Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-10
GEORGETOWN,
The Canal Embankments All Right-Many
Other Interesting Items.

i"iiiaii- iuere Is only SLOW movement
sf coal today, but things will become
more lively as the season progresses. Only
one boat loaded at Cumberland on Tuesday for
TINS port. She was barge No. 1877 and brings
~ tons OF consolidation coal to the Meridiih-
Wnsnip Company. The great four-masted
schooner Sycamore, which has been out from
Boston Tor this port about ten DAYS. is not yet
up and has not been sighted off the capes.
Boats to arrive yesterday we're: Barge ID.
llnklns. Capt. o. Groves; barge No. l03, Capt.
u Groves; barge No. 12S. Capt L. Mase; barge
A. Greeness. Capt. W. Knight.
10 SAIL were as follows: Barge London. Capt.
". Stickie: barge L. Flannagen. Capt ]. Moore;
barge Muskingum. Capt. II. Teeters; barge J.
spencer, Capt. Joseph Baker; barge w. II.
cooper, Capt Joseph Baker.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the board
OF managers Of the Industrial Home School of
Georgetown, ID. c.. held at the residence Of
Senator Conger, 1921 NJ street. last evening
measures were taken to dispense with some
employees, reduce the salaries of others
and to lessen the number Of children,
so tnat the expenses of the institution NAV be
prongnt within the much-reduced appropri-
alton for the ensuing fiscal year. As the con-
slant demand for admission is not now favor
ably met with a cutting down of the number
already there will be lamentable thing.
LAST NIGHTS CONCERT.
At St Johns Chapel last night musicale was
given OF high artistic value and the attendance
was very large. Selections from Mascagni
were rendered by the Pizzicate Club, a stringed
organization OF immense promise; Miss
Bell gave numbers from Schytle
and GrieG; Misses Appleby, Sewell.
Wilder and Mrs. Barry interpreted Schubert;
Mrs. Fox played 'Rondo Briliante" from
Weber. Miss Kleinschmidt proved herself an
acceptable singer and Master Lee Cox. the boy
soprano Of Georgetown, whose marvelously
sweet voice is the talk of the music-loving
people. was heard in 1.-The Violet" of Helen
Hood and several other gems which the
audience demanded. Master Lee is one of the
chorister boys Of st. Johns.
YOUNG BoUsEBREAKERs ARRESTED
Young Georgetown was in the clutches Of the
police of the seventh precinct yesterday on the
charge of HOUSEKEEPING in the day. The
principal offender Master Henry Carter, a
colored infant,aged ten years. Little Reddy Over
was also at the station as an accomplice, and
little Phil Hardy was wanted by the Of
ficers. The only real criminal was Master
Carter. and he did not seem to have any
just appreciation of the enormity of his crime
Seventeen dollars in money were taken from
the house Of DIR. Rich, and this fact was duly
reported at the station. Later Officers Kendig
and Bailey noticed the trio in question be-
The young gentlemen had never been
noted for wealth. but when taken into custody
they were spending their fushness in a reck-
less manner. They whistled for a bootblack
and gave him rs cents for three
shines. They hied to a lunch room and
ate astonishing amount of pie and
milk. They paid Ell for a base ball,
50 for an air gun, bought a foot ball at a fabu-
lous price and invested in q set of boxing
gloves and other sporting goods. At the sta
ton Master Reddy shook his fist at Master
Carter and offered to punch him for having
put him in the scrape.
THE BIG STONE AT ARLINGTON.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the twenty
four ton stone for Gen. Crooks monument,
which left Washington at a. m. and met with
an accident on the Aqueduct bridge at noon.
arrived at the site in Arlington cemetery The
haul from the bridge was exceedingly tiresome,
as, in order to prevent the cutting up of the
government road, the wheels, as on a part Of
the bridge. ran over skids. The compile
ton OF the Job of transportation in
one day was most gratifying to Expressman
Springman. as he had expected to be at least
forty-eight hours employed. At the cemetery,
however, Mr.. Springman was provoked. he be-
ing told that the thirteen ton monument base
which had already been cemented in place.
would have to be removed several feet
owing to the fact that it was not on a line with
other monuments. The break in the bridge
was repaired by those in charge. The monu-
ment is to be erected by the Society Of West
Virginia.
WHAT THEY THINK OF GEORGETOWN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yelling Of st. Louis were driv-
ing through this region yesterday and stopped
at one of the road houses on the Tenleytown
road. They thought that Georgetown
was garden city, that il had
roomy. uncrowded appearance, clean
and well built up with pretty and comfortable
homes They believed that the country round
about had future and as the capital expanded
would become a paradise of homes and parks.
IMPROVING THE OLD TAYLOR HOUSE
The old Vincent Taylor house on NJ street
near the Aqueduct bridge, which in the anti
bellum days Of Georgetown was one Of the
a number of recent years has not been occu-
pied is now being thoroughly overhauled. and
within few months will once again be a credit
to the town. b. II. warder is the owner and
Mcintyre 4 Foley the renovaters. The house
contains nineteen large rooms.
NOTES.
Officer ID. J. Cotter of this precinct has been
sent to the bathing beach for duty with the title
of assistant superintendent.
About the middle of next month the Offices
of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
corner l4th street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
On MAY 81 or the following day President
Hurt begins his western trip. Chica 20 being the
first stopping place. California. the Yellow.
stone Park and other attractive sections Of the
far west will also be visited before the home
ward start is made. As has been stated owing
to the unwillingness of Vice President Parke TO
serve as president. Mr.. Geo. L. Dunlop will act
in that capacity.
The guardians of the peace are Just now dis
turbed over ball playing in the streets. This is
violation of police regulations, and active
measures are being taken TO suppress the prac-
tice. Lieut.. Swindells has directed his men to
be especially attentive to ball tossers, stone
throwers and bean shooters.
Herring Hill was the scene of an ARRAY YES
terday afternoon. The participants were
colored and are known to this community as
John Ash and Sam Martin. Injured honor was
the casus belli, and a good many
enthusiastic blows changed hands
The rumored approach of Officers Cpperman
and Grant caused a cessation of hostilities but
the contestants promised TO renew the action at
another time and place.
Yesterday Ella V. Cooley and H. Thomas
Bradley sold TO Geo. W. Cooley for 81 900 part
of lot l27. Bealls addition to Georgetown.
located on the northeast corner Of Greene (29th)
and Dumbarton avenue.
Three of the Western High Schools bright
est lights. Misses Lowry, Dashiell and Cox.
participated last night in the performance Of
Esther" at the National Rides Armory. With
the success that always attends their efforts.
Mr. William ii. Manogue is about 10 begin
the erection Of three brick houses on the east