Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
GEORGETOWN.
TRAFFIC. on The CANAL,


During the week ending August % the follow
ing laden boats registered at the Office of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company: Cuba,
W. c. s. waldbridee. G. A. McInhaney. Hugh
l. Bond. Consolidation No. 6. Isabella,
Cuspidha, Potomac No. l26, Sarah Kroon. Con-
soiidation No. 5, Consolidation No. 6, Theo.
Dean, Mary S. Mills, Consolidation No. Is,
JOS Goddard, Four Brothers. No. l34. e. ].
Conroy, No. 1873, Emma Mertens, No. I16. No.
iIs, Anteos, H. G. Clancy, No. LOG. No. l02, W.
N. Coulehan, Chas. r. White, Chas. barrow, L.
7. Reed, T. F. Shiftlet, A. G.. johnson, John
spencer, Florence, Consolidation lol, Judge
W. ). Cox. j. W. Veale, Judge Stake. Il. p.
Mason, Consolidation No. 4, L. W. Guinnard,
j. h Cowen, Joseph Bryan. A. H. Dawden, D.
A. Lowe, A. II. Brodt, Loudoun. Unexpected.
Or. Knott, No. 104. Judge Hagner. Florence
Flanagan, No. 10, Olive V. and Three Brothers.
Stone, coal. hay, straw and wheat made up the
cargoes OF the foregoing.
NEW SUBDIVISION.
The eight-acre tract lying between the river
and the Rockville turnpike, which Father Barry
purchased a few weeks ago for the Tenleytown
parish. has been subdivided and many Of the
lots sold. Three handsome houses are already
being built on the Rockville side. and the con-
struction Of several others Will be Immediately
begun. Father Barry expects TO realize enough
from the sales to pay for the $4,000 parsonage
that is now being erected south of the present
church.
BAD SMELLING FIRES.
Those horribly smelling fires which are daily
kindied on the dumps near the II street bridge
are still the bane of the surrounding residents
lives. just about shutdown they always spread
and the smoke which arises poilutes the dir
Tor squares around that the more sensitive peo-
PIE are obliged to keep their windows down.
street car passengers, too, as they cross the
hy he cd
hres are fed with old shoes, carpet, oil cloth and
other like fuel. The police have been several
times complained to, but they seem unable to
put stop to the nuisance.
TWO DEATHS.
Eva. the thirteen year. old daughter of Mr..
Thomas Blackman Of 1926 NJ street, died at an
early hour this morning The funeral will take
place from the residence Of her sister, Mrs. Z.
W. Burdctte, 1908 SD street
Miss Alice b. Osborn died yesterday afternoon
at 230 O'Clock. The funeral will take place on
Friday from Oak Hill Chapel
NOTES.
The Misses Heth Of 29th street are very III
with typhoid fever.
Though little Emma Ridgeway, who, on Sun
day last. drank about a tablespoonful Of car
bolic acid, is suffering greatly hopes are now
entertained for her recovery. The child's
tongue and throat were terribly eaten by the
acid.
Miss Nellie Sullivan Of 1926 o street returns
home today after having spent five weeks at At
lantic City.
Miss Mollie Bateman of S4lS o street, after
having spent pleasant month and week at
the lockwood House. Harper's Ferry, returned
today.
Henry f. Weaver has sold to Mary E. Free
man part of lot 251 in Beatty & Hawkins addi-
ton.
Susan J. Bryan has sold to Horace Jarboe lots
and 4, block 8, Of Onions d Butts sub Of
Reno
Walter Addison. a thirteen-year-old boy from
the country. fell yesterday afternoon on NJ
street from wagon and bruised himself con-
siderably
William Silas, lad fourteen years old. mar
rowly escaped drowning yesterday afternoon
while in swimming on the Virginia side above
the keno dens.
The Canal road from the Aqueduct to the
Chain bridge is now nightly illuminated by
twenty-four brilliant electric lights. The Chain
bridge is also supplied with iluminators from
the Georgetown side to its southern end.