Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-12
ABOUT GEORGETOW
Objection to the Reduction of the Num-
Der of Street Lamps
The POtomacs Give . Successful Hop
Canal Matters and Other
Points of Interest.

Boats arrived yesterday via the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal as follows:
A Mayer.Ca McAtee: Consolidation No.
9. Capt. Taylor; c. r. White. Capt. Bech-
toll; NJ J. Adler. Capt. Reynolds; No. III.
Capt. Cartwright: No. 10l, Capt. Eichel-
bower: A. H. Brodt. Capt. Roof; No. i3o.
Capt. knade: w. r. Lewis. Capt. Sanbow-
er; No. 107. Capt. Smith, and Little Walter.
Capt. Sagler.
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday
were as follows:
No. 1S2, Capt. w. Hammond; ]. P. Hew-
let. Capt. W. Hammond; ". Wise. Capt.
]. A. Swain: Thee. Dean, Capt. Shupp:
Florence. Capt. Marconier; No. 134. Capt
Swain: Consolidation No. .. Capt. d. Tay-
ior. and c. r. White. Capt. ). H. Penner.
Boats to clear Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown were as follows:
No. Ia Capt. N. E. Stevens, 80 tons;
Lafayette. Capt. 9. Dreamer, 100 tons; No.
11S. Capt s. Dreamer, lo2 tons; No. 1Ss.
r. Burke. iOa tons: No. jag. Capt T. Bow
ers. 101 tons: A. Greenless. Capt. w.
Knight. ios tons; John spencer Capt JOS
y: Coffman. lB tons: j. ". Guinaul. Capt.
W. French. 10l tons; and Joseph A. Gar
Held, Capt. j. Ward. 1O3 tons.
They Want Lamps.
Indignation is being expressed IN large
quantities by the tax. payers Of George
town at the recent action Of the Commits
sioners in ordering the removal of a dozen
or fifteen gas lamps from the very iocali-
ties in which, it is said. they are most
needed.
Five were taken from the creek or Low
ers lane one from IN front OF the Linthi-
barton avenue. which terminates on the
verge of a dump forty feet high, several
from pum5artSn avenue; the most thickly
night, one or two on N street, and others
from various sections of the town. George
town has made many efforts to have her
gas lights increased In NUMBER, and this de-
crease is, therefore. doubly noticed. At the
last meeting of the Citizens Association cry
up. There are now but ASP lamps in town.
while one year ago there were 1851.
The Potomacs Dance.
Last nights dance at the Potomacs' boat
house added another social success to the
already long list of the popular club.
Among those who attended were Mr.. j.
A Oliver. Mr.. Fred Duvall. Mr. William
Haney. Mr.. Chas. McGuiggan. Mr.. Harvey
Collins. Mr.. J; H. Doyle. Mr.; Perlie Craig.
and Mrs. Fisher. Mr.. Cameron. Miss Kin
singer. Miss Cox. Miss Van Ness, Mrs J..
Hsde sy, Doyle Miss seitz Miss Parker Mr.
Latimer, Miss Norris, Mr.. ]. ]. Nolan, MIR
Carl E. Pelz. Mr.. Louis Shoemaker. Mr..
Ernest Bartlett, and Miss Gowans.
a New Rector.
At a meeting Of the vestry Of Grace
Church. p. E, held last evening" for the
purpose of calling q rector to fill the Va
cancy now existing by the resignation of
the Rev. DR.. A r. Stewart, the
Rev. George Howell. the much-es-
teemed assistant of the above church. was
unanimously called to the rectorship. to
take effect September l, 1893.
House Rnided.
At II o'clock last night four officers
Bergman. Passeno, Curren and Yetton-
made a raid on an alleged disreputable
house on Brick Yard Hilr' and took into
custody John Bremmer. the proprietor. and
Dora Quill. an inmate. The place has been
under surveillance for some time, but last
night was the first opportunity the officers
had Of bouncing on 1t with successful
results.
A Railroad Accident.
One Of the Georgetown and Tenleytown
Railroad Company's cars while going at a
good rate last night along the stretch in
front of Woodley Inn broke an axle, left
the track, and stopped only when the soft
dirt Of the road had completely covered the
wheels.
&c. the motorman named Charles Johnson
and the conductor Thomas Boucher.
Told in Brief.
The old Dodge homestead at the southeast
corner of 31st and q streets, which was re-
Gently sold at public auction, has been WIS.,
tied by thieves several times since its vaca-
ton by the Dodges, and latrobes and other
movable things taken. Probably 500 worth
OF damage has been done. Mr.. Bradley
davidson. the new owner. has now, now
ever. placed some one in charge.
The bursting of a sewer pipe on street
near valley and the consequent coming 10
the surface of it's contents has rendered the
sidewalk and roadway not only unsightly
and disagreeable to pedestrians. but the ar
ABOUT offensive and even sickening. Things
nave been In this condition for two days
Mr.. McCarty Is about to begin the erec-
ton OF twelve small frames on Fort Reno,
and Mr.. s. y. Wendell has begun the cree
uon OF another new one opposite Father
Barrys subdivision. Mr.. William Shoe
maker Is improving the old homestead by
the addition OF large new porch and sew
eral outbuildings. in addition to making
general repairs.
Theo. F. 5. King has decided to Elizabeth
A Harper for 2,O54 lot %. in Leighton's
sub. In square 20. being located on the
west side of Market esd street above o.
and having frontage of twenty feet and
a depth Of eighty. with alley in rear
L. >. MackaH yesterday sold to w w
Mackall lot 4. block 141. Of the subdivision
OF Burieith, lying to the northwest of town
have returned from trip to Markham Va
Miss Katie Schneider of Georeetown
Heights has gone to New York to spend q
month with her friend. Miss Clara Hill