Evening star., 1896-10-30
FRIDAY, 80 1eee-TwELvE PAGES
SUBURBAN NEW S
ANACOSTIA.

Mr.. VIM. II. Rose, IT,, who has been seriously
i'll for several months died Tuesday. The de-
ceased was charter member Of MineOla Tribe,
Improved Order Of Red Men. The funeral will
take place Friday morning from st. Teresas Church
and the interment will be made in Mount Olivet
cemetery.
A new African NJ. E. church which is to be
erected at Benning, was Incorporated Tuesday.
1t will be called Grace, and the trustees for the
first year are Messrs. Sherman Douglass. George
X. Thomas, George Stewart, Joseph Sims, Edward
Honeycutt, A. Holland and w. H. Owens.
Mr.. Vernon B. Pennington, a well-known citizen,
died at La Plata Sunday night. He had been III
will take place this afternoon and the interment
will be made in the cemetery near that town;
Mr. benjamin Allen, an aged resident OF Ana
costa, was seriously hurt Monday evening by fall
ing over an obstruction on Monroe street, olong
which highway he was walking. He was carried
home, where examination disclosed that he wa
hrdly hurt about the head and body. 1t is be-
The Mckinley. Hobart and Mudd Honest Money
Club OF Anacostia went to Forestvile, Md, Tues
meeting. The members of the band turned out in
iuli force and We're accompanied with Il brass
MILAN, v. q. Fisher, George E. Elnmons, Mr..
Graves, MIR. Belt and Mr.. George W.. Hatton, the
G utter well-known colored orator of Prince
,Ass Mess,s A J. Bennett. Luther Brashears J. D.
residing n few miles from Anacostia have been
lected as delegates to represent the Vansvle Farm
ers' Club. ut farmers institute, to be held in the
Messrs. John II. Cnsick. John II. Owens and other
residents of Oxon Hill district. have sent peti-
tion to the county commissioners OF Prince Georges
county, asking that steep hill Ayers be
cut down. 50 as to make Its ascent less difficult.
The residence OF Mrs. Emily Riefenbuch,
SeabrOok. was completely destroyed by fire couple
OF days ago. The blaze broke out at Il very early
hour In the morning, ut time when more than
dozen persons were asleep in the building All
managed to escape without injury, but every
thing they owned, including the furniture in the
house, was burned up. The loss estimated at
not less than 5000. 1t Is supposed the fire was
caused by defective flue.
Archdeaton Childs of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Washington will hold convocat tonal ser
vices at Trinity Church, COnytOE, today and to-
morrow.
Miss Gertrude Pattee OF Washington, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin II. Brown
at WestphHa. has returned home
"A party of tramps kindled Il fire close to the rail-
road tracks near Iandover Tuesday night, and the
blaze, soon getting beyond their control spread to
the wooded hills In the vicinity and did much dam
age on the lots of Mcssrs Sheriff of Iandover and
Stephen Of ArdwCk. AS the tranps dis
covered what they had done they hastily left the
neghforhood, not even stopping to take their cook
ing utensils with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Mcpherson OF Wootville
celebrated their golden wedding few days ago
A large number of friends of the venerable couple
assembled ut the residence Of the former and not
only rendered their congratulate ions unusual an
occasion. but made Mr. and Mrs. McPhersDn u
number OF valuable presents.