Evening star., 1907-10-30
CONGRESS HEIGHTS NEWS.
hours of Mails Changed-Pastor
Accepts Call to BROOKLYN.

oH1clal announcement has been issued
of a change in the hours of the departure
of the mails from the post Office at Con
gress Heights, following the establish
ment of rural free delivery route in tn.
section Of Prince GeOrga county Md
south of this place, and for which the
local Office serves as a distributing sta
ton. The hours for the sending out of
the mails have been arranged as follows
7:4o o'clock am. 1890 o'clock am. $50
o'clock p. m. and $40 o'clock pm
Rev. George c. Grove, who has served
| as the rector in charge of the Episcopal
Church at Barnaby. Prince 'Georga coun-
ty, Md, known as ST. Barnabas'. Several
miles south of this town has accepted a
call to an Episcopal church in Brooklyn
n. Y. He has proceeded to his new field
of labor with his family. He served for
the past three years as rector at naby
His successor has not yet been named
|. Through the efforts of Milton ]. Fillus
director of the choir Of the Esther Me
mortal Protestant Episcopal Chapel. a
male quartet of local singers has been
organized for musical work in tha vii
lase composed of the following: Samuel
| Hind. second bass; A. G. Townsend first
bass; Louis Vining. second tenor; Milton
]. Fillius, first tenor. A meeting was
held recently at the residence of Mr.
Hind and the quartet has appeared sew
eral times at entertainments in the town
hall.
Camp No. s. Patriotic Order of Ameri-
cans, has arranged to observe Halloween
with masquerade party In the town
hall
The congregation of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Oxon Hill, Primo
George county, Md. which is conducted
as a part of the Congress Heights charge
gave oyster supper last evening. which
was attended by many of the members Of
the local church, including Rev. and Mrs
H G. Spencer. The party enjoyed
straw ride to the scene of the supper
The improvements which We're under
taken to the interior of No. 3 chemica
engine company, on Nichols avenue. have
been completed. There has lately been
installed In the company's quarters fire
alarm board. on which. when the system
now being installed at the Government
Hospital for the Insane is completed. will
indicate whenever an alarm of fire is
sounded at the institution. as well as the
location of the building In which the fire
have been made In the personnel of the
company. Private Van l.. Woltz having
been transferred to No. company. in the
city, and his place here being filed by the
transfer of G. w. Cecil. a private from
the same company. Joseph H. Swami
who was appointed to the company last
July from the Government Hospital for
the Insane. has been removed to Provi-
dencc Hospital where he is Ill of typhoid
fever. Capt Jacob Stulz has been
granted leave of absence for five days,
during which time he will go to Virginia
on a hunting trip. The deep well plant
of the company is still out of commission
and a new scheme is being cansde ed
for pumping the water required for the
needs of the firnmen.
Builder Charles Lohr has under con-
struction for James Weeks a two-story
frame dwelling on Nichols avenue, to
cost approximately. So. Oo0.
The resignation of Edward ]. NeWcomh
as superintendent of the Sunday school
of the Esther Memorial Protestant Epis-
copal Chapel which was rendered to the
board of managers has not been ac-
cepted and an effort is being made to
have Mr. Newcomb reconsider his action