Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-06
GEORGETOKN ".

FRUIT STEALERs.-Officer Robey, of the
county, arrested to-day on warrant two COL
ored men named Robt Buchanan and Adam
Brooks, charged with stealing fruit from The
farm of Richard II. Carter, in Tennallytown.
Buchanan is also charged with an assault
with intent to kill Andrew Darden. They
were sent before Judge Mills this morning :.
THE GRAIN TRADE-Arrfved by canal
yesterday Boat Irene Knott, with 1 so bush
els wheat consigned to j. e. & ]. NJ. Waters.
Beat Hattie and Bessie, with $500 bushels
corn; Boat Caledonia, with 1900 bushels
wheat and 500 bushels corn; Boat Medley,
with 500 bushels wheat coo do. corn, 400 do.
rye, 100 do. oats, all consigned To Hartley &
Bro; also 500 bushels corn on Medley to II.
MERCHANTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
change yesterday amounted to $50 bushels
OF wheat, with sales as follows 400 bushels
wheat at 1.46R, e92 at do, 81 at 1.45A 40 at
do, Is at do, 100 at 1434, 900 at do. Offer
ings to-day amounted 10 ,1C0 bushels wheat,
with sales as follows :-1,O 75 bushels at 1.5O,
$50 al do.
CATTLE MARKET. furnished by j. HI.
Kengla & Co.l-Number of cattle on the
market, 261; all sold at prices ranging from
offered; ali sold; Old sheep brought rom to
AZ cents per ID; lambs, - to Si.25 per head;
70 cows sold for $50 to s45 per head. Market
brisk.
SCHOOL MATTERS IN GFoRGrrowN-
Editor Sdr:-The efforts of the School Board
to SO reduce the expenses of our publ c
schools as TO enable them to make the schol-
-
amount appOrtioned for school purposes. is
in q degree commendable, as showing their
interest in the educational welfare of our
youth. As shown in the proceedings of q
late meeting of the board, one of their efforts
in this direction of economy was q reduce
ton of ten per cent. on the salaries of all JAM
itOrs in the employ of the board, q branch OF
employees in which reduction is approved
Of But the injustice OF a general reduction
is readily seen when 1t is known that the sal
aries OF employees vary very unjustly accord
ing to their duties.
A strong case in point is shown In the Cur
tbs building, Georgetown district, and the
primary school building, nearly adjoining.
or the latter, poor deserving and energetic
widow lady has charge, having four children
dependent on her for support, and receives q
salary OF so per month for only eight
months in the year, and two basement rooms
in the same building rent free, making to-
tai, including value of rent, of 1896. The
efficient engineer" janitor of the former re-
Ceiye5 the following salary aud perquislteS
for his attention to the Curtis building for
eight months In the year Salary from school
board, S1,G0; from Linthicum Institute,
$500 from Peabody library, $40, both OF
latter located in Curtis building ana consist
ing of one room each:) total salaries, Ell 80.
PeTquisites-hOuse rent, $40; fuel, $50; IN
known peTquiSites lowly estimated $50; to.
tai f3t6-grand total, 81 $50. The unblushing
wrong here committed upon the Individual
and the taxpayer is one which at least one of
our trustees is perfectly aware, and certainly
needs correction that is demanded by every
sense of fairness.
Besides the above total for salaries the
Curtis building is allowed an assistant at
S2j per month, but when pay Jay rolls around
be happens only to get the sum of Sl2. Just
economy is now in order. Will our new
Trustee Craigin give the public the benefit of
his known abilities in this instance?
Georgclown, B. c., Sept. 3, 1881. A. 1 A'