Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Laborer Injured on the Great Falls Electric
Railroad.
LOnd Of Earth Dumped on Him-Lieut.
Campbell Leaves to Join His
Regiment Notes.

| This morning about $50 o'clock Allan
! JONES' a twenty one year-old coored la
borer, living at Rosslyn, was severely in
| jured while at work the Great Falls
| road, through the dumping of a load Of
| earth upon him. With gang of other la
| borers Jones was at work at the intersec-
| ton of the New Cut road with the railroad.
| The men were engaged in hauling dirt in a
| car, and it required the combined strength
! of seven or eight men to dump it. In some
| manner, when the load was turned, Jones
| was caught underneath by the of
| falling dirt and almost buried. He was
| injured about the back. a car brought him
| to Georgetown, and the patrol wagon took
| him to Georgetown Hospital.
| Lieut.. Campbell Leaves Town.
First Lieutenant T. R. J. Campbell, a
former Georgetown boy, who was recently
| commissioned and assigned the 47th United
| States Infantry, left the city this morn ng
| for Camp Meade, where he is to join his
regiment. From that point he will pro-
! coed to the Philippines for active service.
MIR. Campbell for many years resided on
prospect avenue, and he has large circle
| OF acquaintance in town. lie was formei-
| ly member or the District National Guard
ana rose from private to the rank OF lieu
tenant in the military bicycle company.
He was a member of the basket BAN team
OF the military cyclists, and also played on
the Columbian foot ball eleven, and Is re-
garded quite an ati1ieie. At the out
break OF the war with SPAN he Went south
as second lieutenant in the United Safes
volunteer signal corps, was promoted TO
first neutenancy and was muster ed out as
captain last May. Z
Funeral OfIMrs. Simmons.
The funeral of MRS. Lizzie Simmons was
held yesterday from her late residence, 1916
street. The remains Were taken to Trini-
Church of
where a mass of requiem was chanted for
the repose of the soul OF the deceased. Rev.
Francis X. Mulvaney, S. j., the pastor was
the celebrant The pallbeafers we've Messrs.
James kavanaugh. John Ready, Matthew
Donoshue, Michael . Heron, Daniel Day
and benJ. Branzell. The interment was at
Holy Rood cemetery.
Sick a Canal Boat.
Harry Tucker a colored boatman, aged
twenty years, was found yesterday af-
ternoon about O'Clock quite sick on a
cana. boat lying in Rock creek. The man
had been i'll for some time, and when dis
covered the police were notified. The pa
troll wagon conveyed him to the Geo. ge-
town University Hospital, where he was
given a place in a ward. Tucker is native
of Germantown, Md,
General Mention.
Miss Alice Shaw of sd street has return
ed nom a visit to Atlantic City, Baltimore
and several other places.
Policeman james Davis has returned from
a fishing trip down the Potomac. With two
companions he caught over a barreful of
fish, mostly rock, which were distributed
among friends in town.
Theodore Norris, thirteen-year-old col
ored boy, was locked up yesterday by Po-
llceman Fur on a charge of incorrig b. lily
preferred by his mother, Matte Norris
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