Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-28
GEORGETOWN.



Those boats that have arrived in town bv wav
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal since the 18th
are as follows: Nos 1O4, no. LOG, Juniata, j. H.
Mertins. Nos 100 I25 Lafayette. No. 12O j. H.
Aliistead, No. 1873. Consolidation No 4. Judge
Alvey. L. J. Cooney, ". D. L. Holbrook John
Lee;ch. Marshall Wise. Consolidation No. II ,
Three Brothers, II Hanecsmp, Oak Spring, A.
5. Miller, Maryland. DR.. Knott. J. X. Carven.
Morning Star. No 12i. Consolidation No. 20.
Cuba, T. I. Johnson. 5. NJ. Stone, Sara Kroon,
Here am, Joseph Bryan, Consolidation No
II, y H. DOwden. Seneca, Consolidation No.
10. No. 12S. T. Flanagan, No. III. No. 1913, L. g.
Agnew, Autrose. Consolidation No. s. Judge
Cox. Nos. los, l3l. III. Consolidation No. O,
Deer Park. Consolidation No. 2 Nos. 103. 1873
and II. ii. Keedy. Most of the above brought
Cumberland and Georges creek coal. while the
minority brought hay, grain, stone. &c.
The canal remains in perfect condition. and
the open weather Is proiOnging TO profitable
extent The shipping season. When the cold
weather causes ice TO form on the waterway
and las boats are tied up those who make their
living by driving mules and bringing to town
the products of the Cumberland region are
forced to subsis: much more economically and
consequently those merchants In Georgetown
whose trade lies principally with boatmen are
also much affected. BY the closing down of
the canal il IL estimated 800 men are thrown
Cumberland.
SEIZED An ELECTRIC CAR.
John Thomas, William sullivan, Edward
Massey. Albert Williams and Edward Matthew's
five Of Georgetown's toughest colored boys,
went to TenloytoWn yesterday. and after break
ing mp or seriously disturbing religious meet
ing al the coiored Methodist Church took pos
session of incoming electric car and threw
order 10 the winds. The patrol was summoned,
and as the car entered town the vehicle and
reserve squad met it and took the lawbreakers
irtO custody.
They We're tried in the Police Court today
and Judge Kimball fined them 80 or thirty
days each.
GEORGETOwS AND THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
SHIP.
In an informal way Georgetown is strongly
convinced that on the next District triumvirate
she should be represented, and il is probable
that at the December meeting o. the Citizens
Association a recommendation looking to secur-
ing such representation will be made.
Nessrs. John Leetch, ". III. Mauogue Geo
T. Dunlop. W. A. Gordon and Samuel c. Pal
mer are mentioned for the Office.
NEw HUNT CLUB.
The old DumDlane Club. which went ont of
existence III the early part of September. has
been succeeded by new organization contain
ing many OF the Dumbano members. No
club house has vet been selected, but at a
meeting TO be held in few DAYS all final ar
raugementz will be completed. The new organ
izatIon. as the OLD, will be hunt club.
at q recent business meeting of the Woodlev
Hunt Club the initiation Zee was reduced for
six months from SIS 10 $40 and the monthly
dnss raised from 81 TO S1.5o. TO take effect on
January ], 1898. Several applications for mem
bershlp were received and laid over until the
next meeting of the board of governors.
TIE TIGER ACROSS THE RIVER.
In spite OF the alleged care that the Virginia
authorities are taking 10 suppress gambling
such games as keno, hazard and sweat were
yesterday played above The Aqueduct bridge
from noon until 20 O'Clock a. night. Rock
Hill PARK and the old Heath place were crowded
throughout the evening, the players being
brought there from town by small steamer
TIE WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILRoAp
4 meeting Of the stockholders of the Wash
ingtou and Georgetown Railroad Company
has been called for an early day in December
to discuss the redemption of $500. 900 worth of
1910 bonds which mature January /, 1888.
RETURNED TO NORFOLK
Commodore A. W. Weaver of the Norfolk
navy yard. who for some days has been in
Georgetown. left this afternoon to resume
charge Of his Office.