The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-28
BOND ISSUE WANTED
TO IMPROVE ROADS
Citizens Of Mount Vernon District viii
Ask Judge Thornton to
Call Election.
OUT.oF.T0WN CLERGY HEARD

Alexandria, Va, July ia COMMITTEES
of citizens Of Mount Vernon distri t,
Fairfax County, tomorrow morning will
present a petition to Judge ]. B. Il.
Thornton Of the circuit court for Fair
fax County requesting him to call an
election early this fall for the purpose
of giving the residents of that distric,
an opportunity Of voting on a bond issue
of $4,000 for the improvement Of roads
in that district
1t is proposed to improve more than
thirty miles Of roads II the bond issue
should go through.
This movement took form at q recent
meeting held at Sherwood Hall in Tire
interest of the Quebec to Miami highway.
Already more than 100 signatures have
been obtained to the petition.
Fire at 40 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed the two-story frame tenement
house at the southeast corner Of WASH
ington and Franklin Streets. occupied by
Emma Coles. The fire also partially
destroyed a small two-story brick house
adjoining. which was unoccupied. The
overturning of kerosene lamp was re-
sponsible for the fire.
Robert Hopkins and his wife, colored.
who live in a house near to the fire. and
who were threatened by it, were re-
| moved in an ambulance and taken to the
| Alexandria Hospital for treatment.
The pulpits at many of the churches
| today were occupied by nonresident
| clergymen, owing TO the fact that many
OF the preachers in the city are now
| away on their annual vacations. The Rev.
William N. Hartman, pastor of Campbell
Circuit, Virginia, filled the pulpit at the
morning services at the Methodist Prot
estant Church. The morning services at
Trinity NJ. E. Church were conducted by
the Rev. George Barber. Of WASHINGTON,
and the evening services at that church
were conducted by the Rev. Charles Boss.
also Of Washington. Services at the Free
Methodist Church were conducted by the
Rev. A. B. Scull. of Maryland.
The work OF paving the square In
Pitt Street, between King and Cameron
Streets. with vitrifed brick has just
been completed. and that square will
be opened shortly for traffic.
The body Of Miss Janette NJ Land
voigt. who died in Washington We'd
nesday, was brought here this after
noon and buried in Union Cemetery.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Patrick Murphy. of Washington.
Funeral services for Miss Mary B.
Fleming. former resident of this city.
who died in Washington. were held at
o'ciock this afternoon from Wheatley's
undertaking chapel. They were conduct
ed by the Rev. DR.. j. W. Duffey. pastor
OF the NJ. E. Church. South. Burial was
in Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. president of
the National Council OF Women, has re-
turned from an extensive trip abroad.
during which time she was a delegate
to the International Council of Women
at The Hague. Mrs. Barrett was a re-
cent guest Of Lady Aberdeen. president
of the International Council, at the vice
regal lodge. Dublin. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Kitty
Steel Barrett.
Capt. and Mrs. W. E Bullock will leave
tomorrow for Takoma. Wash.
Misses Pearl Schwarzmann and Rose
Peake. the latter OF Braddock Heights
Alexandria County, are at ST. Gearges
Island, where they will spend several
weeks,