Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-02
ANACOSTIA.
REcHABIrE ELECTION,

RECHABlTE ELECTION.
Anacostia Tent. No. 1873. independent Order
o: Rechabites. met Tuesday night and elected
officers as follows: Chief ruler, James II. God
dard; deputy ruler, E. Lowe; shepherd, c. E.
Baden; leyite. George Webster: inside guard
+. Mcfarland; outside guard, j. W. Jackson;
chaplain. j. b. Allan; treasurer, j. B. Reed;
financial secretary, Arthur Tew; recording Sec
Rotary, Thos. W. Scott The retiring chief
ruler. Leon A. Milstead, now fills the chair Of
past chief ruler. Mr.. J. H. Goddard. ST., was
elected as delegate to the high tent, which meets
at Savannah. Ga, in August. j. B. Redd was
elected alternate. Under good Of the order
the hymn Nearer, My God. To Thee was
sung by Messrs. b. Bryan and j. T. Loveless.
stirring speech was made by Benoni Milstead,
corresponding secretary Of the tent.
SAD ACCIDENT.
A sad acciden. occurred yesterday. Joseph
c. Anderson Of Jefferson street procured a
piece OF lime on Monday for tine purpose of
making lime water to cure dyspepsia. Yester-
day one of his sons brought a piece of the
lime i'll the house to prevent its being wetted
by the rain, and Mrs. Anderson, in order to
preserve il, cast it into small stone Jar in the
bottom of which there was water. 1t was not
long in efferyescing. and the Anderson chill
dren, Fannie aged sixteen, Wilbur, aged four
teen, Ethel. aged twelve. and Stella aged six,
gathered around it. One of the elder girls
picked up the jar to remove it from the room
and a second or two later it exploded. Little
Stella was terribly hurt. The right eye, the
doctors saw, was burned out and the sight per-
haps destroyed in the left. She suffered long
cuts on the right and left sides of her face and
deep cash over the right eye. Drs Pyles and
Watson responded promptly, sewed up the
gashes and removed the lime from the eyes and
face of the injured child. The other children
we're hurt. though not seriously. Mrs. Ander-
son is grief stricken and the father, who was at
work in Washington when the accident oc-
currp1 IL teI Tho hear
by neighbors a considerable distance away.
QUIET WEDDING.
Mr.. William Fisher and Miss Belle Dodge
were quietly married at the home of the brides
parents last nigh. Rev. W. G. Davenport,
rector of the Episcopal Church, performed the
ceremony. Only relatives of tine contracting
parties we're present. The bride was attired in
white. The groom graduated last monthfrom
the National Law School. IN 1889 he syss cap
tain of company A, High School Cadets.
ANACosTIA's FOURTH OF JULY.
Preparations for celebrating the Fourth go
on, but the rocket, crackers and candles are
wearing wet blanket as one Of the results Of
the school trouble. Mr.. Phinney is an execu-
tive committee in himself and is working he
roically for success. The Anacostia Zouaves, a
juvenile organization, has promised to re-
organize and turn out on Saturday. Kit Carson
Drum Corps has volunteered to come over, and
tuefe VIII De several speeches from local OfdtOrs
THE SCHOOL CONTROVERSY.
Postmaster George F. Pyles had an inter-
view Tuesday with Superintendent Of Schools
Powell in reference to the Anacostia school
principalship. Mr.. Powell said the matter
would receive consideration at the next meet
ing of the board Of trustees
DIR. A. III. Wilmer, trustee OF county schools,
was not present at the board meeting Tuesday
night owing to the sickness of two members of
his family. A number of the friends Of Mr..
Petty congregated at Justice Armstrong; Office
last night, but owing to the inclement weather
tie meeting was postponed till tonight.
Both the opponents and friends of Mr.. Petty
are extremely active. Mr.. A. r. Thornett and
Mr.. Olaf Guerdron have also had interviews
with Superintendent Powell.
A MASONIC CELEBRATION.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, F. A. A. NJ, was to
have had a social fete last night, but foul
weather prevented. The executive committee.
consisting of James H. Dony, chairman. H. W.
Emo, Jno. E. Minnix. J. V. Conway and
Adolphus Guide, determined to change the fete
into Masonic Fourth of July celebration, to
be held during the afternoon and night at
Market place, about one-third of a mile distant
from where the original Anacostia celebration
will occur. An attempt will be made to unite
the two sets of celebrants.
NOTES.
Willard +. Morse, the SIX months-old-son OF
Lawyer John A. Morse. died Tuesday at the
home of his parents in Hillsdale and was buried
in Hillsdale Gene terry yesterday.
Cora b. Sandy, infant daughter Of John F.
Sandy CT Giesboro, died yesterday and the re-
mains were taken today by the steamer Taggart
to Lodge Landing, Va, for interment.
George Schwab leaves on Monday for Phila-
delphia.
l. Haas, assignee for B. Bayne 4 Bro has
taken possession of the old store. The Baynes'
indebtedness was 81 400.