Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-22


orously. The bluff side of the road is Icing
protected BY strong rustic fence and the drive
way well built with macadam. neat plank walk
has been put down and order is being evolved
from chaos Mr.. Curran has been appointed
by Capt. McNair to succeed Mr.. George Watt,
resigned, and has entered upon his duties with
enthusiasm. Capt. McNair saws the employees
are chosen from list in the order Of seniority
OF application, and he cannot discharge man
simply because he is the nephew OF another
workman. 1t is proposed to improve the road
which connects the observatory with Massachu-
setts avenue extended. This is a closely shaded.
hilly and stumpy drive. better calculated for
art sketches and roma nee than for travel
AN IScoSvENIEST SCHOOL
1.-THE new Fillmore School building. now being
completed on S5th street above Road. which
will be ready for occupancy at the opening Of
the next year. will be the most inconveniently
reached building in the District" said q
patron OF the public schools this morning. at
stands In the most sparsely settled section of
georgetown, and the few residents about are
mostly Catholics and send their children to the
parochial schools. Most of the Georgetown
scnooi children come from the squares bounded
~ N ana Z, 18TH and Saith streets, and to reach
the flllmore building from SD and streets.
one OF the nearest points, means a walk in ali
KINDS OF weather of eight blocks. When il is
remembered that the streets on the upper end of
the route are seldom cleaned of snow or sleet
or mud the unsuitableness OF the location is
more readily seem"
The Curtis building next wear will be almost
taken up for High School purposes.
GOING TO CHICAGO
Mr.. A. W. Hudson, the letter carrier who
just missed getting the fourth highest number
OF Lansburgh's worlds fair votes, was most
agreeably surprised this morning on being in-
haf no Ia {,
made up an excellently filed purse, and would
present it to him as token Of their apprecia-
ton OF his services. Mr.. Hudson will therefore
go to Chicago, the people Of Georgetown TAX
ing pleasure in settling the necessary debts
contracted on the trip.
REAL ESTATE.
W. A. Gordon and others. trustees. have
conveyed to E. L. Dent land in squares 6. 2, IA
and l5by the subdivision Of "Ihe Oaks" Mr..
Dents old home. on Road street ut the head Of
3lst
BENZ. Lippincott yesterday sold to II. C
Thompson lot z. block Al of the subdivision of
the northern part Of the college lands.
- John Marbury. jr.. Satur lay decided to
Henry J. Ogle for 81, 400 lots 70 and II. Beatty
and Hawkins addition. being an improved lot on
the south side OF between 34th and S5th
streets.
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE.
AHuepenoeHt Lodge. l. ". ". l., enjoyed an
other delightful meeting last Friday night at
which short addresses were made by Mr.. Geo.
Morrison, Grand Secretary 4. c. Spnrgeon and
Mr. William Holland Of Philadelphia. Then fol-
lowed musical program participated in by
Messrs Wilson and Cole, Miss Sallie McCauley.
Miss May johnson and Mr.. Charles Mason. On
next Friday night. May 26. the lodge will hold
an open air meeting and social, to which all ere
invited.
Night before last the Misses Lighffoot gave n
dance ut their beautiful home on Terrace
Heights. about forty guests from Washington
and Georgetown being present
Another tennis court has been laid out in
town. SSH street between and 7 being
is location.
Miss Jessie Reeves is visiting friends at
Hagerstown.
Mr.. Samuel Bates will soon rejoin his family
at Baltimore.
1t was announced Yesterday at Trinity's sew
eral services that only pew holders would be
permitted to be present free of cost at Mgr.
Satollis celebration Of mass on next Sunday
Mr.. Calvin Payne has been elected director
in the First Cooperative Building Association.
vice Mr.. William Smith, deceased.
Miss Sarah Tirley, . well-known and re-
spected colored woman of Georgetown, was
stricken with paralysis Of the throat Thursday
morning and died Friday evening at O'Clock.
She was about seventy years OF age.