Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Public School Buildings Given
General 0verhauling.
PLANS FOR THE REOPENING
Activity Of the Dog Catchers-Eed-
erick Ayers Injured by Gas
Explosion.
PLANS FOR THE RE0PENING
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July D. 1911.
The public school buildings Of this city
are being given q general overhauling
preparatory to reopening in September.
The repairs are of minor nature. al
though work Is being done at all the
schools in order that everything will be
in readiness for the reopening.
During the first week in September the
clerk Of the city school board will begin
issuing permits to children to attend the
schools, and the following week tho
schools will be reopened.
With the reopening Of the public schools
there will be several changes and innova-
tons. To begin with, Lee Public School
will at the opening Of the session be a
high school with W. A. Anderson Of Bris-
toll, Tenn. recently chosen principal in
charge. New teachers in Washington
Public School for boys will be w. III.
Cook Of the University of Virginia and
s. G. Blanton, Ashland, Va.
Steamer Trenton to Be Sold.
The packet steamer Trenton, belonging
Washington, which was recently libeled
In this city. will be sold at public auc-
ton July q next. in front Of the post Of
fee in this city, at noon. The time limit
for the owners of the boat to make ar
rangements for settling the claims pend
ing against the steamer expired yester-
day, and the steamer was accordingly ad-
vertised for sale at pubic auction. In &C
cordance with decision given recently
in the United States court for the eastern
district Of Virginia. in session in this
city.
Result Of War on Dogs.
Thirty-nine dogs captured by the dog
catcher up to the present time and
twenty-eight put to death by shooting
with the others redeemed by owners or
sold. such is the record Of the official
dog catcher in the past Ave days, after
rather strenuous campaign against
unlicensed CANNES. Report has been
II.aue 10 the ponce that frequently both
medals and collars have been stolen
from dogs.
Injured by Gas Explosion.
AS the result Of the explosion Of what
accumulated gas. Frederick Ayres was
seriously burned shortly after 10 o'clock
last night in a shed In the rear Of his
fathers store. George Ayres. 324 King
street. Mr.. Ayres entered the shed and
ignited a match. Almost Immediately a
sheet of fame enveloped him.
AS result his face, arms and neck
were badly burned, and his hair was
badly singed. His injuries were dressed
1. w. nft Tor yT~h M
was taken to his home on upper King
street.
Services at the Churches.
The fourth of series of union services
will be held tomorrow night at the Metho-
d st Protestant Church, at which time a
sermon will be preached by Rev. W. F..
Watson, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. Services at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South tomorrow will be
conducted by Rev. NJ. v. Tudor. Rev.
John w. Stag, D. D.. will preach at both
services at the Second Presbyterian
Church.
At the Methodist Protestant Church to-
morrow morning Rev. s. W. Roseberger.
pastor. will take for his subject THE
Shepherds Psalm
C. G. r chardson will conduct the serv-
ices at Grace p. E. Church. r. E. L. Ty-
Ter VIII lead the Christian nndeavor So
ciety at the Methodist Protestant Church
at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow night. He
will talk on Lessons From the Animals"
City Council to Meet.
City council will hold meeting Tues
day night, at which time, 1t is expected,
i, the board of fire wardens will come up
for election, and also two physicians to
the poor will be elected. Other business
that has in the meantime accumulated
will also be considered. Whether or not
the members OF council win decide to ad-
journ for the rena nder OF the summer is
probematlcal. Eight of the twelve pres
ent at the last meeting We're against ad-
journing, although it has heretofore been
a custom to take a summer recess.
Sales at Public Auction.
Auctioneer s. II. Lunt sold at public
auction yesterday several pieces of land
situated north of this city as follows:
Tract No. 1, to William A. Smoot for SOS;
tract No. 3. to DR.. S. B. Moore for $3.50;
tract No. 2, was withdrawn on a bid of
900.
j. K. NJ. Norton. special commissioner,
has sold to f. j. Fleming, and the latter
TO Hugh Strider, house and lot on the
south side of Princess street between
Fairfax and Royal streets, and lot on east
side Of Royal street between Queen and
Princess streets.
Brief Mention.
Owing to the protracted drought in this
section 1t is said the water supply In the
icI, oSt to- I'D