The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-16
AnaOOS1ia
TO DEEPEN CHANNEL
WILL BE NEXT MOVE

crossing Finely-Police
Are Given a Scare.
The dredging Of the Virginia channel
of the Potomac having been nearly COM
pleted, It is expected that the large
dredge General Mackenzie will finish
Up the work and be ready to stare on
the deepening of the Anacostia channel
within the next ten days The small
dTedge Potomac. which has been emu
ployed upon the tidal basin work for the
past eight months or longer. will COM
plete It's work there in a short time.
Tho police were summoned TO 548 Mich
OILS avenue. Anacostia, Tuesday b.. the
report that an intruder had gained an
entrance to the dwelling. Alice Selby.
aged ten years. said sic detected a man
ia her mothers kitchen. Nothing was
missing.
Mrs. Orlando Butler. formerly OF Ana
costa. has. come here from Los Ange-
les. Cal, her present home, and is Wis
iting relatives on U street.
Miss Mary O'Leary has gone to At
lantic City for a months stay, accom-
panied by Miss Louise Swain, her niece.
OF Washington.
Mrs. Laura Proctor and her niece,
Miss Marjorie Butler. have gone 10 IN
dian Head. Nd. where they arc visiting
Mrs. Grace Brown.
Miss Pauline and Rosina Finnotti have
gone to Oxen Hin. Nd, 10 spend mum
Der OF weeks with Mrs. John T Fisher.
a relative Mrs. Frank Finnotu viii
leave the latter part OF the week for a
stay on the lower Potomac.
George H. Echterman and family have
removed 10 their new dwelling, which
has been completed on Mount View
place
Mrs Mary Mclaughlin, who has been
al Colonial Beach for several weeks,
has returned.
Many persons were present in the
grove on Mt. Airy at the o'clock sun
day service Of the Mems CluD Of the
Anac0stia Methodist Episcopal Church
last Sunday morning. Rev. Joseph A.
JenerS conducted the services. A quar-
tet composed Of d. c. Smithson, john
son Hardy, c.. o. Watson, and Elijah
KInsella. sang several hymns II vas
voted unanimously 10 hold "A similar
service on the second Sunday follow
ing.
The Rev. William Brayshawt rector
Of Esther Memoir p. 2, Chapel, Mich
OILS avenue, who. together. with his
| wife, has been making a tour Of Eu-
rope, following his attendance upon the
sessions of the recent Anglican conVen-
Q 2 Ion In II h7 "a fEI TOR
Mrs Milton J. Fillius and family have
gone to Woodville, in southern Mary
| land.
Arthur s. Suit, superintendent OF the
Sunday School OF the AnacOStia MethO-
dist Episcopal Church, has gone TO
Holmes, ST. Mays county, Md, TO
spend his vacation
The funeral OF Miss Mary J. Potbury
was held Friday from the AnaCostia
Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastor
Joseph A JeffeTs and the Rev. Charles
O. Isaac. OF Baltimore. former pastor OF
AnacOstia church, conducted the serv-
ices.
Miss Blanche .Burnap OF Eighth
Frostburg- "a and other towns in that sec
ton for a number OF weeks has re-
turned and has as her guest Miss
Marion Peoples, Of Lonsconing, Nd
Mr. Edward J. Newcomb, postmaster
al Congress Heights. has gone on his
annual vacation. which he will spend
at Colonial Beach.
Mrs John E. Fort. of Y street. is
| home from a visit 20 relatives near
| Woodbine. in Howard COUNTY. Nd.
Mrs. Stella Middleton. of Baltimore. is
visiting Mrs, Rachel c Fort, her
mother. at the latter's home on Good
Hope road.
Mr. and hrs. Frank wager have re-
turned 70 their home on Nichols ave
nue. from a weeks visit TO Colonial
Beach.
Mrs. T. J. Moore, accompanied by heT
three sons, AllstOn, Roger, and George
left today for a visit TO LeOnardtOwni
st. Marys county, Md.
Mrs. Florence Dean. wife Of G. n
| Dean, of the Postoffce Department, mas
gone to Laurel to visit friends.
The Rev. George NJ. Cummings. pastor
| Of the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
/ Church. is spending his vacation al
BALDWIN. near Baltimore. Mrs. Cum
mings returned yesterday Miss Cum
mings will spend the month at Wash
| ingtOn Grove, Nd.
Misses Grace and Edna Pfefer OF
| Baltimore, have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel NJ. FilliUs, on Nichols ave-
nue..
Misses Jane and Hazel Mowatt. of
| Nichols avenue, have gone 10 HaVre de
| Grace, Md, for several weeks.
Harry Anderson and his sons. Horace
| and Stewart, are the guests of Mr. An
dersons sisteT-in-laW, Mrs BENJAMIN
Davis, at Brandywine, Prince George
county, Nd.
Frank z. Butterfield. with hfs family
| is cruising in the lower river. The craft
and her passengers ran into q storm of
| Colonial Beach several days ago. The
! boat lost two anchors. The party will
reach home tn latter part Of this week
Miss Lucy y. Crop is visiting in
RurketOwn and HarrisOnburg, Pa, where
| she will remain for a month.
/ DR.. Mary O'Mauey, Of the Government
/ hospital near this place. has gone 10
( her home, in Buffalo, n. Y, for her an
| nual vacation.
Private Presley n. letters, of No. {
| Engine Company, is on annual leave
/ and has gone 10 Virginia Capt Jacob
Stulz, on vacation this week. viii 20
on a fishing trip down the Potomac.