Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE CITY ACROSS THE
POTOMAC RIVER.
Hearing in Connection With Recent
Railway Collision-Examina
of Teachers-Brief Mention.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. March IA. 1908
Announcement Is made that the crew of
| the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon electric railway train and the crew
| in charge of the Southern railway locomo-
| tive which colided at the intersection of
Cameron and Henry streets will be given
a preliminary hearing in the police court
| next Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock AS
a result of the collision about fifteen pas
sengers were injured.
| Arrangements have been completed by
| Potomac Lodge. No. 33, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. of this city to in
stitute lodge next Thursday evening at
Front Royal. Va. A degree team COM
posed of twenty-five members of the local
| lodge will make the trip from here under
command of Capt. W. L. Martin of the
| local lodge. d. r. Stansbury of this city
| has been appointed by the grand master
| to institute the lodge. The day set for
| the institution will be the sixty-ninth
anniversary of the institution of the local
lodge.
Announcement is made that the spring
examination of teachers in the public
| schools will be held April 80 and May /
and =. The summer examinations are
scheduled for July %. 30 and 81 1t is
explained that those who do not contem-
| pldte ATTENDING TIE summer institute
should take the examination In May as
| the result of the July examination for
| those who do not attend the summer
| schools may be made known too late
| for many teachers TO contract for schools.
Held for Grand Jurys Action.
Richard Stocks of Loudoun county. Va.
was given a preliminary hearing before
| United States Commissioner r. P. w.
| Garrett this afternoon at J O'clock on a
| charge of violating the internal revenue
| laws. The defendant entered plea of
guilty and the case was referred to the
grand jury.
Harvey Robinson was arrested tonight
| by Policeman Sherwood on a charge OF
| carrying concealed weapons 1t is said
that he exhibited revolver in down
town saloon and threatened to kill some
one The pistol was not loaded. Robin
| son will be given "a hearing in the police
| court Monday.
| The state corporation commission has
| granted a charter to the Raglan and
| Taylor Company, Incorporated. of this
/! city. The officers are G. G. Taylor, presi-
dent. Oak Grove: r. T. Raglan. secretary
| and Margaret Raglan. both of Washing
ton. The company is TO engage in the
lumber business.
/ y charter has been granted to the
Rosslyn Lumber Company. Incorporated
of Alexandria county to conduct lumber
II. X.
ing. jr.. president: Fl. Won Bayer. vice
president; w. II. Hasens, secretary, all
F., of Washington.
Brief Mention.
COored republicans of this district have
arranged to hold meeting next Monday
night at, 427 South Royal street for the
purpose of electing two delegates and two
alternates to the Chicago convention.
About thirty-five new members will be
received into the Methodist Episcopal
! Church South tomorrow. Candidates are
to be baptized at both the morning and
! evening services The conversions are
! reported to have been the result of the
! recent revival services held at this church.
| Arrangements have been completed for
Rev. Charles ID. Bulla pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church. next Tues
day at $50 o'clock pm. to deliver a
lecture in the Young Peoples building
before the Sunday school scholars of his
| church.