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The Washington times., 1905-04-16

and the sidewalk in front of % Monroe
street is badly IN need of repairs.
In d communication from Police Head
quarters, Major Sylvester, the chief of
police. Is highly pleased to note the
activity of certain of the officers attach
ed to the local nrecinct in making ar
rests in the cases of George Curtis.
who, a short time ago, robbed the
hardware storehouse of Horton & Hem
mingway. contractors in Anacostfa, and
of Stephen Ford and John H. Johnson.
who now await the action of the grand
jury for robbing M. e. Shaw, on the
Walker road. The officers commended
are A W. Green, Carl Sherer, T. A.
Lusby, Charles Weber, and P. ]. Wha-
Ian.
The following deaths occurred at the
Government Hospital for the In-UC
during the past week: Sadie C. Wrns 81.
aged forty-four years; George Gronin-
ger, aged eighty-two years; Philip
Flood, aged fifty-seven years.
A force of men under the supervision
of road inspector is engaged by the
District in making improvements tc
the Good Hope road, from that locality
past the German Orphan Asylum.
Preparations are being made looking
to the filling of the pulpit of the Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church. on Min
nesota avenue, Anacostia. which was
recently vacated by the Rev T. BOYD
Gay, who was pastor for over two
wears.
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Rockville

r. A Waters. who was thrown, from
a street car in Washington recentIv Is
improving.
j. Morgan Ellis, editor of the Ceater-
view (Mo.) Record, is visiting relatives
at Bethesda, this county He was a re-
cent visitor at this place.
The friends Of FRANK Higgins. of this
town. viii be glad to le;.rn that he is
much improved in health since his re-
cent sickness, which detained him at his
home for over week He is now at
tending to his business again.
George Oden died at the home of his
son, John Oden. on the farm of Lee Of
futt, near Gaithersburg, this county. on
Monday. after brief illness. aged sew
enty-three years
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
tist Church held an ENJOYABLE Quaker
tea at the homo of DR.. George E. Lewis.
on Friday evening from to II D. II. 4
large number of friends We're present
and good sum was realized to be do
mated toward the building of the new
house OF worship now in contemplation.
William Dosh, of Frederick, and Miss
Carrie Smith, of Gaithersburg, this coun-
ty. visited Washington last week and
were quietly married. The bride is Il
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. john Smith,
sr- The couple will reside at Gathers
burg.
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!HyaftyVVII1e;

Capt. e. H. Miller has returned to his
summer .1ome in East Hyattsville.
Mr. and Mrs Mcleod, of Atlantic
City, are visiting relatives in this vicin-
ity
j. Herschman and family, of Ohio,
have moved into the Stokes house, on
Wells avenue north. Mr.. Stokes and
femily are staying in Washington for
the present.
Robert Seyboth and family, of Wine
avenue, will shortly move to Washing
ton.
Clement c. Hill, who has been sick
for a month. went to Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital Thursday to undergo an
operation by Dr. Stone. Mrs. Mudd.
who has been confined to bed for six
months with stomach trouble, went the
same day to Providence Hospital
A number of young folks met at the
home Of Mrs. Gustavus Maynadier
Thursday evening and made arrange
nents for n ball at Masonic Hall the
Friday after Easter.
Jules Jacquet has bought an acre OF
ground adjoining his home, in East
Hyattsville. from c. W. Smith, and Will
improve it
William G. Wick, of Washington, has
bought the home of Henry A. Lyon, in
East Hyattsville, and moved into ii
yesterday. MIR. Lyon moved into the
house on Spencer street vacated by
Enos r. Shreve, who went to Oxen Hill.
Mrs. Margaret Ward, of Norfolk, re-
turned home yesterday after a months S
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Shreve, Of Bladensburg.
c. Frank Carr has finished the re-
modelling of his store and it presents a
very pretty appearance.
The Hvattsville baseball team defeated
the Mt. Vernons in a spirited game Sat-
urday by a score of 10 I.
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Cannot Store Gasoiene.

The Rockville town council has order
ed that the notice be served upon the
Standard Oil Company that they discon-
tinue at once the storing of gasolene
within the corporate limits of this town
The tanks of the company have for sew
eral years been located near the Bal-
timore and Ohio depot, and their pres
eDce there has occasioned numerous
complaints from the citizens of that
section of the town.
The county commissioners on Tuesday
appointed the following road supervisors:
First district. ]. L. Williams. Samuel R
Plummer, Perry Ensey, and Charles T.
Hawkins. Second district, r. Granville
MulliniX, John Burdette, William H
Darby. and Clarence H. Griffith. Tlird
district, George Brewer, John A. Jones,
Thomas Chiswell. and Jos n. AIinutt.
Fourth district. R. H. Cisseil, Ernest P
Ricketts,. George r. Rice, ]. j. Stearn,
and Robert WILSON. Fifth district, Rob-
ert Aitchison, Alfred C. Tolson, Eleazar
Ray, and George C. White.
Claude E. Belt, son OF NJ W. Belt,
of Avery. this county, and Miss Mamie
A Williams, daughter of e. Williams,
of Richmond, Va, were married on
Wednesday evening of last week, at the
home of the bride, the Rev. DR.. Goodwin.
rector of ST. Johns Church, Richmond,
officiating. The ceremony was witnessed
by only few relatives and intimate
friends of the young couple. Thursday
evening reception was rendered at the
home of the grooms father, at Avery.
quite a large gathering being present.
The newly married couple will reside in
Richmond
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Hospital in Frederick recently for an
injury he received about Christmas
While frustrating the efforts OF a pris-
oner to escape he had in custody at
Germantown
Inc county commissioners have ap-
proved the report of the examiners fav-
crlhS the opening of the road from
avery TO Rockville, petitioned for by
george W. Riggs and others. Bids will
be advertised for at once and the con-
tract awarded at an early date.
Henry Thompson, son Of the late Eli
Jan thompson, Is n>w visiting relatives
IN MS native county. About fifteen years
ago he left this section and took up
| residence In Chicago, ILL.,, where he is
now employed in large tea house,
After a short stay he will return to his
| business
! MISS Carrie English. of the vicinity
| OF Choppers. died on Thursday night of
last week at the homa of NJ w. Thornp-
son, where she had resided for several
years. An affection Of the lungs. from
Which she had long been a sufferer, was
| the cause of death. She was thirty-two
years of age
George Taylor is lodged in iafI here to
answer charge of criminal assault His
alleged victim is a thirteen-year-old col
| ored girl. and the cffense is said to
have been committed several months
ago Both live at Wheaton and the
accused was arrested by Constable
Jones.
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Lenten Services.

The Rev. w K Turner will deliver
the Lenten sermon this evening at Christ
Church.
Miss Bertha Davis will lead at the
prayer meeting Of the Christian EndeaV-
or Society of the West Street Presby-
terian Church.
The sermon at St Johns Church will
be delivered by the Rev. George Calvert
Carter, rector of St Andrews Church,
In washington. The sermon Wednes-
day evening will be delivered by the
Rev. Edward S. Dunlap
BY request the ''Hayseed Soshul, un-
der the auspices of the Dumbarton Ave
nue. Epworth Chapter, was repeated
Wednesday evening at the lecture hall
of the church
Holy Trinity Council No. 1872. Catho-
lie Woman's Benevolent Legion, Will
give an entertainment and euchre
Thursday evening. April q. at Trinity
School hall. n street, between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-stxth streets.
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Te111eXf0Wn

Mrs. Shoemaker has started to build a
new house on Wisconsin avenue.
Driver G. G. Warren, of No. 3 Chenni-
car company. goes off on his furlougfl
OF twenty days next Saturday The
greater part of his time will be spent
with friends and relatives in Scha-
mokin. Pa.
The Boys" held a meeting last Fri
day In the Masonic Hall on Wisconsin
Avenue to suggest a suitable place for
camping ground during the coming
summer, and to receive nominations for
officers during the ensuing year. After
much debate the meeting adjourned
Rr- Ray, Of Tenleytown. gave Il stag
box party to several friends las. week
TO see the Primrose minstrels. Among
those present were Mr. Hawkins. Mr.
foweil. Mr.. Riley. and Dr. Ray.
Mrs Britt IS making extens',5 i'm
provements on the dwellings whic she
owns on Wisconsin avenue
Ex-Sergeant Myers. of the Tenle.ytown
substaticn. obtained five days leave of
absence to attend the marriage of his
daughter
Officers Giles and Law. of the TenIey-
town substation, have been appointed to
the task of taking the census, which
VIII take at least two weeks of hard
labor They have the largest district to
cover, consisting of all north of S street,
Georgetown, TO the District line, and
vest of Rock Creek to the Conduit road
Mr Wells and family have moved
from their old home. on the Tenleytown
read, to the residence of Charles Dean,
on Wisconsin avenue
A disturbance was caused in Tenley-
town on Wednesday by the appearance
o. Harry Kaufman, who escaped from
the sanitarium at Rockville. Kaufman
walked in house on Wisconsin avenue
and SO frightened several women that
Trey called for help. Policemen e. c.
Blake went to their assistance. Kauf-
man fed and was finally overtaker and
captured by Officer Blake, who conduct
ed him to the station. Later the Rosk-
vile authorities took him in.o custody.
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Committee on Roads.

The committee of five elected at a
mass meeting of citizens TO call for
data concerning the cost of the various
kinds and degrees OF permanent road
ways for Hyattsyille, and of all mat
ters pertaining thereto, has so far pro-
ceeded in its labor that the date for the
Teassembli2g of the mass meeting will
probably be liked for this week.
A surprise party was given Mrs. S.
Ward RICHTER last Tuesday, which was
postponed from the date of Mrs. Right
ers ninth wedding anniversary on ac-
count of her illness. Those in charge
were Mr. and Mrs. William S. Motion,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry W. Shepherd, Mrs.
Frederick Davis. Miss Lucille Brooks,
Viola Britt, Mabel Mish. Pauline. Pearl
and Annette Herring, Agnes Ladson,
and Blanche Wilson, Charles Richardson
and Paul Herring. "Old-fashion" games
were the principal feature of the even
ing.
The Grand Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star Of Baltimore, with It's
worthy grand faatron. Mrs. Icia Swarta,
Of Hagerstown, visited Ruth Chapte-
No. I, of Hyattsville. Tuesday evening.
The Martha and Masonic Chapter. of
Washington, was represented by w. Ca
bell Williamson, past most worthy grand
patron of the. general grand chapter. TIE
officers OF Ruth Chapter are Mrs. W.
p Magruder. worthy matron; DR.. S. Nj.
Mcmillan, worthy patron: Mrs. Laura
| Cook, assistant matron; Walter A. VII
son, secretary; William B. Severe, treas
urer; Mrs Nettie Moulden, conductress,
and Mrs. Lillian Machen, assistant con-
ductress.
Owing to sickness in his family the
Rev. F. A. Tyler assigned TO the pastor
ate OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, has been unable to leave his
home in Baltimore The Rev. Mr..
Dainer, of Baltimore officiated last Sun
day and ]. NJ. Hall conducted the pray
er meeting Wednesday evening. Mr..
Tyler Is expected today.
Mrs. Charles II. Welsh has been con-
fined to her room for ten days with a
painful swelling of her arm, with al
most entire loss of motion. but is now
much improved.
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the Rev. P. w. Smith, of Baltimore.
The Rev. E. H Smith will again resume
his role as rector today
x Y
The services at ST. Adams today will
be as follows: Holy communion will be
offered at Sis 4. m.: Sunday school at
10 A M. and services at IL a. m. and 4:3O
p Iii.
Excavations are being made on the
Tenleytown road for a conduit the pur-
pose of which is to accommodate wires
Tor the new fire alarm system This
system. it Is understood, VIII eventually
extend to Rockville
G. w Cook was the victim of recu-
liar accident a few days ago. A large
fish bone lodged in his throat, and two
operations were necessary to remove It
The first operation being unsuccessful a
second was made.
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1IAKOrlaaIark

The TakoIna Chorus held its regularj
meeting for rehearsal on Tuesday even
ing at the residence OF its musical di-
rector, James W Dyre, on Vermilion
street The attendance was excellent
ana the work performed very satisfac-
tory. The chorus has been greatly
strengthened by the addition to its men,
bership of d number Of singers from the
Seventh Day Adventist Church, as well
as some of the best talent from Bright
wood Park, and from Whitney Avenue
Christian Church, those from the latter
organization being residents Of the park,
and is now in a fourishing condition
with about fifty members enrolled
The chorus is engaged at present in
the preparation of the dramatic cantata.
saul. King of Israel by Gabriel,
which ii is proposed to give in Mt. Yer.
non Place NJ Z. Church, on Wednesday
evening. May g. the chorus assisting the
choir of that church and a thorougbIy
competent list of solo singers under
the leadership of Page l. Zimmerman.
ir the rendition of the music as an ora
IoriO.
The AmoiSat Social Club held its first
meeting at the home of Miss Folmers on
1hQrSuaS evening dnC officers for the
year We're elected. The one item Of
great interest to the members is the
fact that Messrs. Frank Hubble West
and j. King have consented to honor the
society with their presence.
James King. the idol OF the park. In.
up to the present time, the champion
bowler OF the bowling club here His
maximum record in his last game was
1SI
Last Wednesday tie Columbia Stars
defeated the Takoma second team in an
exciting game of ball on the town field.
The features of the game We're the
pitching of Armes and the work Of
Dexter IN third base for the home team,
while for the visitors. Erens and Israel
at third and first respectively did COM
mendable work.
Last Saturday the Takoma team easily
defeated the Business High School team
by tho score of 10 to 3.
The Takoma team announces the fol-
lowing schedule: April Is, ST. STEPHENS:
April 80, Mt. Pleasant Congregational:
Nav 10 and - Law Reporter. The
Takoma team would like to arrange
games with all strong uniformed teams
of the District. Address challenges 70
A \. Jarvis, Takoma Park. d. C.
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Sisters Married Together.

An event of much interest to the
people was the double wedding in the
Baptist Church at Cedar Grove ON the
evening Of April H. when the two
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs John Wood
field became the wives, respectively, of
Robert Lee Jones, OF Manning 5. c..
and Cornelius Alpha Watkins. of Balti-
more. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev w. S. O. Thomas, rector Of
this church, and was Witnessed by a
large gathering Of invited guests. Fol-
lowing the ceremony n reception was
held at the home. of the brides, and lat
ter in the evening the couples LETT or
their honeymoons.
E. B. Prescott, who was dangerously
Ill for several weeks. is gradually re-
covering from his Illness.
Miss Agatha W. James has as her
guest Miss Rosa Hartzell, of Shep-
herdstown, w. Va
Mrs. r. D. Weaves and Miss Kate
Weaver and Robert Weaver. jr. have
returned from the South, where they
spent several weeks
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of
Jesse H. Wilson, is under the treat
ment Of several eye specialists. Her
eyesight is thought to be very seri-
ously affected.
Policeman Connor, OF the Seventh
precinct, is reported to be seriously i'll.
He was taken yesterday to the George
town Hospital.
The Rev. F. II. Havenner left on
Thursday with his family for Balti-
more, where he has been assigned to
the Bethany Methodist Episcopal
Church.
While riding horseback through Rock
Creek Park about dusk on "Wednesday
a woman. whose name could not be
learned, was thrown from her horse.
which became frightened at some OBJ
structfon in the roadway. The accident
occurred on the Pierce Mil Road. or
Ger w E. Furr, Of the Seventh precinct.
bicycle squad, was passing at the time
and hastened to her aid. The officer
assisted her into the saddle and she
returned home.
DR.. Anthony NJ. Ray Will not leave
Tenleytown, as was reported last week.
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Rents New Store.

c. E. Cole, manager of the second
hand store at 1898 Thirty-second street,
has rented the building al 120c Thirty
second street, formerly the home of the
Racket Store and moved his business in
the new quarters.
John Clarke has taken out permit
and began the erection of two stores at
1904 and 1906 N street, the cost of which Is
placed at $4,000. The two two-story frame
buildings on the site have been demol-
ished to make room for the Improve
ment.
1t is understood that Joseph Blundon,
the owner of the two-story frame build
ing at 3219 o street, is contemplating
the erection of an apartment house on
site of the present house. The prem
fses are now occupied by NJ. Sinsheimer,
who has resided there for several
wears Mr. Sinsheimer has been given
several months notice to vacate the
building.
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Touched UP Liquor Selling.

The grand jury of this county devoted
some pace in its report to the Sunday
liquor selling, said to be common in
Bladensburg district. This is a matter
in which the citizens of Hyattsville are
concerned. 1t not infrequently happens
that persons from the city arrested
Sunday evening at Brentwood and the
District line, charged with drunken and
bosterous conduct. are confined in the
Hyattsville lookup and brought before
Hyattsvillc justices for trial the next
day. II is q nuisance and a scandal,
and our people would like to see the
law regarding Sunday lioqur selling Wig
orousl.' enforced
The road trustees recently appointed
by the county road commissioners for
this district are +. Z. McChesneY, II.
4. Freeman. Charles B. Calvert ]. b.
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"Wild Man" in Woods.

Much excitement was caused in Twin
ing City last Sunday, when the report
was circulated that a man was wander
ing through the woods in that vicinity
attired only in a breechcloth. A crowd
of men and boys chased him through
the woods, and the police of Anacostia
were notified. Policeman Wise. after a
search, finally discovered him very
much scratched. as a result of his
scrambling through briers from his pur-
suers The live curiosity was carried
to the station. where he gave his name
as William z. Krist, and said that he
was a sailor from the Dolphin but had
been under treatment at the naval hos
pitaI in Washington for several weeks,
He said he had gone to the woods to
take a sun bath, and had laid his
clothes near & fire, which he built so
that he might know where they were
by the smoke. The police suspected
that his mental faculties were impaired
and this suspicion was confirmed when
information regarding him was asked
at the naval hospital. After a short
search, his clothes were found in the
woods and he was returned to the ma
val hospital in the ambulance from that
institution.
1t is announced that on May 15 the
change in the operation of the street
cars Of the Anacostia line will be inaug-
urated, by which a special line will run
only so far as the plow pit on Eleventh
street, just at the north end of the
Anacostia bridge, and back again to
Congress Heights Transfer will be
made 10 city bound cars going north.
and to cars bound for Congress Heights
going south.
John Henry Johnson and Stephen
Ford, two colored men, recognized by
NJ z. Shaw. who was held up and rob
bed on the Walker Road last week. as
his assailants, have been identified by
two white r1en, who saw them In the
vicinity about that time. The negroes
have been indicted and their trial be-
fore the grand jury Is expected to oc-
cur within the next month.
A party was given at the residence of
Mrs. Simpson, 142 Grant street. Tues
day evening, for the benefit of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church Games
were played. and a musical and literary
program was rendered. A large num-
Der was present.
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Fractured Right Arm.

Last Monday Arthur Suit, the eight
year-old son of Constable Arthur Suit
of Suitland, Prince George county, Md,
while playing at school painfully frac-
tured his right arm and dislocated one
Of his shoulders by coming into yio-
lent collision with an older playmate
Ernest Harvey. The injured youth was
brought to Anacostia, where he receiv-
ed surgical attention, and was after
ward able to go to his home.
The woods fire, which burned contin-
ually for several days last week in
Prince George county, Md. adjoining
this part Of the District, and which
reused much interest and speculation
among citizens here, where the blaze
was clearly distinguishable, has been
extinguished.
Members Of the congregation of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
sincerely regret that the Rev. T. Boyd
Gay. Ph.D., has resigned his place as
pastor OF that church, and has accepted
q call extended by the PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Attica, Ohio. DIR. Gay is held
In the highest esteem by all his congre-
cation. Under his guidance church work
always progressed
Sunday last a large number of colored
men and boys belonging 20 the toughest
element in Garfield, crossed the District
line into Maryland and engaged in a
big game of craps on the Silver Hill
read. The gambling was interrupted by
Constable Allen. who succeeded In ar
resting John Handy and taking him be-
fore Justice Roberts, OF Prince George
county, who fined the prisoner s..
Handy gave the names of the other
members of the party, and warrants are
out for their arrest.
Officer p. J. Whalan, of the Anacostia
police force, has been granted q short
leave of absence in order that he might
&C to Virginia to attend his brother.
who Is very i'll.
officers 7. A. Lusby and NJ E. Hagan
have also been granted leaves of alb
sence for several days.
Policeman c. r. Brown, member of
the substation force. has purchased the
lot and house at 207 Fillmore street,
Anacostia.
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Frazier if the police accompanied him
to a wood pile where he had hidden the
stolen treasure At night the prisoner
led the police to a pile of wood in Mr..
Fraziers lumber yard, and unhesitating-
ly thrust his hand through a hole in
which he declares he hid the money.
Much to his astoniShment, however,
nothing was there.
The police marked the exact spot ana
the next day took the man to search
again for the money. The prisoner
again unhesitatingly looked in the same
spot but did not succeed in finding the
stolen amount The police are of the
opinion that the man did really hide the
money there, and that some person who
saw him do SO afterward took the
money from it's hiding place. The pris-
oner's mother pleaded with Mr.. Frazier
not to prosecute her son, and as the
young man said he would work out the
stolen amount in Mr. Fraziers lumber
yard. the case was dropped. The man
is now faithfully working out the stolen
amount.
Wednesday afternoon William H.
Roach. white man, thirty years of age
living at 2l2 d street southeast, fell
from his bicycle on Harrison street,
near Monroe, severely cutting his head
and face He was treated by Dr. }, A.
Watson, and was afterward able to re-
turn to his home.
There is a dangerous well on George
Cambelrs place on the street hill.
Jordan &, Richardson, the agents. have
been notified to repair it.
There is also a dangerous hole in the
roadway OF Summer avenue, between
Nichols avenue and the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad tracks.
Under the direction of Sergt W. It
Anderson, in command of the Anacostia
police station, the enumeration of the
people in his police district began Wed
nesday morning. The district is divided
into three sections, covered by Officers
J. F. Reagan. F. NJ. Dent, and d. j
Garvey. respectively. The first district
! comprises Anacostia and vicinity. in
Guiding the German Orphan Asylum ant
| the Old Peoples Home; the second com
prises Hillsdale, the United States Gov
| ernment, Hospital for the Insane, ant
! Congress Heights. and the third com
prises all the territory east of Ana
costa 70 the Ridge road, including Gar
| field, Good Hope, Twining City, ant
East Washington Heights. Sergeant An
| derson is of the opinion that this census
can be taken in about a weeks time.