Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-31
GEORGETOWN.
MT. ZION CHURCH PICNIC.

MI. ZION CHURCH PICNIC.
| The Mt Zion Baptist Church gave a picnic
TO Bethesda Park yesterday and hundreds at.
| tended. A good band was there and the flying
horses and other nickel grabbing devices
earned for their owners many dollars The
grounds were well lighted and the mud which
In the road was plentiful. was absent from the
park The Bethesda cars ran regularly and
often, al the passengers we're accommodated
with seats and good feeling reigned every
where supreme. Mr. John Z. Beall, the road
president, and Mr.. Watkins, the superintend-
ent, were both there and did everything in
their power to make all enjoy themselves.
DEATH OF JOHN II. sMooT.
Mr.. John II. Smoot. one of the Oldest and
most respected of Georgetown's citizens, died
at $50 o'clock this morning at his home on Gay
street. The deceased has been i'll for some
time with heart disease and his death came not
unexpectedly. In the business world Of George
town Mr.. Smoot has always held high po-
sition. He a director in the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, a director in the Georgetown
Gas Company and had for more than half a
century carried on profitable dry goods BUSH
ness In religious circles he was also much
esteemed. and his death leaves a vacancy in the
vestry of ST. Johns.
HOW To PRONOUNCE CHAUrACQUA.
Two young negro men we're yesterday heard
discussing the pronunciation Of the word
Chautauqua- One said it was pronounced
Che-taw-ger," but the other with a shake Of
the head that would have made the great
Lowman ashamed of his unimportance. au-
thoritativelv remarked that he had heard two
Germans call it .'chay-tau-gee." This pronun-
citation seemed to put the other asleep for q
moment. but on its expiration he spologeti-
cally extended his hand, saying, II AZ your
pardon, Jim: youse right; forgot bout datGc-
cent being on de valve"
BAD CONDITION OF NEW CUT ROAD.
Farmers and those living on the line Of the
New Cut road complain that though work has
been done on the same, it is now, owing to the
poor character of the repairs. in a worse con-
dltion than it has been for twenty years. In
fact they say that ii is impossible, as the sur
face Of the old road has been removed, leaving
In many places no outlet for rain water, which
settles in large pools and makes great deal
OF mad. Heavily loaded wagons meet with
great difficulty in passing over the now soft
bed.
UNEARTHED A SKELETON.
1t is reported that some workmen engaged in
digging the foundation for the new hotel on
the high bluff at the Virginia end of the Chain
bridge unearthed a skeleton buried about
eighteen inches below the surface. Beside the
bones a number of copper COINS in fair condl-
uon. were found. The bones were well pre-
served and presumably those of a soldier Of
the late war.
CATTLE MARKET.
At the cattle market at Arlington. Va, yes
terday ninety-six cattle were up and sold as fol-
lows: Best, Az to &C.; good, 3;34 to 4hs.; me-
dunn. to 81 &C.: common, 2 to 2$4c. Seven
hundred and and twenty-five sheep AID lambs
Lambs. 20 613c.: sheep, to &C.; calves, 4 to
5 &c. Fifteen cows and calves, $40 to S35.
Market fair. On and after August 10. 1891, the
market day at the Arlington stock yards will
be on Monday.
BACHELORS SOCIAL CLUB.
The Bachelors Social Club, composed of
Messrs. Baker Weaver, Dave Weaver, Paul
Morris, Frank Gore, Alfred Linsey, Maurice
Hoffman. S. Russell Bowen and others, have
just returned from Colonial Beach, where they
have been spending two weeks III camp. The
boys come back dark Indians, but they
don't seem to mind their compilations at all,
and are only talking of the great time they had
IN spite OF the bad weather. Some of them
would call themselves trst-class cooks while
others brag on their ability to sail boat.
NOTES.
Mr.. Jos. ". Davis has returned from q two
weeks trip to Atlantic City.
Mr.. Revere W. Rodgers leaves tomorrow for
Round Hill. Va, where several of the warm
weeks of August will be spent
DIR. Albert j. Cox leaves on Sunday for trip
to Detroit and points of interest On the way.
Many in town regret exceedingly the early
closing of the amusement season at Glen Echo
Every one is asking what has become of the
Bicycle Club.
Miss Pendle.on of Baltimore is the guest of
Miss Cox of 3i2s street.
The Marine Band concert at Bethesda Park
was postponed on Wednesday night on account
o; the shower in the afternoon which made the
ground too damp for comfort. The concert
will take place tonight.