Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Matters Of General Interest From
West Washington.
A UNION OF THE CITIES
That IL What an Old Resident Wants - Do
Away With Rock Creek and Have Only
One City-A Pleasant Driving Party-Notes
of All Sorts.

of All Sorts.
An immense bus filed with the flower Of
the Western High School and few outsiders
left the corner OF Sad and NJ streets last night
and headed for High View Hotel, at the Vir-
ginia end of the Chain bridge. Mirth, laughter
and music were queens Of the party and
held exclusive sway during the whole
time tie merry ones were out Some Of those
who composed the party were Miss Edelin,, Miss
| Temple Perry, Miss Fassett, Miss Fannie Cox,
Miss Sallis Cox. Miss Motfat, Miss Festitis,
Miss Mullett. Miss Huntington, Miss Yeatman,
Mr.. A. Thomas Bradley. Miss Bailey, Mr. James
willett, r., Mr.. Thomas Mullett, Mr.. Tom
Hume, Mr.. Laird Blunt, Mr.. LIE Roy, Mr.. Nc
Gill, Mr.. Talbot Walsh, Mr.. Taylor, Mr. R.
Douglass simms. Miss Lille Cox and Miss
Hattie Cox. At the hotel supper was taken and
q dance enjoyed.
GRADUATED WITH HONOR.
Miss Helena n. King, daughter Of Mr.. h B.
King of s5th street, yesterday graduated with
high honors at the Academy of the Visitation.
Frederick, Md. Miss Maude Eutwisle, Miss
Annie Hanlon, Miss Louise Simms and Miss
Mary Miller were other Georgetown
representatives who acquitted them
selves creditably. Miss Entwisle received
premiums for excellency in philosophy, read
ing. United States and Bible history, parsing,
composition, photography, penmanship, arith-
metic and music; Miss Simms was rewarded
for proficiency in geography, grammar, SPELL
ing, parsing, tables, United States and Bible
history and improvement in French; Miss Han
Ion received first premium for her knowledge
Of mythology, ancient and physical geography,
physics, chemistry, astronomy, rhetoric and
elocution and second premium for good work
In literature, modern geography. photography,
analysis, composition. epistolary writing and
music. Little Miss Miller, tho baby of the
school, received . crown of honor.
SMALL FIRES.
Smoke and flames were yesterday noon seen
issuing from the roof Of the old brick barber
shop at the northwest corner Of Sad and N
streets, and the engines were called upon to pre-
vent damage. On their arrival, though, 1t was
found unnecessary to turn water on from the
plugs, buckets being more conveniently and
economically used. The roof caught through
defective chimney.
SHOULD BE UNITED.
Mr.. Harvey Macdonald, who lived in George
town before the war, is back. He il in town
only for q short stay. He is looking over the
old spots which he knew 80 well and refused to
forget He finds that new Georgetown does not
cover so much more territory than it did, but
Is much more closely built. 1t has grown
heavier than larger. He is struck with the
great improvement as to streets. gas, sewers
| and other modern conveniences. He thinks
| that Georgetown has q future that is
chuckful of steam whistle, electric spark rail-
road, push and riches. but believes that the
provincial spirit which bankers after isolation
| and independence Of Washington Ia wrong. He
says that Washington and Georgetown are not
sister cities, but different parts Of the same
city. He does not think that Washington and
Georgetown should shake hands across Rock
creek He thinks there should be no Rock
creek.
MORE TALK OF MULks
Yesterday was quiet one in canal annals
The interview which appeared in Fridays STAR
and which gave some of the ideas Of General
Manager Nicholson with regard to electrical
possibilities in canal navigation is current COM
ment. Some Of the older folks are loyal to the
mule as a moving force, but the progressive
element of the risen and the rising generations
believe that the occupation of the mule is gone.
The stone. the iron and the steam ages are his
tory and the electric era is the top Of the
heap. The age is an electric shock. Most Of
the folks with whom The STAR man talked in
dorse the progressiveness of the canal manage
means improvement. The fate Of the mule
hinges upon the result Of the trolley trials now
being conducted on the Erie canal.
NARROW ESCAPE.
gasoline stove at the home Of Mrs Charles
A. Nottingham, 5000 P street. was yesterday
the cause of dress being destroyed and burns
being narrowly escaped. Mrs. Nottingham was
lighting the stove when the oil of the can which
she held caught FIRE and exploded, scattering
flames all over her. Cries brought instant
assistance. and injury, perhaps death, was
averted.
WORK STOPPED.
The District government has forbidden The
Georgetown Gas Light Company from proceed
ing farther with the work of relayiug the
granite blocks taken up on 32d street for the
purpose Of laying their new main, stating that
the engineer department will attend to the
work and assess the company for it.
REAL ESTATE SALE.
The large lot at the southwest corner Of SD
and 8 streets, fronting 100 feet on the former
and having depth of &c feet, has been sold by
Mrs A. L. Walsh to Thomas E. Waggaman for
"a. 900. 1t is the intention of the purchaser to
build houses on the property.
INDEPENDENT LODGE.
At the regular meeting ofIndependent Lodge,
L. ". w. l., ASAo ioes evening az Oou HcuOWb
Hall, 31st street. two candidates were initiated.
pleasant surprise was experienced before the
night was over, Golden Light Lodge Of Alex
andria, composed Of fifty members, paying an
unexpected visit. There were also present
members of Naval. Perseverance, Star of Hope,
Silver Star, Friendship and Minnehaha lodges.
FOREMAN MAHoSEY RETIRED.
Foreman Jamas Mahoney, who has served
faithfully the fire department, but who for the
past year or more on account Of i'll health has
been unable to appear regularly with No. and
her men, has been retired on q pension of $50
q month