Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-13
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
NEWS OF THE DAY IN NEIGH
BORING CITY.
City Council in Session-Debate of
Young Mems Senate-Gen-
eral News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEX ANDRIA. Va. May Is. 1905.
The city council last night appropriated
$4,000 to assist in the erection of pub
lie school for girls. with the understand
ing that the title would be vested in city
council instead of the school board.
The street committee recommended that
the sum of 81 100 be appropriated for the
construction of a terra Gotta sewer on
South Washington street from Wilkes
street to point fifty feet south of Glib
bon street. but by vote of eight to seven
the proposition of Mr.. Snowden to table
the resolution. which virtually kills 1t,
was passed. According to Mr.. Snowden' S
ideas council will not be able to make
any more appropriations for the next
year owing to the fact that a new school
will have to be erected.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for
improving Pitt street between Duke and
Wolfe streets. An appropriation of $75
was made for the extension of a sewer
at Cameron and Alfred streets PERMITS
sion was granted Maj. j. f. King to keep
the property OF the state militia in Ar
mory Hall
The annual appropriation bill was re-
ferred to the finance committee and the
regular license law was passed law
for the collection of taxes was referred
to the committee. Council sold to 4. n
Bryant. without a dissenting vote. prop
old canal.
The Bachelor Realty Company held 2
meeting today at the office of Mr.. card
ner l. Boothe and elected the following
directors to serve for the ensuing year:
H Halpn Jenkins. Frazier D. Head John
Micou. Robert F. Sheppard and Hiliard
T. Owen. -'o' =
At meeting held here yesterday the
Smoot. Confer and McCalley Company.
Incorporated. elected these officers:
Jesse H. McCalley. secretary and man,
ager: James HI. Seymour vice president
Gibbs l.. Baker and Wharton +. Lester.
directors, all Of Washington. The com
pany mas been chartered by the state cor
poratlon commission with maximum
capital stock Of $4,000 and q minimum
capital of $4,000
Judge Barley of the corporation court
mas ISSUED a writ Of mandamus to com
PEI James I. Gawler. register of the
should not allow E. NJ. Wampler of
Culpeper. Va, to see his registration
books. The writ is made returnable
May 10
Mr.. Wamoler is making an examina-
ton of the books in the interest of r.
Lindsey Gordon, candidate for Congress
from this district
Mr.. Lawler declined to allow Mr.
Wampler to see the books without an
order from the corporation court He
says that had he known Mr. Wampler
he would have granted his request
Funeral services over the remains of
Frank D. Shuman. who died Sunday. were
held at $50 o'clock this morning from ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. Rev L. F. Kel-
~. assistant pastor, conducted the serv-
ices and the nterment was made in ST.
Mary's cemetery. The following were the
pallbearers: Max Resented. c. B. Mar
shall. Joseph Gates. F. c. Spinks S. T.
Fisher ard c, S. Elliott
The funeral of Thomas E. Gorham will
take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from the family home. PIG South
Payne street. Members of Alexandria
Lodge. No 1875 Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks. will attend.
Maj. Nelson G. Franklin died early
yesterday morning at his home at Fair
fax Courthouse. Va. He served through
the civil war under Gen Kimball of
the 45th Ohio Regiment The remains will
be buried in Arlington cemetery tomor-
row.
General and Personal.
Bessie Lewis. Ada Kemper and r. A.
Austen. all colored. will be given a preltmi-
nary hearing tomorrow before United
States Commissioner r. P w Garnett
on charge of violating the internal reve-
nue. laws. They were arrested in Alex
andria county Monday last by Deputy
United States Marshal j. F. Glover
Mrs. Emma, Jolliffe and Mr.. John Sis
son, both of this city. were married last
night at $50 o'clock at the parsonage of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev.
w w Van Arsdale, pastor performed the
ceremony The bride is a daughter of
Capt Frank Dixon