Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEATH OF WIDOW OF SOUTH
CAROLINA STATESMAN.
Board Elects Principal of Lee School
for Girls--Decision Rendered
ty Judge Nicol.
SPECIAL cerresponaence of The star.

ALEXANDRIA, va, August s, l3Oo
Mrs Mary e. Boyce. widow of Repre-
sentative William w. Boyce OF South Car
olina. died last night at the residence OF
her daughter. Mrs. Robert w. Gaiiiard,
s04 South ST. Asaph street. Mrs. Boyce
was eighty-five years of age and was
born I'm Fairfield county. s. C. She was
Miss Mary Pierson, a member OF one of
the old families OF that state. She mar
ried William w. Boyce. representative
in Congress from 1853 until 1861, when he
resigned at the secession of his state and
was elected member of the confederate
congress, where he introduced the reso-
luton moving the capital of the confeder
acy from Birmingham to Richmond. After
the close of the war Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce
removed to Washington. where the for
mer practiced law and later retired to his
country home in Fairfax county.
During her residence In Washington
Mrs. Boyce was prominent in the society
life of the capital. 1t is related of her
that when a girl of fifteen years at school
In Columbia, S c., the Siamese twins,
making their first tour of America. visit
ed the school which Miss Pierson was at
tending and upon being told to give
bouquet to the prettiest girl in the room
they Immediately presented 1t to Miss
Pierson.
Mrs. Boyce is survived by one daugh--
ter Mrs Robert w. Gaillard, widow of
Capt. Robert w. Gaillard of Alexandria.
The remains will be forwarded to her
former home in Fairfield county, s. c., for
interment.
Miss Grigg Elected Principal.
A meeting of the school board. was held
last night in the Peabody building, corner
of King and Alfred streets. In the alb
sence of Capt. Herbert Bryant. the chair
nan of the board, DIR. William NJ. Smith
presided. The main business before the
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Mrs Sallie Yates Mcdaniel. who resigned
several months ago. as principal of Lee
School for Girls. Miss Ada Grigg, vice
principal of the school. was elected to the
position at a salary of $40 month. Miss
Bessie King of Alexandria was elected 10
I'LL the vacancy caused by the promotion
OF Miss Grigg. Her salary was named at
$40 a month. All the other teachers in
the white and colored schools were re-
elected for next year.
Several bills for repairs to the school
property were ordered paid, and provision
was made for the erection of a new fierce
around the building of the Washington
School for Boys. After transacting several
other matters of minor Importance the
board adjourned.
Judge Nicol Renders Decision.
Judge c. E. Nicol of the circuit court
yesterday rendered his decision on the re-
port of Commissioner Eugene B. Taylor in
the case of ]. P. Agnew & Co. against the
Jackson-Phillips Brick Company. Argument
was recently heard by Judge Nicol on the
report, but his decision was reserved until
yesterday. The decision confirmed the re-
port of Commissioner Taylor. excepting
that portion which referred TO the sum of
N31o0 received by William H. Jackson as
the proceeds of sale of a portion of the
property of the Jackson-P Phillips Brick
Company to the Washington-S Southern
Railway Company.
The court held that the allegations of the
COTnDla!nANtS bill that the JackSpr- PhilliDS
Brick Company is insolvent is sustained
and that the injunction heretofore granted
in the case should not be dissolved. but
that the case should remain on the docket.
1t was further ordered that the property
Of the company should be sold by commits
sioners to be composed OF the attorneys
representing each side to the action.
The compliments were represented by At
torneys James r. Cation. H. B. Cation and
Francis L. Smith, while the defendants
We're represented by Attorneys j. X NJ.
Norton, Gardner l. Boothe and Malcolm
HJfty. Judge Nicoi has entered an order
for a special term OF the circuit court to
be held tomorrow when the decree In this
case will be entered.
Funeral of Capt Dawson
Funeral services over the remains of Capt.
Nicholas Dawson were held yesterday after
noon at 5 o'clock at the chapel of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary on Semi
nary Hill near Alexandria. Rev. Dr. s. A.
"d4lASg uedil VI tue faculty OI the SEMI
nary, conducted the services. and the inter-
ment was in Ivy Hill cemetery The pail
bearers were Messrs. William A. Smoot
r. Il. Knox. Lewis Hooff, b. B. Willis d.
NJ. Lee and G. Y. Worthlngton. r. T. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, of which the
deceased was member, attended the
burial
Statement of Mr.. Phillips
Mr.. Frank Phillips. who has been chair
man of the republican party of Alexandria
for several years, has returned from Nor
folk. He states that he issued the call for
the republican mass meeting for - o'clock
on Monday last at Schulers Hall. but that
no one responded to the call After waiting
at the hall some time, he says. he went to
his home. where he was Joined by several
members OF the republican party. who re-
elected him city chairman and elected w.
X. Graves. Joseph l.. Crupper. Frank Evans
and Charles Dean delegates to the congress
siOnal convention which meets here August
IL 1t Is thought that there viii be a con-
test for seats in the convention between
the delegates elected at the meeting held at