Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
BRIGHTwOOD.

tickets are out for an entertainment and lawn
social for the benefit of the Emery Chanel Sinr
Ing society, the proceeds to be used I'm purchasing
'""ieh hymhais 1t will take place Wednesday
evening, August %, at o'clock, on the prem
ises Of Mr.. w. E. Nalley Brightwood avenue
The Brightwood Railroad Company has COM
pieteu It's northern extension to Il point beyond
""odside, and is operating it MS far as Silver
springs. Six Of the new cars have arrived and
VIII pe put On as soon as the road bed can be
nnished An addition is to be built to the cnr
sned TO house the new coaches. The contract
iatey entered into with the Potomac Electric
h homer COMPANY calls for continuous power, but
9ecause OF improvements being made to the plant
day power only has been supplied In n few DAYS
however. the repairs will be Completed and the old
iihe, us well as the extension, will receive the
n Mrs. q, H. NJ Reed, wife Of Pastor Reed, is seri
'usiy III ut the home of relatives in Washington
Mr.. Metcalf will break ground Monday Inornin.
i i' handsome residence the triangle formed
by the confluence Of Illinois avenue, 9th and ches
b himself home on Illinois avenue between
pes M4ines and Erie streets.
Mr. X. Il. Blundon has sold his bouso IN 9Th
street to Mr. Harry Gwin of Washington who viii
G H,, , citizen Of the Park September l. Mr..
i,iunuoh VIII erect two new dwellings on Sth street
between Des Moines and Erie streets
M Siesery planned and successfully executed hold
victim being Uncle Nick Ray, a trucker il, inc
n,, s,Jr. distance north on the pike. He was a.
Incorporating young cOored man. who bou~bt nil
i Stock OF vegetables. representing himself to he
NA'Pi'S VI u grocer having three branch
10 give color to his story he said he did NOT
Aiow at which OF the branches th, goods were
neeu.d, out suggested that they go together to
lhe main store and find out After leurninp tho
Fouu taken by Mr.. Ray in going home the coloreI
reno" went IN a 18th street store and came out
sa.in2 they We're needed at n branch near fright
"oou he led the way through Il piece of woods
EAST OF Brightwood, and when Mr. Raw beynn to
ger suspicious offered to carry the goods the re
naming distance He offered SIS bill in nav
meht and when Mr. Ray took ont a waller "a
M Gnanse siatched 1t and dirtcd into the woods
III, I.a! 5 loss amounted to about S25 He has
ncpes OF again encounterng the thief in the MAJ
he.s' when he Will turn him to the police
a merry party of picnickers went from Bright
Wood TO Glen Echo Wednesday and cnjoye;l The
anusenients there. Those who CONFESSED tho no,tv
Mere MRS. MacEfwee, Mrs Crawford. Mrs totk
Mrs. Naiiey Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Walsni,h Misses
anna, Mabel and Maggie MacElwee Anna Relle
nancy, Margaret Crawford. Marguerite (ink
Heien WaisInith and Messrs W. E. Naley w
Sook. James C. Graves. Sharp Graves and Alvin
MacElwee. ~ 'iA
The BrightwOod Society Of Kings Daughters met
Tor ITS annual meeting the home of Miss ~, hel
MachiWee. Besides the regular routine business
,incers were elected as follows: Miss Lula Kcrne
leader; Miss Gertie Thomas, vice lead.r: Miss
Rosie Lavender, treasurer. and Miss Mabel Mac
E!wee secretary. Committees were appointed and
adjournment taken to meet at the home az the
newly elected treasurer the first Friday in Sep
tember. " ny