Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-02
ABOUT GEORGETOW N.
Sketch of the New West Washington School
Trustee.
Canal Affairs Prosperous - Old Land
mark Gone-A Bicycle Effort Fails
of Resull-Other News.

Mr.. Jesse II. Wilson. who succeeds Mr.
John T. Mitchell on the board of school
trustees. has been a lifelong resident OF
Georgetown. He was educated at Column
ban College. graduating there in 1874 I'm
mediately thereafter he began the study of
law. graduating in 1876. since which time he
has been engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession. At the end of his sophomore year
he was appointed tutor in the college,which
position he held while prosecuting his
general studies and while engaged in the
study of law. For several years immediate
ly thereafter Mr.. Wilson acted as The
Stars Georgetown correspondent. He is a
trustee Of the Dumbarton Avenue Church.
attorney for the First Cooperative Build
iaS Association, West End Bank, Eastern
Building and Loan Association and other
financial institutions of repute. His APP
pointment on the board complete
surprise. he not even knowing that his
name was under consideration till the
office was rendered him.
The choice of the Commissioners meets
with the unanimous appreciation Of the peo-
pie Of the West End.
Canal Affairs.
Boats to arrive at the port of Georgetown
on Saturday laden with Cumberland coal
for Meredith. Winship g. Company and
John p. Agnew and Company were as fol-
lows:
Consol No. 4. Capt. Lapoid; J. ]. Alexan-
der. Capt. Renner; No. ll9. Capt. Mitchell;
F. o. Beckett, Capt Ewing; DIR. Knott.
Capt Fisher; No. lilo, Capt. Drenner; y. G.
Reid. Capt. French; l. W. Gunmand, Capt.
Wilson; b. Vaughn, Capt Shives; Granite,
No. 2. Capt. Magruder; Four Bros. Capt.
Walter: Musklngum. Capt Heal; A: u
Storm, Capt. Shafer; A. Meyer. Capt john
son; +. Flanagan, Capt. Moore; No. 1856,
Capt Connell Here 1 Am, Capt. McAtee;
G. l.. Nicholson. Capt keesucker; No. II.
Capt. Spong; A. H. Brodt Capt. Roof:
Plough Boy, Capt French; No. l42. Capt.
Keesucker; No. l39, Capt. Keesucker; Con-
sol. No. 2. Capt. Curtis; No. III. Capt
Shaw.
Boats cleared Georgetown on Saturday as
follows:
Judge Stake, Capt. Mccoy; w. r. Lewis.
Capt. Sambower; c. Wagley X, Capt. I'm
derdonk; No. 14l. Capt. Taylor; w. A
Leetch. Capt. Shafer; No. li3, Capt Wise;
A. H Dowden, Capt. Engle; Judge Boyd,
sol. No. p, Capt. Bartlett; Katie Hasset
Capt. Mills; No 135, Capt. Mcknight
Boats to leave Cumberland on September
rs for Georgetown were as follows:
Capt. Swain, ll2 tons; No. ll2. Capt. Taylor.
III tons; No. Ia Capt. Shepherd, ia tons:
r. ID. Johnson. Capt Snyder lis tons; No.
lao. Capt. Snyder, lls tons; No. III. Capt
III tons: Z. r. Ladow, Capt Eaton. lis tons;
F. S. Gamble, Capt Shupp, III tons; No.
l31. Capt. Wright, ia tons; Morning Star
Capt. Lineburg. 1ls tons; No. lib. Capt
Cramer, 1l9 tons; John Spencer. Capt
knight, ia tons.
An Old Landmark.
The Western Star engine house, a relic Of
the days of volunteer firemen. hand engines
and fire buckets. has disappeared before the
march Of improvement.
The Western Star Fire Company was or
ganized in the spring of 1887. electing Geo.
W. Halter president and Geo. w. Shoe
maker vice president. The company occu-
pied, at first, a frame building on the west
side of 32d street. opposite the present office
of the First Cooperative Building Associa-
ton. In lSi4 the house was moved from
this location to Potomac street. just south
of st. Johns Church. There the old COM
pany went out of existence and in 1864 was
succeeded by the Potomac Hose Company.
For three years the old house sheltered the
engine and its appliances, and then that
company went to pieces. The house of late
years has been the property of Mr.. Perry
Lowe and rented as tenement. Last
week 1t was RACED to the ground and the
timbers carried away.
His Effort Failed.
Mr.. John Blount, a member Of the Ar
lington Road Club, on Saturday last started
out at 3 pm. to wrest the twenty-four-
hour bicycle road record championship, held
by j. J. Fister of the Georgetown club,
from the West End, but after riding ls6
miles gave up and refused to longer ride.
He did not appear to be particularly ia
tigued and had he kept up his pace would
10 doubt have outdone Fister.
The stop was made at Gas am. yesterday.
short Paragraphs.
The devotions of the Holy Rosary will be
at Trinity Church every evening during the
month of October at $780,
MIR. Bernard O'Donnell and Miss BERTHE
Reynolds have gone to Chicago TO visit the
worlds fair They will return by way Of
Niagara Falls, Watkins Glen and Buffalo
Mr.. Ii. p. Craig and Guy Stelle have re-
turned from two weeks trip TO the fair
John NJ. Barry has sold to Alice Under
WOOD for &,5oo part of block l. Barry's sub
OF Friendship. near Tenleytown.
Leiger of the College foot bah team while
in practice game yesterday had his shout
der dislocated. Carmody was also injured,
Neither hurt will seriously interfere with
their early future playing. Both are badly
needed for the game of the 10th.
The lost span of the new iron bridge
is being placed in position ane the stri,cturs
VIII soon be completed. 1t is proposed to
celebrate appropriately the opening of the
orlIge. Toll will be charged all who cross
The funeral OF Mr.. G. ID. Cation son OF
Mr.. James o. Cation, the expressman. took
place yesterday, Covenant Lodge i. q.
.. r, having charge. Many friends of the
popular young man followed his remains
to the grave at Oak Hill
On the Little River turnpike near Ross
lyn saturday night the barn of Mr.. John
Stubbs mystericusly caught fire and burne
to the ground with all its contents. It-wss
the work Of an incendiary
Six-year-old Florence Passeno, the daueh-
ter OF Officer Passeno of the seventh pre-
cinct was run over and knocked down nv
picyclist on Saturday evening near the
. .t OF Slst and M streets. Bruises OF
plcycnSt was thrown from his machine Inv
the collision and was also injured No an,
rest was made. N ~
CORCORAN ART GALLERY.