Evening star., 1905-10-27

the annual visitatitn Of the latter h The
Anacostia Masonic Hall. Follows che
program supper was served.
ond illustrated lecture Of the week last
evening In the Anacostia Methodist Epis-
oopal Church, corner Of Pierce and Jackson
streets. His subject was In His steps."
The Anacostia and Potomac Street Rail-
road Company has recently erected two ad-
ditional trolley poles just north OF the
tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
in Anacostia. which were found necessary In
order TO prevent the breaking and sagging
OF the electric wires. an occurrence that
had caused delays along the limo for Q long
time
Betty Parnell was the name s,ven by an
elderly colored woman who was overcome
by illness yesterday on an Anacostia street
car while passing through the village. She
was treated at a local drug store and was
then removed to Providence Hospital in the
patrol wagon of the Anacostia precinct. She
said her home was at DID I'd street north
west
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has con-
structed a switch from it's main freight line
IN Anacostia to the yard esta blished on tho
Christia place. fronting the Eastern branch.
Dy the Penn Bridge Company which firm
has the contract for the building of the new
bridge over the stream at this place Grad
ually much material is being sent to the
yard, while lately there has been an In
creased number OF engines and dredges
placed on the work. Two cofferdams have
now been almost made ready
a telegram received here Wednesday an
hounced the death OF typhoid fever at Han
cock. Md, of Miss Louise Soult twenty
one years or age. whose home was near
Anacostia. Friends had visited her recently
IN IN that place and had found her to be very
III. put they were. nevertheless, unprepared
TO hear of her death. Miss Soult was the
daughter Of Mrs. Pelham Soult and her IA
ther was the late c. r Soult who for sew
eral years was political leader in Mary
land and whose country home at Suitland.
frince George county. Md, was the scene
OF the entertainment of many prominent
men. including the cabinet offic~~s. 1t is
understood that Miss Soult expressed the
desire to be Inferred beside her father In
the cemetery of the Episcopal Church at
barnaby, Prince George county Md
az Rev; Albert H. Zimmermann, an evanee-
ilst or the Methodist Episcopal Church de-
Hvered an illustrated address on the Man
OF Gaiilee before a large audience at tho
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church cor
ner of Jackson and Pierce streets wednes-
day evening
Several cases OF dphtheria have been re-
corded In this section. The three-year-o
son OF Policeman David Crouch OF this pre-
cinct Is at Providence Hospital suffering
from the disease and the six-year-old son
OF George Baxter, a resident of Washington
street. Is Ill at his parents home from the
same sickness. Both children are improv-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Finotti have re-
turned from their wedding tour and are re-
siding at 224 Jackson street
After an absence of three weeks in Fair
TAX county. Va. on annual leave Super
visor James Toner OF the Government Hos
pital for the Insane has returned to the
institution.
william watson. the son of DIR. James A.
watson. was operated upon at Providence
Hospital Wednesday for appendicitis. His
condition last evening reported to be
favorable.
Abner Edmonds. colored. who died Sun
oay at Freedman's Hospital. where he had
oeen under treatment number of weeks,
was buried Wednesday In Moore's ceme-
terry this place. He lived on Sumner ave.
nue. and was forty seven years old. Several
children survive him.