The Washington herald., 1911-04-19

Alexandria, Va, April 1S.-One Of the
largest funerals, in point of attendance,
ever seen in this city was that of George
w. Pettey, late chief of the fire depart
ment, which took place at o'clock this
afternoon from the residence of his
daughter, Mrs ]. c. Gill, lis South Lee
street The services were conducted by
Rev. P. Phillips. rector Of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church, and interment took
place in Bethel Cemetery During the
services a quartet sang Jesus, Lover of
Ny Soul and Lead Kindly Light Hun
dreds of people stood outside of the res
idence during the progress of the cere-
mony.
AS the funeral cortege proceeded up
Prince street to the cemetery: that thor
oughfare was banked on both sides with
people The funeral cortege was follow
ed by more than 200 firemen in uniform
from the several local fire companies, and
thirty-five firemen of the Washington
fire department, in command of Chief
Wagner.
The casket was placed on a reel of the
Reliance Company, drawn by about fifty
firemen. and behind it came the dead
chiefs horse and carriage, led by fire.
man. The carriage contained the chiefs
helmet, fire coat, and boots, and was
appropriately draped in mourning. The
casket on the reel was obscured from
view by flowers. many handsome trib
utes being sent by fire companies of the
city. AS the procession moved to the
cemetery the fire engine bells were tolled.
In addition to the fremen, members
of Orceola Tribe of Red Men. of which
the deceased was a member, attended
in a body. A squad of six policemen, in
command of Lieut.. Belts, was also in
the procession.
The following is a list of the honorary
palIbearers: Acting Mayor F. F. Mar
bury, City Treasurer Thomas w. Robin
son. George H. Robinson. DR.. Thomas S.
Gibson, DR.. Arthur Snowden, Albert
Aitcheson, Frank NJ. Hill, and w. A
Smoot, jr.
The active pallbearers were John Lead
beater. of the Columbus Company: WILL
lam H Bontz. of Reliance Company:
Frank C. Spinks, OF Relief Hook and
Ladder Company: r. E. Gronau. of the
Hydraulion Veterans Fire Association;
A. D Deeton and Francis F. Downham,
of Osceola Tribe of Red Men.
Announcement that the Southern Rail-
way Company will open general supply
store here and others all along the line
Va
chants of this city.
4 meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association was held tonight at the
rooms of the chamber of commerce. when
it was decided TO take the matter up
with the State Retail Merchants Asso-
citation.
The proposed stores Will be of the gen.
eral supply order. and the presumption
is that many railroad employees will
patronize them.
1t was pointed out to-day by J. T.
Preston, secretary of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. that railroad en-
ployes would be able to get credit at
such stores to the full amount of their
salary and that such stores could not
lcse any money by the transaction. Ow-
ing to their small loss, Mr.. Preston fur
ther explained, they could undersell the
retailers here, and added that they would
be an injury to the retailers here and
along the line of the railroad company
where such stores are established.
1t is said that the proposed supply
store for this city will be located in
Henry street. between Wilkes and Wolfe
streets.
While Rev. Oliver F. Gregory, D. D..
was delivering last night a lecture enti-
tied Queer wedding knots at the
Young Peoples Building of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South a couple
came in and said they were looking for
a Baptist minister. The couple was Miss
Annie NJ. Norris and Edward Lockwood,
both of Baltimore. Rev. w. F. Watson,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, left
the lecture room. and during its progress
made the couple man and wife in a
room directly within hearing distance
of the lecturer. Mr.. and Mrs. Lockwood
later returned to Baltimore.
William Dean. seventy-six years old,
is at the Alexandria Hospital with sew
eral broken ribs and probable internal in
juries as the result of a runaway acci-
dent yesterday evening at the overhead