Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-26
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

Salem Lodge, No. %, Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows, met last night in Masonic
Hail. J. X. Dawson presided. After the
transaction Of routine business Of the order
two new members were initiated. They
were Mr.. John r. Thomas and Mr.. L. M.
Davis, both Of st. Elizabeth. The lodge will
meet again next Thursday night, on which
occasion there will be a visitation by the
Grand Lodge.
The Chess and Checker Club are arrang-
ing for series Of games for the winter sea-
son.
This morning the Anacostia and Potomac
River railway put on the line its Cay cars.
There were eight in all. These cars have
what Is called half platforms, a combina-
ton between full platform and the ordinary
step. The adoption of these cars will pre-
vent the congregation of passengers on the
platform, prevent illegitimate riding and
force the smokers to find accommodation
on the front platform, the door being locked
In the front. There have been numerous
complaints from ladies about the congrega-
ting OF men on the platform, and this will
break it up.
The town is now undergoing a sort of
fumigation. The druggists report extra
ordinary sales of vaccine points, sulphur
ard other disinfectants. Early I'm the day
DR.. James Watson, the physician to the
poor. received Instructions from DIR. Wood
ward to vaccfnate all persons free of charge
who were too poor to pay for It, About the
same time an order was being read to the
scholars in Van Buren, school that every one
Oh tnem should and must be vaccinated and
stating that DIR. Watson had been instruct
ed to do 3d. The result was at the close of
school hours that the doctors Office was be-
sieged by school children whose parents
were under the impression vaccination
would cost nothing. Ia this they were mis-
taken, as the doctor put an assessment on
all those who could afford 1t. Coming with
the Instructions from the health office the
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points. These were used up last night and
this morning he was awaiting a fresh sup
ply. The druggists have been selling points
TO Individual persons, who applied them
themselves. In many cases the druggists
performed the operation. Dr. Watson re-
ports the number of sick in the suburb as
onninisning, though there are few cases
or typhoid now on his list.
This morning Mr. John r. Mclean, who
resides on Monroe street, was taken sud-
denly Ill while, at work at st. Elizabeth
and was brought home in a carriage. Mr.
Mclean IS an elderly man, and while his
illness consisted only of a severe chill,
followed by a fever, 1t is thought he will
recover.
Mr.. William Moore is i'll, at his home on
Franklin street. with typhoid fever.
Mr. Harry Beers, who has been i'll, has
recovered.
Sergt Kirby and Officer Branson made a
raid on tramp rendezvous near Twining
City yesterday afternoon. The hang-out
was clearly of a German type, as the names
OF its occupants and the beer kegs denoted.
Fred Wolfrum was the name one of the
men wrote on the blotter at the station
house. He claimed to be a butcher Chas.
Miller, Thomas Kelly and VIM. Mansfield
were the other prisoners. They were all
charged with vagrancy.
There was a Juvenile assault on the rail-
road last night. Geo. Sutton, little twelve
year-old boy as a result, went to court
this morning as plaintiff against Herbert
Berry and Walter Dixon. Sutton presented
almost disfgured face, having been
kicked In the eye and bruises covered his
bode. His version of the case was that
refusing to give up small pocket knife,
which the other boys wanted, they knocked
him down and beat him, kicking him In
the face. When he reached his home on
The Berry boy and Walter Dixon were ar
rested by officer Farquahar, the former
prisoner denominating the assault as a
mere scrap.
Mr.. John Murphy of Jefferson and Pierce
streets reported to the police the disap-
pearance of a red COW belonging to him.
Justice Carroll Smith has written another
communication to the Commissioners COM
planning of Harrison street. He represents
that though the street sweepers responded
to the petition of the citizens they did their
work in a careless manner, leaving piles of
ii in the CUTTERS
Association tonight. An election of presi-
dent is the most important subject for
consideration. Several persons are up as
candidates. Mr.. Buckley the present presi-
dent, positively declines reelection, though
his friends almost insist that he I'LL the
Office another year. Others desire the cleo
ton of Mr.. William GUIDE.