Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MOVEMENT FOB ExHIBIT AT THE
JAMESTOWN FAIR.
Other Matters Considered by the
Board Of supervisors-0sneral
and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of the star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 2, 1907.
committee composed Of Messrs. w. g.
Hoge, N. E. Church and E. w. Stearns
appeared today before the supervisors Of
Alexandria county, at the regular meeting
Of the board, and urged an appropriation
for an exhibit at the jamestown exposition.
The matter was taken under consideration
by the supervisors and a committee was
appointed to investigate. This committee
will. 1t Is stated. meet next Saturday even
ing and complete plans for the project. The
clerk was directed to communicate with
the jamestown officials and get them to re-
serve space for the countys exhibit.
A committee composed of members of the
board of trade requested the supervisors to
have certain streets at Rosslyn, in that
county, paved with Belgian block. The SUI
pervisors decided that the county would pay
for half Of the work. provided those who
were interested will assume the other half
Resolutions of thanks were extended to
the Washington fire department and the
Arlington Brewing Company for services
rendered in the recent fire at Rosslyn The
clerk was instructed to send copy of the
resolutions to the District Commissioners
and to the officials of the brewing company
A committee was appointed to view a
roadway from the Leesburg road to the
Mushopt road, opposite Mr.. John H. Going
place. for the purpose Of opening up new
road In that vicinity.
School street and Clements avenue at
Ballston were declared by the board to be
public highways.
The report submitted by the accountant
employed by the board was adopted and
the same was ordered to be published. The
annual contract for broken stone for the
improvement of the public highways was
not given out at this meeting: The con-
tract, it is said. will be awarded at some
future date. Considerable other routine
business was disposed Of and the meeting
was not concluded until late this afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Fisher Returns Home.
Rev. DR.. w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. has returned from Hagers-
town. Nd. where he has been assisting
Rev. l.. F. Frazer, pastor of the Baptist
church at that place, in series of services.
feature in connection with the closing
services of the revival was the presenta-
ton to DR.. Fisher of very handsome boz
quet of carnations by colored man bear
ing the distinguished name of F1tZhugh Lee,
who was a regular attendant at the serv-
ices and who waited upon DR.. Fisher at the
hotel where he was a guest.
Death of Henry Padgett.
Mr. Henry Padgett, a prominent resident
died about o'clock this afternoon at the
home of his son, Mr.. Joseph Padgett 1924
Queen street, after a lingering illness, The
and was seventy-three years of age. Six
children, three daughters and three sons,
survive him. The funeral : arrangements
have not yet been completed.
Oppose Wide-Tire Bill.
Messrs. w. A. Smoot, jr., ]. Y. Williams
and j. T. Preston, representing committee
from the chamber of commerce of this city,
today went to Washington for the purpose
% DanfoIc Influence to
defeat the wfde-tre bill which passed the
House of Representatives Monday last The
county board of trade will protest against
the early enforcement Of the bill. The
measure has met with considerable opposi-
ton in both city and county.
General News.
The Southern Hydraulic Construction
Company, incorporated, of this city, has
been granted a charter by the state cor
poration commission. The objects Of the
company is to carry on construction and
contracting business in all its branches.
The sum of $4,000 is the maximum capital
stock and 5000 is the minimum. The
officers are: H. l.. Millner, president, OF
Morgantown, N. c.; H. A. Pressey, vice
president: Frank w. Weller, secretary and
treasurer, and j. B. Gordon of Washington
The funeral of Mrs. E. s. Butler, whose
death occurred last Wednesday night, took
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon at her
| home, 102 North Fairfax street. The sery-
| ices were conducted by Rev. Charles D.
Bulla, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The interment was made In
Bethel cemetery.
Alderman w. w. Ballenger, who has been
undergoing treatment for six weeks past
at Providence Hospital, Washington, will
be brought home tomorrow. His condition
| is somewhat improved
Mr.. Julian P. Baldwin has resigned his
position as commissioner of accounts IN
Alexandra county. Judge c. E. Nicol will
appoint his successor
Mr.. B. Frank Gebest of Washington will
preside at the organ at the Second Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow in the absence Of
| Miss Edith RotchfOrd. organiSt.