Evening star., 1907-09-02
ANACosTIA AND VICINITY.
Death Of Mrs. Mary ]. Crawford.
Call Extended to Pastor.

Mrs. Mary j. Crawford a resident of
Anacostia for the last twenty-five years,
died Saturday night at 10 o'clock in
Providence Hospital, where she had been
removed for treatment for a fractured
hip, the injury having been received at
her late home, 13 Jefferson street, Ana
costa, recently Mrs. Crawford was in
her eghty-fifth year and was stated to
have been the Oldest woman resident of
the town. She was a native of the Dis
trict, where she lived her entire life, and
was the widow of Adam Crawford, who
was a widely known resident of East
Washington.
The deceased had been living with
Mrs. Eliza Gousha, a daughter, at 13
Jefferson street, and during a number of
months lately had been Ill. She was re-
covering, however, when one day she ac-
cidentally FELL sustaining a severe frac-
ture of one of her hips, to which injury
her death is directly attributed. Two
daughters and five sons survive her. They
are Mrs. Emma Bloomer, Mrs. Eliza Gou-
sha, George Crawford. James Crawford.
William Crawford, Charles Crawford.
now of Baltimore, and Samuel Crawford
Of Phoebus. Va. 1t Is proposed to have
her five sons act as pallbearers at the
funeral, which will take place Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock from her late
residence. 13 Jefferson street. Rev.
Charles O. Isaac, the pastor of the Ana.
officiate. The interment will be made in
Congressional cemetery.
AT meeting yesterday morning of the
congregation of the Anacostia Baptist
Church following the II o'clock service
measures were taken to fill the pulpit
of the church, made vacant through the
resignation of Rev. H. NJ. Geren, and 1T
was voted to extend call to Rev James
Edwards of Henderson, N. c., to become
the pastor of the church. The meeting
was presided over by Mr.. Milton Brandt,
and the committee appointed several
weeks ago to canvass the situati made
its report. The committee, which was
composed of Messrs. Thomas follows,
Norvall Greer. Zack Crawford. Edgar r.
Balderston and John r. Dent recon-
mended that Mr.. Edwards be invited to
served the church and conducted its
services. This was unanimously agreed
to. Mr.. Edwards who is at present in At
lantic City. will be communicates with
He is a native Of Henderson. N. c.. and
has been the pastor of Baptist churches
in Brooklyn, N. Y, and Oil City, Pa, the
latter station having been his last assign
to take up his residence in the town.
A record of mo robbery" has been en-
tered on the police records in the case
of the report made by Mrs. Lavinia Keen
theft Of jewelry. cash and other articles
from bureau in an upper room at her
home Friday night, as the mysterious re-
turn Of nearly everything that was
claimed to have been stolen has led the
police to believe they were taken by
some one who had no intention of retain
ing them. Mounted Officer Frank Dent,
while looking over the premises yester-
day, discovered by the side of spring a
large basket. the opening of which dis
closed that tt contained about all that
had been reported as being stolen.
Benjamin M. Mundell has been removed
to ward in Providence Hosuital where
a surgical operation has been performed
upon him. His illness was sudden one
Mr.. Mundell Is f1fty-four years old and
has been associated with Anacostia af
fairs for many years.
Mr.. George Randall. a former resident
of the town, an engineer at Fort Mans
field r. l., is visiting relatives here.
Miss Annie Cummings Of Bryn Mawr,
Pa. is the guest of her brother, Rev.
George NJ. Cummings, 23O Fillmore street
Holy communion was celebrated yes
terday morning in the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church, on Minnesota ave-
nue.. by Rev. George NJ. Cummings, the
pastor, assisted by his brother, Joseph
r. Cummings. an elder Of the Asquith
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, who is a
visitor in Anacostia.
Mrs. George Bury and daughter Helen
have gone to Atlantic City, to be followed
by visit to Philadelphia.