The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Notes and Personals.


/ Hulda COOmes.
Notes and Personals.
William Cornwall, of the frm Of Corn
| wall & West, whose home is near the
District line, fell against a manger IN
/ his stable and dislocated his left shoul
/ der. he was removed 10 Providence
/ Hospital. Mr.. Cornwall is sevcnty-siS
years old.
The committee on finances OF the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church
whose duty it is to collect and make
{ disposition of the funds subscribed q
/ Pay OF the debt of the Church. held d
meeting in the edihce. Chairman A. Z
/ Suit presided with Mr. Samuel Campbell
acting as secretary. The operations OF
the last quarter were received and were
pronounced highly satisfactory. Plans
were also discussed for future work.
- Anacostia Commandery, No. 423. United
/ Order of the Golden Cross. met at tho
residence of Mrs Barbara j.. King. Jack
son and Pierce streets, Frank j. Henry
noble commander, presiding Reports
were presented by Daniel G. Snithson.
| financial secretary, and james H Douy.
corresponding secretary. Following the
business of the evening refreshments
were served.
John a. Logan Post. No. .. G. A. !.
has adjourned its meetings until Oc-
tuber- Commander A. b. Frisbie. Of the
post, has gone 20 Colonial Beach with
his family, where ne has taken a cot
tdge for the summer.
Charles F. Linger has removed 70 his
new home recently erected BY him ar
Seventeenth and Harrison streets.
At recent meeting OF the second
quarterly conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. IN Anacostia. the
Rev. J. w Sumwslt, the presiding elder
for this district served as chairman.
Inc committees IL charge Of the sew
eT4l departments Of the chuch submit
TED their reports, which indicated very
satisfactory progress for the past year
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Neligan. OF
Nichols avenue, have returned from a
visit TO Ireland. Mrs. NeHgan remained
in that country for a number Of months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Putnam. Of
Franklin street, have gone to Boston.
Mass.
Mrs. Grace Suit and family. Of Arthur
street, viii spend the month at Piney
Point Md.
Miss Clara Putnam IS spending a
number of weeks ar Piney Point
A J. Taylor Branson left last Satur-
day for BradOck Heights. near Fred
criCk. Montgomery county, Nd He will
be gone several weeks.
Harry Williamson. Of Washington
street. has returned from 4 visit to At
lantc City y. J.
Mrs. Lille Iusby and her daughter.
Miss Lorraine Lusby. both Of New York
city. recently visiting at the home Of
at 32o Jefferson street, have returned
home.
The Rev. George NJ. Cummings. pastor
OF the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church. has returned 70 Anacostia after
an absence OF three weeks in Baltimore.
Annapolis. Wilmington, and Philadel-
phia.
Sergt. J. w. Mccormick. Of the Ana
costa precinct, was severely hurt by
horse Wednesday evening last while
driving along the Bowen road. The ser
seant recently brought the horse from
the country, and was testing -; quail
hcatiOns when he became fractions and
kicked Sergeant Mccormick several
times on the legs. The bad effects of
the accident were felt by the officer the
next day after being on duty all night
ne having to be removed 20 his house
In the patrol wagon
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson. for many
years a resident OF the colored settle
ment at Hillsdale. died last Wednesday
evening al her nome, corner Of Stanton
and Elvin avenue. aged ninoty-three
years. According to the information
furnished by those who knew MEs.
Johnson. she was born in Caroline
county. Va. in 1914 She was in slavery
in the family Of Mrs virginia Tavlor
In that section. She has been a resident
OF the District for thirty-One years.
son and two daughters survive her The
funeral viii occur from the Bethlehem
Baptist Church, Nichols avenue. today.
The lnterment will be i'm Hillsdale Gem
etery.
Policemen of the Anacostia station
spent last Saturday searching for a col
ored man, who is alleged to have ac-
costed Mrs. Kate Burgess. d resident
of Congress Heights, while she was
walking along Livingston road not far
from the District line that morning
aoout 10 O'Clock. Mrs. Burgess Is
nurse. and was returning from her du-
ties when she was frightened bv the
stranger. He remained half concealed
in the bushes along the roadway and
hailed the woman. As Mrs. Burgess did
not stop, ne picked up a number OF
stones and hurled them after her. For