Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-13
GEORGETOWN.
"A Good Budget OF Live News From That
section.

Yesterday Was one OF exceeding dullness in
canal circles. The arrival list Was lighter than
on any other day since the reopenins OF the
waterway. The iull is partially due to bad
weather. Ills expected that this afternoon and
tomorrow will be conspicuous for the string OF
barges that will come in.
The following boats arrived yesterday via
Chesapeake and Ohio canal: To Meredith. Win
ship A Co.: Barge No. l4l, ll9 tons; Consolida-
ton No. u. III. To J. T. Agnew & Co.: Barge
]. H. Mer;ins. III tons; Chas. E. h. j.. ia
The following boats sailed at Cumberland fo-
Georgetown yesterday: Barge Green Ridge.
Capt S. Poffenberg. III tons; g. 5. Reman,
Capt. o. Sardee, ll4; Consolidation No. l6.
Capt. d. Sponey, lis; Consolidation No. las.
Smith. III: Consolidation No. no. Swain. III:
Consolidation No ll2, Gaylor. ~. A. II. Brodt,
Eaton. ia; H. c. CLANCY, Testers, ia; Consol-
idatiou No. 10. lis.
The following canal arrivals registered at the
record lock of the Georgetown level on April
IL: To Meredith. Winship & Co. barge Z. NJ
Zineran. Capt. H. Williams. III tons; Katie
Hasset., Capt. A. Miles, III; No. 1872. Capt. A.
heisucken, ll5; No. Isl, Capt. j. Wright, ll6.
Boats sailed on the 18th: Three Brothers,
Capt. G. Ingram; William A. Lee;ch, Capt. c.
5. Shseffer; No. l2l. Capt. J. Knode.
Boats sailed at Cumberland for Georgetown
on the l1th as follows: Frankie and Fannie.
Capt. ". Beor. III tons: George A. Hoffman,.
Alexander Mckelding, lis; Consolidation No.
s, Capt J. W. swain, lis. No. 1872, Capt. W.
Hammond. ll3; Samuel Henry, Capt W. II.
Patten, ll2; George s. French, Capt. Robert
Small, Ill.
NEW PASTOR xLEcrEp.
After the regular prayer at the West Street
Presbyterian Church last night in the presence
Of a large congregation Rev. Mr.. wynkoop OF
the Western Presbyterian Church Of WASH
ington announced that il was the primary
purpose OF the meeting TO elect q pastor. and
after diseoursing at some length on the duties
and responsibilities Of the holder Of such Office
declared the business meeting adjourned.
Mr.. Williamson then nominated for the pas
.orate Rev. George Robinson OF New York.
who at PRESENTS at Princeton College.
Mr.. John Leetch seconded tie nomination,
and the congregation remembering the bril-
liant effort Of the young man when a visitor TO
the church two Sundays ago unanimously
elected him by ballot.
On a motion which was properly seconded
committee OF five WAS appointed to officially
notify the Rev. George Robinson Of his election.
Those appointed were Messrs. W. Dougal, b.
r. Nlayfeld, S. I. Brown, W. ". Winship ami
Levin Frey
Though the West Street Church has been
without pastor ever since the resignation of
the Rev. Mr.. Fullerton it has cot suffered at
all as owing to the activity of the yestry visit
The pastor of the Vest Street Church receives
a salary OF 3, 900 per annum and is gwen the
use OF the parsonage adjoining.
HUNGgY HILL GANG BROKEN Up.
The last Of the Hungry Hill gang planked
down So yesterday at station No. :. His name
was James Bosgett, the alleged oeense, disor-
derry assembly. and the officer accredited with
the arrest. ". J. TrusselI Young Bogset. is
the twelfth to pay the penalty. These youths
have been in the habit of congregsting al Hun
CRY Hill, Chariot alley and the vicinity of
Grace street. and the officers of the law set
forth that much annoyance to the public has
resulted. Officers H L. Lohmau aud w. J.
Trusseil divide honors in having broken up the
nuisance.
THE STATION HOUSE GROUNDS.
The flower garden agitation at station No. z
continues and the poetic and prosaic police
men cross clubs on the subject Some profess
to believe that the grounds surrounding the
station should be given over to Horticulture,
while others believe that the desert should be
made to bloom with vegetables that can be util-
lied for food The proposition 10 invest part
OF the gymnasium fund IN bulbs and rose cut
tings was lost by an overwhelming majority.
Some OF the officers proposed 10 make pot
and pay the freight. but men on the vegetable
side OF the question aver that they will bring
the shovel and the hoe into reqrisition and fur
the woodbine twineth.
DEATHS OF FORMER CITIZENS.
Mr.. Alvin Rocker. for several years a resi-
dent Of Georgetown, died on April Of con-
sumption at Los Angeles. Cal Mr.. Rocker left
these parts about year and a half ago to seek
health and comfort in the genial climate of
southern California. The disease had made
too much Roadway and the natural result fol-
lowed. Deceased was forty-seven years old and
unmarried.
News was received here in an incidental way
yesterday morning of the death of Lewis
Laury. His demise is said to have occurred on
December % at the Montgomery county aims
house. Laury was we'll known here, but sud-
denly disappeared about the LIST of last Decem-
Der. His whereabouts was not known till the
news of his unfortunate death was accidentally
brought to town.
GEO. W. MORRIS. POST @. A. R.
At meeting of Geo. ". Morris Post, G. A.
r., last night two new applications for mem
bership were received and fayorably acted
upon. Committees were then appointed to
represent in various capacities. the new post
on memorial day. and other business of minor
importance was transacted Fifty-one of those
who marched from 81 to Is are now members
OF the Norris Post and interest in the new or
Sanization is increasing with every meeting.
REV. Mr.. GRAHAM TO STAY.
Rev. ". Il. Graham will, it is announced, not
go 10 Chestertown, as was indicated in the pub
hshed list of appointments, but comes back
again to preside over the Congress Street NJ. Z.
Church. which has during the past year sprung
into a prominence that it never before occu-
pied. Next year the Baltimore annual confer
ence will convene at the Congress Street Nj F.
Church. Not for sixteen years have the minis
tiers and laymen Of the church in this section
met in Georgetown. but prior to that time
convention at which 200 were present was an
almost yearly occurrence.
sKETcHING on THE CANAL.
A quartet Of Philadelphia ladies were sketch
ing scenes along the canal yesterday. They
will perpetuate several glimpses of Georgetown
life on canvas. One Of them told TEE STAR
reporter that she preferred realistic art to
idealism, and thought Georgetown a good field
in which to crafty her preference. She thought
q picture looked better with canal boats, shaggy
mules and ragged toilers than with impossible
sunsets and rivers Of cologne water. One was
poetry and the other art Sketches were made
of the Potomac looking east from the Three
Sisters. a canal family at dinner and George
town College. The ladies OF the party were
Mrs. Atkinson. Miss Mae Robinson Miss Gladys
Atkinson and Miss Ella Bush.
AN ENGLISH OFFICERS OPINION.
Major Barker OF the English army was ct the
West Washington Hotel last evening. The
major is . pleasant talker on thihgs American
and says things of Georgetown that are calcu-
lat a. tba - H.