Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
OPENING OF EPISCOPAL HIGH
SCHOOL POSTPONED.
Ward Democrats Celebrate Victory of
Leaders in Primary-General
and Personal.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 30. 1900
The opening day of the sixty seventh ses-
sion of the Episcopal High School of Vir-
ginia, situated near this city, has been post
poned until Wednesday, October 4, in or
der to give time for the completion Of the
new building which is being constructed on
the south side of the main edifice Of the
school. The building is a rectangular brick
structure, occupying the site of the old
Infirmary and Blackboard Hall. 1t will in
clude the new society hall, twenty apart
ments for students and several rooms for
teachers of the school and guests. While
increasing the facilities for the accommo-
dalton of students, it adds much to the
appearance of the school. The purpose in
the erection of the building was to provide
uniform means for the lodging of the usual
enrolment of students, rather than to make
room for a larger number. There were 122
names on the rolls last year, and 1t Is ex-
pected that the number of students in at
tendance this session will be about the
same.
From present indications the next ses-
sion of the Institution will be opened I'M
der suspicious circumstances. DR.. L. M.
Blackford, the principal who has COM
pleted thirty-five years of successful work
as head of the school, will return to his
duties after a healthfu sojourn of a few
months in Europe He will be assisted in
lowing corps of Instructors: Messrs. Will
loughby Reade. M E.; Archibald Robinson
Hoxton, b. A; Thomas Kinloch Nelson.
Berkeley Minor Montaine. Angus McDon-
aid Crawford, Charles James Faulkner jr,
NJ. A., and John Moncure Daniel. jr.
Democrats Celebrate.
A gathering of democrats of the second
ward was held last evening in Schwabs
restaurant. on North Royal street, to cele-
brate the success of Senator Thomas s.
Martin, Representative Claude A Swanson
and Delegate James r. Cation in the recent
democratic primary. Several prominent
party men from the second ward and
number from other wards responded to the
invitation of Mr.. Frank Price, chairman
of the committee on entertainment, to be
present. Among those who delivered ad-
dresses were DIR. William M. Smith, who
acted as master of ceremonies: Mr.. j. M.
Hill. Mr.. Julian Y. Williams, Mr.. Hubert
Snowden, Mayor Paff, Mr. George Hayden
and Delegate James r. Cation. Following
the speechmaking the guests assembled at
the banquet table and enjoyed a sumptuous
repast
General Matters.
Mrs Fannie L. Hill, widow of Dr. James
T. Hill. formerly resident of this city,
died yesterday afternoon at her residence
near Pohick Church, in Fairfax county. She
was In the seventy-th1rd year OF her age.
Three children, Mrs. Frank 8. Harper of
this city, Mr.. Carey Hill and Mr.. Graham
Hill, survive her The funeral will take
place tomorrow at IL o'clock from her late
home
DR.. Avery A. Rittenour. assistant sur
geon, and DIR. Carroll H. May. hospital
steward Of the 10th Virginia Regiment, who
have been detailed for special duty with
the I'D Regiment at its annual encampnient
at Basic City, have returned to this city.
colored man named Simon Mason went
to sleep last evening with his feet dangling
over the edge of Aitcheson's wharf, and
while in that position one of his legs was
caught between the wharf timbers and the
running board of a small tugboat which
came in for a landing. Mason was taken
to the Alexandria Hospital, where 1t was
found that his leg had been fractured.
A man who was employed on the railroad
construction work of Messrs. Reiter, Cur
tbs & Hill, near this city, was brought to
the Alexandria Hospital this morning sur-
fering from fracture of one of his legs.
His name was not given at the hospital and
details of the accident in which he was
injured were not mentioned.
Mr.. James Aud, resident of Fairfax
county, died yesterday afternoon at the
home of his brother, Mr.. George Aud near
this city. He was a native of Scotland
and was seventy-eight years of age.