Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
ANACOSTIA.

FATALLY INJURED BY A RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Saturday Afternoon as Mr.. Ed. PAYNE was driv-
ing Mr.. Jas. Z. Halley's team of colts 10 the
country with farm wagon and hay frame the
horses became frightened ,opposite ST. Eliza
beth grounds the wagon was overturned and
Mr.. Payne had his collar bone and shoulder dis
located. and received internal injuries causing
severe hemorrhages from the lungs. He has
suffered intensely from the injury and is very
low this morning. there being little hope of his
recovery entertained by the attending physi-
clan, DIR. Parker. The accident was caused by
some quarreling dogs that ran nnder the horses.
but owing TO Mr.. Paynes low condition the de-
tails are not known. The injured man is an in
dustrlous, Woodworking citizen, and has a
family OF several small children.
NoTEs.-Rev. Geo. W. Mccullough Of CAV
street Baptist church, Georgetown, occupied
the Baptist pulpit yesterday morning, exchang-
ing with the pastor, Rev. Geo. Bowman
MIR. Dominick Tealdi, aged seventy-two. who
lives with the family of Mr.. ]. w. BARLEY on
Monroe street, was severely hurt few DAYS
since by falling from the porch with a stroke
OF paralysis.-A COW belonging to F. Hartigan
was killed by the cars in the village Satur-
day.-Dr. r. A. Pyles and wife will be home
from their wedding tour Wednesday.-Theen en-
tertainment at Odd Fellows hall on Sth street,
tonight is for the benefit of the canal and Ana
costa flood sufferers.-John Cluts. of Swal-
low hill, was thrown from his horse near St.
Elizabeth Saturday and was seriously hurt
Bert Halieck left for Elmira, n. Y, to-day to
spend the summer.-Prof. b. E. Messer and
family are preparing to depart for a summer
visit to Minneapolis and Duluth. Mimi.
Four Houses Burned at Laurel, Md.
A furious fire at Laurel, Nd, on Saturday
about noon RACED four buildings to the ground
within two hours and caused damage of IS, 7OO
The confagration started in a back room above
the store of Clarence Bond, a son of ex-Mayor
A Ra,,l L,.l I,,..x
of wood, two stories in height. The lower
floor was used as a general store, and above 1t
were rented rooms. The whole building was
sheet of flames in a brief time and the citizens
who had gathered turned their attention 10
saving the furniture in the adjoining houses.
Separated from the store by an S-foot alley was
a two-storied double house. The western half
was owned by Mr.. Clarence Bond and occupied
by Mr.. Reuben Whitney and family. They had
been absent on a visit to relatives In Howard
county for four weeks. The eastern half was
owned by Mr.. James Curley, the recently APP
pointed postmaster of Laurel, whose commits
sion has been withheld. A small one-story
tailor shop adjoining the double house was
also owned and occupied by Mr.. Curley. 1t
was torn down with the assistance OF hook
and-ladder company. Mr.. Thomas L. Fairalrs
carriage-house west of Bonds store, was
burned to the ground. The building in which
the store was located was valued at 81, 200. 1t
was entirely destroyed as was also the stock,
valued at Ell 100, and furniture IN the upper
rooms thought to have been worth 800. The
building was insured for 81 900 in the Phenix
company and the stock was insured for $500.
Mr. Bonds part of the double house. which was
valued at 81, 200, was also insured. Mr.. Curley's
house was valued at $50 and his shop at $500.
He also lost furniture valued at $500. His total
insurance is q, 76O, placed in the Montgomery
Mutual company, of Sandy Springs.
The new cathedral of SITS. Peter and Paul,
the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese Of
Providence, was consecrated yesterday. Hun
dreds of priests were present
At Trenton, n. j., Right Rev. Bishop O'Far-
rell yesterday dedicated the new Catholp
Church of the Sacred Heart in the presence o.
q large congregation and many clergymen-
The liquor dealers Of South Dakota have per-
fected an active organization to operate against
the adoption of the prohibition clause Of the
Sioux Falls constitution at the October cleo
ton.