Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR
OPENING OF SCHOOLS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 8. 1906.
At the meeting OF the school board held
Thursday night it was decided to begin the
issuing Of permits to attend the public
schools of Alexandria Monday next. In
stead of having the permits issued in the
Peabody School building, as has been done
for some time past, the Armory Hall on
South Royal street will be used in the hope
of avoiding the congestion incident to the
assemblage of a large number of children
in the school building. .All the public
schools will open the following Monday,
September II.
During the summer all the school build
ings have been put in thorough repair. The
fence In the rear of the Washington School
for Boys has been renewed at a cost of $50.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Yates, the clerk
of the board was directed to see the owners
of the property In the rear of the school
and request them to pay half of the cost
of the fence.
The clerk of the board presented bids for
furnishing fuel to the schools for the en-
suing year, and was authorized to award
the contracts to Mr.. De w. Aitcheson for
hard coal and wood and to r. e. Grover
for Cumberland coal.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this morning, Justice
ley. colored. was arraigned on the charge
of conducting business without license.
The complaint was made by Mr. George
Young. who conducts stand in the mar
ket. He charged that Whitney made
practice OF buying poultry from country
people and selling the same in the market.
Whitley. who stated that he was the clerk
of the colored school board for the Acco-
t!nk district. Fairfax county. denied the
n har md n1ofv
brought produce to market and sold 1t for
others, merely charging a fee for making
the sale; The charge against him was
dismissed.
Pearl Hawkins, Ef1e Stanton and Hattie
Conway. all coiored. were arraigned In the
police court on the charge OF assauiting and
beating Emma Jasper. also colored. Emma
testified that the Stanton woman had held
her while Pearl beat her over the head.
The charge was denied by Pearl who in
turn stated that Emma came to her house
In q drunken condition and hurled rocks at
her. Pearl Hawkins and Emma Stanton
were dismissed.
General Items
DR.. A. A. Rittennour has been appointed
by Governor Swanson as a delegate to a
convention of military surgeons to be held
at Buffalo. N. 7. DR.. Rittennour Is the
surgeon of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
which Is Company of the roth Virginia
Infantry.
The remains Of Capt. John 8. Knox, whose
death took place Thursday at his home In
Richmond. arrived in Alexandria at noon
today over the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac railway. The interment was
made in Ivy Hill cemetery. The funeral
services were held IN Richmond this morn
ing.
Edward s. Portner. who has been acting
president Of the Robert Portner Brewing
Company since the death of Robert rrortner
several weeks ago. has been elected a d.
rector of the Alexandria National Bank 1t
Is said that Mr.. Portner win probably be
elected president Of the Robert Portner
Company.
The Skidoo base ball team OF Alexandria
and the Mount Vernon club OF Fairfax
county viii play game OF base bail this