Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-21
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
The Baptists Propose Erecting a Fine
Church Edifce.
DEADLY GASES FROM EXCAVATIONS.
Selling Rose Bushes That Have No
Roots.
MATTERS OF INTEREST.

The Georgetown Baptists are soon to take
definite steps toward raising q fund with
which to erect a new house Of worship. The
congregation have outgrown the present
frame structure at the corner of 31st and N
streets and desire now to exhibit in q sub
stantial manner the prosperity they have
attained Mr.. w. Bruce Gray. the archi-
tect, who has been consulted. has submit
ted plans Of the proposed new structure
that meet the appreciation Of all interested.
The plans provide for a handsome lowered
building of Virginia granite or press brick
to cost about $4,000. The present church
fronts on n street. but 1t Is proposed to
place the new one SO as to face 3Ist.
Rev. DIR. Stakely of Washington and his
congregation have pledged their support to
the contemplated improvement. As soon as
the financial world assumes a brighter as
pect active operations to raise the neces-
sary fund will be begun.
Arrivals and Departures.
Boats to arrive laden in Georgetown yes
terday were as follows:
No. lis, Capt. ]. Nj. Mills; No. 10, Capt.
j. c. Boiler; Judge Cox, Capt. c. Show; No.
LIZ, Capt. r. c. Swain; J. A. Garfield, Capt.
J. Ward; ]. H. Mertens. Capt. T. Reed;
Anteros. Capt. E. CLANCY; No. H. Capt.
d. Saylor; II. L. Bond. Capt T. Ingram;
+. Flanagan. Capt j. Moore; NJ Wise,
Capt, j. Swain; DIR. Knott. Capt. j. Ewing;
JOS Bryan. Capt. ID. Hewitt: Consolidation
NO. >. Capt w. II. c. Bayley, Capt De-
craft: Z. NJ. Ginivan, Capt. H. Williams;
Granite No. 1. Capt. j. Magruder
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday were
as follows:
Maryland. Capt. r. Collier; G. L. Nichol-
son. Capt w keesucker: J. J: Alexander.
Capt. J. Renner; No; 1so, Capt. G. r. Castle:
g. s. French. Capt. r. Sorrell: No. LA. Capt.
n. Getzendiner: B. Vaughn. Capt. N. VIII
son; No lbs. Capt. G. Zellers; Mrs. Nc
Comas, Capt. H. Orphan: Judge Alvey.
Capt +. Creamer; Eva, Capt. ]. Wolf
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
town on Tuesday last with coal were as
follows:
N; J. Adler. Capt. z. Reynolds. Ill tons:
s. w. Guinand, Capt. w. French, lis tons:
No lS6. Capt. J. Cromwell. lis tons: No.
Us. Capt. j. Dick. lis tons: Fred Weiland,
Capt ]. Dick, lis tons; D. w. Sloan, Capt
NJ smith. ia tons; L. B. Agnew Capt l..
McAtee. Ito tons; No. los Capt. ]. S. Wilson.
ll6 tons; Judge Bradley. Capt. o. Hammond
ll6 tons; Plough Boy, Capt. w. French, ll9
tons; Consolidation No. A. Capt. Geo. Leo
tons; No. I07. Capt. ]. D. Smith, 10 tons:
No. %, Capt. H. Swain, LA tons.
Danger From Excavations,
con-
sequence is made in the streets Of George
town 1t has been noticed that diphtheria
Immediately becomes prevalent in the vicin-
ity. often half a dozen cases appearing in
one square. The neighborhoods affected
most recently in this manner have been 37th
street and Valley avenue. A physician, in
speaking OF the matter to a reporter said
that without doubt the turning I'D of the
earth and the free liberation of the poison
pollution Of the atmosphere and consequent
sickness.
The only way 10 prevent sickness, the
physician says is to require the excavator
or contractor to disinfect the earth thrown
out and thus destroy the disease germs
A Persistent Nuisance.
That old Presbyterian graveyard causes
more talk in Georgetown than probably the
yellow fever does in Brunswick Every
time the citizens meet the nuisance that
exists in their very midst is condemned.
Though the abolition of the place was be-
gun nearly three years ago. it is still an
eyesore and a health pest as for the past
six months 1t seems to have eluded the no.
tice Of the health department The open
graves. the rank growth Of vegetation and
waste matter dumped within the boundaries
have caused 1t to become Of late a thing to
be feared more than ever.
The Rose Bush Swindle,
There is a man going about town selling
rose bush branches at a high figure stat
Ing that they are plants Of the rarest quail
ity. The ends he has carefully wrapped In
soil and grass. giving them the appearance
OF roots When he finds a victim he insists
upon planting the large sprigs saying much
depends upon the manner in which they are
placed In the ground. Justice Joseph w.
laws OF Slst street. who bought three of
alleged bushes has
that they have no roots whatever, and are
simply branches torn from some large and
very common bush. Other good Citizens
have also been caught.
Fifty Cents Per Foot.
The property on the north side of N
street near the corner Of 9th. owned nv
Mrs. Margaret O'Donoghue, was yester-
day sold at public auction. The price OBJ
tanned for the ground was 50 cents Der
square foot. The houses being old and
tumble-down ones were not taken into con-
sections Of Georgetown and adjacent to
the creek the price Is thought to be a fair
,ne.
Various Paragraphs.
The Georgetown cyclists last night. with
the largest appetites obtainable, made a
watermelon run to the farm of Mr.. George
Hunt, near Benning. and. as had been ex-
pected. were gastronomically rewarded for
their trip.
Tomorrow night the Potomacs will give
the last OF their summer dances. much to
the regret Of the clubs host of friends
The Mrs. Devereaux who was injured in
Washington on Monday last was not the
Mrs. Devereaux of "Rosedale," on the Ten
leytown road.
c. F. Baker yesterday sold to F. F. Shra-
der lot 90 block 3, of Clark and others sub
of White Haven. lying about the distribut-
ing reservoir. The consideration named In
the deed is but a nominal one.
The funeral Of Willie. the son Of Mr.. W.
A. Custard. took place yesterday from the
home Of his parents on Brown street.
The Cattle Market.
At the cattle market at the Washington
Union Stock Yard at Benning Tuesday 10
cattle were on the market and sold AZ fol-