Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Glen Echo Railway Conductor Knocked
From HisS0ar.
Burglars Not let Apbrehended-John
Temple Jaioed foe Thcft-Gen-
era1 anAPcrsonal News.

Roger Mills, asz conductor on the Glen
Echo railroad net with a rather serious
accident Sunday 3evening. which will pre-
vent him from working for some time.
While collecting fares on the footboard OF
the car his head struck against pole near
Glen Echo junction and he was thrown to
the ground with considerable force. When
picked up he was unconscious and bleed
ing, and it was thought at the time that
his skull had been fractured. The injured
nan was taken to the Office of DR.. e. w.
Siaymaker at 'Tenleytown, where an exam
nation Of his wounds showed that he was
rot as badly hurt as was at first believed.
After surgical attendance he was taken to
his home, where he has since remained.
Without Clue.
The police have so far been unable to
fasten the guilt in the cases of the burg
laries at the Office of William Zeh. the coal
dealer at 18th and K streets, or the resi-
dence of Mr.. Charles Cropley, at 3O66 Q
street. Mr.. Cropley succeeded yesterday in
making an inventory of the stolen goods,
which, fortunately. showed that less had
teen stolen than was at first supposed. The
police for a time entertained the idea that
some boys In the neighborhood committed
the depreciation but this theory Is not now
entertained by many.
The Closing Services.
The closing services in the tent of Eben-
eZer A. NJ. E. Church, at the corner of
Valley and Q streets, were held Sunday,
and she announcement that it would be
the last meeting brought out a large at
tendance. Rev. j. ]. Evans, the pastor,
delivered the morning sermon, and at 3
o'clock in the afternoon Rev. JIG. Waters,
d D., made the address. Rev. l. s. Lee,
DID,, the presiding elder, delivered the SER
mon In the evening. After the evening
service there was general handshake and
farewell, the music being led by Mr.. G.
Beckett, the oldest living member of the
church
Thirty Days for Stealing Hose.
John Temple, colored, aged twenty-six,
was arrested yesterday by Policeman Ma
her on charge of petit larceny. The
negro stole thirty-five feet Of hose, valued
at $l.65, from William Harnedy, which was
subsequently recovered. In the Police Court
the prisoner was sentenced to Jail for thir-
ty days In default of fine of $40.
Huge CantnIoupe.
Mr.. James o. Cation, the well-known
Georgetown contractor, recently presented
to Mr.. George w. Cissell an immense Hack
ensack cantaloupe, which was grown on
Mr. Cations farm in Fairfax county, Va.
The melon measured three feet four inches
III vi SiCe anu "tiSHeu twenty -oue
pounds. 1t was pronouno ed by the farmers
who saw it to be the largest melon the
county ever produced. p
briefs.
Policeman John Bergman returned to
duty yesterday, after enjoying a pleasant
leave Of absence, whichvwas spent with his
family in the country.
large bunch of keys and pair of
scissors were found at the corner of Poto-
mac and N street by the occupant of 1902
Valley street, who will be glad to return
them to the owner.
THE work of improving the north side of
NJ street between 31st and sd streets has
been commenced.