Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-14
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
AWARDS MADE AT COMMENCE
MENT OF POTOMAC ACADEMY.
Business Transacted at Meeting of
Chamber Of Commerce-Plans
Of Labor Union.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June IA, 1907.
The thirty-seventh annual commence
| ment exercises Of Potomac Academy, for
boys. Prof. John 8. Blackburn. principal.
and Mr.. Mahlon II. Janney, assistant prin-
cipal, were held this morning. when War
rem M. Florence Of Fairfax county. Va,
and j. Harry Cats, jr., of West End. re-
ceived diplomas. A special certificate for
having received first-division certificates in
all his studies and no dement's was awarded
to Warren Florence.
Awards were made as follows: English
branches-Harry Cats. Emmett Dunn.
Roand Harry aaerae
Mclean, Harry Moore, James Rose and
Warren Florence.
Arithmetic-Raymond Astryke, David
Brown, Harry Cats, Emmett Dunn, Harry
Hinken. Myron Howard. Frank Howard.
LIE Roy timer. Roland Lambeth, Samuel
Lunt, Harry Macrae, Douglas Mclean,
Harry Moore, James Rose, Wolcott Spot
ford, Sinclair Taylor, Harry Sisson, ]. T.
Preston. jr. Bedford Uhler and Warren
Florence.
Algebra-Harry Cats. Emmett Dunn.
Harry Fitzhugh. Roland Lambeth, James
Rose. Warren Florence
Geometry-Warren Florence.
Latin-Emmett Dunn and Warren Flor
ence.
Chemistry-Harry Cats, Emmett Dunn
Harry Fitzhugh. Roland Lambeth. War
rem Florence. Myron Howard.
Physics (senior class)-Harry Cats, EN-
NETT Dunn and Warren Florence.
Physics Gunior class)-Samuel Lunt.
Douglas Mclean and Sinclair Taylor.
Deportment-Harry Sisson. Harry Fitz-
hugh. Warren Florence, Harry Moore.
Harry Macrae and Roland Lambeth.
Bookkeepng-Harry Cats, H. Fitzhugh.
James Rose, Warren Florence.
Penmanship-Frank Howard Roland Lam
beth. James Rose and Bedford Uhler.
Chamber Of Commerce Meeting.
A largely attended meeting of the cham
Der of commerce was held last evening at
its rooms, corner of King and Washington
streets. when the question of Improvement
of the harbor was discussed. The commit
tee In charge reported that officials of the
government were recently in this city max
ing soundings. 1t is the desire Of the cham
Der of commerce. which is composed of
practical business men, to have the harbor
deepened, and 1t is more than probable
that the government will at an early date
act favorably on the matter. Among the
other things discussed was the improvement
of the city streets. Reports presented
showed that the work of improving the
streets is being vigorously pushed. The
question of alleged discrimination in rates
on the part of railroads against Alexandria
merchants was also considered. The secre-
tary was instructed to take the matter up
with the roads in question, and 1t IS the i'm
preston that the matter will be adjusted in
satisfactory manner.
When the case of Hezekiah Goffney, col
ored. was called for trial in the police court
today to answer a charge of assaulting and
cutting Joseph Cox, also colored, it was an
nounced that owing to the compliments
injuries he was unable to appear in court.
The case was continued until tomorrow, and
Goffney's bond was fixed at $500 The men.
it Is stated. engaged in a dispute about 6
o'clock last evening at the shipyard while
unloading railroad ties, and, it is said. Golf
ney pulled out a pocketknife and severed
an artery in Cox's head The injured man
bed profusely. and afterward con-
veyed to the Alexandria Hospital, where his
injuries were dressed. In the meantime
Goffney ran and was pursued by a crowd.
He was subsequently located by Lieut..
Smith in the loft Of a stable on the river
front.