Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-15
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Charles Duncan Net With Painful
Accident
Legion of Honor and Other Organfxa.
lions Transact Business-Other
Local Notes of Interest.

Elias Duncan, colored, met with a very
painful and serious accident yesterday. as
q result of which he is now lying at the
Emergency Hospital He lives at Chantilly,
Va, about twenty-eight miles out on the
Little Falls pike. and is employed as
farm laborer. Yesterday morning he start
ed in with q large load Of hay. which he
contemplated selling in this city. He
travelled oil day on top the load without
any mishap, until about o'clock In the
afternoon. when he reached Cherrydale, on
the Falls Church road, about two miles
from the Acqueduct bridge. Coming down
q good-sized hill tn . wagon upset and the
driver was thrown clear across the road.
over a barbed wire fence and landed on
plowed field, breaking his right leg near
A milk wagon happened to pass soon al.
terward, and the injured man was brougnt
to Georgetown and thence conveyed to
the hospital in the patrol wagon.
Legion of Honor.
At a meeting Of Georgetown Council NO.
q97, American Legion Of Honor. held last
evening at Odd Fellows Hall, on 81st
street, the newly elected officers were in
stalled. To lend interest to the occasion,
number of the grand officers Of the Dis
trict organizations were present, and a num-
Der of speeches made. The following Off
GERS were installed: Commander, DR.. Cliff
ton MayfeId; vice commander, w. v.
Lewis; secretary, ]. P. Wallace; treasurer,
]. B. Evans: orator, ]. H. Dorsey: chap
lain. John Wallace; collector. John G. May;
guide, G. w. Lowe; sentinel, H. Oettinger.
Refreshments were served at the close of
the ceremony.
Kings Daughters.
The Kings Daughters of Grace Church
Io-& %
food and other articles for distribution
among the poor Of the parish. The party
was held in the Sunday school hall, and
was great success. Almost every men,
Der Of the congregation sent in a pound,
while q good many sent more than that
quantity. After the donations had been
received a musical and literary program
was rendered, and which thoroughly pleas
| ed the large crowd present, the talent being
| taken from the members of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Bourne. the pastor, oficiated as
master OF ceremonies.
CHARLES w. Stewart, white man, had q
| narrow escape from drowning yesterday
afternoon. While walking across the bridge
| on 10Th street, which spans the canal, he
lost mis- balance, fell over the railing and
ored men who witnessed the accident hast.
ened to the rescue, and after some diff.
| Guilty landed the unfortunate man. His
injuries were slight.
Lost His Fingers.
John Allen, a nineteen-year-old colored
| boy. employed by Mrs. Rittenhouse, who
| lives on @ street between 9th and 2Stt
streets, while cutting hay with a machine
| yesterday afternoon, accidentally caught
| two fingers of the left hand under the
blade. which severed them completely. Ht
| YVES placed on a car and taken to tht
Emergency Hospital. where the wound
| was dressed.
Mary Bonds, a comely and youthful
| looking colored woman, applied for shelter
yesterday at noon at the house of a FRIEND
in Congress street alley. In the early
| evening she gave birth to twins, one oil
| which died soon after it's appearance II
this world. The mother was carried Il
| the Columbia Hospital for care and treat
| ment.
| Real Estate.
Several pieces of Georgetown propert.
changed hands yesterday. John Croissan
and George Ferguson, as trustee decided t
Laura Gray a portion Of Corey's and others
subdivision Of American University Heights
The consideration was $1,000. Thomas r
Patton bought Of Horace s. Cummings
portion Of the tract known as the Low
grounds, bordering on the Potomac. Tn
price ia not given.
Miss Lille Stewart of Irving Place pleas
antly entertained number of young PEG
pie at her home last evening.
Mr.. Charles Fletcher, who was so badl
Injured in q bicycle collision several week
ago, is now on a rapid road to recovery.
Two white men were given accommoda
tons for the night last evening at the polio
station.
Skating on the river and Little river sti
proves a source of enjoyment to a numbe
Of lovers Of outdoor sports.
Miss Zaidee Bounds of Greenville. N C
is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Thomas O'Conno
| Of No. 3146 Dumbarton avenue
The installation of the officers of Georg
U. Morris Post, No. 10, G. A. R., took plac
at the regular meeting at Stohlman's Hal
Monday evening. The ceremonies wer
conducted by E. ]. Sweet, the insta;lin
| officer.