Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15
GEORGETOWN.
FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE CANAL.

FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE CANAL
The repairs to the canal between 31st and
9th streets are nearing completion and this
morning the finishing touches to the masonry
work are being made. As soon as the walls are
nicely mortared the gates will be renewed and
streng thened and all accumuatiOns from the
canal bottom removed, making it in few
days ready for the passage of boats. Owing to
several small breaks i'll the upper banks which
have occurred the expected coal-laden boats did
not arrive, but will be down at an early date.
At the creeks mouth. where a coal dock Is be-
ing constructed and the dam renewed, a busy
scene Is presented. Rock creek. owing to the
removal of the old dam, is now very shallow
and several old wrecks can be seen at its bot
tom. One of these wrecks is located just below
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge and at the
mouth of a sewer Now that 1t is exposed to
the open air a very offensive odor is noticed to
come from the water in its hull, and the citizens
think that the health officer should attend to
this while the creek is low and the nuisance
can easily be removed.
FAD SHAPE OF THE NEW CUT ROAD.
Almost every countryman who comes in COM
plains of the bad condition of the New Cut
road. Often they say their produce is sold in
the upper part of town, and being compelled to
take the Canal road at the extreme southern
end they are much Inconvenience thereby.
But there are some who live directly on the
road and can use no other and it is from them
the complaints come loudest. Every heavily
loaded wagon, they say, sinks deep into the soft
bed and makes every horse pull double load.
OFFENSIVE DOORS.
Hardly day passes that some one does not
set fire to the rubbish on the dumps near the
n street bridge, and when the wind blows the
smoke, offensive and black, overspreads the
neighborhood for squares around and compels
all sensitive people to keep within doors and
the street-car passengers, as they cross the
bridge, to long for smelling bottles. 1t seems
that the fires are never started until the pleas
ant part OF the evening" when most people are
out.
INDEPENDENT LODGE, I. o. @ T.
Independent Lodge, l. o. G. T., is still boom
ing. The new officers commenced the term by
initiating three candidates. They propose that
this shall be the banner lodge and capture the
memorial gavel. The good of the order was
enlivened by humorous recitations by Brother
ii. Hawkshurst- of Columbia and Brother A.
Wilkerson OF Independent. The lodge makes
a fraternal visit to Silver Star of Tenleytown
on Thursday next.
THE GEORGETOWN CUTTING CASE.
The cutting case in which William Williams
and Noah Clements were defendants and
Ernest Graham prosecuting witness, as pub
lished in The STAR at the time of the occur
renee, was tried in the Police Court today.
The trouble. as reported at the time, was the
result OF jealousy on the part of Williams
about his wife, and Clements, it was charged
held Graham while Williams used o razor on
him. There was an ugly cash across Grahams
face that will mark him for life, and he was so
badly injured that he was kept in the hospital
for a number of days.
The defendants were out on $500 bail, but
Judge Harper increased the bail to 81, 900 and
ha md nrx-
Mrs. H. G. Wagner and Miss Amelia Mem
inert have returned from upper Maryland
where they have boen spending some time.
Rev. Frank E. Williams OF the West Street
Presbyterian Church during his few leisure
hours exercises himself on the Tudor place
tennis field. Mr.. Williams is said to be SPLEEN
did player, and though often pitted against
Kennon Peter. the champion, holds his own
well. On horseback. too, he cuts a fine figure,
and in fact the popular young minister is said
to be an all-around athlete.
The citizens say that the delay in improving
Georgetown's streets will finally end in the en-
tire appropriation being absorbed and George
town again neglected.
1t is probable that line of stages will, dur
ing the Rockville fair, run from the terminus
| OF the Bethesda electric road to Rockville.
Emelie NJ. Darneille and husband have sold
| square 80. Bealls addition to Georgetown.
Mr.. Charles X. Murray has gone to Colonial
Beach to rejoin the boys at Camp Chautau-
qua"
The sidewalk on the south side of N street
between 35th and Seth is in a very bad condi-
| ton.
The residents of 35th street between U and
V complain that they are much Inconvenience
by the removal OF the pump in that neighbor-
hood, as MIGRANTS are few and distant, and they
earnestly request that it be replaced.
| Miss Fannie Riley of Baltimore is visiting
her friend, Miss Bessie Daw of 2SO2 street.
Mrs. Kennon, accompanied by her niece and
nephew, Miss Agnes and Mr.. Freeland Peter,
has left for Monterey Springs, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. A. NJ. Baer is home again from Ocean
| City
| The pavement on NJ street between sod and
SD streets. thst was so badly done at the time
Of the laying of the forty -eight-inch main, is
now being don. over.
| The power house of the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company is nearly completed and will be
a great improvement to the Reighborhood.