Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-10
GEORGETOWN.
Live Topics OF Interest in this Progressive
section.

| Agent Sweeney of the Chiidren's Aid Society
since which time the agent has given him EN-
| ployment at several places. About a month
ago Mr.. Sweeney procured for him a home will
Mr. ]. L. Carbery on the Ridge road. Las
week there was q small FIRE on the place which
was followed later on with a fire in the barn
Percy had made the fire and Mr. Carbery fear
ing he might destroy some of the buildings OF
the farm caused his arrest.
| The little prisoner told the judge that HI
had no parents. and said he had never don,
| anything wrong
"What made you build a fire in the barn?'
| the judge asked him.
II built the fire to warm my feet" was hi
reply. There was no fire in the house and
was cold"
There's always fire in the house." added
Mr.. Carbery.
Judge Miller sentenced the boy to the re
form school during his minority.
CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIES.
The statement Of entries received at the
Georgetown custom house during the weel
ending April 8, 1898, is as follows: Manufac
| tured metal, 1919; curios, $50; still wine in
bottles, 1884; personal effects, S605; chins
ware, 1854. Total, 81, 49,.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
At meeting of the first subdivision Of As
ISOLATED Charities held last Friday at the Office
Of Secretary Joseph ". Davis, 1918 Congress
street, it was decided to suspend charitable
work until the first Friday in November, when
the approach OF cold weather would once again
bring unusual want. The association is very
grateful for the assistance rendered them the
past winter by the people Of Georgetown and
for the contributions Of some Washlngtonians.
The action Of Potomac Commandery, No. 8, in
giving an entertainment for the benefit of the
first subdivision fund was again formally dis.
cussed and to tho projectors q vote Of thanks
was extended.
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
At the Linthicum Institute OH Friday night
last the students Of the elocution class extended
vote OF thanks to Mr.. r. Clinton Balinger for
the energy and zeal he had displayed in prepar-
ing them for the entertainment which proved
artistically so successful and financially SO fat
tering. 1t was shown by Mr.. Nathan WE'LL,
who acted as temporary accountant, that not
only was enough money realized to cancel all
debts incurred In preparation OF scenery, stage
effects. &C., but a handsome sum lett with
which to buy wigs, makeup boxes and other
things needed by the boys.
CANAL BOATING NOT WHAT IT ONCE WAS.
Capt. A. D. McCardIe Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal feet has been canalfaring for half a
century and takes a pessimistic view Of that
mode of life. There was a time" said the
captain, "when a man might tread the towpath
and strike oil. That was in the long ago.
There's nothing in it now. Look here! We
only get IS cents q ton for hauling coal from
Cumberland to Georgetown. The ordinary
115 tons: that's SS6.25. A round-trip, running
seventy-four hours per day and meeting
with no detention or accident can be accom-
plished in eight days, which means twenty-One
miles per day. The trippage on four mules is
SIG, with feed and shoes extra. Tonnage on
Is necessary to hire and board four hands.
Two muleteers cost each SI0 per month, and
their appetites about as much again. Two
heimsmen cost ench SIS per month, aud they
are not dyspeptics. These expenses shave
down the profits to q slim point Feed Is 10
per cent higher this season, but lines are
slightly cheaper and lines constitute An i'm
portant item in canal boating Ii We buy our
mules they cost US $500 apiece and harness
costs go set. A barge would cost us all the
way FROM 800 to $1,000"
TIE PLEASURE TRAVEL HEAVY.
A larger percentage than usual of the Dis
trict's population migrated 70 Gec-Eetown yes
terday. A strong current Of humankind rolled
across the Aqueduct all day, but the travel dur
ing the afternoon was unprecedentedly heavy.
About 1000 teams passed over and in round
numbers 200 pedestrians. These quotations
mean a mighty rush. During the afternoon
De Molay Mounted Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, passed over, escorting the remains of
Major J. V: W. Vandenburg, which were laid
away at Arlington.
Along the Conduit road the same condition
prevailed and comparatively few runaways and
smashups were reported. Over the other pop
ular drives heavy travel was the order of the
day. and there was crush on the Tenleytown
electric cars Hundreds Of people rode out
in the cable cars and returned on the next trip.
: Hundreds infested the woods along the Vir-
ginia shore aud Analostan Island received a rea-
sonable share of attention. Numbers Of sight
seers stolled along the towpath Of the canal,
visited the old Presbyterian cemetery, looked
in at the Industrial School and loitered around
the historic mills, docks, mansions and public
places of the city. Yesterday was great day.
GOSSIP FOR FISHERMEN.
Several trap nets are set on the Virginia side
Of the channel. Fair catches as a general
thing are reported. gloomy stories of ill-luck
are sometimes told and once in q while fish
yarn is perpetrated. Capt. Taylor's net near
the aqueduct is said to be doing tho most
thriving business. Billy Wilson was at Great
Falls yesterday, and declares that big bass are
not being caught but can be shown after hav-
ing been caught. As a rule the information in
re fish that comes down from the falls is unre-
liable. All devotees OF the sport who have
tried fishing this spring are a chorus in saying
that the results thus far are good and the pros
poets better.
WORK OF TIE POLICE.
Saturday was quite lively, in police annals in
precinct No. Z. There was no conspicuous
violation Of law developed. Following is the
record: Charles Moseby, twenty-five, colored,
iaborer, drunkenness and disorder, Officer C..
H. Bradley: Charles Jones, thirty-three. col
ored, laborer. drunkenness. Officer James Con-
Lon: Nancy Nailor, twenty-six. white. servant,
drunkenness and disorder, Officer c. H. Brad
ley; Wilhelm Miller. thirty-eight, German,
baker, disorder, Officer Gilmore; Charles
White, twenty, colored, laborer, disorder,
Officer Curran: Henry Butler, eighteen, col
ored, laborer. disorder Officer G. H. Banagan
Oscar Lee, thirty, colored, disorder, Officer G..
H. Leyman; Percy Brock, fourteen, arson,
Sergeant Hess; VIM. Ready, thirty, white,
laborer, drunkenness, Officer Yetton; John
Brien, Ireland, drunkenness, Officer Yetton.
The arrest of young Brock by Sergeant Hess
was an important one. In his case Eliza Car
bory is held as a witness.
Yesterday was a quiet one. Very few boxes
were pulled. There was a disorderly assem-
blage in one Of the lower precincts and after a
hot chase Officer c. II. Lohman landed James
Bell, eighteen, colored laborer. Chase was
given two others, but they escaped.
BUILDING OPERATIONS LIVELY.
The statement that Georgetown is q finished
city is best refuted by the new buildings that
are going up. At Harlan sales OF real estate
are being made almost daily. At Cook Pari
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