Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Activity in Canal Matters Continues
to Be Very Great.
q NV Err SITY M ATT ERS
Many Items Of Interest in Reference to the
Venerable College-Real Estate Is Getting
to Be Lively-The Old Presbyterian Bury
ing Ground-NOtes.

to Be Lively-The Old Presbyterian Bury
ing Ground-Notes.
Activity in canal circles is undated. The
great discharging derricks and hoppers are
being worked for all they are worth. 1t has
been many season since the canal has been SO
much like the canal. Last season was not
bad one by any means, but this il to be
greater ono. 1t was stated by one in q posi-
ton to know that after paying all empioyes,1re-'
pairing breaks and making improvements, the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal Golfers had
els, 900 poured into them last year.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown via the canal
with coal on May II we're:
For Meredith, Winship 4 Co.: H. H. Keedy.
Capt. B. Jackson; No. 1877. Capt. A. Hill; No.
109 Capt B. Stride; W. H. G. Bagley; 1876,
Capt s. Keenucker: Marshall Wise. Capt
Keenucker; W. ]. Stevenson, Capt 8. Grim;
No. 1872, Capt W. Hammond; L. p. Reed and
Deer Park.
For John P. Agnew Co.: Muskingum, Capt
H. Teeters; J. J. Alexander. Capt. J. Renner;
L. P. Agnew, Capt. N. Wilson; Fannie Flanna-
gan. Capt. Moore, and DR.. Knott Capt Ewing.
Boats to clear at Georgetown via the canal on
May 16 we're:
No. 1879, Capt. E. Bowers; No. 121, Capt J.
knowles; Olive v, Capt I. Bowers; Judge
l.
well; Salina, Capt. 8. Atwell; No. 127, Capt c.
Swain; Consolidation No. ], Capt. o. Kretzer,
and Here Am. Capt. ia. Swain.
Boats to clear at Cumberland for Georgetown
May 16 were: L. W. Guinand. John Leetch,
Capt. r. Eaton, George s. French, Consolida-
ton No. and Consolidation No. Z.
THE OLD PREsBYTERIAN GRAVEYARD.
"The condemned Presbyterian graveyard to-
day is forcible illustration Of the meaning of
the word Dissertation, disgrace to the city
whose central square it occupies and a serious
menace to the health Of the people" said a citi-
zen this morning, emphasizing his remark by
bringing his fist down loudly on table con-
tanning The STAR, in which Health Officer
Hammett's last mortality report was published.
with its disease permeated earth thrown in
unsightly piles all sides, its haf-open vaults,
its several hundred recently emptied graves,
the decayed collins that lie promscuously
about. the rank vegetation and the heaps of re-
fuse that the surrounding residents have been
permitted to make, what else could it be in hot
weather but a breeding place for poisonous
germs? As there have been but two removals
in the past year and as the friends of the dead
have been given plenty of time to make re-
movals l. for one, will assist in the calling OF
an indignation meeting to protest to the Com
mssioners against the further existence and to
petition for its entire and immediate sboli-
ton"
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY NOTES.
The old chapel in the Georgetown College
building has been abandoned and the three
affairs it contained removed. One is being tenn
porarily used in the new chapel Of the Sacred
Heart. erected by the Dahlgrens, one has been
taken to the infirmary and there set up, and
the third and largest. before which so many of
the ancient fathers have bowed, has been stored
in a room OF the main building The two fine
paintings of the Blessed Lady and the Sacred
Heart, which Father Richards brought to the
college on assuming the presidency, and since
which time have hung on the walls Of the old
chapel have also been removed to the new.
The body Of little Joseph Drexell Dahlgren,
which now reposes in a zinc casket among the
dust OF departed priests in the college burying
ground, will be removed to its permanent
sepulcher beneath the altar Of the chapel
erected to his memory on June 10, the day
after the conservation Of the building An in
scribed plate will mark the spot.
Rev. Father William Carroll, the invalid
priest who is travelling from one section of the
country to the other in the hope Of finding
place beneficial to his health. has arrived at the
college, accompanied by his nurse. The rever.
end father has not been able to leave his room,
and is reported to be very weak.
CASTOR memorial hall is no longer used BY
the students of Georgetown College as a study
room, a more convenient one having Just been
interiorly finished beneath the Riggs library.
The old Visitation Academy wash house is
being turned into an infirmary where con-
tagious diseases will be treated.
This is examination time at the college, and q
few boys are sick
INCREASING THE GAS SUPPLY.
The Georgetown Gas Company is putting in
new benches and making general repairs about
its place at a cost Of several thousand dollars.
An additional six-inch main will be laid on
High street In few days TO increase the supply
of gas in the houses along that thoroughiare
Lamps in numbers will probably be put up in
Cooke Park at an early day.
THE ROAD TO GREAT yALLa
Surveyors have run lines on the Great Falls
road as far as the school house. about three
quarters of mile above the distributing reser-
voir, or about two and q half miles from the
Aqueduct bridge: In day or two the work Of
construction will be begun. The laying of the
tracks will begin at the Georgetown end Of
the route.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Messrs. Rttue and Burdette have established
. broom mandatory on SD street between Q
snd R. On Q street there is like establish
ment. 1t is said that nine-tenths Of the brooms
used in the District are made in Georgetown
In the establishments over $4,000 have been
invested.
Mr.. Denis Haggerty is building two grand
residences on SD street above r, and Mr.. Elmer
Burdette OF this place is having q summer
residence erected at Daysville, Loudoun county,
Va.
b. F. Mcdowell has sold @. o. Carter Lot 1,
block 9, Of Wesley Heights.
Mr.. James johnson has plans for handsome
cottage to be erected on the Conduit road.
The Henderson property on the Virginia side
is being remodeied.
The foundation for Mr.. VIM. Payus's resi-
dence on Gay street is being laid.
White Haven real estate is still booming
Nearby Virginiars say that there 10 y marked
increase in the activity in real estate In that
section.
Mrs. George W. Graves Of Georgetown 10
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mra Joseph Haney
Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. NJ. A. Williams Is visiting ct Balti-
more.
Miss Emma Rawlings Of Harrisburg IL the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tolbert.
Maury, the little son Of Mr.. A. n. Baer,
died this morning at o'clock.
The NJ street and Pennsylvania avenue foun-