The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Census of the Public Schools
Will Be Retaken.

Alexandria, Va, Oct. 14-The public
school census Of this city will be retaken.
according to upconfrmed reports received
In this city. The matter Of having the
census retaken was only a short time
ago submitted to the State board of cd
Ucation by a committee from the cham
Der of commerce and Superintendent Of
Schools W. H. Sweeney. The board of
education left the matter in the hands
OF Supt. EgElcs and Attorney General
Williams. Their report, according to
intelligence received here, will favor re-
taking the school census.
The school census, which was taken
in Alexandria several months ago.
showed a failing off in the past five
years. while the population showed an
increase. II the present school census
should stand thiA city would lose $4,000
fostering the new census are of the opin-
ION that If the census is retaken it will
show an increase instead of a decrease
over the past five years.
The State Court of Appeals of Virginia
has granted a writ of error in the case
of the Washington Virginia Railway Com
pany against Beulah BOuknight, who
was given $500 damages for personal in
iuries received as the result of the de-
railment of a car of the company in Alex
andria County. Technical objections 10
the declaration are noted in the appeal.
Old Dominion Commandery. knights
TempIars, will at its drill Tuesday night.
complete plans for participating in the
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Scottish Rite Temple. in Washington. on
Wednesday next. Members of Alexan-
dria- Washington and Andrew jackson
lodges Of Masons have also accepted in
vitaitons 10 participate
4 decree directing the sale of certain
property in Newport News was entered in
the Corporation Court to-day in the case
Of Charles Lyman and others against the
International Building and Loan Asso-
citation. OF Washington, in chanCery.
In the same court. in the case OF r. II.
Rocker against the Southern Railway
Company. arguments on the demurrer
wcr" heard. after which the court took
the case under adviSnmcnt. The plaintiff
WAS represented by Attorneys 5. g.
Brent and Howard w. Smith. and the
defendant company by Attorney +. i.
Smith.
In the appeal case from a magistrates
court. Of the Gable Piano Company
against r. NJ. K-owu, the jury gave
verdict for 81.
Badges will be distributed tomorrow
to the members Of the Holy Name So
cety who intend to participate in the pa
radc which will take place in Baltimore
Monday next in honor Of Cardinal Glib
hons Messrs. William Desmond and
James Z. Martin will sbe at the Young
Mems Sudality LyCeum Hall all day to-
morrow for the purpose Of distributing
the badges and also giving any infor-
nation desired about the trip. 1t is eX-
prcteI that a large delegation Of mem
bers pf the local branch will attend
Delegates from 4. f Lee Camp. Con-
f-deratc Veterans. will leave Monday
nigh, for Newport News. Va, to attend
the annual Sta.e enCampment of Con-
federato Veterans which will convene
TUESDAY next The delegates are J. r.
Zimmerman. Booker c. Hall, J. ..
Spicer. Jesse Murray. and George Wise
Adjt Edgar WarieId. ST. Of th- local
camp. who will also attend the conven-
ton left tonight for Newport News.
branch VI the Anti-Tuberculosis Society
have arranged for what has been desig-
mated as a Linen shower" which will he
given Thursday next at Lee Camp Hall
from ? to . o'clock. In addition, tea
will also be served. Proceeds will be for
maintaining a visiting nurse here.
\ number Of valuable old coins We're
uncarthed by workmen to-day who Were
engaged il eXcavat.ng for the erection
of a building in the north side Of King
street. between Washington and st
Asaph streets. Among them We're seV-
eral old Rom1n and Spanish coins, to-
gethcr with a United States penny dated
1901 the coins are highly priced by the
owners.
Ten modern brick hovscs will be erect
ed by the Alexandria Construction Cor
poration. which vas just chartered by
the State CORPORATION commission. The
houses will he placed on eleven building
lots purchased Ly the COmpanv from
Harry Aitchcson and +. Nick. Baidw in,
at WASHINGTON and Wythe streets.
Charles Dewey, about forty years old,
died last night at his home, Fairfax
County. about two anC one-h2lf miles
south or TINS CItN. RESIDES MS VIE, ne
is survived by a daughter.
]. W. Hammond superintendent Of the
Mutual Ice Company. was badly bruised
yesterday afternoon as result o. "a fall
at the plant of the company Mr Ham
mOnl was cndcavoriuG 10 get out Of the
way Of a fractious horse when he fell
R. c. L. Mon~ur". candidate for Com
attorney OF Alexandra /
County, will address the voters Of that
,ounty at 7:30 O-lo-k Monday night on
the courthouse green.
James II. Rollins has purchased from
Frederick Schuler and others a house and ,
lot on the north side of King street, /
between Peyton street and the corpor- /
alton line.
In the Police Court to-day the cases !
against three w,.ite boys charged with /,
disorderIy and Improper conduct in con- !
nection with the impersonnting of 4 po- /,
licenLn and also assault was Continued /