Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-03
GEORGETOWN.

LAYING CORNER SroNE-The having
OF the corner stone OF the Mount Zion NJ. +.
church (colored) took place, with appropri-
ave services, yesterday, at 8 o'clock p. M,
before large audience. The church is situ,
ated on Green street, between Bean and
brick front, trimmed with brown stone The
cost OF 1t will be SIS, 900. The exercises were
begun with singing and prayer, after which
Bell, Of Alexandria, Va, from the text, "For
DINER foundation can no man lay than that
IS laid, which IL Jesus Christ" Il Cor. ILL.,
a collection was then raised by the pastor,
roll, p. E., which amounted to e76.76. AS
bury choir. Of Washington, was present, as
slsting the Mount Zion choir. Lincoln
In the corner stone was placed . copy of the
New Testament, Discipline of the n. E.
Church, Christian Advocate, Home Journal,
building committee, officers and children OF
the Sunday. school. On the stone was carved,
mount Zion u. e. church, founded in 1916,
ent were Revs. George Lewis, p. E., Lynch
burg district, Washington county; James
Thomas, Asbury church, Washington; p. g.
walker, OF the Ebenezer church, Washing
church.
TWO DEATHS BY DROWNING AND A MAR
ROW EsCAPE.-Willtam Barnett and two
0ther school boys while bathing Saturday at
Table rock, In the Potomac, above George
town, got into deep water without being
aware OF Brother Fabian, their teacher,
two of the boys, but was unable to save the
other. The body Of the drowned boy was not
recovered until late In the evening, and was
taken TO his home on NJ street, near 18th.
The coroner decided an inquest unnecessary,
and gave certificate OF accidental drown
Ing. The deceased was bright bow, twelve
years OF age, and at Lincoln hall Thursday
n'ght, at the commencement OF st. Mat
thew's Institute, attracted much attention
by his nne recitation of "On the Banks of
the Alma River" While the body was being
Anderson, who lives in Bank alley, was run
over by the vehicle and her leg broken above
Yesterday. about 54 o'clock. a colored
county, about % years OF age, while bathing
at big Rock" near Lyons mill, disap-
peared and was drowned. A young white
man named James Mcclellan, jr., male q
noble effort to recover the body by diving,
and succeeded In doing so about O'Clock In
me evening. when he found the body i'm
face. Sergeant Redway took charge of the
b. dy and conveyed 1t to the Georgetown
station. This morning the coroner gave q
certificate Of accidental drowning. While
the officers and others were trying to re-
cover the body OF Burke white man named
VIM. MsttiDgly, who was under the infu-
ence OF liquor at the time, sprang into the
mediately, and sank again after rising to
the surface. He was in great danger of
drowning when rescued by three cOlored
men named John Williams, Geo. Mcintyre
and Jacob johnson. Mattingly. when SOBER
is very expert swimmer, and has saved
several people from drowning I'm that locality.
CENTENNIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is called TO the advertisement of q celebra-
ton to be given to morrow by the Mount
Sinai Society at Masonic Hall.
NEW WHKAT.-The first new wheat of the
50 ason was delivered on Saturday last to A.
Ross Ray 4 Bro, and the first shipment OF
new flour will be made to New York to-day
darlington brandy by the same firm. The
wheat Is prime lot, in excellent condition,
and Is earlier to the G georgetown market than
any wheat for very many Years.