
pioyes will have holiday. but the stores
in mos. instances. will be kept open all
day. The postofiice win have one de.iy-
cry of mail in the morning. and col
lection in the afternoon. Banks will be
closed all day. A number of excursion
and picnic parties have been arranged.
and it is expected that If the day is a
fair one. the city will be deserted in the
! afternoon.
The public schools OF this city will re-
open on Monday. September g. The small
| boy and his sister are again turning their
thoughts to resumption of school duties
after a holiday of little more than two
months.
| Tomorrow morning from the hour of
9 a. m. until 2 p. m. Hubert Snowden
| clerk of the school board, will commence
the issuing of permits to white children
| and will continue until Wednesday after
noon. The issuing of permits to colored
children will take place on Thursday and
| Friday.
| During the summer months the schools
buildings have undergone a complete rem
ovation. and everything is in readiness
| for the opening.
| tournament and ball will be given to-
morrow at Stoneburner Park, near Ar
| lington. Alexandria County Many viI-
ginia and Maryland knights will compete
| for the prizes. The coronation address
will be delivered by Robert Hume, son
of Frank Hume. of Alexandria County.
1t is expected a large crowd will be
present
A dala nf mic of CnI, ,fV,c
from Fitzgerald Council, of this city. left
here this morning for Charlottesville to
attend the organization OF council of
that order there. They were accom-
papied by a large number of Washington
knights of the order. The party returned
home a late train tonight.
The services at the various churches
were today well attended, and in many
instances out-of-towH pastors occupied
the pulpits. The Rev. R. * Massie, of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary. con-
Quoted the services at ST. Paurs Episco-
pal Church. At the Second Presbyterian
Church the Rev. r. c. Gilmore, OF Staun-
ton, delivered A. the Sc, serm9n The Rev Mr.
County, Baptist Church. occupied the
pulpit at the First Baptist Church. At
the other churches services We're con-
Quoted by the pastor.
The case of r. II. Phillips against the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Railway Company, from the Circuit
Court of Alexandria County was before
Judge c. E Nieol, at Manassas, on Sat
urday last. After some discussion as to
an amendment to the pleadIngs and in
regard to the time when the case shall
be heard, decree was entered continu-
ing the case unit! the November term of
the court. with leave to the defendants to
move at any time for dissolution of the
injunction upon giving proper notice.
Judge Nicol also rendered a decree in
the case of the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany VS.. the Southern Railway Company,
continuing In force the injunction here
tofore granted the plaintiff to restrain the
defendant from reducing the elevation of
the formers tracks AT the Hunting Creek
crossing until the matter has been furth-
er passed upon by the board of public
works of the State
The Rev. j. W. Duffey. of Washington.
presiding elder of the Washington district
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will, on next Wednesday night. conduct
the prayer meeting services at the Wash
ington Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Immediately after the prayer meet
ing the second quarterly conference of the
church will be held.
The funeral of lola Louise Davis, the
eight-year-od daughter of Ira and Jen-
ME Davis, whose death occurred at Oc-
coquan. Prince William County. on Thurs
day night took place from the residence
of the parents at that place this after
noon at 2:30 o clock.
be Labor Day, the regular weekly drill of
the Alexandria Light Infantry has been
postponed until Tuesday night.
Policemen Bettis, Beach, and Knight
this morning commenced doing duty al
the stationhouse. This assignment will
continue for the next two months. Po-
licemen Hall. Young, and Travers. today
commenced their annual ten days vaca-
ton.
All the glass-blowers. who have been
engaged to- work at the Old Dominion
~
the work of blowing glass will be COM
menced next Tuesday morning.
Many of the people of this city. who
have been summering at the various re-
sorts have returned to their homes. and
the streets are again assuming their Ror-.
NAL appearance.
Miss Kate Hasiett. formerly of this city.
but now of Baltimore. is visiting in this
city.
Congress Heights on Labor Day.