Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Five Families Made Homeless
by Tenement Fire.
STARTS FROM RUBBISH PILE
Houses Owned by Robert Taylor on
Washington Road.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Local Board Announces Dates No
vember % and 24-Police
Court Cases.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

As Il result of a fire at 9:45 O'Clock this
| morning five families were made home
less and five frame tenements. Nos. 30
Oh, 514, JIG and o1S North Patrick street
We're destroyed. The houses were occu-
pied as follows: No. $40. Frank Holmes;
| No. J12. Joseph Edwards: No. I14. David
| Gullam; No. 90. Frank Edwards, and No.
| Us. Warren Langford.
| Mrs. Frank Edwards of No. J16 North
| Patrick street had a narrow escape from
being suffocated, the timely action Of
| neighbors saving her and her infant, Mrs
John Travers, neighbor. rushed into til
| house and quickly brought both mother
| and child to a place of safety Mrs. Ed
wards was unaware that there was fire,
| but had she known she would have been
unable to do anything for herself owing
| to illness.
The fire is supposed to have started
| in the yard of the residence of David
Gullman. No. o14, and, it is said, was
caused by burning leaves, which ignited
a shed adjoining the kitchen of the Gull
man home. Within a few minutes the
kitchen was mass of flames and the
smoke attracted the attention of Mrs.
Joseph Edwards. who was sitting on the
stoOp of her front door She at once
d
alarm. Firem IN and neighbors We'd with
each other in saving the contents of the
buildings. and they succeeded in saving
cons derable, especially from the homes OF
Warren Langford and Frank Edwards.
whose goods were damaged more from
smoke and water than fire The occu-
pants of the other houses lost most of
their effects. and those which We're not
injured by fire were badly damaged by
water.
The houses were owned by Robert Tay-
lor, who Ives on Washington road north
of this city. The loss is covered by i'll
surance and will probably reach 5000,
of which $1,000 may cover the loss on the
houses, and the loss to the furniture of
the occupants will probably reach 81 900.
Mr. Taylor's loss is covered by insur-
ance. and it is understood that most of
the occupants had their furniture in
sured. The houses Nos. 110 512, ola were
damaged largely by fire, While the two
other houses were damaged by water and
the work of the firemen in removing
effects.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting.
\ called meeting Of the chamber If
commerce, will be held at its rooms this
evening. when the proposed paving of
the upper end of King street from the
citys limits westward to the Union pas
senger railway Station will be taken
up for consideration.
AS stated. the contract for the work
has already been awarded to Norfolk,
Va, contractor. 1t is expected that the
work will be completed about the first of
next January.
William Robinson, colored, was charged
in the police court this morning with
stealing d banjo from Edward Bryant.
colored. Bryant stated that the theft
occurred a year ago. The prisoner denied
4 had
rested but once while in this city, and
that was for walking late The court
remarked: Il will give you s. for walk
ing away with the BANJO
Henry Saunders. coiored. was fined 81
for improper conduct. Thomas Manon,
charged with vagrancy. acquitted.
The local board of civil service exam
iners announces that the following exami-
nations will be held in this city Novem-
Der 23-24: Junior electrical engineer sal
airy of $500 to $1,000 per year: assistant
astrophysical laboratory. Smithsonian In
stitut1on. salary of $50 per month: library
cataloguer, salary of SO per month; jun
Tor ZoOlogist Department of Agriculture
salary of 81 200 per year; inspectors as
sistant, male bureau of animal industry
Department of Agriculture, salary of $40
per year
Arguments were heard today in the cor
poration court in the chancery suit of
George f. Sullivan against Max Lans-
burg, removed from the circuit court of
Prince William county, Va.
Notes.
Owing to the absence of a quorum the
meeting of students of olo St Johns
Academy, slated to have been held last
night, was postponed until some future
date.
Arrangements have been made by the
choir of Christ +. +. Church for a nu-
steal and literary entertainment in the
Young Peoples building of the NJ. +.
Church South Thursday next.
A progressive euchre party was given,
last night at st. Mary's Hail. which was
largely attended. Some pretty prizes
were given the successful contestants
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society of the NJ p. Church will go on a
trolley ride Tuesday next 20 Mount
Vernon.