Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Dredging Company EmpIoye
Loses Life in the River,
LAND FOR RIxEY DEBTS
Money for 272 Acres May Be
Turned Over to
Creditors.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va,
September 80, 1911
Carl Petit about nineteen years old.
an employe of the Columbia Sand Dredg-
ing and Gravel Company. was drowned
yesterday a short distance below Mar
shall Hall as result of the capsizing of
a small bateau.
Petit was endeavoring to raise the an
Choir of one of the sand dredges when he
lost his balance, it is said, resulting in
the capsizing of the boat. He made flu
tile efforts to swim. but went down be-
fore assistance could reach him. The
body has not yet been recovered. al
though it is being dragged for.
Petit lived in the southwestern section
of the city with an aunt. The deceased
was native of Accotink, Fairfax county,
Va.
property turned over by c. Jones Rixey,
head of the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation, have received an
offer OF $50 an acre on the tract of land
known as the Cleveland tract, consisting
Va
The commissioners will report the offer
to the court. and it is regarded as prob
able that the bid may be accepted and
confirmed by the court Practically all
OF the holdings turned over by Rixey
have already been disposed of. AS soon
as the commissioners of sale sell all of
the holdings and settle pending obliga-
tons. another dividend will, it is ex-
pected. be declared. Already the deposit
tors In that concern have received divi-
denc OF twenty per cent on deposits.
English Masonic Visitors.
A distinguished guest of Alexandria
Washington Lodge of Masons, who ar
rived here this afternoon, is Senior War
den Coles Of Constitutional Lodge of Bev-
erly, England. He will be here several
days. Mr.. Coles was accompanied by a
delegation Of members of the local lodge.
For many years past the most friendly
relations have existed between Constitu-
tional Lodge Of England, Liberty Lodge
or Beverly. Mass. and AleXandr a Wash
ington Lodge Of this city, greetings be-
ing exchanged annually between this tri-
angle of lodges.
The Hebrews of this city Will hold spe-
cial memorial services at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the Jewish cemetery.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Kronogold of Cincinnati.
Appropriate services in observance of
the feast of Yom Kippur will be held at
the synagogue at 30 O'Clock tomorrow
night.
In the police court today Bertha Will
liams. colored, was charged with the
the Griffin Furniture Company. The
woman had, it was testified, attempted
to sell the furniture, which originally
was sold to her for $3.50, to a second
hand dealer. She, however. denied this
and said she had been paying weekly on
the furniture.
The court told Bertha that she would
have to either pay the balance Or agree
to return the furniture. She agreed to
pay the balance and was released.
An Interesting hl1SinacS Of
Christian Endeavor Society of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church was held last
night at the home of Mrs F.oitZ. Twelve
new members were added to the society.
After the business had been disposed of
a social session was held and greatly en-
joyed
Funeral of George II. Harlow.
Funeral services for George Fl. Harlow.
who died Thursday night last at his
home. All Prince street, will be held at
10 o'clock Monday morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Services will
be conducted by Rev. II. j. Cutler. The
remains will be placed temporarily in
the vault in ST. Marys cemetery.
The burning Of an abandoned frame
shack on the west side of Fairfax street
between Princess and Oronoco streets
brought out the fire department at IL 30
to have been of incendary origin. One
of the horses of the Relief hook and lad
der company fell after leaving the engine
house, but escaped injury.
Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will take for his subject
at the morning services tomorrow Stone
Heaps" His subject at the night serv-
ices will be What of the Future?'
At a meeting of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows held at its hall last night the
n ia
didate and other business of a routine
nature disposed of.
Alton n. Wenk, four years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wenk, died this
morning at the Alexandria Hospital. The
body was taken to 81 South Columbus
street and prepared for burial.
The members of the Holy Name Society
of st. Mary's Catholic Church will at
tend holy communion at the Z o'clock
mass tomorrow morning. They will as
semble in the Lyceum Hall at 6:45 o'clock
and march to the church in body.