Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS LEADING
TO UNION STATION.
Educational Convention to Be Held at
Ballston, October 23-Gen-
eral News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October IA, 1905.
The question of improving the sidewalks
leading to the new union passenger station
at the head of King street and Of providing
adequate lighting facilities on the thorough
fares approaching the depot from this city
is now being considered by the city council.
resolution to that effect, offered by MT.
Williams at the last meeting Of council.
was placed in the hands of the joint COM
nlittee light, streets and finance and a
report will probably be made at the next
council meeting. Since the passenger serv-
ice was removed several weeks ago from
the old depots in this city to the new union
station, which is several squares beyond the
city limits there have been many COM
plants about the imperfect facilities for
travel between the depot and this city. For
considerable portion of the distance be-
yond the city limits there is no sidewalk
at all, pedestrians being compelled to walk
in the roadway. Walking at night along
portions of the way Is not only disagree
able but dangerous. This condition is ow-
ing in part to the absence of lights between
the immediate approaches Of the depot and
the electric lights at the upper end Of King
and Prince streets.
Educational Convention at Ballston.
An educational convention will be held In
the Ballston school house, Alexandria
county, Monday October %, at 2:3O pm,
and another meeting will follow at the same
hour on the succeeding day. Among the
speakers will be Dr. Robert Frazer, field
agent of the educational commission of Viz
ginia; Prof Bruce R. Payne of the Uni
versity of Virginia and DR.. Charles G.
MaphiS of Charlottesville, educational In
spector for this school circuit The meet
ings belong to a series which have been
planned for the schools of northern Vfr-
glnia. Leading up to a large educational
- to December /.
General Challenge to Democrats.
In the announcement of the republican
mass meeting to be held in Lannon's Opera
House Monday evening next when Mr..
JACOB Yost of Stanton will be one of the
principal speakers. general challenge to
the democrats for debate has been issued
in the following statement: Mr.. Yost will
be pleased to debate the issues with anv
democratic speaker on this occasion" A
discussion between Mr.. Yost and one OF
the local democratic speakers would doubt
less be a drawing card. Mr.. John b. Hem
derson of Alexandria county the renuhlj
can candidate for the house of delegates
will also deliver an address Arrangements
have been made to have the occasion en-
livened by music. A large attendance ia
expected
General Matters.
The state corporation commission in
Richmond has granted charter to the
Ouybon Medicine Manufacturing Corpora
ton. with the principal office in this city
The following names are given in the list
of officers and incorporates: c. c. Lead
beaten, president; E. S. Leadbeater, vice
president, and John Leadbeater, secretary
and treasurer, all of Alexandria. The pur-
pose of the corporation is to manufacture
and sell medical compounds, and the capi-
tai stock Is to be between $4,000 and
$50, 900.
Funeral services over the remains of
Charles r. Dobson, whose death occurred
Wednesday, took place this morning from
ST.. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Father
Bowden conducted the services, and the
interment was made in st. Mary's Gene
terry.
The Episcopal High School foot ball team
opened its season yesterday afternoon with
a victory on the high school grounds over
the Georgetown Prep eleven. The final
score was II to o.
Mrs Alice Paynter of Chicago, who has
been visiting her aunt, Miss Margaret C.
Conway in this city, left yesterday after
noon to visit relatives in Cleveland, Ohio