Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-05
GEORGETOWN.
LADY BADLY BURNED.

On last Saturday Miss Lousia Heupel Of 1926
Prospect avenue was the victim Of very pain
full accident She was lighting one of those
large-oyened gasoline stoves, when the fame
suddenly darted backward and ignited the can
which holds the oil, causing the flames to
mount almost to the ceiling. she screamed for
assistance. but no one was near, and bravely
grabbing with her naked hands the flaming can
she dashed it through a window and into the
street A good deal of the burning fluid ran
down her arm and burned her terribly. The
flesh far the elbow was literally roasted
and turned dark brown color.
DIsoRDERLY IN CAR
Officer D. J. Coleman yesterday arrested a
colored woman named Bette Sane for miscon-
Quoting herself on one of the Tenleytown cleo
tric cars. The car was crowded when she got
on, and though there was not an inch of room
on the seat she attempted to wedge herself be-
tween Mr.. W. 5. Brown and another passenger
When Mr.. Brown demonstrated she became
abusive. and it is charged she struck him.
In the Police Court this morning the woman
denied the charge and her testimony cor
roborated by another witness. Judge Miller
dismissed the case.
THE CATsUP WAS SPOILED.
Georgetown has a Mr.. Bowser and he is
prominent merchant on SD street. From his
earliest childhood, it is said, he has been pas
tasted any that quite came up to his idea of
what catsup would taste like if il was properly
made. so he resolved TO make some after his own
recipe But on acquainting Mrs. Bowser with
his resolution, she put her foot coldly down
on II and refused him the use of his own stove.
This did not cool his determination though, for
he remembered there WAS in a rear room of his
Place Of business stove that would
suit his purpose exactly, and, under
the cover of darkness, he smuggled
Kettle teba
yesterday morning sun saw it seated comfort
ably over a hot fire. The tomatoes were pur-
chased from a neighboring produce dealer, and
by IL O'Clock were slowly assuming the ap-
pearanee of catsup. By II he thought it was
time to put in the various seasonings and Just
before he started for lunch the contents Of
three mysterious packages that were living
near was dumped IN the kettle. Hardly had
he gone when the odor of tomatoes became dis
tinct and strange, unpleasant, unrose-like
odor pervaded the entire neighborhood. In
stantly the clerks who were in the front room be-
gan to investigate. The nearerthey approached
that catsup the more perceptible became
the smell. and after three probable customers
had entered the store. shifted the air and de-
camped, there was hshed from the kettle
depths a good-sized piece of asafetida- Pretty
soon the merchant came back from dinner
smaeking his lips at the thought of the treat
yet to come. but he. too, hated at the door and
shifted When the matter explained to
him be vowed vengeance on a friend whom he
said had voluntarily assisted him, and changed
his package of spices for one containing asafCe-
hda- OF coarse the whole kettle Of catsup was
ruined, but the merchant still has faith in his
recipe.
Mr.. John Green, who for the past twenty
months has been at Niagara Falls. is paying a
Dumbarton avenue.
Payma-ter H. H. Daniels after nm eriovobla