The Washington times., 1905-04-30
Deaths az St. Elizabeth's.

The following deaths occurred at st.
Elizabeths during the past week: James
Gilbreath, aged sixty-eight years;
Samuel Trimmer, aged fifty-nine years;
George Weber, aged eighty-seven years;
John Mccormick. aged seevnty-eight
years; Edmond Nolan. aged seventy-six
years: Richard Murray. aged sixty-one
years.
A social was held Wednesday evening
by the Junior Epworth League at the
home of j. B. Smith $50 Jackson street.
| The following musical and literary pro-
gram was rendered: Violin solo. Master
Wallace Johnson; recitation, Miss Mabel
Burch; piano duet, the Misses Haar;
recitation, Mrs. Duncan. After the COM
pletion of this program. the guests
spent the remainder of the evening
working out charades. Refreshments
were served
| The patients and employees of the Gov
| eminent Hospital for the Insane. were
| entertained Monday evening at an East
er ball in the large central dining room,
| given by the officers of the institu-
| ton. AS on former occasions, the floral
display was costly and handsome the
| entire hothouse establishment having
been emptied for the affair. In addition
TO the exquisite formation of flowers
| surrounding. there was an electrical dec
Grafton that sdded 10 the beauty of
the conmodious hall. There We're lie
| four-arc lights and ninety-siX thirty-twc
candle power colored lights. Flags and
| bunting also were in place. There was
/ an audience of 100 persons in attendance
/ and the program lasted up to II o'clock
The residence and outhouses of Went
| worth Jones in Prince George county
near Oxen Hill were totally destroyed
by fire Wednesday morning. and the
blaze was seen by citizens of Anacostia
Mr.. Jones, who is an employe of tbs
Government Printing Office. left his
house early for the city and shortly
after a lamp exploded. setting the house
afire. His wife and three children who
were rendered homeless were cared fol
az the home of John 7. Fisher, a near
by neighbor. Mr. Fisher notified tbs
7 police station at Anacostia of the result
. of the fire and the officials at the sub
I station after a great deal of telephonint
! finally succeeded in reaching Mr.. Jones
and notifying him of the loss of hi
property. Mr.. Jones many friends II
Anacostia and vicinity sympathize will
! him in the loss OF his new house bull
only a short time ago.
. The police have been given a grea
deal of trouble lately by small boys OF
holiday trips. maliciously breaking tn
lamps and electric bulbs on the Ana
costa road. Road Superintendent
r, Sinclair has reported as a result 0
. two electric light bulbs being broke
: last Sunday afternoon. the entire cir
= cult was thrown out of order, and tina
the road was entirely dark until a lat
hour at night. when the damage wa
( | finally repaired, Special watchme
have been assigned TO station them
selves along the road and to watch ou
for the Iawbreakers.
The Woman's Christian Temperate
II | Union Of Anacostia held a social a
! the home of Mrs. ]. s. Mclean, 4
l Monroe street, Anacostia. Friday nigh
, for the purpose Of organizing a ~.
/ The feature of the evening was an ad
g dress by Mrs. Don P. Blaine, afte
l. which a program of amusement an
} entertainment was rendered.
5. Mrs Florence Woodwork, OF IL
Jefferson Street, Auacostia. left fo
Round Hill, Va. Tuesday, where sh
If Will remaian a month.