The Evening critic., 1882-05-31
WEST WASHINGTON.

BOnt1nR matters on tnc iOtOmhc Monuuy
evening were quite lively, tho Potomacs hav-
Ing out two four-oarcd shells manned by
Coughlln, Appleton, Wilmington and Zap.
pone In ono and Harris, Warden, Hollister and
Try in the other. Ut seems TO be pretty well
settled that the latter Will be the crew selected
for the junior race at Fredericksburg on July
d. There were also out from this crew Nc
Kenney in a single and large number Of
pleasure boats, among them one with Rev A,
II. Stuart and party OF ladies and gentlemen.
Tho Columbas were represented by Hender-
son and Lake In singles, n four-oared crow
composed OF Henderson, Kintner, Woodward
and Nesmith; the barge manned by Living
ston, Eliot, Johns, Murphy, Garland, Down
ing, Towers and Brace, with Olds MS coxswain
and Messrs. Chew and Thompson as passen-
out, and from johnson Bakers seven pleas.
ure boats, and Somers and Coburn, OF the
Plate Printers, in single gigs. Yesterday
being general holiday and beautiful day
withal, at an early hour the streets leading to
the various boat-houses were lllod with
throngs of pleasure seekers OF both sexes. At
Passeno's, all OF his boats, thirty-six in num-
ber, were soon gobbled up, as was also the
case at johnson Bakers, their fifteen boats
being all In use.
About 1 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, q col
ored girl by the name OF Florence Lee, IL years
OF age, who had followed the music until she
became lost, was brought to the station by ON
| GER Harper. Her parents, living at 1926 Elev-
| enth street northwest were notified and came
| for her.
Decatur Lodge, at their regular meeting last
| night, transacted business Of Importance, and
| received two applications for membership.
Georgetown Lodge, No. SO, U. o. @. B., held
large and interesting meeting last night.
| on NJ onday night, between 12 and o'clock,
two colored men were secn by the neighbors
attempting to force an entrace Into the store of
Mr.. g. W. Lucas, 1887 NJ street. The police
| being notified, Oficers Shanks and Roboy
went in pursuit of them, but they succeeded
| In making their escape through the adjacent
| yards TO the rear Of the store.
Nothing has yet been done by the authorities
| In regard TO repairing the holes In the side
| walk on the west side Of Thlrty-sccond street,
between and p, to which attention was called
bad enough before Saturdays Hood, has be.
come really dangerous, and should be repaired
| at once.
Another matter greatly needing the alton
| tion of the authorities Is the dangerous con-
| dillon of the fagstones over the cutters mt the
corner of Dunbarton. avenue and Thirtieth
ments and streets their full thickness, and
have caused n great number of serious falls.
Yesterday an aged and infirm lady, ono of our
most estimable citizens, stumbled over them,
receiving terrible fall, and was picked up
and assisted 10 the house of her son, nearby,
by gentleman passing at the time.
The meeting of the First Georgetown Co
operative Building Association at Dashaway
Hall last night was largely attended, and II
being shown that sufficient stock had been
subscribed to guarantee Its success, the per
feet organization of the association was com.
| pleted. Jesse Wilson, esq, was elected attor-
ney, Messrs. Lee, Miller and Morgan a finance
committee, Messrs. Deeblc, Bowling and
| Hutchings the committee on valuation and
| Messrs. Tickling and Wilson trustees. The
first Tuesday in each month was appointed as
| the meeting night and Dashaway Hall as the
| place. Collections on the stock subscribed
will be made at the next meeting.
The description OF the party whose sudden
departure was noticed In yesterdays CRITIC
as a widower with three children, appears tC
have been rather too general; prominent
glass and china merchant, who fills the bill sc
far as the widower and three children are
! concerned, was called upon yesterday evening
by about nifty of his intimate friends, who
them, to suspect that allusion was made t.
him, but who were glad to have their fears
dispelled by finding him at home.
The beautiful weather Of yesterday, and thu
fact Of its being general holiday, caused tn,
| river to present a scene of geiety seldom wit
messed, 1t being covered with boats from al
| tv fouroared shells with Coughiin, Appleton
| Zappone and Baily In one-Hollister, Harrison
Brady and Fry in the other; seven singles ant
every pleasure boat In the house. From th
Columbias were Lake, Henderson and Smitl
in singles, tho four-oared barge In charge o
Kintner, with Captain Howe and ladies' as pas
| sengers; four-oared shell with Brace, Olds
StfnemetZ and Kintner; the eight-oared barg
| with crew in charge of Mackall, coxswain
! and Rqthrock, Towers, ddofa Molfatt, ,o,Ia Johl
! and Parks Mt the oars, and Mrs. McFalls, Misse
McFalls, Dovilliers, Matthews, New, Emory
Frankie and Birdie Cowan and Spindle as pas
sengers, also ali Of their pleasure boats
: Passeno sent out ferty-five boats, carryin
! over 200 pleasure.seekers, and Johnson
. Baker had out over twenty, among ther
Somers' new single gig, in which he put in
good days practice.
| Arrived-Schooner John p. Robertson, Cal
= tain Owens, from Machodoc, with 1,4O
/ bushels OF corn to Hartley & Bro, and schoont
Annie B. Bergen, Captain Chambers from Ne
I' York, with $500 sacks OF salt for John 4
'' Baker.
Drovers' Rest live stock sales reported b
g L. L. Taverner, proprietorl: As head ofrere
{, and sold at-best si4dsA Ac.; good, 7kCas4 c
cows, 5G64c.; 500 sheep and lambs at-lamb
/ 7GSc.: wool sheep, 6kG7kc.; clipped sheel
y 1d5Hc.; 10 cows and calves, S25do5.
a Georgetown Fish Market (reported by @.
n Harper, wharf agent): $4,000 herring, at !
v 10 s6k per 1000; 300 shad, at SIS 10 S25 pt
n | 100.
: High tide, 6 as this evening and 7:1o t
o morrow, June 1.