Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-01
GEORGETOWN.
RUSHING WORK on THE RAILROAD.


Even though yesterday was Sunday the con-
tractors and workmen on the Washington
Maryland branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
road were as steadily employed as if it had
been paw day. Near the Independent Ice Com
pany's store house the pile driver was ham,
mering with the greatest vim, and at every
stroke huge pole sank a foot and half or
two feet beneath the rivers bottom. short
distance above, standing in rubber boots in-
mersed almost to the tops, sturdy foreigners
were sharpening the piles ends that they might
be driven easier and sending them TO the places
where they were needed. Shortly westward
of Green Springs a pontoon bridge has been
thrown across the canal and cart load after
cart load of filling-iu dirt was brought from a
nearby hill and thrown through trap to the
ievee below. From that point temporary
tracks have been laid and cars and sh0velcrs
were the means used to get il to uneven places
Some of the Italians and Hungarians employed
on the works were busy building hunks and
rude tables within the frame and canvas
houses which have been provided fer them.
The full working force now numbers near so
men and still no applicant for job is turned
away. Scores OF horses are employed on the
works.
ENTRIES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Entries received at the Georgetown custom
house for the week ending january 30 were as
follows: II packages wines and liquors, value,
q
books, S17S; package seeds, So; package
wearing apparel, $50; package harness. Si28;
package steel, 80; package printed matter.
s3I3; l package silk goods, 1881; l package
linens, SOFA; "a packages brick. S1sl; 2 pack
ages mis- wood, si2i total, s2,354.
SIZE GOT HER WATCH BACK.
A day or two ago Miss Julia A. Harring ton
lost valuable watch on the Loughborough
road and as early as possible Officer ID. J. Cole
man was given description of it with the hope
that IT would soon be recovered. After doing
some clever detective work it came to his
knowledge that the watch was in the possession
OF Mr.. A. J. Collins. who resides on the Broad
Branch road. and thither the official horses
head was turned Il was night when Mr. Col
liiis was called upon, and the officers demand
for the watch was at first disresarded, but after
beng told iEat he would be proceeded against
II Miss Harrington's property WAS not imme-
dlately restored the finder decided &c give it
up rev hours afterward the officer had the
owner 8 receipt for it.
Roy DRAWS A KNIFE.
"Pos' Parker, coIored boy with bad repu-
tation, became angry with companion on sun
day morning and ran at him with long
blGded knife. Officer Jett, however. arrived
on the scene before any harm had been done
anu took Parker into custody. The knife
drawer has more than once been behind the
bars Tor committing unlawful acts.
THE ASSESSORS Al WORK.
The assessors are daily at work viewing
Georgetown property. All east of 32d street
and south to the river has been carefully con-
sldered by the valuation trio and this morning
Prospect street in the neighborhood of the
Wormley School was gone over. West End
property has, in the estimation of the assessors,
advanced IN some sections quite q good deal
since the last assessment
On Tuesday. February 9, the Martha Wash
ington Lodge will give an entertainment and
supper at Odd Fellows Hall on 3lst street.
The canal company's idle dredge is winter
ing near where the College branch empties.
Ihe funeral Of Mrs. Margaret S. Huse took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel
at Oak Hill. A large gathering paid their last
sad respects.
Vim. Hawkins on Saturday backed his cart in
the coal yard of Mr.. VIM. King on Water street.
loaded it with coal and made of. He didn' t
dump it, though, for lie arrested and taken
to the station, where charge of larceny was
put against him.
Mr.. John Il. Davidson. who was stricken with
paralysis at his office III the War Department
last FRIDAY, died last night at his home, 3l5S o
street. He was fifty eight years old.