The Washington herald., 1914-09-15
CHANGE MADE IN ROUTE
OF MT. VERNON ROAD
Action Of Engineers VIII Save Dis
tance Of Three-quarters of a Mile.
Bringing 1t Nearer Alexandra.
SIXTH DEATH FROM TYPHOID

Alexandria. Va, Sept. ia change,
saving q distance Of about three-quarters
Of q mile, has been made by the en-
Rfneers OF the United States once OF pub
lie roads In the original survey for the
construction OF the proposed Mount YER
non avenue boulevard. which will extend
from Arlington Cemetery to a point north
of this city.
The proposed change eliminates the de-
tour around what Is known as Luna
Park II is probable that the saving Of
this distance VIII result In the extension
Of the road toward this city. Members
Of the board Of supervisors Of Alexandra
County have signed the preliminary pa
pers for the road. and II is expected the
final contract will be signed by the super
visors the latter part Of this month. The
proposed boulevard viii cost $4,000
The sixth death from typhoid fever
IN the last two months was that OF T.
Boyd Leadbeater, twenty-one years old,
at the Alexandria Hospital at s o'clock
this evening. Mr.. Leadbeater had been
III about a month. He was curator at
Christ p. E. Church.
He was q son OF Mrs. Janet G. Lead
beater and the late Thomas Leadbeater.'
Besides his mother. a brother. William
c. Leadbeater. OF this city. apd sister,
Mrs. James Gibson, OF Norfolk, Va, sur
vive' him. The body was removed to his
mothers home. S29 North Washington
street Funeral arrangements have not
been made
With an increased attendance Of nine
ty-three pupils over the last scholastic
year, the public schools of the city re-
opened this morning. Several changes
have been made among the teachers
Miss Helen Blake, one Of the new teach
ers. has been assigned to teach the NTH
grade for boys in Washington School,
and Miss Flora Glasgow will teach the
second grade in that school Miss Mary
Bontz will teach Junior English in the
high school, and Miss Leila Beattie has
been transferred from the third to the
fourth grade. One first grade class and
two Of the fourth grade are quartered
In the Peabody Building.
In the Corporation Court today. Judge
L c. Barley presiding. a special grand
jury was ordered for October T.. This
jury will consider a number Of crimi-
nal cases now pending. In the Circuit
Court, in the. suit OF E. L. Sinclair
against Milton S. Fairfax, trading as
Fairfax & Co.. Judgment Z or defendant
was entered. Special bills Of exception
were filed and the case will be taken to
the State Court of Appeals.
The suit Of Mrs B. F. Iden. Jr.. against
the washington-Southern Railway Com
pany. was dismissed.
The Circuit Court presided over, by
Judge ]. B. T. Thornton. adjourned un-
Gil September IS
A special meeting Of the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum will be held at its hall
tomorrow night.
Robert Taylor has purchased tract
of five acres OF land situated in this city
and also in the county. The sale was
made by Graham & Ogden, real estate
dealers. for the estate Of John W. Green.
William Bergman. twelve years old,
fell from a lumber pile on the river
front yesterday and dislocated his left
elbow He was taken TO the Alexandria
Hospital and treated BY Or. Walter "A.
warfield.
Ground was broken today for the erec-
ton OF a residence for Frederick Penn.
in Washington street. between Oronoco
and Pendleton streets.