Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-08
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Wedding Bells Still Continue to
Chime
A Neat Specimen of HOUSEKEEPING Mt
TenleytOwn-Busine on the
River and Canal.

AT $500 NJ street last night the Rev. Mr.
Brown of the Goth Street Methodist Church
officiated at one of the prettiest weddings
ever held in the West End The high con-
tracing parties were Miss Bessie Pruett
daughter of Mr.. John NJ. Pruett of George
town, and Mr.. Welby Ashby of Washing
ton. The best man was Mr.. Geo. Pruett,
brother of the bride The brides attend
ants were little Miss Florence Pruett and
Miss Laura Sinclair. The bride wore
robe of white japanese silk, trimmed in
passementeries and lace, and carried bridal
roses. Miss Sinclair carried La France
roses, and Miss Florence Pruett Marechal
Neil. On the conclusion of the ceremony
a reception was held by the young couple,
after which the bride donned handsome
cloth travelling dress The 10 o'clock train
for New York was taken. On their return
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby will take up their resi-
dence on Pennsylvania avenue near Goth
street, where they will be at home to their
friends.
The Gingel-Waters Wedding.
Today at 8 p. m. another wedding took
place in the West End, Miss Nettie Gingel
of Bethesda, Md, and Mr.. Chas. E. Wat
ers of Georgetown being the principals.
The ceremony was performed at the Con-
Rev. w. r. Graham. Mr.. Robert Gingel
was best man and Miss Blanche Lochte of
Montrose, Nd, bridesmaid. The wedding
was a private one, only the immediate
friends, in addition to the relatives, being
present. The presents received by the young
couple were rare in quality and numerous.
They came mostly from Baltimore, Wash
ington and Montgomery county's various
towns.
Burglary Mt TenleytOwn.
terday by Mr.. Geo. Wise that his home on
the Brookville road near Tenleytown had
been entered the night before by men who
were evidently skilled in HOUSEKEEPING,
and a breach-loading gun worth $50. two
overcoats worth $40 and various other arti-
cles worth $40 taken therefrom. Other
valuable things that could easily have been
taken were left undisturbed. This rob-
berry has set the Tenleytown people COM
planning louder than ever about the in
sufficient police protection given their sec
ton.
Arrivals and Departures.
Boats light and laden to clear George
town yesterday for Cumberland and inter-
mediate ports on the canal were as follows:
Mary. Capt. Benner, l2O tons; Judge Cox,
Capt. Shaw, III tons; No. 1O4. Capt. Benner,
119 tons; Sallie. Capt. Mutisbaugh. III tons;
Maj. Whitlock, Capt. Benner, 1l9 tons; j.
K. Shaw. Capt. Rumple. lis tons: S. b.
Agnew. Capt Myers. 119 tons; Little Wal
ter, Capt. Zigler, lis tons; r. d. Johnson,
Capt Nose, 122 TONS Geo. s. French, Capt.
Rowell, lis tons; F. o. Bartlett, Capt. Gun
rivan. 116 tons; ]. j. Alexander. Capt. Pen
ner, 121 tons.
Yesterday there came to town laden to
their decks with Cumberland and Georges
creek coal the following canal boats: w.
r. Lewis, Capt. Sanbarne; c. B. Bailey,
Capt. Johnson; No Ill, Capt Johnson: No.
ia. Capt. Gwin; l.. w. Nicholson, Capt.
Hill; Consolidation No. 10, Capt. Reed: w.
II. Dunkinson, Capt. Reed; No. 1873, Capt.
Atwell; No. 103, Capt. Grooves.
A Small Fire.
Two houses in Keady's alley, between the
canal and NJ, 33d and 34th streets, caught
fire yesterday. An alarm was turned in
quickly, and the engines responded with
surprising quickness but not early enough
to prevent a damage of about $3.50. Mr.. l..
Prayer is the owner of the buildings, both
OF which were insured.
Paragraphs of Interest.
Yesterday Meredith, Winship & Company
loaded LOS tons of Cumberland coal on
board the Annie j. Pardee and she i'm
mediately left for the port of her consg-
nees, Roussell & Hicks, New Haven, Conn.
The schooner Cooney is now on her way
to Georgetown to carry away a big cargo
of coal, and the Beulahland has been char
tered and will soon follow.
The Washington Gaslght Companys gas
coal boat is up on the dry dock near the
mouth of Rock creek receiving an over
hauling.
Eliza A. Carbery has sold to Minnie A
Hunt for $4,000 two acres Of the tract
known as White Haven. The part sold
adjoins the old fort on the New Cut road.