Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15
GEORGETOWN.
THE wooDLEY HUNT CLUES 7

THE WOODLEY HUNT CLUBS PLANS.
All preparations have been completed by the
Woodley Hunt Club for the entering of about
twenty of their horses in the races to be held at
Ivy City on the 2sth and 30th of this month
Only the clubs best horses will compete and
creditable showing will be made Some of
those which have been entered already have
enviable records and their owners are conf
dent that these will not be unpleasRntly altered.
In the Dumbane races, which como off later.
the Woodley horses will also run. Then come
the popular paper chases, which SO
enliven the members summer evenings.
Through all the country between Rock creek
and the distributing reservoir and north of
Georgetown the scraps will he scattered, and
over rails and bitches the animals will spring
in their endeavor to be first in. Prizes are
always given to the victors in the chase, and
on the walls of the club house among other re-
minders of the horse and field they're hung to
be proudly pointed ut when visitors day comes
round.
THE CANAL SAvIaABLE.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is once more
navigable, as water has been turned in through
out its entire length. Yesterday the Chas Oar
row left Georgetown for Cumberland, from
which place she will bring a cargo of coal
Boats also left this end for Seneca, where sand
stone will be procured. Inside of two days the
first loaded boats are expected to reach George
town.
HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY.
Joel Chandler Harris '.AIingo' was the story
yesterday read before the Literary Society of
the Western High School. and it was listened to
with interest and pleasure. When Miss Offiey
had finished the reading the composition was
dissected and all the parts discussed. Many
friends of the pupils who profted by the crlti-
cisms made were present
BUILDING ASSOCIATION MEETING.
At the 10Sth monthly meeting of the Citizens
Equitable Building Association, held at Crop
leys Hall last night $7,O96 was sold, being
forty shares Of stock, at an average OF about
SIT per share.
>tMessrs. W. H. Collins, W. Taylor Birch and
Walter Brown have returned from ducking
trip to the eastern shore Of Maryland, bringing
with them substantial proofs of a steady aim.
lwenty-six fowls make up the bunch.
Officer Hooke, who some months ago in
jured his ankle while making an arrest. has for
the fourth or fifth time been compelled to go
temporarily of duty.
Mr.. Augustus Wagner, who has been confined
with severe attack Of the grip, is out again.
Mr.. p. Hevener and daughter of Philadelphia,
are visiting Mrs. W. =. Jackson Of Prospect
avenue.
The Georgetown Gas Company have been
granted permission to remove the lamp now
situate at the corner Of West Market space and
NJ street to 32d street and Prospect avenue.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company are run
ming their tracks into the new power house.
Mr.. II. W. Haines Of Saratoga, wyo., is visit
ing DIR. Chas. Becker of Prospect avenue.
Henry Watzel has sold to T. j. Stanton part
of lot 81. in Beatty and Hawkins addition to
Georgetown.
A deed has been recorded by which Nellie r.
Martin conveys to Chas S. Martin the south
l6 feet of lot 22S in square l20 of b. and H. e
addition.
Last Friday night Miss Helen E.. the sixteen
year-old daughter Of Mr.. Harry +. Blount, died
from consumption. On Sunday afternoon the
remains were sent to Baltimore, where they were
reduced to ashes at the Loudoun crematory.