Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
JOINT COMMITTEE OF CITY C0UN-
GIL TO MEET TONIGHT.
School Board Planning for an Exhibit
at Jamestown-General and
Personal News.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February s.
The joint committee of city council on
finance and public property will hold
meeting tonight. at which time it is ex-
pected that the proposition of DIR. A.
Luria, president of a Chicago concern en-
gagged In the manufacture of beds who
desires to lease piece of land owned by
the city situated near the old canal. will
be taken up for consideration As pre-
viously stated in The Star. DR.. I.uria. in
the event he secures the property. contem-
plates erecting building thereon at a
cost of not less than $4,000. and will. it
is also stated. give employment to a large
. number of hands. His proposition was
presented to the council through the
chamber of commerce at a meeting held
January last but owing to the fact that
the committee on public property was not
organized at the time action was deferred
IT is the general opinion that the committee
will report favorably on the proposition,
and 1t will be reported at the regular semi
monthly meeting of the city council, which
will be held Tuesday night next.
School Board Meets.
At a meeting of the city school board.
held last evening, it was decided to ask the
city council for an appropriation of 800 to
defray the expenses incurred incident to
having an exhibit at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton. The school board expresses a desire
20 have the public schools of this city rep
resented at jamestown. The question will
be brought before council Tuesday night
next.
\ committee composed of Laurence Stab
Ter, on behalf of the school board. and Col.
T. II. Ficklin, principal of Washington
High School and Miss Ada Grigg. principal
of Lee School. was appointed to make nee
essary plans for the exhibit
Store Burglarized.
Burglars last night entered the grocery
store conducted by Mr.. Frank Adams at
the southwest corner of Wolfe and Coium-
bus streets, and secured large quantity
of tobacco and cigars. together with about
81 in small change which had been left in
the money drawer over night. The burglars
effected an entrance by breaking the glass
in the transom over the front door on the
Wolfe street side of the store. Mr.. Adams is
of the opinion that the total amount stolen
will be fully $50. The case has been reported
to the police. This is the second store rob-
berry that has occurred within the past for
ty-eight hours.
Charters Granted.
The Bank of Westmoreland. Incorporated
of Colonial Beach, Va. has been granted
charter by the state corporation commits
sion. The officers and incorporates are F.
son. all of Colonial Beach The capital stock
is $4,000. The object is banking business.
The Southern Commercial Company. in
corporated. of Rosslyn, Alexandra county
Va. has also been granted a charter The
objects OF this company is to conduct a gen.
eral publishing and printing business The
sum of 81 600 is named as the CAPITAL stock
The officers are W. Clum president. G. F
Sudwarth. vice president; G. H. Hall secre-
tary and treasurer All of the officers are of
Washington.
General News.
The Alexandria County improvement As
ISOLATION has arranged to hold a meeting
tonight at Hume school house. in the cOun-
~. when matters pertaining TO the general
Improvement of the county will be taken
up for consideration. 1t is more than prob
able that the question of bonding the coun-
~ in the sum of $500 200 for the improve
ment OF the public highways will come up
at this meeting.
Mrs. Elgiva Kennicutt of New York and
Mr.. irwin Abrams of Norfolk. Va, were
married last evening at the parsonage of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South by
Rev. Charles d. BuIa. pastor. Policeman
John Il. Roberts acted as best man.
The case of Joseph Timbers, colored
charged with cutting Laura Newman, COL
ored, which was to have been heard in the
police court this morning, was continued
for ten days owing to the fact that the COM
plainant is unable to appear. The alleged
offense occurred over a month ago.
The committee on general laws met last
evening and organized with the election
of Mr.. George l.. Simpson as chairman.
The following compose :he committee
III. r. Burke, r. l.. Monroe, w. w. Bal
lenger and George L. Simpson.
a deed was placed on record in the cor
poration court this morning conveying
from Mary O'Connor Mason to Walter
Gillingham house and lot on the south
side of Prince street between Henry and
Fayette streets. The consideration was
nominal.
The funeral of Eli Dove who died yes
terday, took place this afternoon from
Wheatleys undertaking establishment.
Rev. DR.. w. F. Fisher. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. officiated. and the inter-
ment was in Bethel cemetery.
d A special meeting of Fitzgerald Coun-
Gil. No 459. Knights of Columbus will be
held at st. Mary's Hall this evening.
when plans will be perfected for the trip
to Petersburg, Va, Sunday morning.