Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-09
GEORGETOWN.
BREAKS IN THE CANAL.

BREAKS IN THE CANAL.
The small hole no larger than mans arm
which a short time ago appeared 10 the canal
on tho log wall level Is now. after Saturday 3
rain. over fifty feet in circumference and q
force of men are burily at work repairing the
damage. IL Is impossible to tell, while the
water u of the canal where these weak spots
are Inspectors nav be sent along the line BY
the dozen. and unless the water is turned III
nine-tenths of the small holes. that soon de-
velOp into large ones, cannot be seen. The
water Is the great ferret For twenty-eight
months no boats have run on the canal and
vegetation of all kinds has fourished in the
great trough. Countless millions of insects
and bugs have burrowed into the soft banks
and made thei- homes there. Then the solidity
81 the sides becomes destroyed IN many
places. and when the water comes rushing
against them these banks are hardly more than
. sieve and the thousands of little holes are
vashet, into one immense one. and navigation
- temporarily stopped Never until trade on
the canal Is resumed and the constant pressure
Of water prevents these insects boring will the
breaks discontinue. The break referred to will
be repaired in few days The sand bars
which every few DAYS appear in the canal
during the nayigable period will. it is stated.
not be noticed soon the boats again ply
between Cumberland and Georgetown. as the
constant disturbing Of the water prevents their
forming.
An ODD FUNERAL.
sad funeral crossed the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. bridge yesterday afternoon and made to-
ward the Sid Mt Zion graveyard on the Dor
ders Of Rock creek. No deliberately trimmed
bearse drawn by milk-white horses contained
the lead man and his wooden receptacle; no
hacks filed with richly attireG mOurners fol-
lowed Quite the contrary. The hearse was a
rude, dilapidated produce wagon, and the
driver a miserably dressed and age-bent col
ored man. The coffin was the plainest of pine
boxes and the mourners-half a dozen in num-
ber-wsre attired in lOose-htting, dirty and
often ragged costumes. while they walked
silently along with bowed heads and fearful
ewes. but endeayOred. with difficulty, to keep
up with the rapidly going hearse.
THE BOYS CLUB HAVE DAY OUT.
The first outing of the Boys Club Of Peck
Memorial Chapel was had yesterday at Bethesda
PARK and can be pronounced decided success.
Athletic exercises were INDUCED in to a con-
siderable extent There a seventy-ive-
yard dash. running and jumping race, an
egg and ladle race, clothes pin race. n potato
race, tug of war and three-legged race.
Then there was game of ball. The tug OF war
and potato race were the features of the day.
The club has now thirty -one members. Another
outing Will soon take place.
THE CATHOLIC UNION.
At meeting of the members of the George
town Catholic Union held last night delegates
to the national convention to be held at Phila-
delphia October and were elected as follows:
Messrs. Joseph Metiirr and Thomas Il. Fulla-
love. Nessrs- Arthur Small and F. Il. Bateman
were chosen alternates. Mr.. L. F. s. King, one
Of the directors Of the union. who leaves in a
few Gays for Texas. made a generous donation
10 tie delegate fund
FUNERAL OF FRANK C.. MILLER.
The funeral of Mr.. Frank c. Miller took
place yesterday from the residence of his
mother, l5l6 3lst street. Many friends of the
popular young man attended and testified
TO the respect in which they held him. The
fOrai offerings were beautiful and abundant
Rev Thomas o. Tongue officiated and the in
terment was at Oak Hill. The pallbearers
were Messrs- j. II. Bradley. E. T. Kaiser, J.
Mel Doison, Benz. Libbey. Geo. johnson and
W. II. DougaL
NO LIGHT ON THEIR MORTAR BOX
This morning Messrs. Brott & Golden. build
ers. were tried in the Police Court with falling
% have q light on building material. 1t was
alleged that they had mortar box or the side
walk in front of a new building on 3lst street.
Judge kimball gave them a warming about
their material in the future and took their per-
sonal bonds.
THE ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET.
At the Arlington stock yards yesterday l2i
cattle were on the market and all sold to butch
ers Best. "A to454c.; good. 4toiI &C.; medium
81 TO sac: common. q to &c. Nine hundred
and ninety-five sheep and lambs all sold to
batchers-Iambs. IA to &C.; sheep. 21I to &C.
calves, 70 &C. Fifteen cows with calves were
sold from go to so per head. The market
for al kinds OF stock was brisk.
NOTES.
Mr.. s. A. Swindells, graduate of the Wash
ing;on High School, has gone to Roanoke, Va.
10 engage In the electrical business.