Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
STEAM ROAD TO DISCONTINUE
ITS ANNEX TRAIN OCTOBER 1.
Will Compel Many Employees to Re
move From Washington to Be
Nearer Potomac Yards.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

( 'P,Sidi correspondence OF j nc star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, August IA. 1909.
| train known as 1.-The annex" operated
between Washington and Alexandria to
the Potomac railroad yards to carry en-
ployes of the yards of both cities to their
places of employment, is to be taken of
| beginning October l. Announcement to
this effect has already been made by the
railroad officials. This has caused the
| employees at the yards no little amount
of anxiety. The taking off Of this train
will affect approximately 300 employees OF
| the yards, many of whom reside in Wash
| ington. 1t is said that the object of the
railway officials in removing the train
| from service is to have the employees closer
| to their work. This will. therefore, mean
that many of those who now live in the
two cities will eventually be compelled to
move into Alexandria county in close
proximity to the suburbs.
| 1t is claimed that it will affect more
| Washington employees Of the yards than
1t will Alexandrians. The Alexandrians
employed at the yards claim that they
! can secure quick car service to that
| place and that they Will not be seriously
| Inconvenience by the proposed change.
| The republicans Of this city are pre-
pairing to begin an active canvass for
| votes in the coming gubernatorial cam
the apathy in the recent democratic pri-
mary will have a strong tendency to
solidify their vote here. 1t is also pointed
out by them that the apparent dissatisfac-
ton in the ranks of the democratic party
will also add to their vote in point of num-
Der insofar as Alexandria Is concerned.
1t Is expected that during the coming
campaign number of prominent stump
speakers for the republican party will
| come to Alexandria and make speeches in
the interest of It's cause. In the mean
time, however, the democrats of this city
are preparing to wage fight to over
come anything of this sort. and they. too.
will have speakers here in the in
| tereSt of the democratic nominees.
Policeman Fined.
| After investigating a charge of assault
against Policeman Frank Sampson, Mayor
! Faff this morning imposed a fine of So
on the policeman. The charge was pre-
| ferred by Pompey Wilkinson, colored.
| Afterward Policeman Sampson procured
| warrant for Wilkinsons arrest on a
charge Of resisting an officer in the dis
charge of his duty. The complainant al
leges that he was asleep in doorway on
North Pitt street Monday night last,
when the policeman assaulted him with
his baton. Owing to the policeman's for
mer good record the mayor said he would
not suspend him. Wilkinson will be given
a hearing next week. He will be repre-
sented by Attorney H. Noel Garner.
The clerk of the city school board has
been directed to begin the work of is
suing permits to children to attend the
public schools September next The
school board has already fixed the SAL
aries of the teachers for the coming year.
and 1t Is said there is but little change
from that of the school year just closed.
The city tax collector has filed his an
ing the amount of taxes received during
the year and the discount allowed. 1t
shows the collections for 1909 to be $3.50
less than the average of the last three
years. This shows that the reduction of
discount of 1O per cent to q per cent for
prompt payment apparently had little eff
feet.
Church Services.
Services at the churches tomorrow
will be conducted by the following out
of-town minister's: Christ p. Z. Church,
Rev. S. A. Wallis of the Episcopal Semi
nary; st. Paurs p f. Church, Rev L.
H. Combs; Second Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Halliday; Trinity NJ. f. Church,
Rev. j. W. r. Sumwalt; First Baptist
Church, Rev. M. Z. Parish. There will
be no services at Bethany Independent
M. P. Church. Resident clergy will
occupy the pulpits at the other church.
es. At the Free Methodist Church Miss
| Kate Boothe of Buffalo will conduct the
services.
A tramp this morning entered Il house
on Pitt street, and. during the absence
of the occupant. who was in an upper
room, stole a quantity of bread and
some buns which had been procured for
breakfast.
At o'clock Monday afternoon team
composed of clerks at the plant of the
Robert Portner Brewing Company will
cross bats with a team made up of en-
ployes of the banks of this city.
Erratic actions on the part of the city
town clock within the past forty-efght
hours indicate that the clock is out of
order 1t has at various times been
striking the hours wrong.
Rev W. F. Watson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, has gone to
Portsmouth, Va, where he will spend
the next two weeks. During his abb
sence his pulpit will be filled by Rev.
NJ. E. Parish of Portsmouth.
Robert E. Nails left tonight for
trip to New York and Canada to spend
several weeks.
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