Evening star., 1899-04-11
ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS.
Result of Runaway Acknowledgement
and PersOnaI NeMs

Detective Edward Phillips and his sister.
Miss Mary Phillips. who reside at No. 200
llth street southeast, We're driving along
pennsylvania avenue extended in a. light
rubber-tired bicycle buggy Yesterday
afternoon, when their horse became un-
manageable and turned into Minnesota
avenue in burst of racing speed. The
animal continued at a furious gait into
Harrison street, and on to the Anacostia
prldse- When about ore-half of the way
across the bridge the excited on-iookers
frightened the horse into colliding with a
one-horse buggy owned by o. A. Emmons
OF Congress Heights and driven by his
young son. Detective Phillips and his sister
were thrown out on the floor of the bridge.
Miss Phillips was severely injured, sustain
Ing several cuts about the head hut no
bones We're broken, SO far as could be
learned at the time. DR. Slattery of Wash
lEston' who was passing, attended her.
and she was sent to her home in a private
carriage. Her brother was but slightly in
jured.
Mr. Emmons' vehicle was damaged con-
s1derdbly, but the driver ESCAPED unhurt
The runaway horse was captured in the
city.
AS anticipated in The Star, the cars of
the Anacostia street railroad now run over
the tracks of the Belt Line beginning at
Mh and f streets northwest, continuing to
18th street and Florida avenue northwest
ana returning by the same route to Ana
costa The cars of the Capital railway are
being operated as heretofore. Superintend-
ent }. u. Newton has been transferred for
outy 10 the city end of the Anacostia road
Mr.. II. A. Griswold, former president of
the Anacostia street railroad has ii is
stated, accepted position as general pur-
CHASING agent of the new corporation Mr..
10 gail
northern trip when he was requested to
accept the position named.
Rev. DIR. n. II. Miller of Newark. Del.
VINO mas accepted the call extended to him
by the Garden Memorial PRESBYTERIAN
Church to become its pastor, left last even
ing for Newark. He will not be able TO
assume full charge of the church until about
May 9 next and will not return here again
before that date. 1t is considered likely he
will be installed in June.
The Rev. Mr.. Lynn of Washington has
been temporarily, it is said assigned by
Presiding Elder Wilson of the Washington
district of the Methodist Episcopal Church
to the Congress Heights Methodist Episco-
pal Church and the mission at Oxon HILL
! Prince Georges county, Md. Rev. Mr.. Can
non, the former pastor at Congress Heights,
will leave this week with his family for his
new station, at Pomona, Md.
Mr.. William Wagner of Capitol HILL a
short time ago released a couple of dozen
quail on the place of Mr.. Fasnaught near
Twinng City. 1t has come to the notice
of the police authorities that a few of
the birds have since been found dead, and
in one case there was reason to believe one
had been shot but an investigation did not
develop the guilty person. The remaining
| birds are said to be doing finely.
Miss Hattie Marden of Dalles, Ore who
has been guest of Mr.. and Mrs W. Mar
den King for several months, and stu
| dent of the Art League. has returned to her
/ hCme.
Miss Greer of Boston is the guest OF
Mrs. n. r. Harn'sh.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Reid of Burlington
| VT, are visiting friends here