Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-16
ANACOSTIA.

PoLIcE NoTEs-John Thorn. sixty-fve-years
old was arrested yesterday by Officer W T.
Anderson, on the charge Of running an I'M
licensed bar since the LIST OF January az the old
national track. above ST. Elizabeth hospital
His case was continued in the Police Court
Lincoln Simms. colored. who was active IN the
general row at Hillsdale SATURDAY night. and
arrested for assault on complaint of Lily Mil
Ter, held on a second complaint OF assault
made by Emanuel Lee-The police force ON
tins side Of the river labor under consider
able disadvantage in being obliged 10 take all
prisoners TO the hfth-precInct station before q
patrol wagon can be secured. As their beats
extend TO the District boundary. the task OF
bringing offenders 60 justice is often a very
onefons one. The present appropriation pro-
Nioeo Tor hfth-precinct wagon. hut the hil
prohoited overhead wires and is thus tempo
rarlly imperative
HE NAME OF ANAoosrrA given to old Union
to"h -FOUR Years ago. is used in such A vague
manner ana so often confused with it's sur
rounding suburbs. which have names of their
own and are entirely distinct from IT, that A few
sorus OF explanation seem required Anacostia
oy the police census taken last summer bad /.
population OF ]. 529 white people and leO coll
oreu lhe latter are mostly domestics there
being but one colored family besides that ofthe
distinguished Mr.. Frederick DourleSs- in The
piAce. Inc population Is composed very largely
OF government employees and their DEPENDENTS
Hillsdale. a half mile beyond. is almost encln-
slNely colored settlement. there being NV tina
same census l.6l2 colored and 81 white resi-
dents. Garfield and Good Hope, two little set
Elements a mile and a half southeast. had 10
gether 2iO colored and l9 white Inhabitants
They have their own post-office. though Hills
dale Is served from Anacostia Hiram Pitts
white, resident of Anacostia. aged eighty
hve, employed in the Fifth Auditors Office.
works regularly and often walks over 20 the
Navy-lard cars. Hannah Bruce. colored. of
hhlsdale, Is now lol, she having record OF
her birth. John Badly. colored. IL 81. Rollev
fursell, white, Is s.. and his wife So and there
are several other octogenarians. besides one
case OF a colored woman. being the mother OF
over score of children, and still retaining her
health and gladness of heart
lMPRoyEMENrs.-The Episcopal parsonage
Just completed. on Maple street. viii be occu-
pied by Rev: W. q. Davenport and family after
the LIST OF June.-H. A. Griswold II grading
down the hill back OF his home. Mont View. and
opening up Chestnut and High streets. which
Will connect Maple and Valley streets Several
residences will be erected ON the heights which
command picturesque view of the capitol and
suburbs. DIR. A. NJ. Green is grading High
View avenue in his addition
\ NAY WEDDTNG.-Sixty guests were pres-
ent at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Lee.
shannon place. last evening. TO witness the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Minnie. TO
Mr.. A. Nj. Duckett. recently from MARYLAND
out now OF this place. Rev. Scott T. Hershey
OF the sixth Presbyterian church. was the cele-
Drant. The bride WAS very becomingly attired
IN blue SILK. with flowers and ornaments Fol-
lowing the ceremony a collation. was served.
Inc presents were numerous aud elegant. The
young people begin housekeeping here WASH
lngton furnished several OF the guests