Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-23
GEORGETOWN.

THE RAZOR CLUE AT A PIcSIc-A week ago
last Thursday colored picnic given for the
benefit of the Little Falls church. in the
county, which Was attended b, most Of the
eoiored people in Teuleytowu and vicinity.
The razor club" was out in full force and the
usual disturbance occurred. In the woods was
erected what one OF the dancers said a
"fat-form." The band was furnishing music
while the boys and girls were do n the IA ,ht
tantastlc. Grant Warren was not Al the dance
and so he attempted TO break up the PIC me-
Whisky bad been obtained from somewhere
and the picnic wa- brought TO an abrupt end
ing soon after midnight Policemen Amos and
murphy were >ooD upon the ground and upon
Information received tuey obtained warrants
for and arrested Grant Warren aud Hem, .I.r-
tin. The former Was tried IN the Police Court
the other day and iined $50 or 30 DAYS for car
rying pistol and the latter was t1led to-day
The witnesses accused Martin OF havinga pistol
and razor. The judge was satisfied from the
proof that Martin War guilty. uud the maxi
mum ~ ualty OF so or ~ uays wa imposed.
An ENJnYABLE Co CERT was given last III Sht
at Llnthlculn Institute hall under the auspices
OF Potomac commandery, No. 3. X. L, for the
purpose of raising funds for the entertainment
OF the visiting 1emplars in October. 1ho~e
who were Instrumental in the success OF the
concert we're mrmbers of the Franz Abt club
Mrs. kaspar, Mossrs. Moffatt. Bgc hansn. Bird.
Barbarin. Morsell and Middleton. and Misses
Moore and Appieby.
stock at Drover's Rest. d. c., yesterday are re-
ported: Sixty-hve cattle up and sold.
Best. &c. to 4>sc.; good. $40. to &C.; med,
Sac. to S1sc.; CON-. &c. to &c. Five hundred aud
seventy sheep and lambs Lambs, sac. to 6,xc. /;
sheep. 2Lc. to 4c.; calves, 4c. to DC. Ten cows
Aid calves. SIS to s45 Market good.
FlGHTING WonES FISED.-'Me's guilty OF
hgh;in but We amt guilty of usin any infiame
language" answered Fannie Turner and Becky
Poindexter, colored. residents of this place,
lass. lta1s ,la
plead to the charge of profanity. Policeman
Coleman told OF the fight in which the women
were EN- aged Fannie Turner is a heavy
weight. wniie her opponent is not much more
than half so heavy. During the light the
women used profane language The Judge
wanted TO fine them $40. but the trouble &c
Cured in Georgetown he could ouly tine them
half that amount
FINED FOR SwEARISo.-"Ole Uncle Bill" as
they call William Taylor. is an old colored man
who does odd Jobs for the residents of George
town. Last night the old man was Oh Bank
street IN front OF Policeman Hawkins house
swearing. 1t the officers night of and he
arrested the swearer. When the care was tried
in court this morning Uncle Bill wore ii
heavy coat, as though he had dreamed of fire., u
ing to death. He set up plea of just ii. be
swearing, i'll that he swore at some one who had
struck him with stone. The jud e overru.ed
his plea and IL posed hue Of IS or Is days.
NorEs.-HermIOne Tod sc. No. IL, K. of p.
gave Its annual excurrlon this morning To klNer
View on the steamer Mary Washiagton.-
Becky Poindexter. during an ARRAY last nigh
with Catharine Turner both cvlored. receiv, d
an ugly cut upon the head from tin pail
The roadway of the Georgetown and Tenley-
town railroad has been surveyed from the Cals-
tin property to st. Adams church.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER Ar
A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, IS; condition.
So Receiving reservoir temperature, 81. Con-
dition at north connection. ID: condition at south
connection, a. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 81. Condiuon at inhuent gate house
20; condition at efiiuynt gate house 20 High
tide in the river to-day at 4:3O pm; low tide
at 10A7 pm.