Evening star., 1896-03-25
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOsTLA.

The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Eis;rger. No. $40 Lincoln street. was filled
TO overfiowing Monday evening with rela-
tiyes and friends, who had assembled to Gel
CITRATE Mr.. Eisinger's birthday. The house
was decorated with palms and cut flowers
: and presented a handsome appearance.
Among those present We're Mrs. Eisinger,
mother of the host; Mrs. Marie Eisinger,
MIR. and Mrs. Walter G. Eisinger, Mr. and
Mrs. William Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
jordan. Mr.. and Mrs. George Huntington,
Miss Emma Repetti. Miss Josie Kadle, Miss
Belle Gray, Profs. Heilner and Bryan Mrs.
Harry Jordan, Messrs. Curtis EiSinger,
Ralph Jtisinger, Charles l.. EisinSer, Albert
Richardson, William Z. Jordan, Bernard
Jordan and others.
Day Station Keeper Eckloff of the Ana
Costa substation is on leave of absence on
account of sickness.
The trustees of the public school at Fort
Foote, Md, who recently asked the county
commissioners. fer an appropriation of $3.50
te make needed repairs 10 the school build
Ing. have been informed that their petition
has been granted.
MIR. John ]. Mcknay has been appointed
constable for the OXon Hill district in
place of JemeS H. Grimes. resigned.
Charles Pye of La Plata has been adj
Judged insane by a jury appointed by the
circuit Court to examine into his mental
Condition. and he Will be treated in an asy-
lum- Pye. who has been acting strangely
for some time past. was taken into custody
few days ago and was locked in a room
Soon afterward the discovery was made
that he had set his bedding on fire. He
tnreat tened violence TO any one who at
tempted to put out the blaze, but he was
secured and the flames extinguished before
any serious damage was done.
Mrs. Jesse Cox, wife of we1l-known
farmer living near P0mfret, died few days
ago
A greet row has. it is understood. broken
cut III the Macedonian Baptist Church.
Hll!Sdaia, and, unless matters are speedily
settled. many of the members fear that the
church will be disrupted. Every time a
service is held it becomes necessary for
some of the policemen from the Anacostia
suhSt1tton to he in the immediate neigh
borhood in order to prevent an outbreak
The pastor who served the congregation
for nearly q year, Rev. Mr.. Catington, re-
s;sned recently. and it was determined to
elect new preacher. There was but one
noIninee-Rey. Mr.. Mason of Firg:nia-and
SO much opposition was developed that he
was defeated 1t is alleged that after the
meeting some OF the friends of Mr. Mason
Wrote TO him stating that he had been
elected and urged him to come to Hills
dale and take charge of the church at
once Mason did So but Sunday evening
the faction opposed to him declared that he
should not enter the church. while his
friends asserted with just as much We
hemeEce that he should.
Tie excitement became so intense that
some one who feared riot notified Sergt.
Anderson, and he arrived just in time to
prevent serious outbreak. As It was the
preacher was being pushed about the out
side OF the church a one time. his friends
Trying TO get him inside the building, and
his enemies trying 10 force him to leave
Sergt- Anderson succeeded in restoring
quiet and inducing the preachers oppo-
nents to allow him TO enter the church and
conduct the services. The unsettled condi-
tion OF affairs still exists, and no one can
foresee the result