Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
ANAcosr1A AND VICINITY.
Double Tracking Street Railway on
Nichols Avenue-Ge General Items.


The work Of double-tracking the Ana
| costa street car line on Nichols avenue
| between Grant and Franklin streets has
caused all the traffic along that section
of the highway TO be DETECTED to the west
side of the avenue. condition which at
first resulted In much congestion. Ser
geant c. A. Stevens, the officer In COM
mand of the Anacostia precinct. on ascer-
tanning that one policeman was unable to
cope with the situation, communicated
with the street railroad officials. suggesting
that f1agmen be stationed at Grant street
and at Morris road to divert the traffic
properly and to avoid accidents. The
railroad officials were prompt to adopt the
idea. and accordingly two watchmen have
been located at the points mentioned. On
account of the crowded condition of the
street Ii is sometimes necessary for the
fiagrnen to defect the travel down to Lin
coin street. The work is progressing rap
idly and will probably be finished in ten
days.
Mr.. j. Frank Campbell. a merchant of
Anacostia, recently purchased from Mrs.
Elizabeth Rose two lots on the north side
of Harrison street between Fillmore and
Monroe streets This action was taken by
Mr.. Campbell in order to facilitate the re-
moval of his business when 1t becomes
necessary that a portion of the ground
now occupied by his establishment be
taken possession of by the District for the
purpose of building the southern approach
to the new Anacostia bridge. It has been
ascertained that Mr. Campbells present
building will be interfered with, and it is
understood to be his intention to erect a
suitable structure on his new property to
accommodate the business.
Mr. Thomas ]. Moore has been sum-
moned to Leonardtown, st. Mary's county,
Md, on account of the serious illness of
his mother.
Mr.. George Wood of Minnesota avenue
hoe 10 t1a viz fxy nf acJ toe,
St Mary's county, Md, to be with his
brother, who is severely i'll.
Mr.. George o. Watson, the treasurer of
the Union Savings Bank of Washington,
will spend his vacation with his family at
Mountain Lake Park, Md. He left Ana
costa yesterday for that resort Others
who have departed from the town for
Mountain Lake Park are Mrs. ]. II. Simp-
son of Jackson street extended, with her
daughters. Misses Olive and Jean Simp-
son: Miss Ethel Dony of 50 Franklin street
and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bube of 166 Maple
avenue.
Mr. Fulton Karr is spending the sum
mer at Bluemont, Va.
Miss Eva Braumer and Miss Mabel
Braumer have gone to Braddock Heights
Md, to remain several weeks
Mr. Charles Montgomery of Jackson
street, accompanied by Mrs. H. S. Force,
his mother-in-law, and his two young chill
dren, left yesterday afternoon for Burke,
w. va, 10 De absent Il nuLlDer OF weeks.
Miss Lucy King, who has been a visitor
at Colonial Beach, has returned to her
home on Arthur street
Mrs. c. F. Page and sons, Henry and
George, of 537 Jefferson street, have gone
to Colonial Beach.
Mr. James Rose of Chicago, who has
been visiting his former home in Ana
costa, has gone to Norfolk for a brief
period.
A party of twenty young people left
Anacostia yesterday for a stay of week
at Piney Point. Among those who went
were Walter Tolson, George Bury, Joseph
Brown, Rhom Tilghman. Lester and Wal
lace Johnson, Raymond Fillius, Shriver
King, Ernest EisInger and Miss Lena Err
mold.
The members of the Christian Endeayor
Society of the Anacostia Baptist Church
last evening paid a visit to Mr.. Beoni
Milstead, former president of the organiza-
ton, at his home in Benning. The society
called in body, the trip being made on
the street cars.