The Washington times., 1911-12-11
elliott TRIAL IN
CRIMINAL COURT
ST|RS ANACOST|A
Many Witnesses From Sub
urb Called in Case of Ac-
cused Blacksmith.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA, d, c.. DEC. II

The case of Clarence elliott, black
smith. resident Of 1920 " street, charged
with committing an assault with 4
dangerous weapon upon Frederick Van
geuder, living In 1922 Fiftes nth street.
about two months ago, was called today
for trial In Criminal Court, No; l,
MANY witnesses were summoned from
Anacostia, including q number OF Pc
picemen. The principals In the ease are
well-known young men here. Van.
Of elliott with a blackjack. elliott
claims he acted In self-defenBc.
Rex Rawlings, whose home is at North
Keyes. Prince George county. Nd, dis
covered the loss of his pocketbook after
afsh HsisRt. last q 'nsa night on af his way home
from the city. The pocketbook con-
tainsd 81 in bills.
Congress Heights is expected to be ma
ed BY the washington Gas Light Com
a sa 0etEssh TMnnF as G,y sos AND
main is being Installed. which will be
laid in Minnesota avenue as Tar as
Good Hope road. where It Will be turn.
ed into Thirteenth street and connect
with the mains already In service IN V
street.
What is intended to be eventually the
main entrance to the Government Hos
pital for the Insane Is now being Plan
ned, and some Of the work Is being pro-
ceeded with. The new gateway VIII be
located at a point about midway be-
tween the two entrances now in general
iuse on the west side Of Nichols avenue,
and although no portion OF the wall has
been demolished yet. this & VIII ssts soon fo,, 81
the setting Of $50 feet Of. granite curb
dng and paving. Suitable tree spaces
are to be provided.
A modern barn and stable. combined
An one three-story building. have been
erected at the Home for the Aged and
lnfirm, at Blue Plains, ID. Co.. south OF
by 1oo feet. has teInent columnass, as, at t the
entrance. and cost about $500 The
first floor is given over to TIE stock, the
second to the tools and implements ot
tile farm, and in the third story Is
placed the hay, ard as many as 2cO tons
Can be stored there.
An audience of fully 300 men assem-.
bled in the parish hall ri the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church yesterday
afternoon and took part in the third
meeting that has been held here to aid
In the Men and Religion Forward Move
inert The address of thu afternoon
Smith. the rector Of st. Thomas
Church, In Washington, who was is-
sisted BY the the RsN Rsy ssmns M,,aId arafin
Announcement was made OF meeting
for the boys of the community next
Sunday afternoon in the Garden Memo
rial Presbyterian Church.
Electa Chapter. No. 2. Order Of the
Eastern Star, will meet tomorrow niyl't
for the annual election Of officers; The
stan OF officers now about to give up
the respective stations to others mas
seen a year of progress In the anairs
of the chapter. The membership now
ty-four members during the year. There
were seven deaths Of members.
well-known Anacostia men laid
aside their daily business cares lone
enough to serve as chef. cooks, and
walters at a supper held IN the Bap,
tist Church hall. Clad in the garb OF
the calling they mixed: cooked, 1lo.s ano nc
supper. The sum of $50 was raised
The men at work represented the Pro-
EEessvec cooK%an ane arees essy yer
well. and Walter Mathieson.
The fact that citizens who. have
commented upon the non-collection OF
mail matter from the letter boxes IN
Anacostia on Sundays after 2:3C
o'clock in the afternoon, and the an.
nouncement that a request Is likely
to be made upon the city postmaster
to have Sunday night collection or.
dsred. as the mail Is not gathered III
under the present system until Mon
day forenoon. has aroused strenuous
opposition among the advocates o.
the Sunday closing movement in Ana
costa, so much so that the outcome
Of the citizens plan is in doubt. Those
who are working to have the store.
here. closed on Sundays have stated
their opposition to the proposed plan
sCitisens who are interest in having
the mail collected on Sunday nights
ing taken of them by the Sunda.
closing committee, which was ap
pointed, they say, to deal with tn,
closing Of the stores only.
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