Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
CITY AND DISTRICT.

Philip Thomas, colored, twenty-one years
old. met with a serious accident late last
night at the filtration plant. He was riding
on dirt when he accidentally fell ana
the car passed over him. The laborer was
cared for by other workmen until he was
removed to Freedman's Hospital. The doc
tors found that the victim had received
number of cuts and bruises and one arm
was so badly injured that the doctors
thought il would have to be amputated.
Thomas lives at Benning.
The Brightwood Park Citizens Associa-
ton recently forwarded to the Commission
a copy of resolutions protesting against
the delay in beginning work on the add
ton to the Takoma School and the curtail
ment OF school sessions as a result. The
association will be informed. in accordance
with report received by the Commission
erS from A. NJ. Poynton acting inspector of
buildings in which he says: The appropri-
alton for this addition did not become avail
able until July l, 1893, and plans We're pre-
pared, proposals received and contract en-
tered into at the earliest possible moment.
The work is being prosecuted. and it is ex-
pected that sessions can he resumed in Ia
koma School about October IL, 1903
]. Walter Hodges, who conducts a drug
store at 201 I'd street southeast. was named
as q defendant in the Police Court Satur-
day on two charges of violating the phar-
macy law. The lnformations were filed on
complaint of Detective Proctor, VINO
charges Hodges with selling carbolic acid
at his store on two occasions recently with
out placing the word poison on the bot
ties. Hearing in the cases was postponed
until Tuesday. and Mr.. Hodges was re-
quired TO give 500 bond for his appearance
In court on that date.
colored man who gave his name as
Robert Las was treated at Providence
Hospital late Saturday night for wound
OF the hip. His statement was that he was
shot 10y white man TO him unknown while
in conversation with a woman at Sd and G.
streets southeast. His injury was only
slight
\ man who stopped in front of a tailor
ing establishment at sll 18th street north
west yesterday TO light cigar accidentally
set fire to the awning. The heat blistered
the paint on front of the building and
caused about 50 damage.
Miss Maria Clagett of No. 80 F street
northwest was knocked down Saturday
night by a bicycle at 9th and streets and
slightly injured. The affair was an accident
and the rider of the wheel was not ar
rested.
Charles Bean. thirty-three years old was
struck on the head with an iron weight
while lowering the curtain at Chase's Thea
Ter Saturday afternoon. He received q
slight scalp wound which was treated at
the Emergency Hospital.
Bishop Gray of the diocese OF southern
~. iui auoiesseu tie open-alr meeting yes
terday afternoon at the peace cross, on the
site of the proposed Washington Cathedral
AT Mount st. Alban, on the Tenleytown
road. He took for his text the articles of
faith.
Mr.. French Lyon of the M Street High
School has passed the entrance examination
and been admitted to the freshman class at
Harvard College. He has the distinction OF
being the first pupil who has gone from this
school direct to Harvard, without taking a
course for year or two in some prepara-
tory school.