Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-01
THE CATTLE MARKET.


At the Arlington stock yards Monday 113
cattle were up and sold Best, go to 41sc.;
good. to 31Ec.; medium. 214 to 221c; com
mon, IL to &c. Five hundred and one sheep
and lambs. Lambs, Az to &C.; sheep, to
"A c.; calves, 10 sc. Thirty cows and calves,
$50 to ESQ. Market fair.
STRICKEN WILL: IN THE BATH.
Saturday evening while in the bath Mrs.
Albert Miller Of 1875 High street was stricken
with paralysis. Her condition was not dis
covered until her long stay in the room became
the sui ject of comment. Fearing that all was
not right the door forced open by a mem
Der of the family. As soon as Mr.. Miller, who
for long time has been in very poor health,
was made acquainted with his wife, misfortune
he became Frustrated and is now very low. Up
to last night Mrs Miller had not recovered her
speech. One-half of her body was affected by
the shock
WATER FAMINE THREATENED.
1t is now feared that several of the cities
which draw their water from the upper Poto-
mac and its tributaries will be visited with a
water famine If rain does not fall in refreshing
quantities within few days. At Great Falls
there is a surprisingly small volume tumbling
over the rocks and residents in these vicinities
say that Cumberland and Frederick are really
IN need of the liquid. At the latter place the
authorities have requested the residents to Use
as little water possible and by no means for
purposes that can be DELAYED. On all the roads
about the country the effects Of the drought
seen.
FIRES IN THE WOODS.
Some thoughtless person started fire Sunday
about a half mile below Great Falls and the
wind being high it soon spread with rapidity
Before night a large quantity of timber had
been destroyed. A fire il also ragin, with
damaging results in the tract about half mile
from town known Gs Kings cedars while in
adjoining place another has been started.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A surprise party was given to Miss Eva
Prockelton at her residence No Ball Prospect
avenue, by her school mates. Among those
present were her parents and grandparents.
Mrs. Chas. Reynolds, Misses Mollie Becker,
Annie Goebel. Alleen Boarman, florence Nc
Kinley. Mamie Moor. Maggie Cole. Lille Myers,
Alice Knop. Mary Reynolds Mr. Philip Gar
nett. Francis Goebel, Jas. Goodwin, Henry
Somerville and others.
Sunday afternoon q fire broke out in the old
stone mansion on Analostan Island, and in an
hour or two the roof and other burnable por-
tions were destroyed. No attempt was made to
extnquish the flames.
l.. 4. Barr and others have sold to l.. s.
Bacon and II. A Law for Sl3, 500 lots 1856 to 1873
in Barnett ct al. sub. in square 40 of Beall's
addition to Georgetown.
At the Georgetown terminus of the cable line
an automatic arrangement for the throwing off
Of the cable has been introduced since Gripman
Charles Kelley had his leg broken in attempt
ing to do with his hands what machinery does
more readily.
The students of Georgetown College are hold
ing retreat
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company have
begun to lay the tracks on their Roslyn branch.
The new cafe at Glen Echo is going rapidly
up and promises to be handsomer than the old,
which was burned about two years ago.
Owing to the recent rise in insurance rates
number of merchants here have begun to
talk Of organizing mutual company.