Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED By
SCHOOL BOARD LAST EVENING.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2, 1905.
The regular monthly meeting of the school
board was held last night at the Peabody
School building and business of q routine
nature was transacted. The chairman.
Capt Herbert Bryant being absent, Mr..
William Carne was called to the chair
and presided over the meeting. DR.. Law
renee Stabler reported that portion OF
the fence around the Seaton School build
ing had fallen, but had been replaced ana
the whole fence repaired.
Superintendent X. Kemper reported thar
several of the schools had been closed dur
ing the month of February, some for only
few days but that one had been closed
for nearly a whole month, owing to sick
ness of the teachers. He said that he had
endeayored to procure substitutes, but that
none were available. Mr.. Claude r. Yates
deprecated this condition of affairs and IN
troduced resolution requesting the super
intendent to advertise for competent per-
sons. whether licensed teachers or not. to
report to him with the understanding that
they would be employed as substitutes and
receive an adequate salary fer their serv-
| ices.
The question then arose as to how the
| pay of the substitutes would be made. Mr..
Yates said that there at present not
! penny In the treasury more than was abso-
| lutely needful for the conduct of the schools,
and that for the present, at least the pay
| OF the substitutes would nave 10 De maui
| from the salary of the teachers for whom
| they were employed After discussing sew
| eral other minor affairs of routine nature
| the meeting adjourned.
New Keeper Arrives.
The United States supply steamer Holly
yesterday anchored OF Jones Point and
| landed F. z. Wilkins, formerly keeper of
the Cedar Point lighthouse, who has been
appointed by the lighthouse board as keep
er of the Jones Point light, in place of
Mrs. Margaret Greenwood, who has been
acting keeper since the death of her hus-
band, Mr. Benjamin Greenwood, several
weeks ago. Mr.. Wilkins was prepared to
take immediate possession, but upon learn
ing that several of Mrs. Greenwoods chill
dren were suffering from chicken pox, he
decided to delay the formality for some
time
1t was generally supposed in this city
that the order of the lighthouse board In
voked by the President when he learned
the condition of affairs at the Jones Point
light from delegation of Alexandrians,
consisting of Mayor Paff, States Attorney
Brent and Councilman Charles Marshall,
who waited on him and asked that Mrs.
Greenwood be retained in the position.
but it is said that such order has been
issued by the President.
Fined for Assault.
The domestic troubles of colored family
which resulted yesterday in a fistic encoun-
ter between the heads of the house wero
given airing in the police court this
morning before Judge Cation. According to
the testimony of BERTHE Price. who had
caused her husband, Gilbert Price, to be ar
rested for assaulting her, the trouble start
ed yesterday morning at their homo IN an
alley on North Columbus street. She said
she speaking to her husband about the
trials and disadvantages of poverty, and
finally told him that she thought that their
affairs would be mutually improved II she
were to return to her mother. This brought
on quarrel, and, she said, her husband
smote her in the face, whereupon she seized
the rolling pin and struck him over the
head.
The fight was then continued on her part
with an AK, Gilbert in the meantime procur-
ing bottle, with which he inflicted severe
injury upon her head. The affair was set
tied by Judge Cation, who imposed fine or
So upon each of the participants
Mr.. Charles Watkins died yesterday at
his home. on North ST. Asaph street. A
widow and several children survive him.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon
and the interment will be in Bethel GENE
terry.
Mr.. Victor Struder. a resident of Fairfax
county. died Wednesday afternoon at his
home near Cameron run. The deceased was
eighty-five years of age, and was the father
of twenty-three children. A widow and
many of his children survive him. The fu
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the interment will be in the family GEM
eteTy. on the farm
Although the term of Postmaster Joseph
l.. Crupper does not expire until April TO-
Mr.. Thomas Burroughs, who was nominated
! Wednesday to that position by President
Roosevelt. will assume his duties April l.
the end of the postal quarter. Mr.. Bur-
roughs has not decided whom he will ap-
point as his assistant.
William Pye. colored, who was recently
held by Justice Cation to await the action OF
the grand jury on the charge of assaulting
Roland Lambeth with a brick, was yester-
day released on bail in the sum of 81 600
which was furnished by Mr.. James McCuen.