Evening star., 1898-07-29
ANACOS HAPPENINGS
Coal Gil Stove Causes Blaze in a Resi-
dence.
Marriage of Miss Wood and Mr.. Grif-
fith-Meeting of Church Board
General News.

A coal-oil stove that is supposed to have
been in a leaky condition caused blaze
in the kitchen of the house occupied by
Eiwood Keifer and family at the corner
of Jackson and Pierce streets about 4:11
o'clock yesterday evening Children play
ing in the yard saw the flames and gave
the alarm. A neighbor, Mrs. Cook, rushed
in and managed, at great risk to herself,
to drag the burning stove out of the house
into the yard, where it exploded. The fire
had become communicated to the floor,
and word was sent to engine company No.
ID. the company responding to their first
alarm within the precincts of Anacosta
proper. The fire was extinguished by the
firemen without putting the engine into
service. The damage done was slight.
At Hymen's Altar.
The marriage of Miss Mary " Wood and
Mr.. Ridgley Griffith, both of Anacostia
took place Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Daniel Osborn, 1873 Jackson
street. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. G. o. Isaac, pastor of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church. The bride is
a sister of Mrs. Osborn Many friends
called during the evening to offer con-
gratulations TO the young couple They
Will reside for the present at the Osborn
residence.
Snurcn trustees Meet.
special meeting of the trustees board of
the Anacostia NJ. E. Church was held a
lew evenings ago, Mr.. ]. E. Powell presid-
ing. The meeting was called with the OBJ
ject Of discussing a new plan in regard to
the Indebtedness now resting upon the
church. said to be 81 900 and interest, which
is however. being paid off rapidly. 1t was
stated at the meeting that better fnan-
cial arrangement in the line of interest
could be perfected, and it was decided to
pay OF the old obligation by loan secured
at the new rate. 10 discharge this last it
is stated Mr.. j. E. POWELL has promised to
furnish $1,000 at the end of two years, pro-
viding the congregation will make up the
remainder in like time.
Letter From Camp Cuba Libre.
Young Albert B. Tew of this place, who
left Washington some weeks ago with the
1st Signal Company of the 7th Army Corps,
has written several communications to
friends in Anacostia from the camp at
Jacksonville, Fla, in which he states that
there seemed to be no chance at the time
of writing of the 1st Signal Corps going to
Porto Rico, Young Tew says there are
about 10000 troops at Jacksonville, and
that the whole town, as we'll as the SOL
diers' camp, has been named Cuba Lii
bre."'
AnacOstia Baptists.
ne usual 1HursCdS evening services at
the Anacostia Baptist Church were largely
attended and were conducted by Rev. E. w,
Bliss. the probationary pastor. The church
gave its annual excursion to River View
Wednesday and quite a number of Ana
coStians attended.
General and Personal.
The choir of the Emmanuel T. E. Church
will go to Piney Point for their annual
outing August 13.
Miss Lola Mattngly is visiting at her
home in Mechancsville Md.
Mr.. George W. King jr., has returned
from Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Miss Hattie Frost of Jersey City N J.,
is the guest of her uncle, Mr.. Charles r.
Burr.
Mrs Margaret Leonard is visiting rela-
tives in Newark, N. ]. She is accompanied
by her nephew, Mr.. Thomas Cahill of Camp
Alger, who is on leave.
Mr.. Walter French left yesterday for a
visit to Niagara Falls and Rochester, N Y
Mrs. Ezra Mathers and niece, Miss Katie
Pomeroy, have gone to West Baden
springs, orange county, Ind, to remain un-
til September l.