Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-25
GEORGETOWN.
THEY WANT STEAM RAILROADS.


The hall of the First Cooperative Building As.
ISOLATION at 1851 32d street last night tested
toits utmost standing capacity by the large num-
Der of prominent men who assembled 10 dis
cnss the pending bills of the Norfolk and West
ern and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. in which
II is prayed that permission be granted to enter
Georgetown. Mr.. =. Thomas Brown called the
meeting TO order. Mr. Archibald Greenless filled
the chair and Mr.. W. ii. Manogue was elected
secretary. Mr.. George q. Boteler stated that
lie had received letter from Mr.. Hamilton.
the attorney for the Baltimore and Ohio road
in which he said that his company was making
the most earnest efforts 20 finish it, Georgetown
branch. and as soon proper legislation is
made the city will be entered by the snorting
iron horse. Mr.. Bo:eler stated that no rartic-
ular road was advocated. 'We are fighting"
he said. ''for the passage of either the bill of
the Norfolk and Western or the baltimore
and Ohio road" Mr.. Robert Il. Tenney,
Mr.. Greerlees. DIR. Richie. Mr.. Geo. W. King
Mr.. Vim. WLeatley and Mr.. John Leetch also
earnestly advocated the passage of the bil- now
before Congress. Then number of resolutions
to be presented to Congress were read by DR.
ltitchie and Endorsed unanimously. In sub
stance they stated that the people of George
town objected in no way TO the passage OF the
bills. On the contrary. they heartily recon-
mended them. and il was earnestly hoped that
Congress would speedily cause the roads to be
built. Then. before the meeting adjourned the
following committee was appointed TO carry the
matter before Congress: II. L. Gilbert. c. H.
Tickling. s. C. Palmer, Samuel Wheatley. II. 4.
Taggart. q. W. Cissell. II. b. Tenney. John Cur
tin. 5. Thomas Brown, DIR. l.. W. Richie, Capt
Joseph II. Lee. G. q. Boteler and A. NJ. Baer.
Among those present were Mcssrs. A. Green
lees. b. 4. Janney, DIR. l.. W. Ritchie. A. NJ
Baer, VIM. Smith. I. F. Hance. Joseph ii. Lee
VIM. II. Manogue, John Curtin. C. T.. Conger
J: G. Waters, Z: I. Berry, II. ID. LOCKER, F. L.
Moore. NJ. ]. Adler. w. A. Cunningham, q. T.
Dunlop, r. Is. Tenney. S. t. Brown. GIG. Bote-
Ter, Mr.. harrington, DIR. A. b. Shekell. Josiah
Dent, Edw. l.. Dent. c. II. Tickling, II. z. Gil
bert. James Leetch. J. Edward Libbey. c. p
Williams. H. W. Blunt, Maj. George Hill, q.
W. King. A. c. Avery, A. Il. jackson, George
W. Gssell. q. w. Raw. j. l.. Owens. I. p. Berry
Alex. Beall, q. W. Offutt. J. I. Clements A. B.
Cropley, Fred Stohlman and VIM. Wheatley.
THE LrSrHIcUM INSTITUTE.
On June the closing exercises of Linthicum
Institute will take place. Among the features
to be presented will be scene S, act 2, of
Twelfth Night" with J. Travis Cocker as
Mdlrdtio. Gus j. Collins SIR Toby Beich and
Jas. A. Kelliher as Fabian 1.-THE hilarious sketch
from an Editors Portfolio" The Trial Pre-
scription of the Great Elixir" and pathetic.
comic and sentimental rectations. As usual
Mr.. Josiah Dent will award the prizes.
ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET.
At the Arlington live stock yards Monday
some few cattle were up and sold as follows:
Best. 4l4a4S4c.; good, sS4a41s; medium, sas]Z
common. 2a2sL.
Two hundred and fifty sheep and lambs
were up and sod follows. Spring lambs
1as1 &C.; fall. 5a61 wool sheep 5a6: clip 3aiiL:
calves, 5aGi 10 COWS and calves sold from go
to S45. Market good.
NOTES.
Among the Woodley horses that will partici-
pate in the races of the 30th are Capt Manning.
the famous steeplechaser, Folly T.. Apollo.
Ranger. Arab, Bruce and Nancy Ochiltree.
Mrs. William r. Mckinney of Petersburg.
Va. tho has been the guest of Mrs. NJ f.
Pickrell of street, left yesterday for her
home.
Tomorrow afternoon Cardinal Gibbons will
confirm large class at st. Anne's Church, Ten
leytown.
Mr.. W. G. Stearn. who short time ago suf-
fered stroke of paralysis. left YESTERDAY for
Bay View. Cecil county. Nd. where he will re-
pose until his health is restored
Robert Proctor has sold 10 j. NJ Proctor the
last sixty feet of lot 80, block As. of u. and H.
addition 10 Georgetown.
he Transit Tennis Club has been organized
and every day its members may be seen PLAYING
on their line court to the rear of the SD street
market house,
On Friday evening. May q. Mr. Samuel +. Flick
len will give a dance at Langley, Va. to which
many Georgetown people have been invited
Five omnibuses will leave the corner of 3lst aud
streets at 7:l5, returning after midnight The
german will be danced
Tonight, at Wizards Hall. the benefit per-
ticipated in by Misses Darneille. Durant and
Simons OF Georgetown takes place. The pro-
gram VIII be an exceedingly interesting one.