Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-22
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
Result Of Democratic Primary in the
Second Ward-0eneral and !.
Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of Tie Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April 80, 1909.
Bonds I'm the sum OF $745.OOo. with in
terest at the rate OF 4 per cent per an
mum for a period Of thirty years. will
be issued by this city July 1 next for tire
purpose OF refunding the city debt OF
July /. 1879. The foregoing was decided
on at a special meeting of the city coun-
ell last evening.
The mayor. city treasurer and auditor
are instructed to. prepare bonds In de-
nomination OF q. 600 $500 and 500. The
bonds will be signed by the mayor and
city treasurer and countersigned by the
city auditor.
The finance committee is authorized and
instructed to exchange new bonds for
outstanding bonds OF the same value. and
to sell at such time and IN sucn manner
as they deem best for The purpose OF
raising money to purchase outstanding
bonds.
Provisions are made for the creation OF
a sinking fund for the redemption and
payment Of the bonds by commissioners
of sinking fund for bond of 1905" The
board will be composed of the mayor.
city treasurer. auditor and the president
Of the city council and president OF the
board of aldermen.
school board asking that provision be
made for the erection Of q new public
school for girls to take the place OF Pea
body School building. at the northwest
corner of King and Alfred streets. re-
Gently declared by q grand jury to be un-
At for school purposes. The matter was
referred to the finance committee.
Through Attorney J. x. NJ. Norton. Ar
thur Bryant submitted a communication
to the council for the purchase OF Ger:
Sot Lat Cd 1,x a aif
canal. II was stated In the letter that
Mr.. Bryant contemplates. in the event
the city sells him the property. to erect
thereon q factory which will cost at least
joint committee on finance and public
property.
C. e. Roberts was granted permission to
erect q bay window on the second story
OF his residence on Queen street. Per-
mission was granted Lloyd 6pittle to erect
Duke near Patrick street.
Result Of Democratic Primary.
In the democratic primary yesterday IN
the second ward for the purpose OF NOM
mating q member Of the board Of alder
men and two members Of the city council
w. w. BallenGer. Incumbent, defeated
Harris White by . vote OF 325 to -. The
vote for council was az follows: Robley
D. Brumback. 2S3; Howard W. Smith. 2si,
and Carroll H. May. los. Messrs. Brum-
back and Smith were declared the nomi-
nees.
Owing to the illness Of Juror Louis Dali
bert and Mrs. Bowers. an important wit
ness for the defense. the case of Harry
Brown, Indicted for shooting Jack Elliott.
was continued I'm the circuit court for
Alexandria county yesterday until June
Is next.
A special grand jury returned an indict-
ment against Edward Lipscomb colored.
charged with assault with intent to Kill
Alexander Stylus. An indictment was
also returned against Herbert Riley for
the larceny of jewelry from the home OF
Funeral services over the remains OF
Robert Lee Robinson, who committed
suicide in Washington last Monday
night, will be held at 2 o'clock tomor-
Fayette street. Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
rector OF Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church. will oficiate.
The funeral of Miss Sadie Richardson
took place at o'clock this afternoon
street. The services were conducted by
Rev. q. l. Humphreys, pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant Church. and Rev.
Or. w. F. Fisher. pastor Of the First
Be .hsl cemetery.
The remains OF Vernon w. Ashby. who
died in Washington. We're brought here
this afternoon and buried In Union
cemetery. The remains were met at the
ferry wharf by the members Of r. z.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, OF
which camp the deceased was a men,
Der, and at the grave the ritual OF the
camp was read by Adjt. c. s. Taylor.
At the twenty-sixth annual meeting or
the Grand Council. Royal Arcanum. In
Richmond, Va. yesterday, Henry X. Field
or this city was elected grand past regent.
The work OF laying the foundation for a
library on the south side OF the Baptist
Church WAS he4un this morning.