Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-02
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Activity in All Lines Of Business in
This Section.
TRANSACTIONS IN REAL ESTATE
The Need for an Emergency Hos
pitai Annex Shown.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

M Is ELL A N EO US IT E NJ 3 /.
Mr.. Detweiler has begun the inside fin
ishing up of his $4,000 worth of new bricks
on P street between 9th and 2Sth. Brere-
ton & West have almost completed hand
some residence on o street opposite the
home of Thos. E. Waggaman. Morgan h.
Goddard & Brothers are trimming out a
row on Jefferson street above the canal.
and Henry Ketner has begun the construc-
ton of two nice dwellings just below
1T takes an international depression In
the money market to hurt Georgetown"
said Mr.. r. A. Castelar,, the real estate
man.
The effect Of the present or but lately
past stringency has not been felt here at
all. Not failure in any branch of bust
ness has taken place; not a bank or build
ing association has suspended payment
even for a day. While real estate has not
been on boom. it has been selling right
aiohS ana every purchaser who has come
beneath my notice appears more than sat
isted with what he purchased"
Trade on the canal is brisk and trade on
the river consequently SO. The more ves-
sells that come In the more the ship chan
dlers SELL
The owners of dry docks, as may be seen
by glance along the river and lower ca
nal, are busy as bees. which is another in
olcation OF the activity In business circles. "
Canal Affairs.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown yesterday
with coal by way Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal were as follows:
Unexpected. Capt. Miller; Muskingum,
Capt. Teeters: Consolidation No. u, Capt.
Sensel; Isabella, Capt. Grim; w. /. Stephen
son, Capt. Grim; No lao. Capt. Snyder; No.
l22. Capt. Boiler, and F. Flanagan, Capt. J.
Moore
Boats to clear Georgetown yesteday for
Cumberland were as follows:
No. Ia; Capt. Burke; No. 126. Capt. Nc
Leetch. Capt. Eaton; W. b. Orme, Capt.
Eaton; No. 100. Capt. Stride; Judge Stake,
capt Mccoy: No. 100. Capt. Castle; Joseph
Bryan Capt Hewitt: J. H. Mertins. Capt.
No. us. Capt. Dick; No. 1o1, Capt.
Eichelbower, and A. H. Brodt. Capt. Roof.
Boats to clear Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown were as follows:
Guinevan, Capt. Williams, 113 tons; Con-
solidation No. T. Capt. Leopold. 112 tons;
II. L. Bond. jr., Capt. Ingram, 100 tons;
NO. IA. Capt Nose. lis tons; No. 1O3. Capt.
Grove Grove ~, Iis tons; w. r: Lewis. Capt: Lam
~ tons; A. w. Nicholson. Capt. w. Hill,
llS tons; r. L. Somerville. Capt. r. D.
Smith. Up tons; Judge Douglass, Capt. r.
bowers. ITO tons: c. w. Ridley. Capt. J.
II.
IA tons; Consolidat ton No. IS, Capt. Snyder.
III tons; Consolidation No. q, Capt Bart
LETT. liz tons; and Dakota. Capt. J. johnson,
la tons.
Hospital Needed.
The old station house OF. the canal still
remains unused. and as long as it does re-
main SO the people Of Georgetown will ad-
vocate its use as a local emergency hog
pital. So much pain has been caused the
-i.ff Nf ,,sxI
ing hauled over the streets to the center of
Washington before medical assistance was
received that the physicians here believe
that the approach Of death. in many cases,
has been aided.
1t is believed by the police. who have
heard much talk on the subject that tine
citizens of Georgetown would gladly con-
tribute the few hundred dollars necessary
to ut the place up with beds. blankets &C.
Going to a Convent.
Another young lady from Georgetown.
Miss Mimi Green, has grown tired Of the
outside world, and determined to enter a
convent The Convent Of the Sacred
Heart near Quebec. Canada, has been Sc
iected as her future abiding place. several
of the sisters In charge there being person
ally known to her. they have formerly been
teachers at the Convent Of the Visitation,
Georgetown. where her education was OBJ
tanned.
Miss Green leaves today for Quebec. ac-
companied by her brother. Mr.. John Green.
Who has recently returned from Illinois,
where, for several years. he has been en-
ployed.
Miss Green is the daughter OF Mr.. Geo. F..
Green Of the District water office, and Sec
ond cousin of Augustine Iturbide, the Next
can exile. Mr.. John Green will return to
town by way Of Montreal, Watkins Glen,
Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
shorter Paragraphs.
For the week ending today the following
entries have been received at the George
town custom house: Cigars. $3.50; bulbs,
$491; engravings $74; WOODEN clothes, $50;
Kid gloves SlO9; decorated china, II, 1S5; liv-
ing plants. SIT. Total. s4.5S2
Mr.. Jesse H Wilson. attorney for the
First Cooperative Building Association
Ieit to-day ON a short trip to the fair. MIR.
wilson was accompanied by his eldest son.
r,ii, George w. Castelar, and the Misses
Sasllear leave on Monday for Chicago.
MI. j. Noble Belt of lexington ID q
90 by his wife, left this mornin,.
LOT Niagara Falls. Toronto, Canada War.
s,ao, H,en an0 Buffalo. Ten days will be
MT. George Birch and family leave todav
Der will be spent. "a
stre es Mr. Graham, pastor of the Congress
Street NJ +. Church, arrived home vester-
gay from three weeks trim 10 CIfcaoo
coming by way of Baltimore whnro ~
joined his family, who have besn Sta,,,n,,
In eastern Maryland. " staying
yesterday the Baltimore and Ohio p,u
ROAD Company's big barge took awov tha
iast load or lumber rails. &c that fns
Some Tune nave been deposited In tha -;
lty OF the Aqueduct bridge '''e 'i'iA-
OF. Asa Wilson, for a long t;r,o ,ao,.,
neu with the management OF the Chasa
peake and Ohio canal, YESTERDAY LISA,
upon the duties Of deputy Internal revan,'a
e0Ilector OF Allegany and Garrett conn,iaS
prospect street, between 36th and ost,
streets, to the infinite satisfaction Of tha
eoWnspeopie, has been put upon tho last
Improvement schedule As last
Mr.. John T. MitchelPs presidency y, The
ooaro OF school trustees expired Yesterday
, Rev: Mr.. Alexander the new pastor of
tne west street Presbyterian Church. Is
expected to arrive in time to preach at the
regular morning service tomorrow.
MI. Harry Collins leaves tomorrow
studies his
The residents Of Harlem are still await
ing District survey. They want to build
put 90 not care to run TIE risk of putting
Inelr homes on sites through which the
streets will be extended
During the month of August the place of
the regular choir of Christ Church has been
filled by a volunteer choir Composed of
young ladies' and gentlemen of the church.
Mr.. VIM. b. Ornle acting as director, with
Airs. John P. Taylor presiding at the organ.
Inc regular choir, of which Miss Mary
Dashiell is the directress. will be on hand
tomorrow.