Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26
GEORGETOWN.
Consid cradle Activity in Canal Matters
Other Items of Interest

Consid cradle Activity in Canal Matters-
Other Items of Interest
There ia robust activity TODAY in canal
circles. The arrivals have been few
the departures slim and only two boats
sailed from Cumberland. Yet notwitb-
standing these facts there ia a cra,t de.l
80 h., :; -, ,:e p..: -.
" nv p"o' ,o'
'ne Shipment OF large tonnage OF coal 10 the
east are going on. Golfers will be employed to
relieve the condition under which the canal
has recently been suffering This no,cv will
he rrrsnad iii, tho orenino 81 the ;ce .e.sor
oe pursued I'LL tue opening Vi inc ice season.
anu even then. II the henneoec ana fenooscot
cruisers do not come in with sufficient rapidity,
GOLFERS will be continued in the service
I'm tn and including Anril % tbera had been
sbinped from Cumberland ninetv-nine barces or
hnnt 10 o0o tons 81 col m xcoss ~ th a,,,n,,n.
sbinned for the corresno,dino ner;od Of I.st
venr The sbinmenis frnm Georoefoun h, 70 oIso
been in eycess of ,hosa of tho .ame neriod last
year lint M. e,onoh co IN Leo, ,.ca viii tba
reca;nts Tho canal hoo, mo, saar, ,n;to ;o,,1
ous at the nrosnect Of getting rid Of their mr.
den and rsrurrinc nm conntrs tor anothar
Ths orrivaIs yaetsrdoy w.. as fnIIous. po
No. l43. III tons; barge Cuba, wood; barge NJ.
+. Grove. ia tons; barge Three Brothers,
''T %h. oar is',t a. ~. oaa.' 10 ions
were as follows. Barge 7 p Haw;tt Cat i
Herman: barge J. j. Alexander, Capt. j. Rem
ner
NIT z,ox curpcu rnrsrrrs
.-. A.. a.,
ine oo"iu Vi iuS'eeS Vi NJ Zion M. 4.
Church held meeting last night in the pastors
study. The principal theme under dis
cussion was the entertainment Of the
annual ann conierehee mnicn VIII meet AT
who were nresent EXPRESSED n determine lion 70
make the entertainment the greatest and most
enthusiastic which the conference OF the
Zion NJ. E. Church has ever had. The
question of quarters for the distin-
guished divines who will be present
was taken up. This WAS disposed Of in y salts
factory way. The question which awakened
the most interest was the source Of revenue
The club system was treated OF at length and
was voted the most feasible policy 1t ha,
times with success The improvements which
will be necessary were also talked on The
church viii. need new carpets, windows, some
new furniture and frescoes. The idea of put
ting up a parsonage was temporarily abandoned.
Rev. Dr. Carroll, the pastor, was given high
young people revival meetings.
D. AALhS'
-. Sis Ip W . n =, loui
Dooaosoa ,,,r;r, .I,o ,-. ,.,-' ~
southern army which he entered a Few mn,th.
before he would have graduated. Though he
never received his diDloma he was admitted tn
practice in the District of Columbia. where he
was acknowledged by physicians to be al able
representative VI 'iie hieuic"i Proiessioh.
QUESTION OF SMALL HANDS.
Inquiry this morning at the various stores
where gloves are on sale brought out the state
ment from the shopkeepers that Georgetown
ladies wear smaller oioves Than do ,aa;.s i,
less favored pats of the District. The mer-
chants talked on this subject with such earnest
ness as to indicate thatthe believed themselves.
Ihey staled Una. the average Georgetown belle
ous and erders for M 5srs nv no ,"a me- rara
Only a neat hand, said one dealer. can put on
W with ,ns comfort s"ts Mo- Stand by one
town stores and about GO .per cent
of the purchasers will ask for az or higher
About per cent of the gloye-wearinp ladies of
Washing ION wear No So. At least 3 per cent
Of Georpetown glove buvers order No h's
Perhaps' said one dealer the reason for This
lies in the fact that gloves are not SO universally
worn on this as ON the other side OF the creek
anu Una. .no .i ueote'oMn gir's VINO use gloves
No' N'o viz "''s'' " 'A0 VI oon''
GARDEN COMBINATION.
In the garden OF Mrs. Mabel Atwater is
combination peach and crabapple tree. This
fruitful freak is in a blooming condition and 8,
fru 10 - ~ r;nl ona III. ho..o,,. a.. :.
looks like n Great hall ~ xor;saose I'd Do,,carn
Nsar,v averr ssar"hv 60 - - opSoi"'
'''"-' e'''' p"'0oo' ''op' anu auniife''
BITTEN BY HORSE.
Miss Alice Schwab was injured Yesterday nv
n vicious horse The animal had ronrt..;,,,
fo- ,,o,;,anoss h,t -, ,h. -. r.,
LUZ poii'eness, ou' "neh INC young lady en-
, ms s.sii WIN ms alnner ne became dis
der The wonnd ia not seriors brt Vii nrot,
ably leave scar 1t was cauterized.
PREPARING FOR TENNIS.
Tennis has begun to look nm and within .
woo,- ~ two ,hor. ill 10 a.
~, "'s'"'. eiooS'
inere wiz ProoaDIy De some dihculty, though.
in getting possession of lots on which
to lay out courts. as owing
to the extensive building that has
ha nhnp.d >" n,ar .snns ptouaGie .aas we VIII