Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-28
GEORGETOWN,
KILLED BY THE KICK OF A HORSE.

KILLED By THE KICK OF HORSE.
The movement of an angry horse on last
Thursday reduced the family of Mr.. A. q.
Thomas Of No Fayette terrace by one. Six
year-old Willie was the victim, and the sad
accident happened on the farm of his uncle,
Mr.. Willard birch, near Arlington, Va, Mrs.
Thomas, the mother, went to New Jersey
week or more ago and left Willie in the care of
her brother, Mr.. Birch. Child-lke he took a
great fancy to the horses on the farm and
loved to feed them. On Thursday as usual
with approached SanSu of b,v the and hOTsss
about to give it to him when he noticed brier
in the bunch. As he started to draw back the
dried stuff in order to pluck out the thorny
piece the horse became angry and turning
dealt the little fellow with his hoof a severe
blow in the stomach. knocking him down He
was carried In the house by his uncle and DIR.
Ritchie summoned. but medical aid was of no
avail and on Friday morning he died from the
effects of injuries received. The parents are
almost heart broken over the loss of their boy
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the funeral will
take place from No. g.
DEATH OF BROTHER poHERrY.
No more will the well-known face of Brother
Thos. Doherty, buyer for the Georgetown Col
lege, be seen on the streets of town, as yester-
day morning after nearly a year illness he
died. For thirty-eight years Brother Doherty
has occupied the position Of buyer, having
been at the college since 1854 He came to this
country from Ireland, his birth place, and be-
came a member of the Society of Jesus in 1852
During his long residence here the dead brother
gained many friends, who sincerely regret his
death.
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Yesterday, near Fl Myer, there was q runa-
way accident which came near ending fatally.
A blackboard containing Messrs G. p Robinson
and Percival Crandall and Mrs. Watts, the
daughter OF Judge Graham Of Carlisle,
Penn, and drawn by a high spirited
animal stopped on the road near .
spring. The gentlemen got out to get
in the vehicle. Just as they started to return
the horse became frigl .tened and dashed down
the steep road at q mad pace. He had gone
but a short distance when the occupant was
thrown out and severely injured about the
head. Surgeon White at the fort was imme-
diately sent for, but il is said refused to come.
DIR. L. W. Richie of Georgetown, came, how
ever, as soon as he was notified of the accident
and medical aid was rendered, after which the
injured lady was brought to town in an ambu-
lance.
On October the California syndicate will
begin the erection of their electric power house
on the property purchased from the late Mr..
Laird. A dirt road has been made to the base
stone used in the building construction viii be
obtained there.
Fifty night-blooming cereus blossoms sx-
banded last night on the plant owned by Mr..
A. ]. Beall and many lovers of flowers admired
the beautiful sight and inhaled the fragrant
odor given of.
Twenty-nine pounds Of honey were stored
away in the summer house Of Mrs. Brown Of
3400 n street on last Friday morning and in the
afternoon, when she had occasion to 60 after il,
Mrs. Brown discovered that her yard was thick
with bees and nothing but twenty-nine smeary
combs remained of her honey.
At an early hour this morning as Willie De-
vine, the sixteen-year-olds son Of Mr. John De-
vine Of 3216 p street, was chopping kindling
wood his finger accidentally came beneath the
hatchets sharp edge and the third finger of his
left hand was cut of. DR.. A. b. Shekells
dressed the wound, which proved very painful.
People Taken Suddenly Sick.
W. b. Cant, . plasterer. fell in fit in Center
market Saturday and was attended by DR.. Al
kinson at the Emergency Hospital.
Kate Tolson, an aged colored woman en-
ployed 1t 12l6 9Th street, was stricken with
paralysis on Saturday and removed TO her home
ct 1125 Goat alley.
John Granger, while at work on the csbls
road ct l4th and 8 streets, vas taken sick Sat-
urday and removed to his home, ia II street
southwest
Minnie Wayne, colorsd, vas found sick in
&eok Creek road Saturday night and cent 70
Frsedmans Hospital