The Washington herald., 1913-09-21
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
To HAVE High SCHOOL
Four Years Course viii Be Prescribed
by State Authoriies-0id Domin-
ion Commandery Elects Officers.
MR.. cARLIN OFFERS PRIZE

ferson District, that county The new
school will start with fifteen pupils The
course will be four years, as prescribed
by the State school authorities. At the
present time eight teachers are employed
in this building in teaching the various
grades.
Plans for a high school In the county
were adopted by the school trustees of
Jefferson district, that county, who have
organized with the election Of r A. Will
kinson as chairman and John H. Trimyer
as clerk.
Heretofore children in the county SEEK
ing a high school education were COM
pelled to go to schools other than those
in the county.
Parents of some of the children were
unable to bear the expenses incident to
such an education, which therefore had
to be eliminated by many. Now. how
ever there will be no excuse Tor children
of this district going elsewhere to obtain
a high school course.
In the opinion OF the school officials OF
this district of the county, other high
schools will follow in the adjoining dis
tricts.
A number of people charged with keep
ing unlicensed and unmuZZled dogs were
cited in the Police Court today. Where
the license had only been taken out in
the last day or so, they were fined $3.50
and others $ each. which included the
payment of their license tax. amount
ing to $40 Harry Baker, colored, who
was charged with having two dogs in
his possession, was fined SO
Others on when fines of s. each were
imposed follow: Joseph Bradley. Sadie
Bowen (cOlored). Alice Rogers Ccoloredl,
Ella Brown, William Hardbower. Ben
Ezrin Jack Beach (coloredD, and Ralph
Pierpont.
1t is the intention of the members Of
the police department to continue to
vigorously push the crusade against the
owners of all unlicensed dogs
Antonio Fiermonte, a fruit dealer.
charged with having received bicycles.
alleged to have been stolen in Wash
ington. through his attorney, Robinson
MonCuTe, today entered a plea of guilty
in the Police Court. and Justice Thomp-
son imposed the nominal fine of So to
which Jail sentence of thirty days was
added.
Detective w. o. Embrey. of Washing
ton, came over and identified four out Of
the five wheels recovered by the police.
The owners of three of the wheels are
Lieut.. w T Coulter, Of the Washington
Fire Department: w. l.. Bradley. 1888
F Street Northwest, and Robert Nevins,
COOS Street Northwest. all of Washing
ton. The fifth bicycle has not yet been
identified.
These officers have been elected by Old
Dominion Commandery. No. II, Knights
Templar: Chester a. Gwinn. eminent
commander; W. B. Davis. generaIissimo; {;
Claude W. Fletcher. captain-general:
Walter c. Davis. senior warden: w. II.
Charles Junior warden; Henry X. Field,
prelate; Edgar Warfield, sr., treasurer;
-. G. Uhler, recorder; DR.. c. B. OutcaIt,
s--adard bearer: c. P. Waller, jr., sword
bearer; Louis P. Roth, warden; p o.
Cockey. third guard; R. A. Zachary, sec
ond guard; Percy Z. Cliff. first guard.
and George w. Zachary, sentinel.
J. Johnston Green. grand sword bearer
of the Grand Commandery of Virginia
installed the officers, being assisted by
DIR. Charles T. Lindsey. in the capacity
of marshal.
The annual inspection of the COM
mandery will take place Friday evening
next at Armory Hall and will be made
by the grand inspector general Of the
State. Following the inspection, a ban
quet will be served at the Young Peo-
pies Building, and during the evening a
John. alias 'Nep," Penn. charged with
stealing rope from w. A. Smoot & Co.
was. in the Police Court today. held for
the action of the grand jury, this being
Penn's third offense at petit larceny.
Frank c. wilkins and John Gilmartin,
also arrested for the same offense, were
sentenced by Justice Thompson to serve
ninety days on the State convict road
force.
wilkins told the court he found the
rope at the Queen Street dock, thinking
it had been discarded. and got the others
to assist him in carrying il to a Junk
dealer, where it was sold in sections.
\ prize of s. in the green hunter class
at the Fairfax County Fair. which will
be held October 1-3 next has been Of
fered by Representative Charles c. Car
lin, this city. Work of making prepara-
tions for the big fair are now rapidly
nearing completion. II is expected that
a large number of people from this city
will attend the fair
In observance of their third anniver-
sary the members of Troop No. /, Boy
Scouts. this city. will hold a musical
and literary entertainment the evening
of October 10 On that occasion the
demonstration of their work.
Announcement is made that the fol-
lowing scouts have passed the second
class scout examination given by James
E. West, chief scout of New York;
Harry Howard, Lambert Bergman, Wal
ter Martin, William Curtin. and William
Wells.
w. H. Priest has purchased from
George H. Hinken a store building and
lot on the south side or Queen Street
between Patrick and Henry Streets.
The estate of Fannie Lewis has sold to
Lewis Smith house and lot 22S North
Payne Street.
The case of Willie Griffin. suspected of
stealing a watch, chain. and fob from
Harry Poss, has been dismissed. the case
being settled out of court. Griffin today
was released from custody.
The funeral of Mrs. Hill, wife of Alder
man ]. Marriott Hill, who died last night,
will be held at 10 o'clock Monday from
her home, 40 Prince Street. Services
will be conducted by the Rev. L. F. Kelly,
of st. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial
will be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
andria, has been improved by the board
of supervisors of Fairfax County. A new
flooring has been laid aud other improve
ments made, greatly Strengthening that
structure.