Evening star., 1897-06-05
SU BURBAN NEWS
A ANACOSTIA.

This community greatly shocked to learn Of
tine comparatively sudden death, Wednesday morn
ing last OF Mf. Wilbur NJ Dodge, who. for many
! years and up the time Of his death, one Of
the srperintenlents on the government farm con-
ted with St. Ezabeth's Asylum. SIr Dodge
WIS seriously i'll but three days. As lis
illr~ss became known to lis family physicians
Were summoned. and tfer tree tmeut seemed do
The patient much good, but unfortunately the
patient was attacked with hiccoughs Tuesday
hight. and before the doctors, who were quickly
Notified. could reach him. he died He was n promi-
nent member OF Anacostia Ldge Of Masons. undei
Mr. D,d-e left a widow and several grown elnl-
drrn His sons are Charles Il. and Wilbur and Lis
W \. Fisher of Oxon Itin. Md, and Mrs. White
The lite j. y Minnix. MD J. Stewart Bowen. both
Of Of Anh"'ystia took place "Wednesday last at noon.
pIstor Of the Anac''stia NJ E Church Upon their
reiarn from their wedding trip. Mr.. and Mrs Bow
NJ; p sunday sclrs' Rev Mr. Cannon pastor.
winch took place this week, resulted in the cbocr
9l tne Following: Superintendent. Mr. Robert H.
iG,;ian Hs;h assistant sY perinienlent; Mr Daniel
nlllam Il Jordan: librarian, Miss Lizzie Phipr :
assistant. Miss Violet simpson The affairs Of no
f Pt wi ihs n as We'll Hague ;,Os which
,nc church and congregation generally are said TO
Of F'defHus fhs isaans fosi,Gn citizens o,
TntS ahiIi, ana vicinity are considering the ndyfs-
9r11tIletion Of the electric road between Congress
isnts ~ Eis and washington sooa as the new r,ad
e It; Is proposed by leading church pcHpie To-
M, W som" point near Congress Heights great
,,xa 10 hrs a. f"seiher for religious Worship for few
,i, ,.e ~ great majority OF people living within
Th~ funeral Of Mr.. Esar slI phipns hns uo,,.,0v,
r,.zeh "f Anacosfia. who died at fis home cr lila :
nlornin:- The fnterment was made in Mount ZION
,einefrry ANNE Arundel county. Nd. The deraased
lnirk c9nSnmptt"n. He at one time employ ed
At , st; Eiizahsths. but more recently worked for
Jnnles Crawford a plasterer. living on Jackson
at work in Washington Ihnrstiay. and was s"sse Sc
I,Sisy injGred Three Of his ribs were brosen be-
Ing surgical attendance at the scene Of the acci
den,; NJ. MF R. Grawtori was removed to his home.
mas he'n quite i'll Is now believed be recovering
Car,,In1 rr,srnt Il 4; 2 handle Of the Capital Railway
aonSress Heights for several weeks. is cervales-
Mrs. VI. VI. North AMI her daughter. Miss T,cd,
Who have been attending the ANIMAL meeting Of the
M"ni,ni National Press Association in New York.
cut, Is understood that meeting Of the Anacostia
Cltz.ns ,s Association viii be held in a few days
Nneh II is proposed to put the organization on q
mare stable basis than it has enjoyed
VT The G camp % Of the United States marines. which
ts-', nrnksn up. and the command has returned to
Mr.. e. W. Okey Of Magruder who has been an
pointe.i field peIsion examiner. with headquar-
tiers at Kansas city No.. has, with his family, re-
moved to that city.
The teachers Of the public schools in MARYLAND
adjacent TO tn" District line. have received notice
Ia close their schools for the the 18th in
stanf and TO collect all books belonging to the
county now In the hands of the school children
The ladies' of st. Thomas Church. Groom held a
strawberry festival Thursday for the beneht of the
Treasury OF the church. to aid In making some
needed repairs to the building.
MIS- Hlan'.he Love and Miss Cora Lee Lewis
who reside In Maryland. not far from Congress
Heights. were among those who graduated at the
Baltiniorr ,fty Normal School this week
W III. Phelps and Joseph r.. Jennings have been
app"inred postmasters at Bowie and MitchelriIIe
+ respectively.
Announcement has been made that Rev C. l. La
RnIche VII preach at st. Thomas Church Groom
tomorrow morning.
Miss Maria Turner has removed from her former
Residence. few miles below Anacostia to Wash
in.on-
The farm Of Mr. Alexander II. Grimes near
Oxon Hill. Nd. containing sixty four acres. was
sold few DAYS ago to iIr e. E. Howell OF Wash
inston. for $2.3T5
Tie marriage of Miss Hilda Gardiner Of Prince
Georg,''s county and Mr.. Philip L. Henisler of
Washington took place at st. Mary's Church, Pis-
Getaway. Wednesday last