The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN.
LETTER CARRIER APPLER DEAD.
Stricken With Heart Disease and
Dies ut the Threshold of His
Homc-ReaI Estate Deals.
Miss Watt Married

Arthur II Appler, for many years let
ter carrier. dropped dead about 3 o'clock
this morning in the hallway Of his home,
2SoS P Street, after having just made the
midnight collection from the mail boxes
Oh his route Heart disease was the
ause CT death.
Nj. AppIer made his collection IN
cart, which he stabbed with his horse in
the rear of the offices Of the MiIler-Shoe-
maker Real Estate Company, on Thirty
second Street Apparently Mr.. APRler
realized the seriousness OF his condition,
as the stable doors we're left open, and
the horse unhaItere6, showing that ne
vas hurryfng to his home. The mail had
been turned in before the attack came
He was a member Of the DumbaTton
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Mr.
Appler was over sixty years OF age He
leaves a widow and two scns-Arthur r
and Lawrence APpler.
Real Estate Deals.
Nj J J Murphy has sold TO Mrs s L
Hawken lot l in block 5 il BuTket's sub
division. in Friendship and Mount Airy,
Tenleytown--
Rosa Y Waner has sold TO Messrs:
William and Alexander johnson part OF
lot 1GT in square 1850 The purchasers
Immediately transferred the property TO
Nj. Barney Mckay for $500
Grace H Lembkey has purchased OF
Flora Kirkwood parts Of lots and II
block 8, Cleveland Park
Part of GrassIands Sold
Mr.. Charles c. Glover yesterday sold to
Mr.. Thomas Hyde the undivided one-had
interest in part OF the Friendship Sub
division. and also all OF blocks ! and :,
ArnsIeigh Park. being on Wisconsin
Avenue. near the Grant Road, Teliey toYYn-
Mr.. HYDE transferred 20 8IT- Glover parts
of GrassIands This is a part OF the
property owned by AiT. William {. " MT
neg Wien Secretary of the Navy
Marriage OF Miss Watt.
Arnounc e1nent has been made CT the
marriage Of MISS Helen G. Watt TO Mr.
Frederick G Backe, OF Binghamton, N
Y. Miss Watt taught in the public
schools of Georgetown for several years.
The wedding occurred November "a The
Rev c. A Wilson performed the eere-
mony-
omcers of AEizpnh Chapter.
The annual election of officers Of Niz-
nah Cbapter, Order Eastern Star, took
place last night, and resulted IN the
choice Of the following: Worthy Hlatron,
Miss Lulu Cunningham; worthy patron,
MT. W. H. Harrison: associate patron,
Mrs. W H Harrison; secretary, Miss
Mary Becker; treasurer, Mrs Louisa
Wagner. and conduetress, Mrs. blanche
WISE, associate eonductress, Mrs Carrie
Becker- These oficvers viii be installed
on December IL
ofiserg of the Royal Arch Chapter, to
serve for the ensuing year. VIII be elected
next Tuesday.
old Oacers Reelected
William R. Singleton Lodge OF Ma=ona
of Tenleytown met last night, and re-
elected its officers. They are Frank Il.
Thomas, worskiDfuI master; I. E. Shoe
maker. senior warden; Samuel 0. Wendell,
Junior warden: Andrew Burger, seeTe-
tary; Eli Riley, treasurer; W L. Conley,
senior deacon; Fred Robey, junior dea-
con; Thomas Boiling, senior steward; l.
F. Riley. junior steward, and Alexander
]. Vowel, tyler
Minor Notes
The funeral Of Clement Beckett, the
AGED coJored man who died Sunday, was
held this afternoon at EbeneZer A NJ 4.
| Church. The members of the Grand
| Lodge of coIored Masons Of the District
Mr.. James H. Taylor viii deliver the
regular bi-weekly lecture to the pupils
| of the Linthieum school tonight His sub
| ject will be Commercial Law"
/ The Georgetown Citizens Association
viii hold its monthly meeting Friday
| evening in cooperative Hall
! Policeman Lipseomb, of the Thirf pre-
| cinct has been transferred to the George
| town precinct. vice J. J. Murphy, who
| was promoted from a private in the Sew
| euth to acting sergeant II the Third.