Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-08
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

Rev. James Bell of Georgetown preached
at Congress Heights Methodist Church last
night. There was large attendance.
Mr.. T. c. Wood Of Washington is visiting
Mr.. William III. Yoe in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lusby were the guests OF
Mr.. James Dyer of Bellevue yesterday.
Mrs. Ryan of Washington was the guest
yesterday Of the family of her brother. Mr..
Espey. In Anacostia.
Mr.. Silas Talbert of Oxen Hill was visit
ing yesterday his brother, Edmund Talbert.
at Benning.
E. w. Wood and the Misses Clagett Of
yesterday.
There was an accident to one Of the cars
Of the Anacostia and Potomac railway
Saturday which very near proved fatal.
As car No. 46 was passing along b street
between 9Th and eth streets one of the
large wagons belonging to a merchant Oil
that street pulled out from the sidewalk
Its driver was young colored boy, and the
tongue OF the wagon was long and terminal
ed In a sharp hook Regardless of the pass
ing car the driver started his horses and
the tongue OF the wagon pushed its way
INTO the side of the car. 1t penetrated the
outside wall, and. just as a lady passenger
rolled from her seat. entered the car and
stopped within few inches of another
passenger on the opposite side of the car.
Il.
Anderson Of ARacostia. and as soon as the
two vehicles had been disengaged he took
steps to secure the arrest of the wagon
driver for reckless driving. His name is
Phillip Johnson. Fortunately no one was
hurt. and Driver Cook of the car jumped
the track and went back 10 the stables.
The police have been relentless in their
Efforts to break UP cunning and gaming on
Sunday There were no offenders to be
found on the river yesterday, but there
were, nevertheless, two arrests made. There
Is a section In the law against gaming on
Sunday, which prohibits the carrying of
firearms on that day. Yesterday Joseph c.
Eller and James Hamilton, both of the city,
were passing through Anacostia en- route
70 friends In the county. where they ex-
pected 10 engage In q days sport. The
police quickly took them to the station, and
today they will answer to the charge in the
Police Court.
There was another row in Upper Hills
dale Saturday evening. Shadrack Delaney,
coiored. Is the father-in-law of a young
coiored man named Thomas Smallwood
The two have not been on the best of terms
Tor some time. and their estrangement
terminated Saturday evening in a fight
which resulted in the old man having his
race badly cut and a wound inflicted with
a stone over the left eye. 1t is alleged he
entered the house for his gun, which, when
nred. failed to respond. owing to a defective
cap Smallwood then went to the office of
George Armstrong. the former justice of
the peace, and endeavored to secure a war
rant for the old man, but falling returned
nome Meantime Delaney meeting the real
justice was given a warrant upon his state
ment OF the facts. and this morning Small
wood appeared in the Police Court to answer
TO charge of assault
A number of thefts are reported to have
taken place at new building being con-
structed on the Naylor road. The robberies
Were reported to the police by Thomas H.
Myers, the builder
The police are looking for Minnie Will
iams, fourteen-year-oli colored girl, re-
IA foil nE III
Garfield. to have left home about ten DAYS
ago. and believed to be residing in Hillsdaie
Inc republicans of Oxen Hill district will
meet this afternoon at O'Clock at Oxford
Hall. and organize for the coming cam
paisn- James HALEY is the protector of the
movement. Speakers will be present and
work outlined for that district.
There was an important meeting of the
Citizens Association of Anacostia Friday
night. Vice President Carroll w. Smith oc-
eupied the chair. a report was made by
the committee of one on the Harrison street
sewer The committeeman detailed the ex-
perience OF the health inspector in the
sewer. and reported that Inspector Beam
mont mad made strong and urgent report
on It's condition. The report was suppJe-
mented with the Recommendations that the
oid sewer running under the station house
be abandoned. and that A new sewer be con-
structed from Harrison and Fillmore streets
along harrison street, a distance of one
square, to Monroe street, where a connec-
ton should be made to carry the flow on
10 the river In lieu of this he recommend
eG mat the various street sewers Of Ana
costa run into one general and main sewer
with pipe running out into the river and
that at the river bank there be constructed
pumping station, with a cess pool. and
tnat twice day the contents of the pool
De pumped on. and thus be carried off by
the tide The election of president was de-
Ierred. and Vice President Carroll w.
smith succeeded himself. Herbert F. AL
len was chosen secretary, Mr. A. b. Frisbie
assistant secretary. and Mr.. j. Edwin Min,
NIX, treasurer. For the three additional
members of the executive committee to act
III Sonluhcuon with the officers of the as
ISOLATION, and the chairman of the various
committees, there was elected Mr. Julius
w. FOLSOM, j. r. Murphy and George o.