Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN
Several Improvement Projects Being
Talked About.
The Dance Last Evening ut Linthicum
Hall-Various Matters That Are
OF Interest.

Many influential owners Of property in
the western part of the town have begun to
bestir themselves with the object in view
Of bringing that section prominently before
the public through the making of extensive
improvements Immediately on the recovery
Of the financial market. Among the pro-
posed projects are the extension of the Falls
Church electric railroad and the Washing
ton and Great Falls route. the establish
ment Of a line Of electric launches on the
canal. similar to those used at the worlds
fair. with q capacity Of about eighty each.
and the erection of a number of business
and private houses. The launches will con-
meet with the Little Falls. Glen Echo, High
Island, Sycamore Island, Great Falls, Cabin
John bridge and other pleasure resorts on
the upper Potomac and canal
Over 5000 worth Of West End property
changed hands yesterday. c. p. Stone yes
terday bought Of II. L. Irvine for s.. $50 sub
lot 1S4. square 40. Bealrs Addition. and J.
ID. Croissant sold to T. ]. Staley for 5000
lots 81 to 46. block 9. of Rosedale. on the
Tenleytown road.
Successful Dance.
One Of the most charming and successful
dances ever given at Linthicum Hall came
on last night under the auspices of the l.
Those present were: Miss Agnes Peter.
Miss Caroline Rittenhouse. Miss Lille Cox.
Miss Mary Wheatley, Miss Emma Casey,
Miss Laura wheatley. Miss Anna Dodge.
Miss Josephine Davis, Mr.. Duncan Bradley.
Miss Violet Fassett Mr.. Freeland Peter,
Mr.. Carl Cooke, Mr.. Geo. Dunlop, Laird
Blunt. Mr.. Willie Dodge. MIR. T. Talcott
Mr.. Frank Dodge. Miss Lucy Sneed. Miss
Sallie Gadsden. Miss Halderman. Miss Glovie
Gordon. Miss Este Green. Miss H. Ingersoll.
Miss Esther Dodge. Miss Belle Willet, Miss
Lucy Heath. Miss Mabel Moffatt. Miss May
sigs6ee. Miss Mary sigsbee: Miss Lucy
Plackford. Miss Fannie Grover. Miss Helen
Watkins. Miss Lucretia Dodge. Miss Isa-
belle Roam. Mr.. B. B. Wilson. Mr.. s. Dun
wflet. Mr.. H. Connor. MI. Paul Gadsden.
Mr.. NJ. Thompson, Mr.. Hawley Taussig.
Mr.. A. T. Bradley. Mr.. Frank Dodge. Mr..
Geo. Mason. Mr.. James Casey. Mr.. EVE
Mr.. Harry Blunt. Mr.. Boyd Matthews. Mr..
Andrew Bradley and Mr.. Gordon Sewers.
Notes Of Interest.
In q week or but little more the old choir
at Christ Church will be suppianted by n
quartet composed OF Miss Doe. soprano;
Miss Ross. alto: Mr.. r. c. Balinser, tenor.
and Mr.. Watkins, hasso. About the middle
Of February these will step out and the
supplied choir now being organized will
thereafter furnish the vocal music. The
voices that have been selected are all excel
lent ones and promise to sound well In
unison.
A civil engineer who has studied the pro-
posed Falls Church railroad routes states
that over Is per cent OF the cost Of con-
struction can be saved by bringing the road
to Georgetown and connecting on NJ street
with the Washington and Georgetown route
The windows OF the Tenleytown cars are
kept SO dirty that people on the sidewalks
are unable to distinguish the color of the
passengers. and the passengers experience
difficulty In telling when they have arrived
at their destination.
The grip is gradually disappearing for
the present" said . prominent physician
this morning. The ground and atmos-
phere have become more equal in tempera-
ture. and the upper and lower parts OF the
body In consequence 30. All over a large
portion OF the world II is sale this rather
unusual condition OF things has existed of
late"
VIM. s. jackson has begun to mend after
four weeks OF close confinement
Mr.. Benz. J. Darneille who Is now study
ing at the Alexandra Theological Seminary,
is making q reputation for himself as a de-
batter.
on has been struck on the line OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal a few miles
from Cumberland and IL promises to pay.
Wells that were dug a few days ago have
filled I'D several feet while living idle