Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

state. s9.O762s: from city. $4,000: from
sale of old material. So; from sale by
police department of cOnfiScated pistols.
S10. Expenses were as follows: Pay of
white male. teachers, 81, 100; Of white fe-
male teachers. 50, 700: of colored male
teachers. 5000: of colored female teach
ers. $3.50; total pay of teachers. ST.. $50;
for repairs, $621.51; blackboards, 81: rent,
800; fuel S714.92: salary of treasurer.
$50; salary of clerk $500; insurance. $7S;
pay of janitors, 81 .4117J; pos: age, 81; eX-
pressage, 81; crayons. $3.50: interest.
$500; water rent. 500; medals Sc; printing
and advertising. Ssh: assistant to super
intendent at examinations. $12 moving
furniture. $3.50; sundries. sGO.97; ex-
penSes of engineer to examine buildings.
S24.SO: amount paid city treasurer due
from last years deficit, $526.29.
Sales of Realty.
Robert Elliott purchased at public auc-
ton today a bakery belonging to Samuel
Mills on the north side of Oronoco street
between Alfred and Patrick streets. The
price paid was S1.7JO. He also purchased
a dwelling nearby belonging to the same
parties for $685.. The above property was
sold for c. l.. Boothe, commissioner, by
Capt. R. F. Knox.
Messrs. Harlow. Stuart and Machen. COM
missioners, two-story frame house, 1905
Gibbon street to F. V. Vaughn, for $S15.
Three lots on Patrick street between Glib
bon and Wilkes streets were sold to F. T.
Evans for $500.
Luther Carter has sold for J.E. Cameron
a house and lot known as 215 South Payne
street to j. E. Dawson. He has also sold
for Judge j. X. NJ. Norton lot on the
fair grounds to T. J. Fannon.
Church Services Today.
1t is announced that Rev. John A. Kern
of Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn; will occupy the pulpit at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South to-
morrow Services at the Second Pres
byterian Church will be conducted by
Rev w. H. T. Squiers. At Christ Prot
estant Episcopal Church Rev. S. A.
Wallis of the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary will conduct the services: Resi-
dent clergy will fill the pulpits at the
other churches.
Blaze in a Dwelling.
A mattress accidentally caught fire this
morning in a house on South Patrick
street near Wolfe street A lady who
was using gasoline in cleansing bed ac-
cidentally stepped on match and a
blaze was started which was almost in
stantly comm lnicated to the mattress.
Mr.. John W. Mckenney, who was pass
ing at the time. was called in and he
threw the burning mattress from the room
and afterward extinguished the blaze.
Mr.. Mckinney slightly burned his hand.
General Mention.
w II. Amory today filed an attachment
suit against the Washington Steamboat
Company limited. Elizabeth Lyon and the
Acre Realty Company to attach a house
at the foot of King street which he
claims was improperly transferred.
Announcement has been made by State
Highway Commissioner 2. st Julien Will
son that the apportionment of road funds
which will be available in 1903 has been
made. According to this appointment
Alexandria county will receive $1.Ia3 and
Fairfax county S3,7SO. OF the 100 coun-
ties Norfolk heads the list with &c.
1850.
A dispatch from Richmond announces
that Attorney Samuel G. Brent of this
city, who represents the Alexandria
Light Infantry In the fight of Company
G. against the former company for the
possession of Armory Hall, is in that city