Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-21
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
GEORGETOWN, Nav

GEoRGErowN, May 81, 1887
we still have it quite cool here, so much so
that we doubt whether our half dozen lettuce
plants and four radishes growing at all as to
our strawberry vine it is like some other things
In this world, all the time growing downwards.
But we will not complain. We know If things
have not entirely changed since we were a how
that the rays of Old Sol can, in a day or two.
make it quite warm again, and many who are
now wrapped up in cloaks and overcoats will be
searching your columns to find some cool, re-
ireshing place where they can while away an
hour, day, week, a season, as their circum-
stances and business may permit.
Ialklng OF cool retreating spots reminds us Of
one near The noble Chesapeake, where, in by-goDe
days the oysters, at a low tide, could be picked
up without wetting your shoes, and the perch
and crabs so plentiful that any one, in an hours
tilne-if not too lazy to pull them n-might cap
ture enough to constitute him a wholesale dealer
here. Twas there some noble spirits met-OId
Rye amongst the number-and spent the merriest
portion of that year.
One little circumstance in particular we cannot
refrain mentioning. Tired Of salutng the oysters
which half opened their lips at our approach, we
TOOK boat and started for Grabbing Point On
our way We fell in with and killed an sold men,
sioner," (wounded duck which proved so at
ractve to the hard shells that In less time than
takes us to write this We hauled in enough for a
boaId OF Aldermen and certain editor thrown
In, when unuckily for your correspondent i'm his
endeavors to secure an old channel fellow the
boat was upset and we found ourselves padding
apont IN nve fathorns water. The crabs thinking
no doubt, that they had been in bad COMPANY
long enough, started off for parts unknown
whilst we (pOOr crabbers) made for shore and
hung our tailor's handwork upon the trees; but
how some buxom girls, from q the old vine. clad
mansion on the top Of the hill, made us again
take to water and endure innunerable mosoIito
combats, we do not choose to tell for their merry
taunting ha, la, ha, is still ringing in our cars
and calling for revenge. Who cares for the pres
ent cool days under such circumstances, Not we
indeed
Having drawn thus much on memory for an
. item, you will naturally conclude there is no
news of moment with us.
We are panied to notice a serious and perhaps
fatai accident which happened last Monday on
the alls road to little boy about five wears old
son OF Mr. John B. FriZze; he was kicked bv
horse and his skull fractured that at last ac
counts the poor little sufferers brains were ooznp
out. 30
Another serious accident occurred Yesterday AT
the Georgetown dstillery to German boy named
Frederick Bender; he fell in one of the watts and
was Scalded from his shoulders dOwnwards Or
Lauck was called in and fears 1t NAV prove fatal
We have been requested by citizens living on
Market street to request those persons in the habit
OF racing their horses said street to desst from
the dangerous practice.
The Flour market. since our last has become
more steady and finn; prices have slightly ad-
vanccd. Good standard brands are held this
MOI ming at $7aS7.I5
But little Wheat arriving; red is selling at so
and white, .62al .65
Corn-yellow, 81; white, SIS. S