Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Rector of St. Adams Has Resigned His
Charge
Some Features of the Ahnir-Othel
Local Notes Of Interest From
Across the Bridge.

Rev. Nelson Falls, for many years rec
tor of ST. Adams Episcopal Church, above
Georgetown on the Tenleytown road, has
severed his connection with the church.
Some misunde rstanding with members of
his parish. 1t IS said, led to MI, Falls resig-
nation. The difficulties have been recently
under investigation. as a Star'reporter was
informed, by Rev. DIR. Addison of Trinity
parish.
st. Adams is small but self sustaining
church. It is situated above the Massachu-
sets avenue extensions opposite Woodley
Inn. Mr.. Falls lives In the parsonage ad-
jacent thereto. He is in government office,
his church duties not requiring his exclusive
attention.
Seriously injured.
While being driven down the TenIeytown
road yesterday afternoon at o'clock a
horse belonging to E. E. Inlay ran away,
detaching the shafts from the axle of The
wagon and throwing the driver, Benz
Greene (colored, out on the granite block
pavement near the Tenleytown electric
power house. The singletree remained
hanging to the traces on the horse and kept
up the fright by striking him repeat edly in
his wild run and creating a great noise. The
horse was not caught until he had ex-
hausted himself down in Georgetown.
Greene, the driver, who Is seventy years
old, was seriously injured. HIS contact
with the stone roadway was forcible. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital
Greene lives at 1923 18th street.
Novel Entertainment.
There was a literary and gastronomic en-
tertainment last night at the Gay Street
Baptist Church, attended with novel fea-
lures. one of them making the price of ad-
mission as many pennies as the applicant
was old in years. Little silken perfumed
begs had previously been sent all members
of the church and into these were dropped
the admission cents, the whole being left
at the entrance door, The affair was yery
Successful. OF course no one was allowed
to count at once the pennies brought in by
the ladies. The little bags were shuffled
until they lost their identity.
Electric Plant.
The new machinery for the combined
Electric Light and Power and Georgetown
and Tenleysown Railroad Company
plants, to be placed in position In the Dent
foundry buildings on Water street, from
which place both plants are hereafter to be
operated, is expected very shortly.
The Georgetown and Tenleytown COM
panys present station will be abandoned
entirely as power house and kept only
as repository for cars
Inc extension Of the plants, male neces-
sary through the adoption of the new power
site, will be effected through the conduit
system.
Notes. r'
Mr.. Henry Kergla is up and about again
after very severe Illness
ulysses Walters was taken in yesterday
charged with cruel treatment to animals.
Pauline Lalouette has sold to Theo. O..
EbauSh the west one-half of lot 49,, in
Beatty and Hawkins addition to George
town. square 1874. This is the west half
OF the lot adjoining Curtis School building
In the line of the Potomac avenue extern
sion.
The chldrens fancy ball at Linthicum
on Thanksgiving night, for the benefit of
the Chldren's Hospital, was very pleas
Ing success. 1t was given under the aus
pices of the Virginia Memorial Chapter of
ST. Mary'S Guild.
The fund being raised for the restora-
ton of the Colonial Church, in Prince
Georges county, Md, and for the enlarge
ment of which a musicale is being arranged
for December Is. will be assisted from this
section of Washington through the par
ticipaton in the entertainment of Mrs.
Daisy Fox, the accomplished pianist.