Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-01
VIENNA.

An "Old Folks Concert" was given Fri
day night last at Bouton's Hall, for the
benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church
The attendance was good, and the various
I'll mberS of the program were rendered in
an excellent manner. The exercises were in
charge of Mrs. Kerkam. The program
was as follows: "Minuet," invented ex-
pressly for the occasion, danced by Mrs.
Corning, Mrs. Burrhus, Miss King, Miss
Salisbury, Messrs. Porter, Corning, Stotts
and Blatchley; chorus, "Auld Lang Syne,"
Ye Old Folks; recitation, 1.-The Courtin',"
Mrs. Corning; treble song, Take Me,
is nlie," Mrs. Kerkam: chorus, lode on
Science" Ye Old Folks; duet, Reuben and
Cynthia" Mrs. King and Mr.. Stotts; solo.
DARBY and JOAN" Mr.. Burrhus: duet and
rus, "Old Folks at Home" Mrs. Bow
man, Miss King and Ye Old Folks; comic
scng, "Bilikins and His Dina" Mr.. Porter;
chorus, Strike the Cymbal." Ye Old
Folks: quartet, my Lady Sleeps" Messrs
Sunny, Burrhus, Bowman and Blatchley;
solo. annie Laurie" Mr.. Blatchley; quar-
tet cousin Jedediah," Mrs. Meekins, Miss
King, Mrs. Corning, Mrs. Kerkam and Ye
Old Folks, ending with a character sketch.
The accompanies on the piano were Miss
Bowman and Mrs. Burrhus. with Mr.. Sum-
my as drummer The various performers
the olden times, and their appearance as
well as, in fact, everything connected with
the concert, gave great satisfaction.
Particulars of sad accident or rather
a series of mishaps which happened a few
days since to members of the family of Mr..
James Warren, who reside just across the
county line in Loudoun county, have been
received here by friends. 1t appears that
while the eldest daughter, a girl of about
eighteen years, was picking cherries, the
limb of the tree upon which she was sitting
broke and she was precipitated consider.
able distance to the ground, breaking one
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1t is feared, fractured her skull. Her moth
er, who was not at home at the time, was
sent for. and in her haste to reach her
daughter the horse she was driving ran
away. The mother was thrown out of the
vehicle, and had one of her arms broken.
son was sent for a physician. when the
horse he was riding stumbled and fell,
throwing the boy off with such violence
that he also sustained severe injuries.
While all the parties are painfully hurt, it
Is not thought that fatal result will occur
in any instance.
The many friends in this vicinity of Mr..
John F. KidwelI are panied to learn of the
sad and horrible death Of his son, John F.
Kidwell jr, which occurred while at work
for his father on the Brinton farm few
days ago. The unfortunate young man had
been cutting hay all day, and about Z
o'clock in the evening he unhitched the
horse and mounted him to ride to the
the horse. 1t is supposed stumbled and
threw John off, when one of his feet be-
came entangled in a trace, which frighten-
end the animal and caused him to run to
the stable, dragging the young man after
him. Mr.. Kidwell was released as speedily
as possible. when it was found that he was
in an unconscious condition. He was car
ried into the house and a physician sum-
moned but he did not regain sensibility
and 6ied about 10 o'clock the following
morning.
The Improvement of the bridgeway at
the corner of Railroad avenue and Church
street, which was made a few days ago
by order of the council, gives much salts
and the hope is expressed that the same
body will also have filed the many holes
in the streets, especially those near the
Presbyterian Church.