Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-27
ANAC0STIA HAPPENINGS.
Fire Causes Damage Amounting to
x5oO-Other News Items.

Flames were discovered issuing from
large frame shed a short distance in the
rear of the residence until recently occu-
pied by Rev. W. G. Davenport and family
No 14T Maple avenue, Anacostia, last night
about s o'clock, and an alarm was turned
in by a citizen from box 90. The fire en-
gfnes responded promptly and by hard work
the fire, which threatened several bulld-
ings was got under control. The damage
was estimated last night at fully 500, COW
cred by insurance. The origin OF the nre
is unknown.
The Congress Heights public school Was
closed TODAY fumigation of the building be
ing in progress by order of the heatth au-
thorities 4 safeguard against contagious
disease. Some cases Of ulphtherid are ssttu
to exist among pupils who attend the
school. The work of tumlgauon has caused
a postponement of the entertainment which
was to be held in the building tonight The
school will be reopened Monday.
Two more young children are reported as
being il. of diphtheria in the coiored lam
lily named Butler, whose case was men
toned III last evening star, ana the moth
er has been compelled 10 solicit charity.
The twenty-five children at the German
Orphan Asylum who have been isolated IN
an oItbuilding for some time ny reason
of being more or less i'll of dIphther.a, are
about to be released from quarantine. The
attending physician. DR.. J. Stewart Harrl-
son, states that no death has occurred AT
the aSy.u from Glphtherla during Inc eli-
demic.
1t was announced last evening that the
special musical Vesper service and sermon
on Charity by the Right Rev Thomas
j. Conaty. rector of the Catholic JnlEer-
sity. which was scheduled for next sunday
evening at St. Teresa Church, Will be
DOS. poncd to Sunday evening, February ..
DR.. C5naty will have to be away from me
city on the date originally named. ST.
TereSa's choir viii be assisted on the even
ing of the 9TH by Miss Maggie Coleman OF
St Peters Church choir and Prof, Andrea
Coda and Mr. ]. Taylor Branson. The COL
lection to be taken up VIII De expended III
charity.
Temperance workers in Anacostia claim
they have practically secured the defeat OF
an application for bar room license in the
town Some time ago Mr.. Joseph Brazero!
of Anacosua made application for license
and secured what was considered to be the
necessary number of approving signatures,
but this, the temperance people say, was
a misapprehenson, as names were on the
application that did not count. Temprr-
ance workers Immediately circulated peu-
lions protesting against the granting of the
license and placed the case in the hands OF
the Anti-Saloon League. They now claim
confidently the defeat of the application.
Miss Mary f. Gibbons and Mr.. John w
Fowler, both of St. Ignatius' parish, Mary
land, were married Wednesday evening last
in ST. Ignatius Church, in the presence OF
a large number of friends including people
from AuacOstia, by the Kew Nj. L. SuIl-
van, pastor OF st. Teresas.
Mr. Frank Green of Spottsylvania Court
House Va, has been on visit to relatives
here.
The checker players met last night al Mr.
August Millers on Monroe street