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POSITION PAYS $500

Alexandria. Va. Nov. Alt IL but four
days since the election took place. but In
that short time the scramble for once
from this city has assumed proportions
of no small magnitude. The coveted Job
10 the postmastership. The present Re-
publican incumbent has . fun year yet
to serve. but that has not deferred the
respective candidates from lining up for
the nomination. Tho position pays 3zsoo
year and b regarded a. one Of the
Congressional District.
The scrimmage has become 20 lively
already that the suggestion has been
| made to submit the choice Of candi-
date to the voice Of the people This sug-
gestion has but comparatively few sup
porters. however.
Nay Erect New school.
The special committee Of the city
school board at its meeting last night
discussed . proposition for financing the
| erection Of . public high school building
At an estimated cost Of $4,000. The plan
agreed upon Is to give longtime notes
which win be taken by one Of the local
banks This matter will be presented
to the Joint committee on finance and
schools Of the City Council very shortly.
City Council some time since purchased
q tract Of ground. consisting Of several
acres, located at the northwest corner of
Cameron and West Streets. AZ . site for
the building. The board has reorganized
for the year with the reelection Of DR..
W. NJ Smith as president and Harry D..
Kirk as clerk.
The terms Of the following four MEM
bers of the board have expired and they
will come up for reelection before City
Council at its meeting which will be held
Tuesday night next: Oscar Phillips. First
Ward: Moxley Irvan. Second Ward: DR..
W. M. Smith. Third Ward: Frank Myers,
Fourth Ward.
Funeral services for George G. Brent.
who died yesterday In Staunton, Va.
after short illness. were held here
this afternoon and conducted by Rev.
William S. Morton, rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church. Burial was made In
ST. Paurs Cemetery. Mr.. Brent was
fifty-two years old and a son OF the late
monwealth's Attorney Samuel G. Brent,
this city.
The sum Of 500 was yesterday paid to
TIE State Of Virginia through the State
Corporation Commission by the Mary
land-virginia Railway Company for the
increase OF its capital stock from $780,
600. 900 to $50.00O.0O0. An organization fee
of 81 500 was paid to the State when the
company was organized.
The Elks' Rest Association. incorpor-
ated, Of this city, with . capital stock
Of from 5000 to $4,000. has been granted
a charter by the state Corporation Com
mission. Oficers are: ]. NJ. Hopkins.
president: Arthur Parker. vice president:
g. g. johnson. secretary. and treasurer.
all Of this city.
The overflow Of water from the pub
lie drinking fountain. erected by the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
at Cameron and Royal Streets, has
caused complaint to be made to Mayor
r. A. Fisher. The matter will be ad-
tusted by City Engineer E. c. Dunn
shortly.
The fourth. sixth and fourteenth de-
grees Of the Scottish Rite Masonry were
conferred in full at a meeting Of WASH
ington Memorial Lodge Of Perfection No.
I, held at the Masonic Temple tonight.
The revival services which have been
in progress for the past two weeks at
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
by Rev. H. NJ. Canter. pastor. will be
continued.