The Washington herald., 1913-09-23
ALEXANDRIA HIGHWAY
NEARING COMPLETION
Spring May See Improved Connection
Made Between Washington
and Virginia City.
TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS


mond-to- Washington Highway. being
fostered by a corporation Of that name.
the object of which is the construction
OF highway between these two cities,
will be completed by early next spring it
is announced.
The Supervisors Of the district between
LortOn and Fairfax County and this city
h s in hand from State aid. county funds
and private contributions about $1,000
In Fairfax County the road from
Occoquan and beyond LortOn has been
improved by the United States reforma-
tory.
Work on the highway is now in pro-
gress in five counties through which II
will pass. \ part OF the work is being
done by convict labor.
Twenty per cent of the funds of the
association, under the provisions OF its
charter. are to be reserved for main
tenance of the road.
The Federal government subscribed a
total OF $4,000 and an additional allow
ance of $4,000 recently was made from
the fund for Federal aid in the improve
ment Of rural free delivery routes
Speakers of national prominence will
make addresses at the Fairfax County
Fair. which will be held October Ia
next, at Fairfax Court House. William
Jennings Bryan will deliver an address
October and DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
and Henry c. Stuart, Governor
Of Virginia. will deliver addresses
October =. and October ; Representa-
tive Charles c. Carlin and others also
will speak.
The funeral of Mrs. Roberta Crook
Hin, wife of Alderman ]. Marriott
Hill, took place at l o'clock today
from her late residence, 40 Prince
Street. Services were conducted by the
Rev. Father l. F. Kelly and the Rev.
Father NJ. Ahern. Interment was in
St Msry's Cemetery.
The funeral was attended by many
relatives and friends There was an
floral offerings.
The paIlbearers were Mayor Thomas
A. Fisher. Commonwealth Attorney
5. G. Brent. President of the Board
of Aldermen F. F. Marbury. Robert S.
Barrett. Charles Bendheim, and Walter
NJ. DOnnelly.
A report has been filed in the Circuit
Court for this city by Louis II. Duffey,
special commissioner in chancery, in the
case of W. A. Smoot & Co. Unc) against
the Emerson Engine Company. A total
of Sl7. .Sl313 is allowed, of which amount
81, 600 is on a trust. The remainder is to
Smoot & Co. and J. II. Johns-Manville
Company.
Albert Green. a colored youth, this aft
ernoon accidentally shot Ben Clark, col
ored, with a cat rifle. The ball struck
Clark's head. He was attended by DR..
A. B. Penn. His injuries are not serious
Green was released from custody.
Wilmer Banks, colored, this afternoon
stabbed a colored boy named Smith Mil
ler Miller was treated at the hospital
Banks was arrested
With the election Of these officers the
Alexandria Teachers Association has
been organized: Miss Kroes Ficklin, pres
Ident: Myron s. Fisher. vice president;
Miss Angela hewitt, secretary and treas
urer. This association is composed of
practically all of the white teachers in
the public schools. Meetings are held
every month.
Funeral services for Richard II. |
browns, who died in Washington. will be |
from the residence of his brother, w. T. |
browns. 5l4 South Fairfax Street.
John Crilly has sold to Squire W. Trip
lett a house and lot on the east side of |
Columbus Street between Cameron and |
Queen Streets, known as 2l5 North CO.
umbus Streets. A deed of conveyance |
was placed on record today in the Office |
of the clerk of the Corporation Court.
S. H. Sayre, Virginia grand regent OF
the Royal Arcanum, OF Hampton, Va,
will visit the two councils of that order
tomorrow night. All members Of the or
der are invited to attend. Mr.. Sayre will
make an address.
The Rev c. Kelly Hobbs, pastor Of the
Second Baptist Church, October l will /
assume the pastorate of a church in
Bedford County. The Rev. Mr.. Hobbs
-eached his farewell sermon as pastor
Of the local church last Sunday.
Six months on the state convict road
force was the sentence imposed by JUS
lice Thompson in the police court today
N the case of Willis Richards, colored,
charged with failing to support his wife
and family.
bIr. and Mrs J. Herbert McCuen and
-lss Mamie C. Martin, of Norfolk, Va,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
sen. of Del Ray.
The body OF Edward l.. Ashton, who
lied In Washington. was brought hereI
oday Interment was in Union Cen,etery !