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Evening star., 1896-11-16
SUBURBAN NE WS.
ANACOSTIA.

The residence Of Policeman John Boland Of the
Anacostia substation was entirely destroyed by
fire late Saturday afternoon. The cause Of the
blaze was supposed to have been a defective fne.
Tho loss is estimated at about 81, 400 which In
clrdes the furniture also. Mr.. BclaDd. who was
not at kcme when the fire occurred, has policies
for sufficient to cover the amount.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Samuel Fry, who
died At her home on the Bowen road Friday morn
ing last after having suffered intensely for many
months with cancer. took place yesterday after
neon from the East Washington Heights Baptist
Church Rev. George e. T.. Stevenson officIated.
The burial was made In Congressional cemetery.
The sympathies Of a wide circle Of friends and
Emmanuel P. E. Church, who has been compelled,
on account OF failing eyesight. to relinquish her
studies at the. boarding school she was attending
and return to her home In Anacostia.
A number Of the best known young people OF
Araeostia have formed dramatic club and 1t
during the ensuing winter. The officers selected,
and who have already begun to exercise much In.
terest in the plans laid out, are: President, Ber-
urer, Harry Kelly; stage manager, William Scan
tleeary; committee to select proper matter for
Misses Annie Simpson and Alice Scantlebury and
the treasurer Mr.. Kelly. -.
rested yesterday by Precinct Detective Brown os
charge OF grand larceny. concerning which infor-
mat nation was t is said Ssceiyed from friend Of
several days ago arrested the same charge, hut
after Smith had. while both were In the statior
house, struck the former she was released. Later
Developments however made in the Judgment OF
the authorities second arrest justihable.
Mrs: Jane Herrod, who has for long time lived
In Hillsdafe yesterday placed in st. Eliza
beths Asylum for treatment, she having become
very. Violent and 1t is thought is temporarily a,
trouble las and his i Is
posed to have caused her present malady.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
A MEDICINE CRAZE.
An Englishman Who Swallowed Over
25O,OOO Pills.

An Englishman Who Swallowed Owe.
25O,OOO Pills.
From the New York Journal
man in Vienna has developed a mania
for medicine. of which he swallows large
doses daily, although suffering from no
Illness. This Is form of lunacy not al
together unknown.
To Heckington. in England, belongs the
honor of being the birthplace of the largest
consumer Of medicine the world has ever
known. This was Mr.. Samuel Jessup. a
rich glazier. who died in 1917. He was in
many ways eccentric. but in none so much
as IN pill taking. or what a chronicler of
the period describes as "a most inordina te
craving for physick.''
The following figures may be regarded as
incredible. but there seems to be no reason
to doubt their accuracy. Ir the twenty-one
years. from 1898 to 1916 Mr. Jessup con-
sumed 226.934 pills, which is at the rate
of 1O.sE year. or twenty-nine a day.
Many more Of these were taken In the
later than in the earlier years. From 1911
to 1916 period of five years, the rate of
consumption averaged seventy-eight day.
while in one single year. 1914. Mr. Jessup
swallowed as many as 81, $50 pills.
These astounding figures came out in the
assizes In 1917. when an apothecary of
Bottesford, who had supplied the whole of
the medicine, sued Mr. Jessup for the
amount of his bill. In spite Of taking all
these pills, with the addition of 10000 bot
ties Of mixtures and juleps and electuaries
Mr.. Jessup. who was unmarried, lived to
the age of sixty-f1ve The apothecarys bill
cred no less than ns1fty-fve long and closely
written columns
Evening star., 1896-11-16
THE COMET SEASON.

About the Middle of November 1t VIII
he at It's Height.
From the London Mail. ttlsl.i ;" it~t1
We are now nearing the great. meteoric
orbit. and very soon there will appear in
the heavens a vast number Of comets Or
shooting stars. Astronomers the world
over are preparing to witness the display
which will be at it's height about the mid
ole of November. -.
On Its present journey the earth will only
meet the advance guard of the stream Of
meteors that in its revolution about the
SUI Dours itself across the November sec
ton of our orbit. but as the stream Of
meteors is about eight years long-tfiat is
eight years being required for thea entire
stream to pass a given point-we shall
neet 1t again in November, 1897, and the
next November. and the next, when we are
Cue to pass through its most dense por-
ton, which Is about 100000 riles in thick.
ness. Then for several years its numbers
will grow less, until the last straggler has
rassed, when 1t will continue to sween
on Its course and return to US again after
a third of a century has elapsed.
As far back as there any records THIS
stream of meteors has regularly appeared
every thirty-three and quarter years.
and each time has been visible from the
earth eight Novembers running. 'gat
Evening star., 1896-11-16
RINERDALE.

Ihe regular monthly meeting OF the Riy.rdnle
.'tiZehs Association was held "Wednesday evening
E.s'' ana alter the regular routine business WAS
diSlsstd of the association, in committee OF III,
Whole, took mp the revision of the constitution and
bylaws, which occupied the ,utire ttms of ,bo
stssion The s-n'i election Of officers uns,r
'he ne" constitution VIII at the next regular
meeting, the second "Wednesday in December when
the factions will he expected make grand rally
Secretary Mexican rendered his resi-uat inn which
was not accepted.
Mr. Charles f. S,kles and his family hay. re-
moved 10 " Washington. The house vacated Ly him
and owned by Mr.. Robert Maugum will be occu-
Miss l:neliDs rrtu, ned 10 the city SATURDAY, afrr
weeks visit AT Mr.. Burchfcld's
Inc hMer1aie public school is AT last equipped
The Kiyerlale Literary. Musical and Dramatic
,,rort rnot nilday @ e,,ng l'r snons gave Hood's
efi.ct, and her Irish dialect Incompatible. NJ
rics,o m noesltt ~ gave c%mprelensi." and beautiful
lioSe who have lest Interpreted them. Mrs Flap-
nrIys songs We're delightful digr,>sions from the
purely literary cnnts Of the evening. Her good
nature yielded 10 the clamorous demands of the
andirrce 10y singing more than once. Among those
Earl. the Drs Simons Mr. Shields. Mis- Paync
Pillow. Mr., Flannery and Mr.. Elmo t:iusia
grave anxiety To- her friends.
Mr. Howard Walker is a guest at Mr. H. Clay
Miss Payne Pillow OF Rivcrdac H. preparing sr,ne
valuable cof triiuiors 10 the history Of the United
States by way of memoirs Of her father. Gen. Pill
Mrs. Manfred of Washington. who has been visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. Preston returEod TO the rty
The Riv-rdale Republican Club r,et last Monday
10 close up the business of the campaign
After laying all bills due it decided 10 make
the club a permanent one, To meet once month";
e reed at ' he next meeting Of ~ ts iub MT EIuu no
don aLn"inred that preparations are bcinc made for
iig rpgbiican demonstration in few weeks, at
Which il Is the purpose 10 have Congressnan-elcct
Mudd address the townsp"ople.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
HYATTSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Iaiimer the guests OF
Mrs. T. VI. Moran.
Mr.. Maynard OF Oakland, Md, is spending the
winter with DR. Joseph X. Owens.
Miss Mamie Geib will leave in a few days for
New York city, whore sic Will remain several
weeks visiting friends
Miss Nellie Fenwick. who has been absent sew
eral months visit to relatives In ST. Mary's
county has ieturnud.
Cards cut announcing the marriage. November
25. In baltimore. of Miss Clara VI. Carrck. daugh-
Of the late Amos Carrick OF Bowie district, 10
Mr.. Albert Freedburg OF Baltimore, but well
kEcwn I'm this county.
Mrs. Elbert Dent has returned from Philadelphia,
and with her. her sister, Miss Miller.
The Maryland Agricultural College foot ball team
played the Episcopal II ich School of Alex
andria at that place Wednesday last Darkness
prevented the game being finished, hut the
Ia TO g. In favor OF the college boys. when The
featcd the Western Maryland College team she
grounds Of the latter, at Westminster. the score
being 10 4.
Captain and Mrs. Wallace A. Bartlett enter
tained the Lansdon Whist Club on "Wednesday even
ing at their home near Highland Station.
Miss Peterson is visiting her sister. Mrs Ribble.
on Locust aycrue.
An enjoyable dance given Friday evening
under tht auspices of the Rossbourg Club of the
Maryland Agricultural College in the college hall
was served at the accustomed time. There
present Mrs. Stanford, Mrs. Carroll. Mrs. Whit
combc Misses Clarke. Stier. Cooke. Fast, Holli-
day. Gallant Smith. Carr, Ray. Ilubbeil. Thomas.
Safiell. Ashby, F.nwick Fowler. Tise. Evcrsfield.
1rinkley. Lewis. Smith and Messrs Combs. Stier,
Cooke. Calvert. Bowen, Adams. Key. Shaw. VIM
satt, Stanford and Fowler, besides several mem-
bers of the faculty and their families.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
LAUREL.

meeting of citizens WAS held Friday night al the
Academy of Music for the purpose of devising
for protecting the town I'm the event of fire.
Mr.. Benjamin +. Crnbbs presided at the meeting.
with DIR. T. NJ Baldwin secretary. President X.
W. Kerr OF the city council explained the object Of
the meeting and spoke OF the necessity and need of
fire protection in Laurel Mr. X. q. Howe, the rep
resentative of the Howe Pump ard Engine Com
pany Of Indianapolis, Ind. who recently submitted
a plan for fire protection by means OF a chemical
engine the city council, discussed the question of
fire protection. He stated that the company which
he represented could furnish chemical engine with
for between Sf iS ., and % III ENGINES Dt snh s
are used in Hyattsville and Gaithersburg could be
obtained for 81 20J He advised locating the engine
house in the OF the business house district of
the town. and near a livery stable.
~, MI. Thomas d. Bond Of laurel prominent
ommended the by business men of fire extiE-
gusters. which would, in the aggregate, prove very
Capt g. W. Guen. fire equipment engineer of the
STANDARD Fire Extinguisher Company of Washing
ton ID C.. was present He thought two 50-gallon
chemical machines with number of small fire eN-
tinguishes would effective and deadly fire.
"A committee of five, consisting of Messrs. X. W.
Kerr. Frank ". Await Charles W. Darr, James l..
curley and William A. Fairall, was appointed 10
solicit subscriptions toward the purchase an
gine and other fire protective apparatus
The Prince Georges county school board has de-
pal OF School No. 3. About three weeks ago Miss
Edmonston was. notified. after u meeting of two of
T. Gull and r.. W. Kerr-of her dismissal to take
effect within thirty days The patrons OF the
school and taxpayers. soon the action of the
trustees became known, signed Il petition TO tie
county school board. asking for the retention of
Miss EdmOnStOn and the removal of the two trus-
tees Of No. 3. Arguments also made before
the bsrd that, the. trustees had the power 10
dismiss Miss Edmonston, fnasmuch they were
not trustees. not having qualified us such since
their appointment In May, 1896 This being proved
to ba true the board decided to declare School No.
without board OF local trustees, which was
done. The board will also sit the 18th Instant
to receive petitions from patrons OF other schools
for appointment Of other local boards Of trustees
where the present nembers of the boards haye not
qualified since their appointment.
The free silver people of Laurel will hold meet
Ing at the City Hall tonight for the purpose OF or
ganiZing permanent free silver club in laurel.
The West End Democratic Club has decided to COLI
thine as permanent free silver club
The annual election of officers of the Laurel Ath-
letic Club will occur tonight at the club rooms on
Main street II is believed most of the old officers
will be reelected.
Among some OF the names mentioned for trustees
of School No. 3 are DIR. +. J. Billiard d. NJ Fisher
and Councilman James 2. Curley.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
GLENCARLYN.

Mr.. d. Harry Olcott and family have closed their
beautiful cottage on Oak avenue and moved to
Washington where they will reside during the
winter months.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Gurley. who has been a guest of his
nephews, ut the .Od Homestead" for several
days past, returned 10 his home at Beltsville, Nd
last evening.
The disbandnent of the Glencarlyn Euchre Club
for the winter months is the subject of general
discussion among the residents here. For nearly
five years the club has held regular bi-monthly
meetings. and, the necessity of extended ad-
jOurnment at this time has been seriously question
ed by several OF. its members 1t has been
fully contended however, that at least two-thir,is
of the enrolled members will reside in Washington
during the winter and 1t is safe TO say, that the
wisdom, of the final decision In favor of adjourn
ment Is recognized by a large majority of those
interested in the welfare of the club.
Gen. Samuel :. Burdett has returned home after
extended tour of his native state. Missouri.
which he thoroughly canyassed in the interests OF
sound money during the late campaign.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
HAD TwENTY-sIx RATrLEs.
Remarkable, II Truthful, Story of
... the Killing of u, Big Snake.

... the Killing Of u Big Snake.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
"It was right over there by that old
stump" remarked the Mississippian, as he
munched bis sandwich of frizzled pig and
homemade bread, beneath the shade Of a
tree-in the forest. that l killed one of the
biggest rattlesnakes l ever saw. 1t was
during the month of January, and / was
ont camping on this very spot, there
where the palmettos are dead. Well, the
weather was very cold when we arrived,
and l set my Niger cook to clean away
the brush, so we could make supper. Well
he hadn't been at work for more than a
minute when he came back with eyes as
big as Saucers.
Boss he said. 'dar's big linn in de
brush what's live l dun saw 1t move
when l chopped it.. Shuah, sah.'
He wouldn't rest until 1 investigated.
When l reached the place he showed me
the limb. and. shure enough. when
struck it with an ak 1t moved with a sin
uous motion. 'Bob.'iI said that limbs a
snake. as sure as cotton is worth cents.
Get out of the way l raised the ak and
made deep cut in the thing. which was
about eight inches In diameter. and as 1
started to cut the second time there came
a swish Of the brush, and up came the
head and neck of the biggest rattler / ever
want to see. He made a dart at me, his
eyes cleaning fiercely but his neck caught
In vine. l then made another cut at his
head. but missed, and the ak buried itself
in the stump there. = dropped it then, and
the Internal snake struck the handle of
the implement. and then fell back writhing
in the brambles. rafting as well as it
could with Its back broken. l started to
pull the AK out OF the stump, but l didn't
put my hand on it, because l saw the poi
son of the reptile had affected the wood.
1t was swelling. and directly the swelling
extended to the helve. and the head of the
with cold chisel. The snake was twelve
'feet long and had twenty-six rattles" =
Evening star., 1896-11-16

that Mr.: EaEsn. whS; entered upon his new
Of the operating and traffic departments.
and the president OF the company will look
atrfa TSe the stock
have, it is understood, netted General John
GIN, who inaugurated the movement for q
In the deal, a handsome sum, for, as can be
seen by reading his own statement which
here appears theyf have gotten clear Of
their holdings, andlat. tt is understood, q
General Gills statement referred to was
given out Saturday afternoon, and was as
follows: Thomas F. Ryan accepted and
paid for the stocks Of the, Seaboard and
General John Gills optien, si1eIdy by the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company.
They held between 1900 and 5000 shares
He also called at the office of the COM
option. which expired today. but the com
mittee was not ready to deliver the stock
nor to tell what amount had come in under
that option"
1t is generally understood that although
General Gill in his statement said that
the holdings represented by himself were
between 2,Oo0 and 5000 shares the exact
profit. it is said. Of from SIS to $50 a share,
SO that the profits Of the Gill option mem-
bers for the two months that their money
was locked up in the seaboard investment
was not less than s87 500. and it may have
reached $135.0OO. AS the matter now
stands, the 2.7OO shares secured by Mr..
Ryan, through General Gill. will be of no
use without the stock held in the Hoffman
MeLane pool
It is asserted in Baltimore by those in a
position to know that as heretofore stated
in The Star, MI. Ryan has been at all
times since he secured the option ready
to perform his portion of the contract, and
that the hitch has occurred solely because
the pool has refused to allow an examina-
ton of the books Of the Seaboard and
Roanoke Company, and this is attributed
not to fear that the claims of increased
business for several months past, made by
the management on many occasions could
not be substantiated. but rather because
it Is believed that the pool considers it
more to their advantage to hold on to their
stock than to allow Mr.. Ryan TO exercise
his Onion =
Evening star., 1896-11-16
LAUREL.

Mr. Frank I. Ahern, jr, of New York. spent
several days this week with his parents here Mr.
and Mrs F. 1. AEern.
Assistant Secretary Of State George E. Loweree
and family have closed their country house. Edge
hill,' at Contees. and Will spend the winter on
Prince Georges street, this city.
Miss May Collins of Baltimore is the guest of her
cousins, the Misses May and Annie Bentley, near
-BurtonsvtHe.,
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley attended the Roberts
Merrick wedding in Upper Marlboro this week
Cards out announcing the coming marriage On
November 25 in Baltimore of Miss Clara NJ. Car
rick, daughter of the late Amos Carrick esl Of
Bowie district. TO Mr.. Albert Freelenblry Of Eal-
timore. Miss Carrick Is now resident of Balt!-
more, but is well known here.
Mrs. George Curley and daughter were I'm Balti-
more visiting friends during the past week
Mrs. John B. Fairall and daughter and Mrs uar-
Evening star., 1896-11-16
BROOkLAND.

Mr.. A. H. Brawncr of New York has been the
guest Of his mother. Mrs. VIM. II. Bs1ncr CT
18th street.
Mrs Eberly ia making improvements her
house on Concord street.
The ladies OF tn. Catholic Church of st. Anthony
are making preparations for the annual Thanks
giving supper, to he given In the town hall. An
enjoyable program will be arranged
The Baptist Young Peoples Union had a pleas
ant meeting last night and many interesting re-
marks were made.
Miss Mary Helen Howe, who has been spending
the past week in BrOOkland during the engagement
Of the Metropolitan Grand English Opera Company.
left yesterday for baltimore with the company.
She was Joined today by her sister. Miss Katie
Lay Howe. who will spend the week with relatives
Mrs. c. c. Groomes, assisted by her pupils and
some excellent talent from the city and Brookland
will entertain her many friends in the town hall
tonight.
Evening star., 1896-11-16
FALLS CHURCH.

The Jolly Club of Alexandria, Va. paid n visit
to this town Tuesday night. They stopped at the
Eagle House, where fine supper served by
Mr.. J. d. Chaplin. Among those present were
Misses Mary and Annie Williamson. Flora aud
Jessie Martin, Nettie Helen and hewitt Miller and
Messrs. William Naylor. Leo. Chase. John Eall
Norman and Frank Williamson, Aubrey Shuman,
Of brooklyn. n Y, and A. Sidney Mansin Of Fails
Church.
At the November meeting Of the Washington
conference Of Congregational churches to be held
Tuesday In Washington, the church here will be
deiesstes Desco ,ss eo IT, Merres r and nd
Rev. T. c. Jordan Of Manassas and Rev Charles
S. A. Bali several days this week. -'
Miss Leila Jacobs is visiting her brother. Rev. J.
Contractor Thomas Hitler has recently completed
improvements to the properties Of Mr.. Daniel
Mr.. Preston sewell has built an addition to his
residence s;i.a ,e. on the the LeTinsyille wins lille road
Pioneer Lodge Of Good Templars. go
At che ministers meeting Tuesday union services
South. A collection will be taken and turned over
TO ss Gee maeS OF on . visiting
Mrs. A; E KoweI Of West Falls :'huteh.
Miss Berthe Leeds of Glenbrook Va, is visiting
" The ' members Of the Il Baptist Church and their
friends gave sociable and welcome to the new
CHURCH Vp parIers Friday night which Was ysrs
pleasant affair and largely attended. Rev. John
McGill. rector Of the Episcopal Church. rlade an
address Of welcome. which was appropriately
NJ. s. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Hid. Mr. and
Mrs. George II. McInturr, Mr.. and Mrs. f. J.
Northrup Mrs II. A. d. Crocker Mrs. J. Y. Qii.R
Mabin, Ida J. Quick Mabel Kerr, Rev. d. L. Rath
hum Rev John MciIll. Messrs. DIR. T. C. Quick
w. F. Albertson. A. s. Mankin, William Mabip. J.
L. Hid. Howard Hid, David Luttrell.
Church gave an enjoyable sociable at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. White at East Falls
Church. An entertaining program was rendered
g, Of ,,ssooS sss 9 T Pss
Mrs. T. w. White; reading. The Pipes Lucknow"
Mr. A: ?. Eastman; reading; "A Christmas Angel. =
Mrs. W; W. Kinsley; recitation. The Soldiers
pcnters Sin Miss Gertie Sourse: reading. :shot
Quick and Give up the Gun" Rev. D. Il RIDDLE
Among those present were Prof. and Mrs. W. W.
Kinsiey, Mr. and Mrs ]; A. Poole, Mr.. and MIS-:
Gertie and Maggie Nonrsc, May Ballard. Mabai
Ryer. Mabel Newman Pearl Iuttrell, ANITA Phil
Rev. J. II. Jenkins. G; E. Rollins W. ". KinsI.y.
iins Scott Ryer. E. NJ. Ball. :. :
Special services were held In the Baptist Church
preached sermon to the young people.
Rev. r. c. Jordan Of Manassas and Rev C. W
Ball of purcellvlle. Va, who have been the guests
Of Rev. s. A. Ball for several days, returned home
Saturday.
Mr.; W.; W; kinsey, jr.. led the young peoples
The local union Of the Christian Endeavor sccie-
ties Of northern Virginia will convene in Alexandria
Miss Estells Jones Of Cape Charles, Va, is the
Evening star., 1896-11-16

risnn OF baltimore. the guests Of TIN. family
OF Mr 4 l.. Fairall here during the week
Miss Anna tsroscup Of baltimore WINS the yuest
for few days this week OF her paren,s MIR and
Mrs William Grosrup. their home, .,Ash,urn"
I'm Howard county
The Ickwi"k Reading Clul, held its semi IDontllv
,,nettlns wednesday evening a the Residence .f
ans, MARY il'ster The next meeting Will he held
near BurtonsEile. November ~
Mrs; ,harles tortes Airs X Cortes Mrs C.
Strcyligh and Mrs NJ Wriggl,. of W.stmins,.r
,ans s, returned home from pleasant visit TO the
i'HIs m "t Mr. George IA Wickert in this city.
"a, "a. an iianfe and attended the wedding of his
sister In Washington Thursday
donation party was trndered Rev \ n I-,v.-
pastor OF the First Baptist Church nj his home on
@ nroiSe street recently. 10y a number of his
coigrega ion. Instrumental and vocal music ,.ar,
features Of the party.
large number Of the society naomi. ~ Iaur.I
attended the Rees-t 'ompton pu,iials at N Ii,n,.
Church. Washington THURSDAY " ~
Evening star., 1896-11-16
Bfrmingham's Parks.

From the Century.
One feature rather surprising to an
American is that every park is made for
use. There is no fear lest the grass may
be injured. but in every ground adapted
for them are cricket and foot ball fields.
picnic grounds. croquet lawns, tennis
courts. bowling greens, the use of which
is permitted for a merely nominal pay
ment. Every park. large or small, has
one or more concerts each week during
the summer paid for by neighborhood
subscription. Less need exists for large
parks than I'm American cities of the same
size. because the better class of houses
all have ample gardens
Evening star., 1896-11-16
LANGDON.

Mrs. Charles A. Coubselman who was visiting
friends In Langdon, has returned to her home in
Washington.
Mrs. L. v. Dukehart Of Langdon has returned
from visit to friends in Washington.
Mrs. DelOs and family who have lived In Lang
don for some months today removed to Washington.