Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-22
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOsTIA.

Secretary Morton of the Department of
Agriculture has, it is understood, accepted
an invitation of A. E. Randle, to celebrate
his (Mr. Morton's) birthday, which occurs
today, by visiting Congress Heights this
afternoon, and assisting in setting out 100
trees. President Cleveland and the MEM
bers of his cabinet have, 1t is said, been in
vited by Mr.. Randle to meet with Mr.. Nor
ton at Congress Heights, and it is possible
they will accept. 1t Is expected that these
distinguished visitors and some gentlemen
of lesser note will be the guests of Mr.. Ran
die, and be entertained by him at luncheon,
which will be given either at a private
residence in Congress Heights or at the
home of DIR. W. c. Godding, superintendent
of st. Elizabeth's Asylum.
Miss Margaret Summons, treasurer of the
Presbyterial Union of Christian Endeavor
societies Of the presbytery Of Washington
for home and foreign mission work. deliv-
cred very interesting address last night
before temperance mass meeting at Gar
den Memorial Church.
Mrs. Mary NJ. North. the corresponding
secretary of~the Woman'S National Press
Association. whose home is in Anacostia,
has gone to Herndon, Va, where she will
remain for some time.
Mrs, Mary Sterrett, aged sixty years.
was taken i'll while attending service at AL
lens Chapel. Good Hope Hill, last night,
and was removed to the parsonage next
door, where she died before DIR. J. A. Wat
her. Coroner Hammett was notified.
Irving Garrison. aged twenty-one years.
member OF the firm of j. n. Garrison &
Sons, millers. on Howard avenue, Hills
dale. was thrown from a Texan pony he
was riding yesterday afternoon on Nichols
avenue near Howard avenue, and his head
striking the curbstOne he was seriously in
jured. At first it was not thought that
Mr.. Garrison was more than slightly hurt.
and he went to his home without assistance,
but in a little while he Became upcon-
3cious and remained in that condition over
our hours. Dr. s. Harrison, who was sum-
mcncd. said that the young mans skull
was net fractured, But he feared that he
had been injured internally.
Dabney Fleming, a well known resident
of Hillsdale, who has, it Is said, been in
yolved in many alterations, got into a
fight with, so he said, an unknown man on
the navy yard bridge on Saturday night,
during which Fleming was severely cut In
the side with a knife. DIR. j. A. Watson,
who is attending Fleming, said that the
wound was severe, but not necessarily
dangerous. Fleming's assailant escaped.
One of the largest funerals ever seen in
Hilsdale was that yesterday afternoon of
Samuel Brooks, aged eleven years, son of
George Brooks, who died on Friday, after
an Illness of a few days, with epileptic fits.
The dead boy was the star scholar of the
Hillsdale A. NJ. l.. Sunday school, and the
members of the latter attended the funeral
services and accompanied the remains to
the Hillsdale cemetery in body. They
also sang a number of appropriate selec-
lions. The services were conducted by Rev.
F. NJ. Ovelton, who preached an impressive
discourse.
Rev. Moses Brooks. who has been a local
preacher and class leader at the HillSdale
A. NJ. e. Church for about eight years,
preached his farewell sermon as such yes
terday morning. He has been recommend
ed to Bishop Gaines, who will preside at
the Baltimore conference. of which the
Hillsdale Church forms part, and which
meets in Baltimore on Wednesday, for ap-
pointment as pastor of a church, and it Is
. thought he will be sent to another part Of
the conference to labor.
A committee of citizens of Hillsdale, none
of them members of the Hillsdale A. NJ. E.
Church, called on the pastor, Rev. F. NJ.
Ovelton, on Saturday night and presented
Rim with substantial sum of money as
mark of their appreciation of his conduct
in trying to bring about a better state of
affairs in the village.
The trustees of the Campbell A. M. e.
Church, Hillsdale. have arranged to build
a study at the church for the use of the
pastor.