Evening star., 1899-02-03
ANAC0STIA HAPPENINGS,
Wanderer Taken Into Eastody
Proves TO BE Demeuted.

/ discovered an elderly white man dressed in
| a dark suit. with long blue overcoat.
| soft white hat and a pair of slippers. wan
dering about through the snow In the
| woods at Congress Heights. The officer
| soon saw the man was demented and es-
corted him to st. Elizabeth Asylum, but
\ found he was not an inmate there. A dis
| patch received at the Anacostia police sta
| ton, however, revealed his identity. He
was found to be ames \. Hance, fifty-nine
| years old. of l245 9th street northwest who
| had wandered away from his residence yes
| terday morning. His son came over and
| took him home.
Greeted the Rector.
Members of the congregation of the EN-
manuel Protestant Episcopal Church as
sembled last evening at the new rectory on
| Maple avenue TO greet their rector. Rev.
W. G.. Davenport. upon his return from a
vacation of couple of months. During the
| evening solos We're rendered by Mrs. Green.
Miss Darling, Mr.. Green (vlolnl and Mr..
Bertram Thornette (piano). The church
choir sang the anthem. Il VIII Lift Up Ny
Eyes. Mr. Davenport was presented with
a large bouquet of flowers and Mr. T.. II.
| Randall. who has been acting rector. re-
celVed an umbrella. Mr.. ]. W. Tolson MAX
| ing the presentations. Both gentlemen re-
| Sponded pleasantly. As stated before in
The Star, Mr.. Davenport IS TO have an as
sistant, who is said to be already selected,
but on account of not having completed his
studies. is not vet eligible to the appoint
eral weeks
Family in Distress.
1t became known yesterday afternoon that
the Butler family, eo,ored, before referred
| to in The Star being in destitute cir
! cumstances, was in distress. Out of ten
| small children in the miserable quarters
| known home by this family six are
down with diphtheria and one death has
/ already occurred. The mother sent a let
| ter to the police station yesterday asking
| that something be done to relieve her dis
tress. 1t is stated her husband is dead.
| The physician who is attending the family
| reported the case to the Associated Chari-
| ties as one being in need of immediate as
| sistance. Relief was promised.
PetitiOning Against License.
Another petition is being circulated for
| signatures asking the excise board to grant
| no more hquor licenses in Anacostia. The
| police have, it is stated, made their report
| on the application of Mr.. Joseph BrazeroI
| and in some quarters it is alleged to be un-
favorable to the applicant showing for
| one thing, it is said, that all the necessary
! signatures have not been obtained bv him
| A business man of 11th street southeast
VINO owns property near the place where
| II is proposed TO locate the saloon alleges
according to the statements made by per-
| sons interested, that he signed the appli-
| cation under a misapprehension and is now
| trying to take his name off.
Night PatroIman Needed.
1t is understood TIE police authorities are
| considering the necessity of stationinc
night patroiman on the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. bridge near Twinire City. A watch
man has charge of the bridge during the
| day. At night the police officers doing 5ufv
| at iWlnlIg civ all
| time 10 patroliing the bridge.
General and Personal
There is general complaint made over the
| condition of Washington street between
| Adams and Pierce streets. The street was
| torn up about two years ago by the exca-
| vations for water and sewer pipes and a
good roadway was thereby Transformed
into street of red clay. It remains in
much the same way yet
An order has been issued. 1t is said by
the new management of the Anacost;a
street railways TO the effect that hereafter
no police officer may ride as free passen-
ger upon the cars unless in uniform. An
| effort Will be made to have the order re-
scinded, on the ground that officers in
| riding back and forth in citizens DIR, IS
often take hand in quelling disorder on
| the cars.
The large clock intended for use in the
| tower Of the Congress Heights public
SSiiooi pu'liillS Has DeeIl received from the
Boston manufacturers. and it is expected
no time will be lost in placing it in position.
1t is said when this is done the Congress
Heights building will have something pos
sessed by 10 other public school in the Dis
trict.
Today, st. Biase's day, was observed At
st. Teresas Church at the s o'clock mass.
when the blessing of the throats took
place.
Officer W. E. Owens has returned from
philadelphia, where ne went TO attend the
funeral of his sister Mrs Mary Zimmer-
man.
Miss Annie Green entertained a large
company of friends at her residence on St
Elizabeth Heights last evening