Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Ten Thousand Dollars Raised
for Ferry to Washington.
SERVICE BY DECEMBER !
Start Will Be Made With One Yes
sel-Jury Investigating Fisher
Case Takes Recess.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September so, 1910.
Bonds in the sum of $4,000 for the
proposed ferry which will be operated
between this city, Washington and the
Firth steel plant, the latter on the OPP
posite side of the river, have been sub
scribed for by merchants Of this city.
The proposition is being financed by a
committee named jointly by the Retail
Merchants Association and the cham
Der of commerce. The board OF direc-
tors of the chamber of commerce Will
hold a meeting at o'clock this att
ernoon to receive the report from the
committee and give the committee In
structions regarding the work OF Or
ganizing.
1t was stated this morning that the
ferry will be in operation not later
than December 1. For the present, it is
said, but one boat will be placed on
the river A second boat may be put
on later The work of organizing Will
begin at once and other details will be ar
ranged by the committee under whose
auspices the work was inaugurated.
Coroner Adjourns Inquest.
The coroner's jury which is investigat-
ing the case of the drowning OF Ernest
Fisher, colored. nineteen years DID, whose
body was found floating in the queen
street dock Wednesday afternoon, after
examining six witnesses last night, ad-
journed over until o'clock tomorrow
afternoon to hear more testimony. Inc
adjournment, was taken principally to
near the testimony OF Joseph Lee, col
vr.t3n ir COOK
board the tug Eugene, 1T deveioPlns al
the hearing that Lee would ne an I'M
portant witness.
Lee is a nonresident Of the city, ana
he was taken in custody this morning
by Policemen Rawlett and Carney be
cause of that fact. He will testify be-
fore the jury tomorrow afternoon.
Howard Washington, colored, testified
last night that Fisher was Ven ana
sober Sunday night, and he left him to go
on the tug at o'clock with Lee. wit
ness declared he had not seen Fisher
since, although he had an appointment
with him for later in the evening. 20
liceman j. c. Gill testified as to the fnd-
ing of the body Cornelius Myers, col
ored, saw Fisher on the wharf early
Sunday evening.
Elks Installing Furniture.
The work of installing furniture in the
new home Of Alexandria Lodge of Elks
was begun this morning. Carpets have
already been laid. The home will be
formally dedicated Monday next. 1t Is
expected that "a large gathering of MEM
bers of the order from Washington, An
napolis and other points will be IN at
tendance An interesting program mas
been prepared.
Michael Kennedy, fifty-one years old.
laborer, died last night at sol South
Washington street after a brief illness.
His wife and several children survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa f..
Kisendaffer, who died Yesterday at the
GEORGETOWN University Hospital, Wash
ington, will be held at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at her home in Del Ray.
Alexandria county. The deceased was
the widow Of II. c. Kisendaffer and was
forty-three years old. one son anu d
The funeral of John w. Thompson took
place yesterday afternoon from his home
at Brick Haven, Alexandra county. Rev.
H. NJ. Canter. pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, conducted the
services Burial was in Bethel cemetery.
The remains Of Mrs. Alice Louise Hunt
ington. who died in Washington. will be
brought here tomorrow morning and
buried in st. Paurs cemetery.
Eagles Visit in Washington.
A large delegation of members Of Alva
Aerie, No 81, Fraternal Order Of Eagles,
last night paid an official visit to WASH
ington Aerie, No. 125. An address on the
work being accomplished by the local
aerie was made by w. E. Jacobson, presi-
dent of the local aerie.
The final game for the championship of
the city will be played on the grounds on
North Alfred street tomorrow afternoon
between the Cardinals and the Alexan-
dria Athletic Association. Each side has
won one game and there was tie game,
but owing to the lateness Of the season 1t
was decided to make this the final game
and declare the winner the champion.
During the month the clerk Of the
corporation court issued forty-nine mar
riage licenses. Of which thirty were to
white and nineteen to colored people, The
clerk also recorded thirty-nine deeds.
A meeting of Potomac Lodge OF Odd
Fellows will be held at its hall at o'clock
this evening.