Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-30
ANAcosTIA AND VICINITY.
Thieves Rob Farmer Near Reeves Sta
tion-General and Personal

The local police have learned that the
gang OF chicken thieves that active
in the section adjacent to Anacostia last
winter and which resumed operations in
that locality last week, made a visit to
Reeves Station, in Maryland not far from
the District line, Friday night and robbed
Mr.. Z. w. Smith of sixty fine Cochin chick
ems. In addition they stole his horse from
the stable and rode off with their plumber.
A reward of SIC has been offered for Mr..
Smiths horse and $50 for the arrest and
conviction of the thieves. Sheriff Middle
ton of Prince Georges county, Md, was in
Aracost.a Saturday evening making in
quiiry into the cases.
The seventeenth anniversary of the
ganization of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church, at Garfield, was observed yesterday
with appropriate ceremonies and will be
concluded tomorrow with reception to the
pastor Rev. j. a. Taylor. The church was
established by Rev. Mr.. Taylor in 1887,
when frame building erected in
which the congregation worshiped until the
edifice was destroyed by fire, in 1889. The
present brick structure was then erected
by Mr.. Taylor and the officials of the de-
nomination Preaching yesterday morning
at II O'Clock by the pastor marked the
opening of the anniversary occasion. Rev.
George Lee pastor of the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church. officiated in the afternoon
al o'clock. when Dianna Tent. No. III, at
tended the service In body. Rev. Mr..
Taylor spoke again at night.
The Saturday classes of instruction for
the children of st. .Teresa's Sunday school
have been discontinued for the summer
season.
The funeral Of James p Dean. whose
death occurred Thursday morning at his
home in Oxon Hill, Prince Georges county,
Md, aged fifty-six years, was held Satur-
day from ST. 1gnatius' Church at that
place. Rev. Father Egan, assistant pastor
of ST. Teresa's Church, Anacostia, officiat-
ed. The remains were inferred in the
church cemetery.
Substantial improvements are under way
to the front exterior of the Benjamin G.
Orr Public School building at Carroll and
Prout streets, Twining City. A handsome
coping has been laid and a concrete en-
trance is to be put down.
Policeman John c. Bum of this station,
who won the indoor revolver championship
of the District in April last against all
Corners, was presented with the silver
medal offered the winner Saturday night
1t is handsomely engraved Maj. Bell made
the presentation.
The police of the Anacostia station this
morning received information of the escape
from the reformatory at Cheltenham,
Prince Georges county, Nd, of Charles
Ford and William Thompson, two young
colored men. They were attired III the uni
form of the Institution. "A reward has been
offered for the arrest of either prisoner.
The Socialists of the District are today
holding exercises in the park at the end OF
the Congress Heights street car line.
band was early on the grounds and later In
the day base ball and other forms of ath-
letic amusement were INDUCED In. Speak
Ing from a stand took place, and those In
attendance were served with refreshments.
Miss Mary Turberville of Chantilly, Va,
who has been entertained by Miss Edith
Pyles in Anacostia for a recent period, was
called to her home by the Illness of her
aunt Miss Katie Tyler of Baltimore is the
guest of Miss Pyles.