Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-03
ANACOSTIA.

TIE MATTER or STREET IxPRovExrSrs.-
committee from Citizens association, No. 3,
consisting of President X. A. Linger. II. A.
Griswold. DR.. A. NJ. Green, Mr.. Charles Barker
and Mr.. Warden King. will meet the District
Commissioners by appointment at III O'Clock
Monday morning TO present TO them the needs
Of this part of the District but especially to urge
the immediate use of the appropriation nov
available for work on the village streets The
half improved portions Of Jefferson. Washing
ton and jackson streets are in an almost I'M
passable condition and the property owners
are very DESTROYS that the improvements be
completed before the winter season comes on.
The washouts and landslides resulting from the
unusual rainfall of the past two months will add
considerably to the cost Of the improvements.
day night in the station house, when the reports
of the several committees will be embodied in
q general Recommendation to the Commission
ers from the citizens of the eastern part Of the
District
Struck Ou.-in digging q well in the rear of
his home on Bridge street Mr.. John Appick
struck oil Thursday at depth Of only feet
and lie preparing to test il to determine
II the fluid is in paying quantities The
diggers who have been in the business many
years here have never found such q Flow
OF oil before, and Mr.. Appich is quite
hopeful of an underground fortune. Some
time ago DIR. A. NJ. Green discovered oil
IN considerable Quantities on his addition and
has raised capital to develop il. he will a,
any rate leave hole in the world
WEDDING BELIs-Mr. George Gray, nf Gray
Son. grocers, and Miss Kate Reagan. sister OF
Postmaster J. s. Reagan, and who until recently
has been his deputy, will be married in St
Theresa church, this village, next Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Rev. Thos. b. Hughes
performing the ceremony. Mr.. j. $. Reagan
and Miss Martha Rose will act as best man and
bridesmaid Immediately after the service Mr..
and Mrs. Gray will depart for Atlantic City to
spend their honeymoon, and upon their return
will begin housekeeping here
X. OF P.-Anacostia lodge, Knights of Pythias
will be instituted in Gray's hall by Grand
Chancellor Brokhagan, on Thursday evening
August Is. A large number of knights from
Washington will be present and will bring with
them a brass band and a full wardrobe of re-
gala to start the boys of in fine form. Thus
far thirty-fve charter members have been en-.
rolled. banquet will be provided and the fra
ternal occasion will be garnished with pie.
The DOUGLASS HALL RIor.-Policemen An
derson and Kirby Yesterday arrested Abe Lee
Henry Ford, and Charles Mckenzie, young col
ored men, on a charge of participating in the
riot near Douglass hall Thursday morning, and
Judge Miller fined them IS each in the Police
Court to-day.
MIscELLANEoUs.-Minne tribe, No. IA Imp
O.R.M., held a very interesting session II
Grays hall last night The warrior degree wal
conferred upon Mr.. Peter Stangier and a mu
slcal program was well executed.-The Epls
copal lawn party postponed one day on account
OF the weather, was held last evening OF
Bryans lawn. There was a very large attend
ance, and the Ladies' Guild realized hand
some sum.-Officer Kerby arrested Ignatiu
Gwinn for disorderly conduct yesterday
Henry Ford. one of the toughs in the melee a
Douglass hall Monday night, was arrested by
Officer Horton Of the fifth precinct yesterday
Abraham Lee and Chas Mckenzie, two
more participants in the same affray, wer,
gathered in by Officers w. T. Anderson ant
kerby.- The Anacostia building association
is now inclosing two handsome cottages OF
Avalon terrace.
PERsoNAL--Rev. E. Richardson of the NJ E
church is home from Glyndon.-Mr. j. c
Lee went to Falls Church, Va, on temperate,
work yesterday.-Miss Clara Grimes is on
two weeks visit to her people at Oxon Hill.-
Miss Bette Llnger and Mrs. Kirkland. after
week at Asbury Park are now in New York city
Miss Mary Hall has returned from a visit &
Baltimore.-W. w. Cordell is confined to hi
home with sickness.-Officer r. o. Prathel
of the police force taken suddenly ill yes
terday and is confined TO his home on GooS
Hope hill-Miss Maggie McWillams form
erly a resident Of this place and well know
here. died at her hcme in Washington Thurs
day and was buried to-day.