Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-04
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

Rev. ]. H. Martin. who. some months
ago, visited this section of the District,
and. it is said. collected considerable money
frcm residents of Hills,iale. Garfield. and
other neighboring settlements for the csten-
sible aid of home alleged to have been
founded by him in Garysburg, N. c., has
come to grief in Philadelphia. Pa. For
some time past Martin has. 1t Is alleged,
operated in Philadelphia and vicinity, and
since his arrest Saturday last it has been
asserted that he collected considerable
money in small sums from many persons,
the whole sum aggregating hundreds of
dollars The charge upon which Martin
was arrested was that he obtained money
under false pretenSes from Mrs. Morrell.
wife of Col Edward Morrell. a prominent
citizen, having repres ented that he was the
agent for an institution called the "Garys-
burg Aged Colored Peoples Home" at
existed only in Martins Imagination. Ac-
cordlnS to the statement made ut the hear
ing, Martin has made it his business to call
On prominent PhiladelphianS with appeals
Tor aid for this institution, which, he as
serted, had been founded by him in 1885.
During the past few months he is believed
TO have collected several hundred dollars by
this method, and a list secured by the po-
lice authorities shows that during 1894,
v hen, for the greater part of the time, he
operated among the people of the District
OF Columbia, he secured about $500.
ThiS year he started on his rounds again,
calling upon a number of former SUBJ
scribers, and, among others, visited Mrs
-HorreIl VINO promised to give him SO, as
she mad done previously. Instead. however,
OF giving the money to Martin, she for
"arded 1t by letter to Garysburg, n. c.,
addressed to the home for which she in
tended it. The letter was returned In a
lew days by Mr.. B. Fl. Sutor, the postmas-
ter at Garysburg. with note from Rev. r.
j. Walden, pastor of the Baptist Church in
that town, which told Mrs Morren that no
such nome was known in that section of
the country The postmaster also wrote
that Rev. j. II. Martin had instructed him
TO forward al his mail to an address which
he gave in Philadelphia. Mrs. MorreE at
once TOOK steps to apprehend the alleged
sw1ndler, and warrant was issued for his
arrest, and he was taken into custody. At
the hearing he was committed to jail to await
further action by the authorities.
Much excitement was caused yesterday
In Anacostia by the actions of a man APP
parently drunk, who drove two horses at
1ached to heavy farm wagon through the
town at breaAneck speed. Attempts were
made to arrest the man, but without avail,
as there was no mounted policeman on
duty in the place. The team was, how
ever, finally stopped by two men who met
1t on the steep grade near st. Elizabeth's
Asylum. The driver attempted to fight.
and In doing so fell on the wheel and cut
his head. One of the men gave the driver
a severe shaking, which helped TO sober
him, after which the rescuers took the team
to the home Of the owner.
The Southern Alumni Association of
Franklin and Marshall College of Iancas-
ter. Pa, which has some members in this
vicinity and a good many in Washington
and other portions of the District of c.
1umbia, held their sixth annual reunion
and banquet in Frederick Md, Thursday
evening. The banquet hall was brilliantly
illuminated and the menu embraced all
the delicacfes of the season. About sixty
ont low
cred by the association includes the states
of Maryland and Virginia, southern Penn
sylVania and the District of Columbia
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were: President, DR.. ]. W. Santee Cave
town, Md; vice president. s. H. Rouck Of
the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Baltimore,
Md; treasurer,Dr. ]. A. Hofheins, Martins
burg, W. Va; secretary, c. A billiard
Hagerstown. Md; associate members of
the executive committee. Revs. l.. F. link
han. Lloyd E. Coblentz and c. w. Leyan.
all of Baltimore.
!. The president of the association, Pro-
lessor William NJ Irvine, Ph.D., acted as
POSTMASTER. and the following toasts were
responded to: Franklin and Marshall Col
Iege, by DR.: John S. Stair of Lancaster,
Pa. president of the college: 1.-The old-time
faculty., by DR.: George I. Shower of Bal
nmore, Md: Law and Learning" by
Charles W. Hoffman, LID, of Frederick:
Ian, LID, of Chambersburg, Pa; Echoes
Zinkhan of Baltimore; .Aggrandizement:
how and by whom" by Rev. 4. Thomas G..
by Rev. John C. Bowman, DID,, of Lam
caster, Pa The next annual reunion will
take place in Baltimore.
The marriage of Miss Maud Virginia
BELT and Mr.. Thomas Truxton Houston
took place in Trinity P. E. Church. Prince
Georges county. Md, Friday afternoon
last The ceremony was performed by
the rector, Rev. Charles F. Sontag, in a
CIv-a
TO the ceremony the bride entered the
church leaning on the arm of Mr.. John
w: Belt, and was preceded to the chancel
rail by the ushers, Mr.. r. Arthur Hooe
Washington. AS the organ pealed forth
the wedding march from Tannhauser, un-
der the touch of the organist, Miss Ellie
-, saSscer; the groom approached the
chancel rail with the rector. The bride
was attired in mauve broadcloth, with hat
and gloves TO match, and carried brides
roses The bride was the daughter of
the late Edward w. Belt and the groom
was grandson of the late Commodore
Ihomas F. Truxton, United States navy,
lor whom he was named. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Houston
!e1t Tor Brookfield, their future home and
later on will take a wedding tour
President Richard S. Hill, Messrs. F.. F.
Berry and George p. Zurhorst of the hoa rd
OF directors OF the Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation of Prince Georges county have
been selected to represent the association
at the meeting of the circuit In Baltimore
this month and to make arrangements with
intending exhibitors who may be there to
appoint suitable date for holding the
annual fair.
MI. Fred Sasscer of Upper Marlboro.
VINO has been visiting in Florida, has
reached nome Mr.. Sasscer has been again
reelected committeeman from Maryland in
the executive committee of the National
Editorial Association, which organiza ton
VIII hold Its next annual meeting in Gal
weston, Texas.
Mr.. Jesse o. Edelen OF Piscataway. Md
VINO was critically i'll for some time. is
now thought to be convalescent