Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Funeral of Bernard Murphy,
ACc0tink ViaduCt Victim.
KILLED BY. 45-FOOT FALL
Christmas Celebration at St. Mary's
Academy Tomorrow-Death
of C. II. Bender.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 20. 1910.
Funeral services for Bernard Murphy,
a Southern railway track walker, who
was killed Sunday by falling distance of
forty-five feet from the Accotink viaduct,
near Springfield, Fairfax county, twelve
miles south of this city, were held this
afternoon at st. Mary's Catholic church.
Burial was in st. Marys cemetery.
The body was found at 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon at the base Of the big
viaduct by Robert Simpson. section fore
man. Murphy's neck had been broken
and his sRru crushed.
Fell in Avoiding Train.
Murphy left Burkes station shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock Sunday night, with the in
tention of walking to his home at Spring.
field, a distance of four miles. The pre-
sumption is he was caught on the viaduct
by a passing train and, trying to get out
of the way, fell. In his fall his body
came in contact with the big steel sup
ports of the yiaduct, causing instant
death.
Murphy was thirty-eight years old and
for several years had been employed
a track walker by the Southern Railway
Company. He was unmarried and lived
with his mother at Spring tield.
He was d brother of Martin Murphy.
roadmaster of the Southern Railway
Company, of this city.
Christmas Celebration.
ST. Mary's Academy will hold it's an
nual Christmas celebration at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum.
A musical and literary program will
be given as follows: Chorus, "Adeste
Fidelis." seniors; piano selection, Vir-
ginia Downey: violins, l.. Hill. S. We'll,
W. Bayne; trio. "Patria March," Cob
baerts, W. Bayne. K. Chilly and NJ.
Hill; Christmas cantata, juniors and
minims: piano. p. Corl and NJ Ed
wards; scene one, vocal duet, E. Perry.
G. Waggaman: piano, V. Downey: scene
two. trio. Anvil Chorus" Bssell. M.
Brock. ID. knight and III. Knight; piano
solo. J: Kirby: The Ballad of Sweet
Pea" M. Byrne; instrumental duet, Nj.
and P. Hellmuth: vocal trio. The Light
Is Come" (Elvey). X. Brill. E. Payne
kinson. c: Waggaman. Nj. Norris. A.
Suoyer; piano. V. Downey; piano duet
tNerdD. V. Downey and E. Brill; From
Far Country" X. Brill and ]: Kirby:
piano. r. Morgan; violin; bell drill,
Virginia Downey, Gertrude Speiden, Lii
liam Wilkinson, Della Phillips. Anna
Barley. Ollie Puryear; seniors. Christine
Fernival. Edna Becker. Sadie Boulien,
Edna Perry, Mildred Goods and Dorothy
Smith.
Stole Shoes From Before Shop.
John Wilson. alias sick Boy" COL
ored, in police court this morning, was
held for the action of the grand jury
on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes
valued at $2.25 from in front of the
store of Bernheimer & Co, 200 King
street. yesterday afternoon. The rea
son for holding him for court is that
this makes Wilson's third offense at
petit larceny. and therefore. under the
law. it becomes grand larceny.
Six months in Jail was the sentence
imposed in the case of Ike Edney,
colored. charged with stealisg a
dressed chicken from in front of the
store Of Henry Walters. northwest cor
ner Of Queen and Henry streets. Ed
ney was also charged with being dis
orderly on an electric train.
The Emerson Engine Company has pur-
chased from the Bryant Fertilizer Com
pany large tract of land on the river
front between Duke and Wolfe streets,
known as the old Pioneer Mills property.
The company will erect on the site a
modern plant.
Plans for the structure have already
been drawn. The work. 1t is expected, Will
be begun in the early spring
A deed of conveyance was placed on
record today in the office of the clerk
Of the corporation court
Death of C. n. Bender.
Charles H Bender, seventy years old.
died at IL o'clock last night at his home,
81 South Lee street, after lingering
illness.
He was a native of Germany. At the
time Of his death he was employed in the
quartermaster's department at Fort Myer.
in the capacity of carriage trimmer.
His trade was that of a harnessmaker.
He is survived by the following chill
dren: George K. Bender. Mrs. Helen Ac-
ton and Mrs. Sarah Cornell
The body of Rev. John X. Mason, rector
of ST. Andrews Episcopal Church, Louis
willie, Ky, who died Sunday. was brought
here this afternoon and buried in the
family lot in st. Paul's cemetery. Com
mirment services were conducted by Rev.
P. p. Phillips, rector of st. Pauls p. +.
Church. and Rev. w. J. Morton. rector
of Christ P E. Church.
The clergyman was well known here
He married Miss Claudia Norton, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. George H. Norton of
this city.
Besides his wife. one son. Dr. Hatley
N. Mason of Richmond, and three daugh-
tiers survive.
The remains of Mrs. Mary E. Dunning-
ton, widow of Capt Stephen Huntington,
who died Sunday at her home at Acco-
keek. Md, We're brought here this after
noon and buried. Services We're conduct
ed by Rev. w. F. Watson. pastor of the
First Baptist Church.
One daughter, Mrs. Lafayette Davis of
Accokeek, Md, survives Mrs. Dunning
ton.
Mount Vernon Fugitive Deer Slain.
Three deer which originally belonged