Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

There is no let up in the Georgetown real estate
rise. every day witnessing some big transaction.
Most Of the purchasers. too are Washington men
Yesterday Charles Il. Newman bought of Chas
IL. Tickling lots so. 50, So. 81, IS
and 56.squa-e 80 improved py several dwellings
and what lie known the "old white house."
the large, antiqua:ed, rough-covered structure
on the corner Of SD street and the canal In
years gone by this house was celebrated as
bostelry, at which all who passed through town
stopped.
j. E. Mitchell also sold TO Chas r. Newman
piece of property in the same square, putting
the ownership of all the property on the north
side of Grace street between High and the old
feed honse Of the Washington and Georgetown
railroad in him. There is an
other big deal On hand. parties of
means negotiating for the purchase of a large
estate having over GOO front feet on the princi-
pal street. 1t is the intention OF the parties to
erect houses on all the property suitable to the
localities, the various pieces are in. Herring
Hill will share in the Transaction as well az the
most fashionable sections.
The Ellen Lynes property at Tealeytowu
was yesterday sold for g. 100
CANAL ITEMS.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown Yesterday
were as follows; To Meredith. Winship A Co
Barge Judge Bradley, 11s tons: barge Plough
Bow, III tons: barge Y. C. BEAD. lis tons.
barge No. lle. ll9 tons: barge No. la. ils tons,
barge Judge NcComas, 100 tons.
To j. P. Agnew Co.-Barge Emma Me-tins.
ll9 tons; barge W, ID. L. Walbridge. llS tons:
barge John II. Mertins. 1l6 tons: barge Fannie
Flanagan, Capt Moore. stone: barge Dr. knott.
Capt. Ewing. stone; barge Charles E. h. Capt.
Bender, stone.
Barges to sail at Cumberland Yesterday for
Georgetown we're as follows: To Meredith, VIM
ship d Co.-Barge Consolidation No. 2. lls
tons; Daniel Linkins, Capt %. Grove li3 tons;
barge No. lO3. Capt. Grove. lib tons: barge
No. l23, Captain Z. Nose, i9 tons:
barge No. l2s. Capt. q. Leopold. lib tons;
L. V. Baughmon. Capt. Leopold li3 tons;
barge Il. T. Msyteld, Capt Benner. us tons;
barge No. l34. Capt. Swain. l2O tons: barge No
lOi. Capt i. Eichelberger. ll7 tons. To ]. p.
Agnew Co.-Barge Mer tinsvile, Capt Jw.
Patton, 100 tons
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT
For the benefit of the Gay Street Baptist
Church an entertainment of merit was last
night given at Linthic I'M hall, the participants
Acquiring themselves in a manner that spoke
eloquently OF the judgment OF those who had
prepared tine program.
The Linthicrin Elocution Club. who had
feDTerenfsA j
Travis Cocker. GUY Y. Collins Y. & Bal!ager
aud Robert Lowe. four Of Its leading lights.
and. OF course. they added to tie or,anl.:a;.ou's
name. Mr.. Collins gave 'Greeiy's hide and
Ed. {. Moore parody on Hoods ''Soay o. the
Shirt; Mr.. ba.inger ouIdid himself in a
| couple OF negro dialect sketches. SUP
| day Fishing and ''Eow TO Ia: a Postum
| Mr.. Lowe did ceve- comic reci.a ion with
great success and Ir. Cocker TOLD as OILY ne
can. Sa-es traCical tale Q: 'Pyr&nuis AID This
| tie. Cocker also appeared to excellent ad-
vantage, in Shakespeare quarrel scene
from Julius Caesar. impersonatin- Urn.
tus. Testv Cdss.us was represented
/ b. another member Of the class
| Mrs. Isaac Birch's excellent rendition O. the
/ Rnapsodie from Liszt Won earned recognition
ana MISS Lime Stewart scored another HIT The
| violin and piano due: OF Prof. Weber ard Mas
| ter Geo. Hunt. the little tnusicsl wonder WAS
| one OF the features OF the evening. Miss Rlsache
| Pell Was demons ir:tively appreciated and
Dr. Lindsey. the cornetlst, proved himself q
master Of his instrument. As a singer Miss
/ Mamie smith was of the professional order
and therefore doGbly spplaudec. AID Miss Susie
| Haycock did excellent work with the Piano.
| Prof. Olmstead was there and contributed TO
the success Of the evening.
FIEEs.
The Potomac Insurance Company yesterday
made a satisfactory settlement Of the loss sus-
| tanned by Contractor Ernest NcCobb through
the burning of the house be was erecting ct
Somerset Heights near bethesda. The COM
panys check was for sl.39s.
fire broke on. Yesterday az the pattern
shop attached TO Edw. L. Dents iron works,
but prompt attention prevented damage.
VISITED THE STATION.
Mate Marcus Hodges Of the schooner Hare
| ford Bell Of Baltimore. now loading with stone
al the Potomac Compsny's wharf. got in an
alteration Yesterday with the captain, and
wound no the day by paving a visit to the sta
! tion in the company OF oficer sullivan.