Evening star., 1911-08-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
John Brissey Receivers Watch
He Dropped Into Sewer.
REV. ROSENBERGER QUITS
Resigns Methodist Church Pastorate
to Accept Call to Smithfield,
Ohio.
REV. ROSENBERGER QUITS
Special Correspondence Of The star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 81 1911.
While comparing the time with two
other men. as the old town clock struck
the hour of . this morning, John. Bris-
sey. carpenter, while standing at King
and Royal streets. dropped his gold time
piece. it rolling from the sidewalk into
ing.
BriSsey lost no time In reporting the
matter to City Engineer Dunn, while his
companions kept vigil over the sewer
trap.
Within a short time William E. Grady.
an employe of the street department, was
on the job with scoop dredge used for
removing the refuse from sewer traps,
and after probing for some minutes the
watch was recovered.
Other than being covered with black
mire. the timepiece was uninjured.
Rev. Silas w. Rosenberger, pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church. sur
priSed his congregation Yesterday morn
ing when he rendered his resignation, to
become effective at once. 1t was ac-
cepted by the board of governors. Rev.
Mr.. Rosenberger has accepted call to a
church in Smithfield. Ohio. which he will
take charge of about September "a.
Rev. Mr.. Rosenberger, accompanied by
his family. will leave this week for Bal
timore, where they will visit relatives,
and from thence will go to Muskingum.
Ohio. to attend a conference at that place.
which will be held September III. From
there he will go to Smithfield.
His formal resignation as pastor of the
local church was forwarded by mail this
morning, by Rev. Mr. Rosenberger. to the
president of the Maryland Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church. The
latter will temporarily fill the pulpit of
the local church until the next confer
ence, when il will be supplied
Free Methodists to Meet.
The annual meeting of tho congrega-
be held Thursday night, when church
officers and a delegate to the annual
conference will be chosen. The annual
n. v, September 10.
Rev. John Cavanaugh, pastor of the
local church for the past three years.
will attend the conference. He will be
transferred by the conference to some
other place. this being his third year
here. and under the church rules a
change is made every three years. Rev.
Mr.. Cavanaugh has served six years as
pastor of the local church. having
served in that capacity several years
ago.
The funeral of William Bryant was
held from st. PauI's r. +. Church yes
terday afternoon. the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. W. J. Morton. rector OF
Christ P. T.. Church. The body was tenn
porarily placed in the receiving vault in
Ivy Hill cemetery. The funeral was large
1y attended and the floral offerings We're
handsome and numerous
Funeral services for James III. Petit
were held at 800 o'clock yesterday after
noon at his late home, on South Lee
street. Rev. w. J. Morton, rector of Christ
p. T.. Church. officiating. Interment was
in Bethel cemetery.
4 valuable horse belonging to Lewis
Smith, which had it's leg fractured sew
eral days ago by being kicked by another
horse had to be killed yesterday, Police
man Garvey dispatching it with a shot
from his revolver.
Many AIexandrians yesterday attended
the camp meeting services being held at
Great Falls.
Charles w. Long, infant son Of Will
liam H. and Mary Long, died yesterday
at the home of his parents. 213 Queen
street. The funeral took place this after
noon
John Beckham, colored. was taken to
the hospital Saturday night by Policeman
Beach suffering from an ugly cut on the
head. Twelve stitches were taken by Lr.
Powell Beckham claims he was assault
ed. although the police are of the opinion
that his injuries were the result of fall
he sustained.