Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-01
GEORGETOWN.
CHRISTENING OF MARrrNsvrLLE.


Yesterday a section of land lying below Ten
leytown. on the Pierce Mill road, and contain
ing several square miles, was, in the presence
Of number Of residents of that vicinity, for
mally named Martinsville. The exercises at
tending the christening were very simple. con-
sisting of but the delivery of a speech In which
the need of a name for that growing section
was strongly set forth and the pronunciation
OF the selected name. The infant city was then
greeted with a cheer and the throwing up Of
hats Martinsville is a prettily situated little
place but a short distance from the Geological
Park and containing . number OF home-ike
cottages.
REMOVAL OF THE HAY SCALES.
On August the hay scales will be removed
from their present location on Prospect street
to the rear of the NJ street market house. Great
dissatisfaction is expressed at the selection of
this site, which is considered poor one, as the
approaches are SO narrow that large load Of
hay will be unable to reach the scales at all. 1t
is feared that this will cause many loads to be
weighed in Washington which otherwise would
be weighed here.
PLEASANT LAWN PARTY.
Last nights very pleasant lawn party was
given on the grounds about the lookout tower
on the Tenleytown road by the Y. P. C. E. Of
the Gay Street Baptist Church. Large crowds
went up from town and enjoyed themselves in
hour. The party will be given again tonight.
NOTES.
The Lafayettes of Georgetown yesterday de-
feated the Rockviles at Rockville, by a score of
II to II. The feature of the game was the bat
ting of Pyng, Barnard and Chatfeld of the
Lafayettes.
The Knock About Club, composed of the fol-
lowing Cooke Park boys, will leave on the Fourth
tor an extended camping-out expedition at
Colonial Beach: Charles j. Giilis, captain: j. q.
Casey, Fred Clifton. Z. H. Cooke, Chas. Rams
burg, H. X. Cooke, H. O'Connor and I. Brad
ley. Messrs. Casey and O'Connor will do the
cooking and an enjoyable time is anticipated.
At a regular meeting of Goodwill Lodge, No.
IA, L. U. NJ, held last evening in the Dunlop
building, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: Frank s. Neikirk, worthy
master; Henry G. Simon, junior master; Otto
Heitmuller, recording secre tary; Jas. J. True
man, financial secretary; Edward Journey.
treasurer; Geo. W. Ba.inger, chaplain; Jul.
SchOenthal, conductor.
All the grocers of town have agreed to close
their stores on Saturday. the 4th.
Mr.. VIM. V. Lewis OF 1914 O street complains
that the slop man has not called at his house
for ten days and there is most always q lapse of
two weeks between his visits.
NJ street from sd to 18th is covered with
two inches Of light dust and every passing We
hicle so distnrbs it that the passersby are
almost stiied.
The street sweepers are needed in many
parts OF town.
Mr.. Magruder is building seven houses near
Fort Reno Immediately above Tenleytown.
Father Barry of st. Anne's Church, who has
been absent in Europe for about three months
is expected home today.
Large crowds from town will attend the Po-
toniac Commanders excursion to Bay Ridge
tomorrow which promises to be an unusually
enjoyable one.