The Washington herald., 1908-04-28
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5& King Street
Alexandra. Va, April 27.-At a called
meeting OF the city school board, held
tonight, the special committee of that
beard. recently appointed to make nego-
tiations for the sale Of Peabody school
building, for girls. King and Alfred
streets, reported that they had completed
arrangements for the purchase OF the
Brent property, owned by Mrs. NJ Lewis
OF Baltimore, on Prince Street, between
Patrick and Henry streets. for $1,000,
and had also arranged for the sale of the
Peabody building 10 A. S. Doniphan and
Milton Dana Morrill,. for $1,000,
Announcement was made that the
Southern Railway Company viii arrange
10 vaeate the Brent property as soon as
possible, and it is understood that the
railroad company has arranged to occupy
the Peabody building
The question of arranging for a new
school will. it is expected. come Up at
the regular meeting OF the city council,
which will be held tomorrow night The
matter was referred TO the finance com
last Tuesday night Il is regarded as
more than probable that the foregoing
committee viii recommend that a certain
amount be appropriated for the erection
of a school. Should this be done, plans
will be at once drawn and the work, it
Is believed will be commenced this sum
mer. In he meantime the city school
board will, in all probability. arrange to
have temporary quarters cor the schools
now occupying the present structure.
A regular meeting of the city council
will be held tomorrow night, at which
time It is expected that a petition from
Rev. Dr. W. F. Fisher, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. asking that a tablet
be erected on the south side OF police
headquarters to perpetuate the name and
memory OF the late Rev jeremiah Moore,
FIRST pastor and organizer of the Baptist
church in this city. will come up for
consideration. II Is said that Rev Moore
was ineareerated in the old city jail for
preaching the Gospel without a license,
and that the Jail was on the site nov
occupied by police headquarters The mat
ter came before the board OF aldermen al
the last meeting and was passed by that
Announcement is made that the board
Of fire wardens Will ask the council 10
request the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
to stop its trains at the intersection OF
King and Patrick streets. 10 prevent col
lisions with the Reliance FIRE engine.
Prayer meeting services will be held to-
morrow night at the First Baptist Church
instead Of Wednesday night. Rev DR.
". F. Fisher, pastor, will depart We'd
nesday for Concord Station. Campbell
County, Va, and will hereafter be en-
gagged IN evangelistic work. Rev. Or.
Fisher assumed psstorate Of the First
Baptist Church May /, 1905 The church
has a membership Of 534 with an increase
of 2i2 during his pastoTate.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Andrew J. Hudson. who died IN BaIti-
more Sunday afternoon. viii be held at
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at his
home, S29 King street. Rev. Charles D.
Bulla, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, will conduct the services.
A meeting OF the Young Mems Senate
of the Young Peoples Building OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. viii
be held tomorrow right when the Ques-
tion Of an increased navy viii be dis
cussed.
The funeral Of Connie Gray. a colored
soldier. who died in the Philippines. will
be held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
from Roberts Chapel The interment will
be in the National Cemetery. this city
Suits OF ". II. Comoton and Sarah
Boyer against the Adams Express Com
pany are slated 10 be heard In the Cor
poration Court tomorrow morning. The
objects OF the suits are TO recover dam
ages for packages alleged TO have been
lost in transit