Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-28
ABB OUT GEORGETOWN N,
Interment of Mr.. Paten, Who Was Killed
by a Fall.
The Columbus Give a Dance - Real
Estate TransactiOns-CrOp Pros.
poets and Other Items.

The remains of Mr.. John Paten. the old
gentleman who was thrown from the small
bridge that spans Pimmet Run near the
Virginia end of the Chain bridge, to the
rocks below and killed. through the collid-
ing Of his dog cart with the country wagon
Of Mrs. Sarah Mutersbaugh, a neighbor,
have been inferred at Falls Church. The
report that Mrs. Mutersbaugh had been ar
rested and confined pending the decision of
the coroner's jury was denied this morning
by resident of her vicinity, who stated
that there were sufficient witnesses to the
tragic affair to clearly prove that it was
purely accidental
Mrs. Mutersbaugh, who has relatives in
Georgetown. and Mr.. Paten lived on ad-
joining farms in Fairfax county.
COlumbia's Dance.
West End society was largely represented
last night at the Columbia boat house, the
occasion being a charming dance given I'M
der the auspices of ten Of the clubs George
town members.
Some of those present were Miss Violet
Fasset, Miss Sallie Cox, Miss Halle
Cox. Miss Fanny Cox. the Misses
semiss Mn mr. rus Mheas Mr LAIRD Mr slsn
Mr.. Hardie, Mr.. Faust, Mr.. Snyder, Miss
Stevens, Miss Annie Snyder. Miss Moffatt,
Miss Stearns, Mr.. Casey, Mr.. Shoemaker,
Mr.. Thomas Bradley, Miss Buckley Miss
Carr. M. Taylor, Miss Mullett, Miss Harry
Blunt, Miss Edelin,, Miss Virginia Blunt,
Miss Gardner and Mr.. A. Hassan.
Real Estate.
There were two sales Of West End prop
erty yesterday. Z. N. Waters and d. ID.
Thompson yesterday transferred to C. H.
Tickling lots 16S 1863 and 10 Of Ashford
and others subdivision Of part of Cooke
Park in square liz, and John p. Clark sold
to ]. F. James for $500 lots / to IL inclu-
sive of block 2. Of Clark and Cottrelrs sub
of the tract known as Whitehaven.
The old Trunnel homestead on 34th street
between P and Q was yesterday put up at
auction by order of the trustees, j. Carter
the affairs Of some of the heirs in charge.
Bidding stopped at So cents per square foot
and the property was withdrawn.
There are l0,SS5 square feet In the place,
improved by an old-fashioned rough coated
dwelling probably 100 years old. The pres
ent occupant, Mr.. Charles H. Trunnel, has
resided there over sixty years.
Canal Matters.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown yesterday
laden with coal were as follows:
No. 14l, Capt. Taylor; w. A. Leetch. Capt.
Schafer; Judge Boyd. Capt. Spong; A. H.
Dowden, Capt. Engle; No. l32. Capt. Ham
mond; Three Brothers, Capt. Ingram;
Anteos. Capt. CLANCY: Consolidation No.
II, Capt. Sensel: Consolidation No. s, Capt.
Swain; No. ITO. Capt. Swain.
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday for
upper canal ports were as follows:
Detroit Capt. Dickerhoff: No. los. Capt.
Bechtol: c. r. White, Capt. Penner; No.
1873. Capt. Benner; J. Haneway. Capt Leary.
Boats to clear Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown laden with coal were as follows:
Judge Alvey. Capt. Cramer. 1l6 tons; No.
122, Capt. Boiler, 40 tons; c. E. X, jr Capt
Bender. ia tons: Chas. w. Miller. Capt.
Reilly. 113 tons; w. d. l.. Waldbrdge Capt
Brown. l16 tons; Consolidation No. g. Capt.
Brown. 10 tons; Joseph Bryan. Capt. Tay-
lor. ia tons: II. H. Keedy, Capt Hewett,
1l6 tons; Consolidation No. 16, Capt. Jack
son, ia tons; Geo. A. McInhaney, Capt.
Spong ia tons; A. w. Nicholson. Capt.
Renner. Ill tons; H. C. winship. Capt
Tice. ia tons: Consolidation No. II, Capt.
Cartwright 119 tons.
Crop News.
In Montgomery. Alexandria and Fairfax
counties the farmers have finished their
corn cutting and will begin this week the
seeding Of wheat. The ground is said to
be In good condition and the weather very
favorable. It's little early for the seeding
of wheat, but the agriculturists fear that
the injurious Hessian fly will cause them
trouble If they delay 1t until a warm spell
The tobacco harvest is about two-thirds
over, late peaches are fairly good and corn
Is In a poor condition, much of it having
been blown down.
Short Paragraphs.
The faculty of the Linthicum Institute
will meet tomorrow night to arrange for
the opening of the nineteenth session Of the
school on Monday, October 2.
fire broke out yesterday in the clothing
store Of Joseph Sommers 1898 NJ street, but
the blaze was eXtinguished before the ar
rival of the engine and her commanders.
On Sunday next the Georgetown Cycle
Club will take run to Manassas. Va.
Mr.. Talbot Walsh left today for New
York, from which place he will depart for
st. Louis. Mo-, where a partnership in a
composition stone company awaits him.
On Friday, the 9Th, the Potomacs will
supplement their series OF informal summer
dances with formal one. Many hearts
have been made glad with anticipated
pleasure.
A tournament will be held today at Be-
thesda Park.