Evening star., 1915-08-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Fairfax County Candidates
Striving Hard for Preferment.
Special Correspondence Of Tie Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 31-A cam
paign which has been in progress in
Fairfax county for many months past
for the various county Offices, and
also for the state legislature. will
end Tuesday when the voters of that
county will vote on the various candi-
dates up for office.
Considera BILE interest centers in the
fight for treasurer. The contest is six
cornered. The candidates are: George
K. Pickett, Claude Wiley, W. F. Hud-
dleson. John Garrett, " c. Davis and
Keith Parrish.
For the state Legislature, Walter T
Oliver. incumbent, is opposed by
Franklin Williams.
One supervisor is to be chosen from
each of the six magisterial districts
and two road commissioners from each
Of the six districts.
All of the supervisors and road COM
missioners have opposition. 1t is ex-
pected that a heavy vote will be polled
Tuesday.
The brick work on the new high
school building at Cameron and West
streets is practically completed. This
mings, and when completed will be one
of the most attractive in this section
Ample Fairgrounds surround the
building. The building will cost about
$4,000. The work is being done un-
der the direction of City Engineer f. c.
Dunn. 1t is expected that the structure
will be completed the latter part OF
October.
In the corporation court today Judge
Barley awarded decree of divorce on
4 80 f~:
tiff in the suit of Edward L. Santmyer
against Eva c. Santmyer. although a
stay of execution of sixty days was al
lowed in order that the wife may take
the case to the state court of appeals
before the order is entered. The COM
plainant was represented by Attor-
neys S. G. Brent and John G. Capers,
the latter of Washington. Attorneys
Leo z. Harlow and John Ridout. the
latter of Washington, appeared for the
wife. This suit was heard in open
court.
A meeting of wholesale merchants
will be held Monday night in the rooms
of the chamber of commerce to decide
whether the merchants will enter the
fight with the retailers against the
payment of omitted taxes to the state.
Notwithstanding the fact that citi-
Zens have until January 23 next in
which to comply with the law for
compulsory sewer tapping, consider
aDie "OTh Is III pTOSTeSS, HlauS per.
mits having been issued by the city en-
gineers office.
Ball Game Today.
The Braddock base ball team of
Washington at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon will line up against the
Cardinals on the grounds of the Card
inal club.
N S. GreenawaY,. clerk of the cor
poration court, and Misses Mary Car
lin, Martha Fulton and Nellie Payne,
who have been touring the west, at
tending the Panama-Pacific exposition,
returned today. Misses Constance
Boush and Collins Jones, who were in
the party, will not return until Sep
tember.
The pulpit at the First Baptist
Church tomorrow morning will be oc-
cupied by ]. c. McFadden. The even
ing services will be conducted by Rev.
w. H. Ramsay of Washington. Miss
Bernice A. Kelly of Richmond will sing
the offertory solo at the morning
service.
The first annual excursion of the
Alexandria Light Infantry to Marshall
Hall will be given Monday.
Alderman J. Marriott Hill is i'll at
his home on Prince street.
The Salvation Army held tag day
today to raise funds to purchase seats
for it's new headquarters on King
street near Lee.