Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-10
For Better Gas Lamps.

The lisht committee of the couseil IA.
vored improved gas lamps at these
points: Columbus and Queen stress.
northeast corner of Fairfax and Cameron
streets and northwest corner OF queen
and Royal streets. The reports were
adopted. \ petition for gaslights at wash
ington and Jefferson streets. Princess and
Cronoco streets and Duke and Strand
streets was referred to the light COM
nittee.
Councilman Brockett offered resolutions
for three additional electric lights On
North Henry street similar to those al
ready erected, in order that NORTH Henry
street be lighted to the entrance to the
Alexandria Glass Companys pant. ard
also resolutions for improved gas lamps
Queen and Patrick streets. All we're re-
ferred to the light committee.
A resolution appropriatinG 5000 TO
clean up the lanyard sewer and in
finance and street committee. as was
also resolution appropriating $500
to construct trap catchbasins to tan
yard sewer extending from Patrick to
Royal streets.
4 communication from Alexander
Suter. secretary Of the Rosemont De-
velopmsnt Company, asking that the
light committee of city council pre-
pare an ordinance having for it's OBJ
ject the extension of the city gas
joining Rosemont. which will shortly
be opened. was referred to the com
mittee on light and general laws.
Attacked by Negro.
When Harry Davies. jr.. living on Duke
street extended, was about to enter his
home at 10 o'clock last night he was
attracted by noise made by what he
believed to be an intruder. He went to
make an investigation, and as he did
so negro jumped out Of the rear win
day on the first floor and stood behind
gate. and. when Mr.. Davies approach
ed, struck him two blows over the head
with his fists. knocking him to the
ground. Before Mr.. Davies could re-
cover himself and give chase the negro
made OF toward the railroad tracks.
supposed. for robbery. Nothing, how
ever. was missing.
Miles B. Preston. former mayor OF
Hartford. Conn. and one of the most
suddenly this morning at the residence
Of his brother. j., r. Preston. 21S South
Royal street. where he was visiting
Mr.. Preston came to Alexandria "a lit
tie more than week ago following IA trip
with Maj. James Crawford Of Hartford.
He suffered a breakdown, and was also
attacked with grip. When he was over
taken by death 1t was believed that he
was conValeSc1ng.
FIe was sixty years old. and leaves
wife and one daughter. in addition to two
brothers. J. 7. Preston. secretary of the
chamber Of commerce OF this city. and
William c. Preston of Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. Preston, I'm addition TO being mayor
of Hartford for two consecutive terms.
served as sheiff at that place. At the
time OF his death he was president Of
the Bonner Preston Com pAny. incorpor-
ated. and the Preston Kenyon Com
pany. both of Hartford:
He was prominently identified with a
thirty-second degree Mason and past
grand chancellor of the knights of Pyth-
las. The body will be shipped either to-
night or tomorrow morning to Hartford
for burial. where the funeral services
will he held 1t will be accompanied by
his brother. J. T. Preston.
Meeting OF Kindergarten.
The annual meeting OF the Alexandria
| free kindergarten was held last night in
the Young Peoples building, when the
following directors were elected: Miss E.
{. Mcknight. Miss Mary Carln. Miss
Constance Boush, Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien
Mrs. John Leadbeater, Mrs. Lycurgus
Chler, Mrs. Clarence X. Keith. Miss Annie
Roberts. Miss Fanny Burke, Miss Lulu
Smoot and Miss Elizabeth Slaymaker. and
Messrs Worth Hulnsh. r. s. Jones, Maj
Green and A. J.. Jameson.
Miss Watkins. supervisor Of the Wash
inston kinderearten, gave a4spractical talk
| on The Training of the Imagination.
| An illustrated talk by sketches was given
| h. Mss Wall of Washington, and Miss
! Prince. also of Washington, gave an H.
| Illustrated talk on cutting and mounting
bota of which were very instructive
| kindergarten songs were sung by sixteen
Young women connected with the Wash
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