Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
The Time-Honored Right of Canal Men to
Swear Affirmed.
The Chevy Chase Hounds Hunt a Man
He ts freed With His
"a. Anise Bag.

Since time immemorial no one has ques.
toned the right-the unabridged and abso-
lutte right OF the canal boatman-to swear
while the most unsensitive and stubborn Of
animals-the mule-was being driven until
a few days ago, when, to the utter outrage
ment OF an inherent privilege and TO the in
dignant surprise Of the entire canal frater-
nifty. Henry CLANCY. a captain, was ar
rested for exercising what had been be-
Queathed to him through generations OF
boatmen.
The case was taken before Justice Dugan
of Williamsport, and then appealed to the
court of Judge Stake of Hagerstown. That
official and highest representative Of jus
tice in the county decided that the prisoner
was not guilty on the ground that the canal
was not public highway, and any one
swearing on the waterway was not amena-
BILE to the law
The canal men in town say they do not
feel as II they had won a victory, but as IL
before the world their right to swear had
been officially established
freed a Man.
While engaged In the third hunt of the
season Messrs. Moore and Sopartas of the
Chevy Chase Club were yesterday thrown
from their horses and slightly injured, the
latter receiving some ugly though not par
ticularly hurtful wounds
An incident of the chase was the freeing
by the dogs Of the man employed TO spread
the scent OF the anise seed. He was either
rather slow In doing his work or the dogs
particularly rapid in doing theirs. and when
the scent ended with the man the dogs
thought he was their game. The man
sought the upper branches OF a tree until
the hunters came along and Quieted the
dogs
On the Wednesday after Christmas the
biggest hunt Of the season VIII come OF.
Riders both from Philadelphia and Balti-
more will participate. On its conclusion O
Swedish minister and other prominent
Washingtonians witnessed the start and
finish OF the hounds and hunters yesterday.
Aqueduct Piers.
A back issue of the Scientific American
describes the Aqueduct piers, whose strength
Is now in dispute. the most solid pieces
Of masonry ever erected on the American
continent 1t further states that the speci-
fications Were translated and the plans cop
led for the benefit Of French engineers. A
substantial evidence of their strength is
shown when IL is remembered that for near
iy forty years the piers upheld continually
volume OF water about one thousand feet
long, five feet deep and twenty feet wide.
In addition to the structure holding the
water and the big bridge above.
Real Estate.
r. @. Newlands has sold to the Chevy
Chase Land Company three acres of land
known as 'Fletchalrs Chance" and Jack
SON H Ralston has sold to same an adjoin-
ing tract.
OF the tract known as Reno" near Ten
leytown.- g. F. Dyer yesterday bought OF
A. c. Clark lot "a. block Is. and lot l-2,
block q
short Notes.
Peck Memorial Chapel is now TO have Q
boy choir, Rev. Alvin Smith having stepped
into the path OF improvement. Already the
work Of securing suitable voices has begun.
Everything needed IN this respect win be
found among the congregation. e.
An Informal reception was yesterday held
oy the Misses Stevens Of n street assisted
| by Mrs. Talcott
Mr.. Geo. w. Casiiear is in New York.