Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
To Pave King Street From
City's Limits Westward.
PLANS JUST COMPLETED
Five Squares in the Proposed I'm
provement.
DUE TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
John w. Trabolet's Tragic Death at
Marshall Hall-Trainmen Or
ganize Lodge.
DUE TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
,necial tnrresnondence of The Star.

| about five squares will be done at once,
negotiations for the work having oeen
completed this morning through the ell
| forts of the chamber of commerce An
nouncement to the foregoing effect was
made this morning by j. T. preston, sec
| retary of the chamber of commerce. Ihe
! proposed Improvement will embrace dis
lance of five squares The contract pro-
vides for virtified brick and granite curb
| ing on either side and it will be done
under the supervision of Engineer Car
rett of Alexandria county. The work
will cost $4,000. OF this amount the WASH
| ington-Southern Railway Company sub
escribed 5000. the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Railway Company
s.. 900; Alexandria county board Of super
| visors 5000 and the abutting property
owners $500.
| September H. 1905, a movement for
| the work was inaugurated by. the cham-
| Der of commerce. Since that time the
matter has been agitated, and the cham:
| Der of commerce has been untiring in
| it's efforts to bring about the desired
results.
! All Of the foregoing parties agreed to
pay their pro rata for the work, and the
| last to be heard from was the Washing
| ton-Southern Railway Company, the spe-
| cial committee from the chamber of COM
! The work will be done according to the
| plans as outlined by City Engineer Dunn
| at conference held in September. 1905,
at which time railroad officials, city and
county officials and members of the
| chamber OF commerce were present.
Will Prove Great Benefit.
When this work is completed King
street will have been paved from the
river front westward to the Union passen-
| ger railway station, a distance of con-
| siderably more than a mile. The inn
provenient is regarded as much needed.
| and will add considerably to the appear
| ance of that thOrOughfare.
| 1t will prove a great beneht to per-
| sons who are compelled to go to the rail
way station in bad weather. as In wet
| wea Their the roadway proves a veritable
mud hole and vehicles going to and from
! that place also experience difficulty.
| The body Of John w. Trabolet, who died
yesterday afternoon at Marshall Hall,
| following conclusion of the brain, which
| was caused by dive into shallow water
| at that resort. was brought here this after
noon and prepared for burial. The re-
| mains will probably be buried here under
| the auspices of the Pressmen's Union,
| Washington. of which the deceased was
| a member. Trabolet went down to Mar
shall Hall yesterday morning in a steam
| launch accompanied by several Alexan-
drians. During the afternoon the men
| decided that they would go in bathing,
| Trabolet being the first to prepare him-
self Before his friends knew anything
| further he had dived headfOremost from
| the small pier where launches land In
about two feet of water. His head struck
| the rocks causing an ugly wound which
was followed by conclusion of the BRAIN
Frederick Schneider pulled Trabolet out
| of the water in unconscious condition
and he was taken to a nearby house,
where he expired twenty-five minutes af-
| terward
Accidental Death.
| A coroner's jury from Charles county,
Md, where the accident happened after
viewing the body and hearing the few
witnesses. returned a verdict of acct
| dental death and ascribed conclusion of
the brain as having been responsible for
| Trabolets death.
| The dead man was pressman by trade
and was forty years old and unmarried.
He was employed by Robert S. Barrett
| In the capacity OF pressman. The de-
| ceased was a native of Chillicothe, OHIO
| where his people are said to reside. Mr.
Barrett last night notified his relatives
by telegraph, but has not yet heard from
them. Trabolet roomed at TIE residence
| of Mrs Lena Marders, 3O4 King street.
| Miss Meryl Brager Goldsmith. daughter
| of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Goldsmith, and
Milton Stanley kronheim of Washington
were married yesterday afternoon at the
home of tho brides parents, 314 Prince
street. Tho ceremony was performed by
Rabbi Stern of Washington. Only the
| immediate relatives of the two families
represented were present
! The bride was given in marriage by
| her father. She was becomingly attired
| in a gown of raiSin broadcloth and her
| flowers consisted of a cOrsage bouquet
| of violets. She also wore a black Gains
| borough hat. The bride was attended by
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| sisters Of the groom, and the groom had
| for his best man Philip Kronheim. After
| the ceremony a wedding breakfast was
| served. after which the couple left for
| an extended bridal trip through the
north. Upon their return they will re-
| side at the Willard apartment house in
Washington.
Police Court Cases.
| In the police court this morning the
case OF Frank Wilkins, arrested on sus-
picion OF attempting to steal iron from
| the Southern Railway Company and also
on charge of interfering with an offii
Ger in the discharge of his duty was
continued until tomorrow.
| Other cases disposed of were as fol-
lows: George Jackson, colored. assault
| ing and beating Mary Jackson, colored.
fined $40: James Coleman. colored, drunk
and dsorderly. acquitted; Annie Free
man., colored. same offense acquitted;
Percy Lindsay, colored. same offense,
fined So: William Level, colored, same Of
| tense, fined So; Frank Fisher. drunk and
| disorderly, $3.50; Carrie Carroll, colored,
drunk and disorderly, sixty days in the
| workhouse; Richard Cash, colored, as
| saulting and beating Clare Cash. fined
So: Nora Green, colored, assaulting and
beating Alice Riddick. colored, acquitted:
Rolley Stamps. colored, drunk and dis
| orderly, fined $40
| The remains of Edward w. Dent who
died Saturday night last result of in
| juries sustained by fall from a freight
car at the Potomac railroad yards, were
shipped this morning to Brooke station.
Va The funeral services were held at
that place this afternoon.
! Lodge No. 49, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, was organized yesterday after
noon at Sarepta Hall by Deputy President
| H. A. Adams. The lodge starts out with
| a membership of fifty-seven and includes
in it's membership railroad men Of every
| capacity.
| Notes.
| The October term of the corporation
court will convene Monday next, Judge
l.. c. Barley presiding. 1t is expected
that at this term a number of important
cases will come up for consideration
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