Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-15
GEORGETOWN.
Live News From rha, Section OF the Dis
trict.


Live News From That Section of the Dis
trict.
There is in the receivers room Of the George
town Office OF the Washington and George
town railroad q petition setting forth
that ''our friend Mr.. Berry, gripman
Of train No. 2O9. has been i'll for several
weeks and requires aid Appended to
the petition are the autographs OF sixty
OF the co workers of Mr.. Berry. The dis
abled gripman has been an employe of the
railroad for ten or twelve years and is a man of
family. As the petition indicates he Is popular
with his brother railroaders- Following the
petition the names of many subscribers to
the fund. and names and amounts are being
daily added
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
A delightful event frightened the social an
nails Of Georgetown last night. i, was the cele-
bration Of one OF the birthdays of Miss Rose Up
hoff. The Young lady's residence on 2sth street
was beautifully Illuminated with tapers whose
light fell through tinted silken shades. The
mantel was banked with La France and Perl du
Jsrdin roses, and the chandelier was eutwined
with smilsx with violets woven into the green.
The center table enriched with clusters
of choice flowers tastefully arranged in
vases. The corners OF the parlors and
supper room were filed with palms
Miss Uphof was arrayed in an empire gown Of
white silk and wore flowers in her hair. She
was assisted in entertaining BY Miss Lottie
Brown. dressed in q toilet of mauve silk. with
pink faille trimmings Dancing was INDUCED
IN and supper was served at midnight.
Among the guests were Miss Marie Garnet Of
Chicago. Miss Jessie Davis, Miss Maud Davis.
Miss Maud Nartary. Miss VI. Hopkins. Miss
Tesa Burke Miss Mary Brown, Miss Hattie
Brown. Mrs. Brown. Mrs Phillips, Mrs. Dcken-
son, Mrs. Hazel. Mrs. Sherwood. Mrs. Thomp-
son, Miss Quaid. Messrs. Dietrich. Harper,
Newton. Allen. Brown, Thompson and Green.
BOY BRUrALLY ASSAULTED.
A cruel and murderous assault was COM
mitted at $50 o'clock last evening on d. J.
Cotter. son Of Officer Cotter of this precinct.
Young Cotter is a mere school boy and his as
ssiiant burly ruffisn. reported by the police
to be over twenty years Of age. but regis
tered on the station blotter at No.
William Wright, eighteen years old. black
smith Cotter was attending to errand
and when near the market house il Is
claimed was set upon by Wright, who beat
his victim brutally. banging mis- head against
the curbstone. jumping on his body and kick
ing him in the mouth. breaking two front
teeth Officer Brady traced Wright to a de-
serted house on the banks of the canal He
WAS arrested after some show of resistance and
the patrol box pulled.
ROBBED BY HIGHwAYMEN.
Mary Young. a venerable colored woman.
who lives on Federal Hill. complained to Ofhcer
Brennigan last night that she had been ROBBED
by highwgymen Of the sum OF s25. This was
the limit of her cash account and the aunty
deeply feels her loss. Officer Breunigan caught
some clues and the precinct detective. Frank
Burrows. Immediately set TO work on the case.
TRADE GETTING ACTIVE
Merchant Edward Kohner of the Bee Hive ia
authority for the statement that there is a re-
Lahl INC in Gran tntv trad
The rural element appears to be pros
porous and to be well supplied with funds
'As q rule said The STAEs inform
ant. 1.-The old. conservative and substan-
tial people deal with Geo Se,own merchants.
while the shOddy. woud-be aristocrats turn
mp their noses at home trade. We want in
creased railroad facilities" These sentiments
were echoed by the firms of J. E Libbey,
Wheatley Brothers. Johnson Brothers. Mause.
L. Il. Simpson and host Joseph Schladt of the
West Washington Hotel
NOTES.
The Georgetown Fishing Circle left Yesterday
for an outing at Gravel Point. The party !
sailed away in the Home Star and comprised
Capt Hanneke and Messrs. CastIeman, Ellis,
Quackenbush. McQaaii and Brumler.
Mr.. Perry Michael. prominent downtown
citizen will leave to- Niagara Fails this evening.
The Berry and Thomas families, living on
Jefferson street. are IT.
Richard Bowen. a colored lumber handler in
the employ of ]. E Llbbey. and who
seriously burned several days ago Is reported /
BY the physicians who are attending him as
being out o. danger.
Among the guests just registered at the West
Washington Ho;el are William Frederick. Ba,ti- /
more: W. J. Mccarthy. Wilmington. Del.
George A. Baker. Philadelphia; Ike Bowers, /
PhiiadslE hia; ID. H. Washington and Henry |
Walters of Virginia
Mr. o. z. Muncasser. prominent citizen who /,
lives on VI street nea- High. Is critically III. I
Mr.. Nuncasser is seventy-nine wears old and /
for a long time was Georgetown wnarfnger. |
There is a strong odor OF activity at the Po- /
tomac Stone CompaEys works The W. II. 7
Mohler and her tow of stone barges are very
bus. and the output OF the quarries vas never
greater.
Lumbernan Libbey received to day one
load OF 1900 feet of hsmlock timber from .
West Virginia Merchants applaud The down /
fall Of the memorial bridge scheme.