Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-04
GEORGETOWN.

IMPROVEMENT By THE wOODLEY HUNT CLUB.
The Woodley Hunt Club are making many
new improvements about their club house on
| the Tenleytown road. The grounds have been
enlarged by the addition OF several beautiful
walks and drives. New jumps on the steeple-
chase track have been erected and a water
jump Ia now being dug. A substantial platform
will be constructed at one OF the clubs three
entrances and plark walk will be laid from
the road to the house. Handsome porches will
also be built entirely around the rustic stone
house, and when completed the Woodlev Hunt
Clubs quarters will equal in prettiness those of
any club on the road There are now about
l2O Of the WoOdley boys, and many of the
horses they ride, besides having long pedigrees,
have records of which their masters are Justly
proud. The fall sports promise to be unusually
interesting and all are eagerly awaiting
cooler weather to practice in.
BASE BALL CRANKs.
People have begun to remark how rapidly
Georgetown is filling up with base ball cranks
Some Of her otherwise most dignifed citizens
are now enthusiasts OH the subject and await
with impotence the score card to come round,
when if their fayOrite teams are fortunate, a
most undigniied yell is given and topic is fur
marked gentleman, 'have simply gone crazy
on the subject"
THE WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
In September the pupils of the Western High
School will find themselves furnished with a
well-filled laboratory and all necessary scien-
tific apparatus to enable them to pursue with
out interruption their scientific studies. Hon.
John T. Mitchell, the president OF the board Of
trustees, said in speaking OF the school: 'The
Western High School the coming season will be
provided with a corps of teachers excelled by
none in the District
INSURANCE OFFICERS ELECTED.
n tho reOrlar animal alacfiOp of dirocforc ~
the Potomac Insurance Company held yester-
consisting OF Mr.. NJ. ]. Adler, Hon. ". S. Cox,
Messrs. W. Riley Decide, George r. Dunlop
Robert E. Frey, Thomas Knowles, Philip May
DR. Louis Mackall, Mr. John II. Mcdaniel, DR..
A. Peter, Messrs H. NJ. Sweeny and James Y.
Yates.
CONCERT AT TENLEYTOwN.
An enjoyable concert was given in Tenley-
town last night under the direction of Mrs. j.
Esputa DAILY. All the talent was from Washing
ton and included Miss Molly Byrnes. Mr. David
G. Bangs. Mrs. j. EaI uta DAILY, DIs. DAILY and
Exner, Mr.. Mcfarland, Misses Ella Daily and
Agnes Morgan, Master Norman DAILY and Miss
Mamie Kern. who was the accompanist, The
program was carefully selected and all the
numbers were excellently executed The en-
tertainmen. was given to raise funds for the
purchase Of en- organ for st. Anne's Church
and it was in every way great success.
HAD TO GIVE BONDS OR GO DOWN.
Matilda Catlett and Mamie Willis, colored,
were before Judge Harper today charged by
Officer Hall with vagrancy, and the court re-
quired them to give bonds in the sum of $40 or
60 down for twenty days.
NOTES.
One Of the officers of the seventh precinct
yesterday discovered the body Of dead male
infant floating in The river near the foot Of sd
street. The babe was unclothed and but few
| hours ola. He was sent to potter's field to be
| inferred
No. engine house is receiving much-needed
| new coat Of paint
The stockholders of the First Cooperative
Building Association meet tonight to make the
regular monthly payment OF dues.
| Sun lay evening a crowd of roughs congre-
gated on the site of the burned Glen Echo Cafe
| and engaged in a brawL A number of bricks
were thrown and one narrowly escaped going
through the window Of an electric car standing
| on the opposite side of the road. Profane Lam
guage was loudly used.
| Yesterday evening an old colored man resid-
| ing on Frederick street fell in = mt near the
corner Of 35th and streets and cut his head
| severely.
Miss Lucy swindells of 1928 R street. who has
been spending the past three weeks in Fred
| erick, is home again.
Mr.. Platter Green is in Warrenton, Va.
Messrs. Carl E. Pelz, Archie Hassan and
Reginald LOCKER are spending week at Ken
sington, Md
C. H. Tickling has sold to Emile M. Halstead
for $l0, 500 thirty-fve feet on Stoddart street
L. A. Littleield has sold to DR.. L. W. Richie
]. E. Padgett and Edwin Forrest for s13, 5O(
the property on Wster street known as the Co
lumbia Mills.
Henry s. Matthews has sold to Sallie L. Bal
for sl0 twenty-eight feet on Washington (SOth,
| street.
The property holders continue to loudly
grumble about the delay in improving George
towns streets
Two children, about five snd seven years old
were found by colored man yesterday stray
ing on the New Out road After some hunting
and much inquiry they were delivered to the
parents in "Bryantown," on 85th street above