Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-09
CONDENSED LOCALS,

The National Veteran club last evening
adopted resolutions appealing to President
seryance of the law preferring for the civil
service veterans of the late war.
At the regular meeting of the Anthropolog-
ical society last night Mr.. James P. Middleton,
of the bureau OF ethnology, was elected to
active membership.
The roof of Tillie Prices house. 1915 C street
northwest took fire last evening from a spark
from chimney. No. 2 engine company ex-
tinguished the flames before much damage
was done.
ABE" Williams, a colOred boy, residing ON
High street. Georgetown. while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue and 9th street was run over bv
the horse and carriage of Mrs. Mollie Butts
He was taken into the drug store. 90l Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and was found to be quite badly
hurt and was sent to his home in the police
patrol-wagon.
Horace McCracken, yesterday afternoon.
while carrying bag of potatoes at 4th and n
streets northwest. slipped and fell. fracturing
his right leg. He was taken to the Freedmans
hospital.
Mrs. Zaidee r. Smith. soprano of st. Mat
thews. has been re-engaged for the third wear
at an increasd of salary
The lunch to the depositors of the Columbia
National Bank yesterday was furnished by the
Woman's Exchange.
Mr.. Chas. X. Downing. who was a native of
Washington. died at his home in Hollidaysburg
Pa, Monday. He was register and recorder Of
Blair county. Pa.
Judge Montgomery has fled his opinion on
the motion fo- new trial in the case of VIM.
Woody. the colored boy convicted of larceny
from the person (snatching a pocket-book Of
Rebecca Hobbs), setting aside the verdict and
granting the motion.
The case of Jonah Adams and Allen Colbert
charged with stealing a demijohn OF sherry
wine from John keefe's store. as published in
Mondays STAR, finished in the Police
Court yesterday. and they were fined 80 each
The Raquet club has filed a certificate of in
corporation. 1t Is for social purposes, and the
oflcers are: Jas. l.. Chase, president. Jas Nj
Laekey. vice-president; Il. T.. O'Brien, secre-
tary; Edward Redfeld, treasurer, and ]. Ro-
lette Chase. financial secretary
Mr.. Chas. L. Foster sends SO to THE Sr,p
office for the night lodging house.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZES.-Mr Matthew
Cook. an old respected citizen of Washington
died yesterday afternoon at his residence No
504 II street northwest. Mr.. Cook was a native
OF Lancashire. England. born on February II.
1917, and when one year old was brought to
this country by his parents. The vessel was
SIX months IN crossing the ocean, and the
family came from Philadelphia by stage, the
journey taking two weeks. He learned the
business of carpenter and builder and his
father was one OF the first to settle at what was
known as English Hill. The deceased with
ms iamliy mad hved forty -seven years in the
house where he died He was married over
forty:eight years ago. and was looking forward
TO celebrating his golden wedding. His widow
and four children, all grown, survive him
and he leaves a host of friends with whom he
had worked on the capitol. the Treasury and
other public buildings, and in the congrega-
ton OF Wesley NJ. L. church. of which he had
been a member over forty years. The funeral
viii take place from his residence on Friday at
O'Clock.