Evening star., 1898-09-03
ANACosTlA HAPPENINGS.
Matters Of Interest in rhe Lively
Washington suburb,

Private James w. Marbury OF Company
X, 1st District Regiment, has returned to
the city from Boston. where he has been
In hospital. He was an employe of st.
Elizabeth when he enlisted, and Thursday
he paid his friends at the institution a
brief visit. He has obtained a furlough of
thirty days and will endeavor to recruit his
strength at his home In Virginia Private
Marbury was the regiments assistant post
master at Tampa, Fla, and did duty for
the regiment in the Santiago city post Of
flee also. He brought back lot Of relics
of the Santiago campaign.
Corporal Charles Smell of Company G., re-
ported in last evenings Star as being
slightly III In the general hospital at Camp
Wfkoff Montauk Point. N. Y. is an Ana
costa boy, who went out enthusiestical
with the District regiment. His parents
and friends read with interest the item in
The Star concerning him.
work on Harrison street from the Ana
costa bridge eastward Is still going on,
preparatory to the laying of asphalt Dis
trict workmen are now engaged in running
water ana sewer service pipes from the
street 10 point inside the curbng. in order
10 prevent the street from being torn up
for such work after being improved The
cost of this work is to be assessed against
the property.
The residents of stantonville and the sec
ton adjacent have been having trouble in
securing water, and have entered many
complaints with the authorities IN relation
TO II. There are only about two private
wells scattered over this large territory,
and but one public one, the latter said to
be out of order most Of tine lime. To re-
lieve conditions, 1t is proposed to sink three
artesian wells, one on I street hill, ons On
nth street extended and the third at the
corner of Stanton and Pomeroy avenues. II
is believed that these wells will meet the
requirements of the situation. The well
already sunk at the corner of Stanton and
Alvin avenues will be repaired
Mrs. Cecilia Fantress has gone to the
Blue Ridge to spend 4 few weeks
Mr.. Howard Keating. with the Columbia
monograph Company in New York, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Heating.
Messrs. James Boyer, ]. c. Leonard and
Iemuel Lusby, the latter of Capitol Hill,
have gone on trip to Niagara Falls and
Canada
Miss Annie Green has returned from her
visit to Virginia and has as her guest Miss
Matte Eubank of Virginia.
Mr. Robert J. Green is visiting relatives
in Virginia.
Miss Lizzie Whalen is in New York city.
Misses Mary Wathan and Henrietta Gray
are visiting in Leonardtown, Nd.
Mrs. James Alfreds and daughter, Miss
near Marshall Hall, Nd, for few weeks.
Mrs. Adams mother of Mrs. Alfreds. is
spending some time at her daughters resi-
dence here.
Mrs, NJ. NJ. North has gone to Cincinnati
to attend the G. A. R. encampment- Mrs
North is the national chairman of the
press committee of the Womans Relief
Corps, and will, It is understood, do press
work for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Mrs.
North is also chairman of the committee
on serving refreshments the home com
ing of the District volunteers, but she
made up the personnel of this committee
before leaving.
Rev. J. B. North, pastor of the Garden
Memorial PresbyteriGu Church, has as his
guests his mother. Mrs. S. A. North of
Baltimore, and her daughter, Miss Annie
North.
Miss Julia Thompson has returned from
the Warrenton White Sulphur Springs.