Evening star., 1909-08-29
Selection of Census Super
visor for Eighth District.
NAME NOT YET ANNOUNCED
Representative Carlin Says It Will
Be Given Out Today.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN POTOMAC
Council to Sign Contract With
Alexandria Company-Quiet
Labor Day Expected.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special correspondence ol Inc St"i+
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August :, 1909.
The name of the man who viii serve as
supervisor of the census for the elSntn
congressional district will betmade ouphc
tomorrow evening by Representative
Charles C. Carlin. This information was
given ont tonight by Mr.. Carlin, he nav
ing Just returned to the city. He, now
ever, declined positively to give the least
intimation as to who the successful can
didate would be, adding, however, Lhat
the name of Raleigh t. Green was With
drawn from the contest some time ago.
This was done. 1t was stated, because Mr..
Green will be a candidate for the poSiIloH
of clerk of the house of delegates before
the session of that body which will be
held next January.
Rumor has 1t that a compromise has
been effected on Albert Fletcher, jr., OF
Warrenton, Va. This. however, cannot
be verified. This leaves Edward Walton
of Fairfax, republican, practically out OF
the race The only two known candt-
dates are therefore, Col. Granville Gains
and Albert Fletcher, jr., both Of War
renton.
The announcement of the name of the
supervisor Is awaited with considerable
interest. The appointment will make the
list of supervisors for Virginia complete,
the other nine having already been
named.
The position pays a salary Of 5000 per
year. The supervisor will, it is stated,
have under him about 175 enumerators
who will be engaged in taking the census
for this district.
May Have Electric Lights.
Electric lights for the little town Of Po-
tomac, Alexandria county. embracing the
subdivisions known as Del Ray and st.
Elmo, are possibility in the near future.
The town council will in all probability
at its next meeting sign a contract with
the Alexandria Electric Light Company
for the illumination of the streets of the
town with incandescent lights, numbering
forty of which twenty-eight will be
placed in Del Ray and twelve in st. Elmo.
Residents of the town have also ar
ranged, it is stated, to install incandescent
lights in their homes as soon as the serv-
ice is extended to that place.
thusiastic over the proposed extension
of the lighting system to their town.
At the present time all is inky darkness
at nightfall within the town. BY many
it is regarded as dangerous to traverse
the streets unaccompanied at night.
1t is probable that a special meeting of
the town council will be called in the
near future to sign the contract with
the company. Should this be done. the
company, it is stated, will at once begin
the work of extending its line into the
county in order to fulfill the require
ments.
Withdrawal of the "Annex.'
Employees Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will not be inconvenienced
in the least. it is declared. by the TAX
ing off Of the train known as the IAN
nex,'' operated by the Washington-South-
ern Railway Company between Washing
k4v, l~}o F1~ &~l,
ton of the employees of the Potomac rail-
road yards. 1t is stated that when the
Washington-Southern takes off its annex
October / another annex will be placed
on the line from the Washington end by
the Pennsylvania Company, which will
be used exclusively for the employees of
that company residing in Washington in
going to and from the yards.
1t now develops that the people who
will suffer most through the withdrawal
of the annex will be the Alexandrians
employed at the Potomac yards, most of
whom are in the service OF the Washing
ton-Southern Railway Company, but it
is believed the transportation facilities
to and from the yard which are already
provided will be adequate.
Quiet on Labor Day.
Labor day, September 6 next. will be
quietly observed in this city. There will
be no public demonstration. Many of the
business houses will suspend operations
at noon for the remainder of the day,
but the only amusements thus far ar
ranged for include several base ball
games. 1t Is expected that many Of the
residents will go to the various river
and country resorts, where they will
spend the day.
Active preparations are being made by
local hunters for the opening of the bird
season Wednesday next. IT is expected
the marshes in and around Hunting creek
will be filled with gunners in quest OF
birds. 1t Is said the birds are plentiful,
including reeds, sora and blackbirds.
Laborers are wanted by the city at
$3.50 per day, but the services of as
many as are desired cannot, it is stated,
be procured. This is the explanation Of
fered for the slow progress of the work
on the extension of the King street sewer.
which is being EXTENDED northward on
West street. The city finds itself in the
rather peculiar position of being unable
to procure labor at any price.
Still Absent on Vacation.
A number of the resident clergy are
still away on their vacations, and as a re-
suit pulpits at several Of the churches to-
morrow viii be filled by nonresident min
listers. Services at Christ Episcopal Church
will be conducted by Rev. r. K. Massie of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary. AT
ST. Pauls +. L. Church the services will
be conducted by Rev. L. L. Combs. The
morning services at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South will be conducted by
har raO