Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-29
NEWS FROM GEoRGErowN.

NEWS FROM GEoRGETOwN.
The Interest in the Collectorship Contest
Other Matters OF Interest.
Interest in the matter Of the collectorship Of
| the port and district Of Georgetown does not
w6he. In fact. it grows more and more
acute. This Office is . desirable one, with
some patronage attached, and is looked
upon BY the people of Georgetown as
plum which belongs to Georgetown and not
to Washington. They feel that Washington
presents sufficient rewards in the way of Offices
and that this city should be allowed to retain
its old right to the collectorship Of the port.
As has already been stated in TEE STAR tbs
friends Of the various applicants are waging o
vigorous campaign. new factor seems to
have been prominently developed within the
last few days in the person Of Mr.. John Hadley
! Doyle. The friends of Mr.. Charles Lannan
also make strong and lusty claims for their
leader.
ACTIVITY N PROPERTY SALES.
Geo. Kengla has sold to B. H. Warder and
others his thirty fvs-acre tract Of land south Of
the Methodist University for s71. 900. The
deed has not yet gone on record. but 81. 900
deposit has been made. Lower down the val
ley and still the line Of the proposed bouie-
/ ward another big sale sale was contaminated yes
terday, Virginia C. Huidekoper and husband
/ transferring to B. II. Warder the tract called
Alliance" commonly known as Hickory Nut
Hill" located to the north Of the New Cut
road and between Burleith and the Wetzcl
place. This property, which contains seventy
five acres, was conveyed about three years ago
by the president and directors OF Georgetown
! College fer ST 900 an acre. 1t is not known
definitely what Mr.. Warder paid for it. but il is
thought by those interested in neighborirg
property that a much larger price than this was
received.
Dudley T. Hassan has sold TO William II.
Allison an undivided one-sixtieth interest
Dunbarton Heights. consisting of 10: 262 in
Beatty 4 Hawkins addition.
ANALosrAN ISLAND ASSESSMENT.
According to a Georgetown taxpayer who has
examined the assessment books at the District
building Anaiostan Island. which contains
. about eighty acres, is valued at but $500. A
gentleman who claims to be the legal owner of
the property and who is generally recognized
as the one possessing the best title has been
heard to say that he would not sell out for
The Three Sisters-bare, unsoiled rocks-are
assessed under the caption of agricultural
lands
ANOTHER CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL SITE.
1t is rumored and generally believed that
Maj. George Hill is about to dispose of High
Island in the Potomac and that the property
will be used as the site Of the proposed hospi-
tai for contagious diseases. High Island is
situated on the north side OF the Potomac river
about four miles west Of the Chain bridge and
contains sixty-nine acres, eighteen Of which
are high above the river and form u rocky
plateau. Georgetown is already manifesting
opposition to the project and promises to wage
a livelier war than Anacostis is doing. Should
the rumor prove true there will be a very
tivhA ,,4, .RG
town say that every patient-eiect of the pest
house will have to be hauled through the town
to the injury of the health Of the place.
A TENLEYTowN BUILDING BOOM.
There is a healthy building boom at Tenley-
! town. boom that bids fair to cause a number
of the desirable sites in that thriving suburb to
be adorned by coy residence.
Among these who are now putting up dwell
ings costing all the way from $500 TO 81. 200 are
Messrs. J. D. Schofield, W. H. Coon. A. S.
Mutersbaugh. E. McCobb, ], McIaueblin.
Shoemaker, Lainhart. and Mesdames Burbaker
and Speanburs. MIR. Mclaughlin is erecting
row OF eight.
In addition to the building. new Subdivisions
are being laid out smcng which is one at the
junction of Wisconsin avenue and the Brook
vile road, owned by Mr.. A. J. Riley.
THE POLICE DON'T LIKE 1T.
There was a rumor yesterday in the neigh
borhood Of the market house that there would
be cooking main between Maryland and vir-
GINA birds to be held at lannon's resort on the
Conduit road. A good-sized crowd of sports
cred in groups around Georgetown. Owing to
to the fight to show up. the
main WAS declared of. main is promised for
tomorrow night. but it is being kept extremely
quiet, because the police are known to have a
decided distaste for the sport Sergeant Hess,
who is acting lieutenant OF the seventh precinct
during the illness OF Lieutenant Swindells was on
the jump last evening and SO was Oficer Upper
mann. They were exceedingly active and it is
more than probable that the main would not
be held in the District. 1t is said that one of
the primary reasons why the main did not ma
teriaiize as per program is that the guardians of
the peace were too vigilant
DEATH OF MRS. swEENx
Mrs. Mary s. Sweeny, wife of the president
Of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank,
died last night shortly after II o'clock at her
home. 1865 street. Mrs. Sweeny had been
failing for a long time AID death came hardly
unexpected. Deceased was in the SEVENTEEN
year OF her age
CkusHED STONE FOR NORFOLK.
Charles g. Smith & Son are loading the A.
G. Denike with GOO tons of crushed stone, to be
sent to Norfolk, Va. This firm has Just signed
contract to furnish 1900 tons during the
coming season and agrees to land at least 2. 900
tons per month. Capt. Melvin is in charge of
the Denike
TWO SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
Miss Ida Wooster entertained party OF her
friends last evening at her pretty home on the
Conduit road. The occasion of the gathering
of the young people was to celebrate the hos
tess seventeenth birthday. Miss Wooster re-
ceived hor guests in y delightful dress of pink
null and dispensed the Inequalities OF her
home. During the evening games, music, dane
ing and refreshments were introduced and
gala time was spent.
Miss Maggie Hess, who on the 5th of April is
to be married at Trinity Chapel to Mr.. Kramer
OF the Smithsonian Institute. is q daughter of
Seargt Hess, lieutenant pro tenn. Of the seventh
precinct. large number of invitations have
been issued and the wedding will be brilliant
and fashionable affair. Miss Hess is reported
as being extremely pretty and is general
favorite in Georgetown society. She has been
| interested in church work, and it is hoped that
her good offices will not be withdrawn because
| Of her new partnership. Mr.. Kramer is o we'll
known citizen Of Georgetown and has hosts of
| follower whose earnest wish is that he may
| ind marriage a success.