The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA.
Sale of Rixey Lands Is Gen.
f1rmed by Court.

Alexandria, Va, Oct Sin the Cor
poration Court this afternoon, Judge L.
C. Barley confirmed the. sale of lands
made by the special commissioners re-
Gently in the case Of T. ]. Fannon and
others against the defunct Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation, making
a total of S3s375, representing property
turned OVERLY c. Jones Rixey, head Of
the defunct concern, to that institution
Immediately following its collapse. The
money will go to the depositors of the
concern.
The sales confirmed follow: Bank
building at GordonsvilIe, to George
Wright for 1900; Belle Pare Farm to
Z. P. Duncan and J. o. FAINT for SO, 900;
fair grounds. to J. o. Fant for 5000;
Fox lot. consisting Of FIVE acres, to A.
H. Dudley for $500; a part of Taliaferro
farm, to ]. F. Finks for $500; house
and lot in Culpeper, to Lewis P. Nelson
for $2,ST5; sixteen acres of Taliaferro
farm. to Robert Y. and c. H. L. VIM
frey for 5000
All of the foregoing property is To-
Gated at Culpeper. with the exception
of the first named piece.
The property belonging to the defunct
concern remaining unsold are the bank
buildings at Remington aad Charlottes-
Vile, and several lots in Newport News.
]. K. NJ. Norton, one Of the receivers.
objected to the confirmation OF the
Belle Pare Farm" stating that he had
received a bona fde offer Of $4,000 for
the property prior to the auction and
he now has a standing offer that If the
property is again placed at auction ii
will be started with a bid Of 81, 900. At
torney Brent, representing the commits
sioners, and Capt. Grimsley, represent
ing Mr.. Duncan, objected TO an upset
bid being considered. which position was
sustained by Judge Barley.
The court fixed upon November Il next
a. the date for hearing arguments on
the exceptions of the commissioners to
the report Of John NJ. Johnson, special
commissioner. On the same date they
will also hear arguments on the excep-
tons to the report filed by the Second
National Bank of Culpeper.
Nine years in the penitentiary was the
sentence imposed on William Harris,
negro. charged with the murder Of
Mamie Martin, a negress. when he en-
tered a plea Of guilty Of murder in the
second degree in the Corporation Court
to-day. Harris slashed the woman with
q razor over the right arm August 13
last, infiicting fatal injuries.
Afterward the docket was called and
cases set for trial The case of ]. P.
Mahoney against the Southern. Railway
Company, October a The suit Of Robert
S Barrett against the Washington Coca
Cola Company WAS dismissed at cost 10
defendant.
The will of J. Frank Taylor was ad-
mitted to probate in the Corporation
Court to-day. The testator leaves his es-
tate TO his sister, RS. Annie E. Ham,
ilton, during her life. At her death he
directs that the estate revert to her chill
dren, James E and Pearl May Hamilton.
His sister, Mrs. Annie E. Hamilton quail
ified as eXecutriX.
A stag luncheon and smoker was given
tonight by NJ. D. Corse Camp. Sons of
Confederate Veterans. at Lee Camp Hall
and was largely attended. During the
evening several of those present made
by smoker H. Noel Garner comman-
der of the camp, presided.
l compliance with a request Of Gov.
Mann. "Firemen's Day" was observed in
the public schools here with fire drills.
The drills took place before noon. and
in short order the schools were emptied
showing that in case OF fire il would be
but a few minutts before the pupils
were safe outside.
?. Won de Westlaken. brewmaster of
the Robert Portner Brewing Company,
accompanied by his wife. will leave to-
morrow night for Chicago to attend the
convention of the Brew
ers' Association, which will convene in
I hat citv on Wednesday,
The work OF digging foundation for
the brick store building and fiat which
will be erected for the Sanders & Stay
man Company, Inc, on the north side
of King street. between Washington
and ST Aspah streets. was begun to-
day, the work of razing the old struc-
ture on the site being about completed.
largely attended meeting OF Mar
ley Encampment of Odd Fellows was
held tonight at which time the royal
purple degree was conferred on several
candidates.
Two horses attached to a big deliv-
cry wagon belonging to T. F. Bur-
roughs & Sons Company ran away in
South Royal street to-day and dumped
the wagon into a gully at the foot of
that thoroughfare. The horses escaped
injury, and the vehicle was but little
injured.
Sues Wife for Divorce.
Mrs. Mamie NJ. Clark was yesterday