Evening star., 1909-09-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Changes Among Teachers in
the Public Schools.
DECREASE IN ENROLMENT
State Corporation Commission Char
ters 100000 Company.
STARTLING SCENE IN COURT
Funeral Services for Capt. Ferdinand
Faulkner and Harry M.
Nash, Respectively.
cial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September II, 1909.
The public schools of this city will be
reopened Monday next at . O'Clock, fol-
lowing the annual summer close-doWn.
Many changes have been made in the
teachers, several new ones having been
appointed and a number of the regular
teachers advanced to other grades. The
work of issuing permits was concluded
yesterday afternoon by the clerk of the
city school board
The schools will reopen with a total
of 1,49O pupils in attendance. against 1882
last year. which is decrease of 242.
This number Is divided as follows:
White boys. 557: white girls. SO; colored
boys, 17S: colored girls. 228. No more
permits will be issued until Monday, Sep
tember %. next.
Charter to Grocery Company.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the John c. Let's
Grocery Company, incorporated, this city,
with maximum capital sock of 100000
and minimum capital stock of $1,000.
The objects of the concern are to conduct
grocery business. The following are
named as officers: John c. Let's, presi-
dent. Washington. D. c.; A. Brylawski.
vice president, Washington. D. c.; Alex
ander Wolf, secretary, Washington, d.
c.; Douglas Stuart, attorney, Alexandria.
An amendment has been granted by the
commission to the charter Of the Famous
Clothing Company, incorporated, this city
decreasing the par value Of the stock of
the concern from $1OO to $40 per share.
Aged Negroes Fright.
One Of the most startling scenes enact
ed in the police court in recent years
was put on without preparation this
morning when William Singleton, an
aged one-armed negro. was arraigned to
answer charge of being drunk on the
street. When Singleton was placed in the
dock he fell upon his knees and with
agonizing cries and subsequent supplica-
tions he exclaimed: Lord, have mercy
ence without the rail could not refrain
from levity, and after considerable diffl-
Guilty Singleton was hustled down to the
prisoners den, and he was afterward
sent back to Washington. in which city
he said he resided:
Other cases disposed Of were as fol-
lows: Frank Williamson. stealing a coat
from Claude Jackson. fined So: Henry
Richardson, colored, assaulting and beat
ing Arthur Majors. acquitted; Sidney
William LEVEL, colored, drunk and dis
orderly conduct, fined So: Harry Day,
cOlOred, threatening actions toward James
Huie. colored, acquitted; Robert Coleman,
colored, drunk on the street. acquitted.
Funeral Services.
The funeral OF Harry M. Nash, whose
death occurred Thursday last, took place
at 0:3O o'clock this morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. The services
were conducted by Rev. l.. F. Kelly, as
sistant pastor. and the burial was made
in st. Mary's cemetery. Members of Alva
Aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles Of which
the deceased was a member. attended the
funeral services.
Capt. Ferdinand G. Faulkner's funeral
will take place at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon from his home. 125 South Payne
street. The services will be conducted by
Rev. j. r. Sewer. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Members Of Andrew
Jackson Lodge of Masons and the Order
Of Railway Conductors will attend the
funeral. The former will have charge OF
the commitment services.
Brief Mention.
A meeting of the Alexandria county
board of supervisors was held this morn
ing at the Alexandria county courthouse.
A number of bills were audited and or
dered to be paid, and other business of a
| routine nature was disposed OF, after
which the meeting adjourned.
Henry Thompson, residing on Princess
street between Royal and Fairfax streets.
this morning reported to the police that
| three chickens were stolen from his yard
last night. The police are also investi-
eating the theft of q dress valued at $50.
stolen several days ago from the house
Of Jennie Myers. North Lee street.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual meeting of the alumni Of st.
Mary's Academy. which will be held at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at that In
stitution. At this meeting officers will be
chosen and other business of routine
nature disposed of.
A meeting of Perseverance Tent. No.
1898, Order of Rechabites. was held at
its hall last night. Mrs. Annie Few, dele
gate-elect from the local tent, will leave
Monday next for Philadelphia to attend
the annual meeting of that order, which
will convene Tuesday next.
A meeting of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows was held last night, when the
degree of the order was conferred upon
several candidates.