Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-28
GEORGETOWNh AFFAIRS
OF JoHN HOLMAN TO
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.
Small Boy Who Was KILLED Saturday
Child Drinks Carholic Acid
General Items.

The funeral of John Hickman. the seven
year-old son of Mr.. Louis H. Hoffman, who
was crushed to death beneath the wheels
Of dirt wagon Saturday morning, Will
take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
the home Of his parents, 400 2Sth street
northwest. The interment will be made in
Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. Paul A. Men
Eel. pastor Of Concordia Lutheran Church.
will conduct the services
Thomas McAvoy, a painter. forty-three
years of age, who says he is stranger in
this city, narrowly escaped death about
9:1o o clock this morning while at work on
a soaffold il front of 34O6 U street north
west. The scaffold gave away and McAvoy
vas precipitated to the ground, about
twenty feet below. He fell on his left side.
seriously injuring his hip. The patrol
wagon of the seventh precinct station was
summoned and the injured man was con-
veyed to the Georgetown University Hos
pltaI The surgeons were unable to say
how seriously the man was injured, AMI
viii make X-ray examination to de-
termine the matter.
Adolph Boyer, thirty-fve years old, re-
siding at 3713 M street was injured in
similar manner Saturday afternoon. He
was at work on a scaffold on new build
ing on the Canal road. In moving about on
the framework he lost his balance and fell
to the ground, fracturing his collar bone.
pital in the ambulance attached to that in
stitutiOn for treatment
Child Swallows Poison.
Little Annie Perrifeld, twenty-o months
old, whose parents reside at 1905 M street
northwest got hold Of a bottle Of carbolic
acid yesterday afternoon, and in handling
it she succeeded in pulling out the cork
and drank quantity of the poison. severe
ly burning her mouth and throat. Her
screams attracted the attention of her
father. and without ascertaining the eX-
tent of the injuries he grabbed up the child
anc ran with all possible haste to the
Georgetown University Hospital where he
surgeons relieved the child of the potion
and administered remedies to soothe the
pain. She was yesterday morning pro-
nounced out of danger and was removed to
her home this morning.
General News Items.
George Thompson of 1713 Sd street north
west. in attempting to turn his buggy off
the car tracks at M and 33d streets about
o o'clock last evening. was thrown from the
vehicle and severely stunned. The patrol
wagon of the seventh precinct station was
but before its arrival Mr..
Thompson revived. He was apparently I'M
hurt and quickly drove away.
George Newman, colored, fifty-three years
of age was last evening about $50 o'clock
seized with violent attack of cramps
while at the corner of Jefferson and *
streets. He was removed to the George
town University Hospital for treatement.
Howard Thompson, twenty-five years old
residing at 2015 35th street northwest. suf-
fered an attack of fits at the corner of 35th
and t streets late Saturday night. He was
to his home in the patrol wagon
of the seventh precinct station.
John Duncan, thirty years of age. fell
down the stairs of his home. 3403 street,
yesterday afternoon. He sustained several
serious cuts about the face and head. He
was treated at the Georgetown University
The $4,000 baptismal font, to constitute
one of the buildings of the cathedral of ST.
Peter and st. Paul at Mount St Adams,
on the Tenleytown road. is nearing COM
pletiOn.