Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-26
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Death Of Mrs. Vollmer - Trolley Car
Afire-General Items.

A0-6SuSIdA AIS1uSs
The death Of Mrs Catharine vollmer OF
1913 32d street northwest, for many years
resident of Georgetown. occurred last
Saturday evening. Mrs. Vollmer was sixty
years of age. She had been in i'll health for
several months. While her death was not
entirely unexpected the news Of her demise
came as q decided shock to a wide circle
of acquaintance in the vicinity. The fu-
neral ceremonies will take place tomorrow
morning at o'clock at the family resi-
dence, and interment will be made in st.
AIMS cemetery at Annapolis, Md. In the
absence of Rev. Frederick B. Howden.
rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church, OF
which the deceased was member, Rev. J.
H. W. Blake, rector Of Christ's Church, will
officiate.
Mrs. Vollmer came to Washington in 1883
and since that time resided in Georgetown.
She was native of Germany and for sew
eral years lived in Annapolis, Md. She was
a devout member of St. Johns Episcopal
Church and interested herself in all works
OF charity and kindness She is survived by
five children: Frederick Vollmer, Henry Z.
Nollmer, Herman c. Eollmer, Lille Volmer
and Katherine yollmer.
A trolley car on the line of the Tenley-
town electric railroad caught fire yester-
day afternoon about o'clock near the cor
ner of 32d and u streets, Georgetown, burn
ing the clothes OF SIX persons and endanger-
ing the lives of many Others, The fire was
caused by the, sudden, burning out of a fuse
underneath the car The car had just stop
ped near the intersection of the two thor
oughfares, when a. flame shot from under
the car uP over the running board, upon
which a dozen orr more passengers were
standing. The clothing of the following per-
sons was badly seorched: c. M. Saxton, 71S
18th street; John Humer, S04 10Th street;
c. H Chiles, 6l4 Hth street; e. E. Everett,
1928 9Th stueet;o Frederick Royse, 40S 9Th
F0YftfDafelNf
among the passengers aboard, though the
result might have been quite different had
the fire occurred while the car was running.
Requiem mass Was said at st. Stephen 8
Church Saturday morning over the body
OF Mrs. May Hurney, whose death oc-
Cured Ththsday morning. Father Smith
ofhciateda Rheideath of Mrs. Hurney re-
suited irons, pneumonia, which developed
In the District of Columbia greater por-
ton OF her life. Her parents were natives
The funeral of Mrs. Myrtle Linger aged
twenty-eight years, of 1866 NJ street north
west, will take place at the Dumbartou
Avenue Methodist Church tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'clock. The. Rev.:Dr Frank II
Havenner will officiate.Ns Mrs. 1.neer was
the wife of Frederick Linger, and for sew
eral years had been proprietor of mat
tress factory at 81 It'll street northwest
She also conducted a number Of furnf-
ture stores, in the District. the principal
street. Her husband and ,.onea daughter
Elsie, survive her. Interment WIFI be made
In Congressional cemetery. s-,,>'5 IL 80 =.
Ralph Weaver is convalescings from Sc
we're attack of typhoid fever ,-s-.-s-' :.
r. G. Ballinger has completed the build
ing of new home at Kearney, Va. -
Henry Copperthite. Georgetown ha.
plans under way for the erection Of a beau
tiful residence on Military road, Bright
wood. .i = .5J4
Lieut.. W. W. Jordan commanding thu
seventh precinct, has a large force of work
men and painters at work on repairs to the
station building. l-
Regular Sunday school services were re-
| sumed at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church
yesterday morning after recess during the
| summer months.
The following Georgetown residents have
| returned to their, homes from outings: Mrs
| John F. Killeen and family of 1914 sc
street northwest, Mrs. Charles Butler o
| 1892 32d street, Edwin A. Klock, 1909 Pros
| pect avenue northwest; Miss Nina Hav
enner, daughter of Rev. DIR. F. H. Haven
| ner