Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-17
Affair. I'm West Washington.

AN INSULTING TRAMP AND COURAGEOUS LADY,
About O'Clock Saturday afternoon a suspicious
Mrs. Martha A. Waters, No. 1919 sad street, ana
was driven out by Mrs. Waters. He returned
about dusk, having had all his beard except his
moustache shaved on, and, walking through the
house, went Mrs Waters room In the third story
| where she was dressing after taking bath. he
| asked for the men OF the house. Mrs Waters re-
| piled that none OF the men OF the house were
there and ordered him out OF the house. He re-
fused to go, and began TO make some insulting Re-
marks TO the lady, who told him that n he didn't
leave pretty quick she would blow his brains out
| She rushed TO bureau and quickly took out q
syringe and presented IL at his head, when he took
to his heels and rushed out chased TO the door by
the plucky lady, who could not follow him out On
the street TO give the alarm to the police on ac-
count OF the diminished condition OF her toilet A
description OF him was sent TO the ub-station &c
TennallytOwn. and Private voikman arrested him
to Frederick. He gave his name as Geo. Mills, and
| said he was an Englshman and was a silverplater
tby trade In the Police Court to-day he was called
to the dock-raii and charged with being vasrant
fand suspicious person. After hearing the testi-
mony the court said he would commit him to the
wOrkhouSe for 20 days, which Is the extent OF the
old Georgetown law for the charge OF yagrancy
and being suspicious person.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr. E B. Mountz, who died
the warerooms OF Joseph 7. Birch, undertaken,
this morning, Mr. Ramsdell, OF the Presbyterian
church, onciating. Messrs- John s. Paxton w.
A. Hutchins, Eldridge Burns and G. A. Birch act
ing as pall-bearers. The fnterment was at the
Presbyterian burying ground. Mr. Mountz was
family. He was a son OF the late Jacob Mountz
and nephew OF the late John Mountz, for many
years clerk OF the corporation OF Georgetown.
THE DEDICATION OF the First Colored Baptist
church OF Georgetown takes place this evening.
STREET IMPRoyKNkNT-Mrs. b. w. Kennon 10
having laid at her expense a brick footway along
the west side OF Congress street, abutting upon
her property (Tudor Place, extending from Stod-
da I'd to the part already paved.
PoRT-Entered-Sch A b. Fields, Frank, from
Baltimore, with guano; schr. Gen. Torbett, Cole
man, from same, with same.
THE FUNERAL or the late Geo. W. Cummings OF
Great Falls, took place yesterday Hermione
Lodge, No. 1s, X. of r., attended the funeral and
assisted In the ceremonies p. c., w. Il. Gibbons,
prelate, read the service. The deceased was Q
member OF Cromelia Lodge, No. SO or Nd.
ACCIDRNr.-Dayid Barry, member OF the
Columbia boat club, during the progress OF the
hop Saturday night at the boat house, fell from
the boat house and cut his head badly. He was
removed to his home.
GRAIH-Arr1ved-Boat Farmers Friend with
$500 bushels wheat, and 300 bushels corn
MERCHANTs' ExCHAEGE-0nerings-S bus
wheat: sold at prices varying from $LS 20 Sl.8,
white corn Is bringing &l.l0
CONDITION OF THE WATER.-Great Falls and
receiving reservoir curbid; distributing reservoir,
clear
HIGH TDx-July ls, s.B am, 1905 pm