Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-05
Affairs in Georgetown.

GEORGETOWN, Juiy 5, 1853.
Yesterday the fourth. was very generally
observed in our City as a holiday. At an
early hour all the stores, work shops, &c, was
closed, and business of every kind suspended
The Methodist Protestant Sabbath School, with
Banners and Music, marched in procession to
the beautiful residence of John II. King, esq
where they spent the day in listening to pat
riotic speeches, from talented orators singing
national odes, hymns, &c.
The Presbyterian School went to grove on
the farm of John Lyons, esq. Both of the above
named gentlemen and their families spared
no pains in contributing to the comfort and
pleasure of the children, their teachers and
friends who accompanied them.
The Sons Of Temperance at an early hour
stated for Bladensburg to join in the temper
ance celebration which was held there And
a number of the Odd Fellows went to Laurel
Factory to join with their brethren in celebra-
| ting the day there, and to hear the Grafton of
z. Collins Lee, Esq All VINO had the pleasure
of hearing Mr.. Lee represent his grafton, as
one of his ablest efforts, and far surprising any
speech Of the kind they ever heard. All the
above named parties returned about sunset
highly pleased, with manner in which they
had spent the National holiday. We heard
of no accident of any kind happening throughout
the day-and but little dissatisfaction among
those who do not belong to the cold water
army was observable; nothing like much rs
there was the day before, Sunday when
certain portion of the citizens were annoyed
all the latter parts of the day with the oaths
vulgarity, and yells, of a swarm of young buck
negroes who were wandering about the streets
and lOafng on the corners drunk, disgusting
the olfactory organs of the passers by with the
fume of their cent-a grab cigars. What has be-
come of the wholesome provision of the license
law which prohibits tipping shops, selling
on the Sabbath day. We presume it has shared
the same fate of many other good laws of the
| orporation-though sheer neglect upon the
part of those charged with the administration
of them become dead letter upon the statute
| books
| Owing probably to the farmers being en-
gagged harvesting, business among our mer-
chants has been rather slack during the last
| two weeks. Our merchants and millers, how
ever, taking advantage of the slack times
| to make ready for the fall trade The millers
| by remodeling and repairing their facilities
| for its accommodation.
| We have conversed during the last few DAYS
with famers, from several of the upper counties
Of Virginia and Maryland all of whom re-
present the present wheat crop, as being much
heavier than that of SererG gears previous,
and the grain of very superior quality Mr.
Williams H. Cooley, has sold his handsome
dwelling near the M p Church to Mrs. Lit
Teton for $4,000, and purchased the vacant lot
on the corner near Christ (Episcopal) Church,
where he intends to commence Immediately the
erection of a handsome dwelling
| Your racy little Star continues welcome
visitor to hundreds of houses in our CITY and
the announcement in Saturdays paper that it
was to make its appearance on Tuesday enlarg-
ed and otherwise improved was very gratifying
news to all its patrons. Next time you tell us
what you contemplate making it, don't say you
intend it shall be strictly Washington paper,
but Washington and Georgetown paper.
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