Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Death Carries Of Number of Prominent
Citizens.
MAN Found Sick and Penaf. - and
Helped Out-Many Notes OF
General Interest.

Death on Saturday and Sunday axaa
visited Georgetown and took therefrom soms
well-known people.
While sitting quietly, yesterday reading
q newspaper. Mr.. Isaac @. Watt was seized
with a hemorrhage Of the stomach from
which he died a few minutes later. Death
came at the residence of Mr.. W. X. Stevens.
a brother-in-law of the victim. Doctor,
Maekall and Rich, who were summoned i'm
mediately on the outbreak, arrived too late
TO be OF assistance. Mr.. Watt was a single
man and lived at the home of Mr. Stevens.
SGD Prospect avenue. Tomorrow at / O'Clock
the funeral viii take place. the Rev. Mr..
Graham of the NJ. p. Church. officiating.
The interment win be made at Rock Creek.
another almost as equally sudden death
TOOK place yesterday at 100 O'Clock IN
Cooke Park.
AT 10 O'Clock Mr. Joseph L. Huntington
TOO walk, feeling comparatively well. AT
io'So ne returned feeling unwell ana while
member of the household was ASSISTING
him in the removal of his gloves he xv..
suddenly stricken with apoplexy. from which
he died three hours later
His remains will be Inferred at Norwich.
Conn.
On Saturday Mrs. Ann +. Robertson. q
iaoy eighty-nine years OF age. breathed her
last at her home. 3345 Prospect avenue
Al ZIG Prospect avenue Mrs. Re,~cca J.
middleton on Sunday left this world after
having spent over eighty years here
another old Georgetowner died yester-
gay Mr. Jacob r. Schoyer Of I2I5 3Oth
on ,re 81. oongestion OF the brain brought
printer and very well known.
Found Sick aad PennfIes..
yesterday some gentlemen came across
man on the Conduit road suffering from
epilepuc hts They attended him carefully
until he recovered and tiien Inquired into
his condition. He was found 70 be weak.
hungry penniless and homeless ana on
his way TO York, Pa, where he hoped 20
obtain work. The only possessions he hsd
were two bottles of medicine and q photo
graph of baby. The good will toward
men that this month always promotes
prompted the taking up Of collection for
the unfortunate A nice sum was realised
Then the recipient OF these kindnesses Wa
taken TO town in a vehicle and ticket
purchased for York.
Real Estate.
Evanina Mackan on Saturday Transferred
to Maria L. Gordon parts OF lots ana 4
sub lot H. Georgetown, and Joseph Rtdx-
way sold to J. J. hampton and ]. c. Nc
Cure for $500 sub lot 33. block II, OF
Rosedale" on the Tenleytown road and
f. w. Baker sold to J. c. Mcguire sub lots
80 10 IS. inclusive. block n, Of the same
sub.
The Bethesda Road
Citizens along the upper part Of the Be-
thesda road say that the most prominent
Rockvilleites have informed them that n
the Bethesda line is extended into their
town il will be but a short time before a
will be sent on to Hagerstovn and the
Cumberland valley, as the people there are
extremely anxious to be brought into ready
and cheap communication with this sec
ton.
Notes.
Tonight the Monday Evening German
Club will again give a dance at LIN thicum
Hall
Mr.. Bernard Monday. the deputy coliec-
| tor of internal revenue OF Montgomery
county. Nd, gentleman widely known IN
| Georgetown, has resigned his position.