Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Citizens to Protest Against Removal of
Branch Express Office,
Septimus Pinci's Attempt to End His
Life-PrevaIence of Diphtheria
-Gcnerai and Personal.

Messrs. George T. Dunlop, president of
the Capital Traction Company, and Mr.. c.
c. Glover of Riggs & Co. are at the head Of
a petition that is going the rounds of the
business men here, asking for the retention
of the Adams Express Office in Georgetown
the agent having been given notice that
after today the office would be closed and
that Georgetown people must do business
through the Washington office. This George
town office has been run for years under
the direction of Mr.. Moss of the central
office in Washington. The contemplated
closing is due to an order of Mr.. Murphy
Mr.. Moss successor, the latter gentleman
having been placed in charge of another
department. Unless the recent orders be
countermanded the office will close tonight
An inventory of fixtures, &c, is now be-
ing taken.
A dead female baby, colored was found
on the 2Ith street dump yesterday by ON
Ger II. q. Pratt. 1t had been dead but a
short time.
Septimus Pinci. who jumped from the
Rock Creek bridge yesterday at noon into
the water below, as noted in The Star
was Tor some time waiter at the Swiss
legation- The man was apparently insane
when he took his jump. having been III
for some time. He owes his life to Dr.
Frank A. Reynolds. who was crossing the
piurge Dropping his wheel in the middle
OF the bridge, the doctor rushed back to
the Washington end of the structure down
the steep grade to the creek and into the
stream. The force OF Pincs fall had driv-
en- MS mead into the mud of the stream
nearly a foot, and il required the exercise
OF more than ordinary strength to pull him
out On being dragged to- the bank the
Dody appeared to be as dead a stone.
50 covered was 1t with black mud that on
lockers We're unable to decide for a time
whether the man was white or black Dr.
reynolds, with the assistance by this time
at hand. resuscitated him. He was taken
then by thu patrol to the GEORGETOWN Uni
Verslty Hospital and later taken to the sta
uon where his wife called and provided
him with suitable clothes
Mr.. jeremiah Lynch's little daughter died
of dtphtheria late last night He has anoth-
er child critically i'll. Diphtheria cases con-
true 10 be reported.
Miss Won Dachenhsusen of GEORGETOWN
VINO was attacked with typhoid fever while
at her summer home near Camp Alger is
reported to be very ILL., Mr.. Fred Won
DachenhauSen. who is also i'll of fever has
had a turn for the better
In honor of their niece. Miss Lulu Cheek
a surprise masquerade was given Tuesday
last by Mr., and Mrs, Philip Zier, at their
nome on the Canal road Those presa mt
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Zier, Mr. and Mrs
Walter Rollins, Mrs. Pearson Misses Flor
ence Talbot, Maggie Degges, Lulu Folt-
Ger, Mamie Kemp, Annie Neubeck Emma
Sullivan. Nellie Foltzer. Maud Collins and
Annie Sullivan; Messrs. Clarence Parsley
Edward Osle, John Stahl, Clarence King
Charles Sherier. William Rick, Jas. r.
Desges, Frank Emery and Redmon Col
Inns.
The body of Mrs. Susan Powson who
died of cancer at the Home for Incurables
was shipped by Undertaken Birch TO Wide
water, Va, where her relatives reside.
Rev. Father Barnum, who is said to have
been the only Jesuit missionary in the
Alaskan gold country at the time of the
discovery and first rush of miners there
mas arrived at Georgetown College, to
winch place he was ordered last August
one year ago from Alaska. Father Bar
mum Is a master of many languages and
Indian tongues.