Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
. ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
THE LAYING OF RAILWAY
TRACKS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
Plans Of Company Made on Extensive
Scale-Death Of Mrs. Mary
Rittenour-Briefs
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 0, 1904.
The preliminary work on the laying of rail-
road tracks around the north and west OF
Alexandria is progressing rapidly. All resi-
dences and other buildings in the wide area
to be covered by rails have been removed
and temporary structures for the use of
the scores of workmen have been erected.
Active operations in grading and making
the necessary cuts will be under way in
few days. AS before stated in The Star. the
plans for this railroad yard are drawn on
very extensive scale. 1t is estimated
that 1t will be one of the biggest railroad
freight yards in the country, and the cost,
it Is said, will reach something like
81, OO0.OOO Some Of the tracks will probably
be ready for use within a year. The con-
struction Of a modern union depot at the
head Of King street Is looked forward to
with the greatest interest.
Death Of Mrs. Mary Rittenour.
, Mrs. Mary Rittenour. wife of Mr.. Noah
D. Rittenour. died suddenly this morning
about 10 o'clock at the family residence,
S15 King street Heart trouble was the
cause of death. Mrs. Rittenour was ap-
parently in fairly good health yesterday
and the announcement of her death this
morning came as great shock to her rela-
tives and friends. She was a daughter OF
the late Wesley Avery of this city and had
a wide circle Of friends here. Her husband
and four sons, DR.. Avery Rittenour, Mr..
Frederick Rittenour, Mr.. Richard Rittenour
and Mr.. Russell Rittenour, survive her. Ar
rangements for the funeral will be made
later.
Contests on King Street.
1t is proposed that King street shall be
the place for several contests which will
nF ho
ginia State Firemen's Association here next
week. Owing to the modern paving on this
street 1t affords a better surface for such
purposes than others in the city. 1t is an
ticipated that the necessary permission can
be secured. Mr.. j. H. Trimyer, the presi-
dent of the association. estimates that there
will be between 800 and 1900 firemen here
during the convention.
General Matters.
Argument on the injunction granted by
Judge Barley in the corporation court re-
straining the city from disposing of the
corporation electric light franchise will be
heard tomorrow morning in the corpora
ton court. Attorney Douglas Stuart will
represent the city and Attorney General G.
Brant will appear for Councilman Frank
C. Spinks, the petitioner.
Miss Healey of England, Miss Pickett
and Miss Nellie Waller of Stafford county
have been visiting Miss Reba Barrett at
her home on Duke street for the past
week. The Misses Waller left yesterday
for a trip to Boston and Miss Barrett and
Miss Healey left for Clifton the an
cestral home of the Walters, in Stafford
county.
During the absence of Rev. P. P. Phillips
rector of st. Paul's Church, who is spend
ing his vacation at the White Sulphur
Springs, the pulpit of st. Paurs will be
filled by Rev. DR.. Thomas Duncan of
Washington.
Mr.. William Rathbone Smith, assistant
resident engineer of the Washington
Southern railroad, will leave in a few days
to take "a position with the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad Company.