The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Washington Messenger Boys
Fined 81 Each.

the speed law in the city, the police to-day
had two young men arraigned to answer
! this charge, and Justice Cation fined
them so each. Five Washington mes
senger boys also got in bad when they
came over to Alexandria at 4:3o o'clock
this morning and failed to have the lights
| burning on their wheels. For this the
! lads were fined 81 each. The young men
charged with exceeding the speed limit
with motorcycles were Raymond Deav-
| ers and Ashby Reardon. According to the
| testimony of Policeman Bell. beavers
! Travelled over one square in seven seconds
and on another square he took ten Sec
onds.
Policemen Roland and Kerns timed
Reardon while he was riding his motor
cycle in South Washington street, and
according to their testimony the accused
Travelled over one square in ten seconds
! and on another he consumed eighteen
! seconds.
! The Washington messenger boys gave
their names as r. H. Coggan, A. Halsop'
George S. Cochran, Joseph Travers, and
! George Ration. The lads had no money
and we're in a quandary after the imposi-
tion of the fine. Finally two Of the lads
| suggested that they be released and
| promised they would return and bring
| the fine for all hands. Sure enough, the
boys returned at 1:3O o'clock and paid
the required fines and all were released.
The annual apportionment of State
funds for public school education just
announced by the State auditor OF public
accounts shows that this city has a total
school population Of :, 2,9S5, and the amount
1t Will receive from the State WILL there
fore, be S5.6l1.SO. The school population
OF Alexandria County is nearly as much
as the city's, being given at 2.9O4, and
its amount from the State will be IS. 1882.
This city will only receive Sl42.2S in State
funds for school purposes more than
Alexandria County. One-half of the
amounts appOrtioned are payable No
vember TO- and the other half February
l. 1872
The foregoing appointments are based
on the new school census, 1t being taken
every five years. This city shows a de-
crease in school population. resulting in
Alexandria losing approximately $500
annually
Members of the chamber of commerce.
believing that the city has a larger school
population than that given by the last
school census, appealed to the State
board OF education for a recount. Fol-
lowing the appeal, the matter was sub
mitted by the board to the State super
intendent Of public instruction and the
attorney general with power to act No
report has as yet been made by them.
Some time ago there was an unconfirm-
ed report that the request of the cham
Der of commerce would be granted. This
however, remains to be seen. In the
event the present census holds good.
Alexandria in the next five years will
lose approximately $4,000 in State funds
for school purposes.
Services in observance OF the Feast Of
All Souls will be held at St Mary's
Catholic Church tomorrow with the ceIe-
bration of masses at $50 and $50 o'clock
The latter mass will be a high mass.
and will be followed by benediction of
the blessed sacrament The services held
to-day in observance OF the Feast of All
Saints were largely attended.
Alexander J. Wedderburn, candidate
for the State senate from the Fourteenth
senatorial district, announces that he will
deliver an address on the issues OF the
campaign at Herndon, Fairfax County,
next Friday. Mr.. Wedderburn also said
to-day that he had written a letter TO
State Senator R. Ewell Thornton, in
which he invites him to be present at
the meeting Friday night, and he says
he will allow him half of the time in
joint debate.
Joseph Pettitt eighty-two years old, |
died this morning at his home, 93S North
Columbus street. The deceased was a |
native Of Fairfax County and a farmer
by occupation. One son, David Pettitt |
survives. His funeral will take place at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his |
home. |
Forty-two marriage licenses, of which |
thIrty-one were white and eleven colored, |
were issued during the month of October |
by the clerk of te Corporation Court. |
He also recorded forty-four deeds during |
the month. |
The dancing club of Alexandria Lodge |
of Elks tonight gave its second dance |
of the season at the Elks' Home. The |
dance was largely attended, among those
present being several from out Of the
city. /
The woman's Auxiliary of. r. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will hold
a meeting. at 7:3o o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon att Lee Camp Hail.
Fire in a chimney at the residence of
Mrs. SpiIlman, 429 South Lee streetp
brought out the entire fire department |
at $40 O'Clock this afternoon. The
fire was extinguished with chemical ex-
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Consolidated Scales Com |
pany, held to-day at the office Of R. |
d. Brumback, all of the old officers were |
reelected for the year.
The dredging machine Canton, of Bal
timore, engaged In deepening the har-
Dor here, was out OF commission to- |
day for repairs. but 1t Is expected |
It win again be placed In service to-
morrow,