Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-19

BraXtOn, living at 90 sd street southwest,
was removed to the Emergency Hospital
from his home Saturday night and given
surgical treatment. He was suffering from
4 rupture.
DR.. Moran, sixty-five years DID, patient
al ST. Elizabeth's, had an epileptic fit near
Pennsylvania avenue and 9TH street last
night. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital.
Layton Braxton, thirty years old living
at 25G4 University place, attempted to
board a moving car near Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place last night.
and was thrown to the pavement. He was
unconscious when picked up and taken to
the Emergency Hospital. He recovered in
short time and was able to go home.
A small boy named Lewis J. Kessler was
bitten on the leg by dog last night and
slightly wounded. The boy lives at 425
10th street. and the dog is owned by "a
neighbor, Anthony Gerard. whose home is
at 926 f street. The police report that the
dog is not mad
Jarvis Hayes, twenty years old, former
resident of South Carolina, was arrested
in this city yesterday by Detective Hewlett
and turned over to the Virginia authorities.
He admitted that he had taken a gun, pair
of boots and other articles from w. w.
Giles of Occoquan. His statement was that
he was employed by Mr.. Giles and that he
took the property in order to get back to
South Carolina. He sold the gun and boots
to a colored man on the railroad. Hayes
was taken back to Occoquau last night.
A street car and carriage collided last
night on Pennsylvania avenue near Sd
street northwest and ]. A. Simms. the oc-
cupant of the carriage, was injured about
the hip and hands. He is twenty years old
and lives at 1917 18th street northwest The
carriage was badly damaged.
An automobile made a sudden start
across the sidewalk in the neighborhood of
a ~
east yesterday afternoon about o'clock
and stopped only when it came in contact
with the show window at 303 Pennsylvania
avenue. The window was demolished and
the machine badly broken The accident
was caused by the dress sleeve of Mrs. A
f.. Smith catching against the throttle as
she was getting out of the vehicle. She
was not injured.
A colored woman named Mary Cole, thr-
ty-nine years old, whose home is at 1928
Green's court northwest was removed from
the River Queen wharf TO the Emergency
Hospital last night and treated for incised
wounds of the arm and side received, she
said, while the excursion grounds at
Motley Hall The police report that a razor
was the instrument used by her assaiIant
and that the woman charged with having
committed the assault was placed under
arrest at the excursion resort.
The colored department of the w. C. T.
U. held its monthly praise meeting at the
jail at noon yesterday, the department SUI
perintendent, Miss Ella NJ. Boston pre-
siding. Brief addresses were delivered by
MIR. j. C Fountain. w. l. Lee and Rev
Roberts; Miss Lilly Holmes and Mrs Carrie
V. Fountain rendered solos with Mr.. Thos
Ingram as organfst Literature was dis
tributed by Mrs Fountain, representing the
Nineteenth Street Baptist w. c. r u
Two thousand people attended the OPEN
ing service of the fall union gospel meet
Ing yesterday in Cadet Armory, 70S O
street northwest. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Simon p. w. Drew, DID, evan
geilst- assisted by Rev. S. Pollard, Rev.
Price Raum, Rev. Hawkins Rev. Ed Coop
er and Rev. Joseph Twyman.
While riding on the running board of a
street car this morning Joseph Talbot
twenty-four years old, living at 400 North
Capitol street, was injured about his an
kles, his legs coming in contact with an
Ice wagon. The accident occurred at New
York avenue and North Capitol street. and
the injured man was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital
The eighth regular meeting of the Allie
gretto Social Club was held at the resi-
dence of Miss Katherine McGrann6 900
9th street northwest. Friday last. After the
conclusion of business, games were indulg-
ed in, prizes being won by Joseph F. Bra
shears, and Miss Sarah Richardson A re-
pest was then served in the large and bril-
hantly lighted dining room, succeeding
which the club adjourned.