Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-17
GEORGETOWN,
The Sequel Of Family Row and Other Local
Happenings.

Yesterday there was developed here q sensa-
ton in low life. The Harris family lives on the
Canal road and goes on the warpath whenever
the spirit moves and the blood boils, which the
police say is about every month. Their lates.
scrimmage was on Wednesday night tits stated
by the officers that Mrs. Nancy Nailon nee
Harris, is credited with being the cause Of the
family fracas. Miss Alkaline Harris tackled
= her brother-inlaw. Mr. BENJAMIN Nailor,
knocked him down and ousted him. Mr..
Nathaniel Dickson also became engaged. Miss
Mollie Harris contributed her quota to the fun.
Later Miss Molle went to the residence of the
Jones and Ashburn families and succeeded in
picking fight. A little later all the persons
mentioned were landed at station No. by OFF,
GERS Bradley and Hall. The affair aroused un-
usual interest in the heighborhood.
SOME NEW HOUSES
Georgetown Is keeping step to the music of
the times. Contractor Foley Is at work on
ten-room house on the Virginia bluffs for Mrs.
Susannah Carroll The site is one of the most
desirable in this region and the cost of the
house will be in the neighborhood of So 1000
The structure will be of frame.
Out in Harlem, the thriving suburb to the
west Of town. two more houses in addition to
the numerous ones before mentioned are going
| up. Mr.. ]. c. Hurst's plans call for a hand
| some slate-roofed suburban home. while Mr..
Thomas Sullivan will erect two pretty six-room
houses. Over ten houses are now in course of
construction.
On the Canal road Conductor W. H. wilkins
is erecting four brick residences which will cost
about s 500 apiece. They are being built for
Mr. Henry Rocky.
The owners of the Palisades Of the Potomac.
which extend to Harlem, are engaged in the
! laying out of a road from the old magazine
between the conduit and the canal, to a, point
at the south end of the distribu ing reservoir
S. Il. Walker is for Mrs. William Hornadv
| erecting frame house on street near sgd
| that is to cost 81 200 Contractor John L.
Owens has nearly completed three good brick
dwellings on 33d street for W. A. Cunningham
| G. Dorsey has under way one brick residence
on Potomac street. Miss B. Agnes Haf rngton
is having erected two substantial frame dwell
ings on Foxhall road. Contractor Thompson is
doing the work.
GARFIELD-GUITEAU RELICS.
Handsomely framed and hanging over the
east mantel in the private Office of J. E. Lib
hey on Water street is a noteworthy souvenir.
One Of the curios is an autograph card of
Charles Guiteau. 1t was written by the
assassin while he was a prisoner at the District
| Jail and bought of him by Mr. Libbey for Is
| cents a few DAYS prior to the execution
just over the card are two checks signed
James A. Garfield and drawn against the
First National Bank of Washington. They
are in consideration Of building material fur
nlshed by the Libbey firm to Mr. Garfield,
who was then a member OF the House. One of
the checks bears date of February 26, 1870,
| and Is for S674. The second is dated June 25,
1870. and S1S6. % is the sum named. The sig
nature is in clear and graceful letters and was
written with an exceedingly fine-stroke pen.
These relics are very dear to the firm which
owns them.
Mr.. wHEATLEY AND THE LONG BRIDGE.
Ex-Commissioner Wheatley does not like the
present management Of the draw of the Long
bridge. He has no especial fondness for the
bridge in its entirety. but he is particularly OPP
posed to the draw. At present his opposition
takes the form of pungent conversation.
He promises to object however, in a
still more potent way. Mr.. Wheatley SAYS that
the draw is operated by the telegraph operator
on shore and that navigation has to await the
pleasure Of trains, thus completely reversing
the spirit Of the law. Mr.. Wheatlev has a
steam launch, but he cannot get through the
bridge later than O'Clock pm. Thus moon
light excursions are prohibited by the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad He has seen a feet of schooners
laden with ice, COAL lumber and wood COM
PEELED to Law to over night below the bridge
and get to their ber.hs when the draw keeper
willed.
THEY FELL TOGETHER.
In hi s endeavOr to rout tramp from the
hay loft connected with the works of the
Georgetown Gaslight Company, Officer Yeton
last night fell through trap door to the
ground floor. distance of IL feet, the see ker
after rest falling on top Of him. The officer
was considerably bruised, but with assistance
| succeeded in securing the man, who gave his
name as Mike ODay.
CASE FOR CHARITY.
Capt. Charles Merrill, an old pensioner who
few days ago was seized with internal paralysis
and sent to the Garfield Hospital, is no better,
but Mr.. James o. Cation. who secured the cap
tain's admission to the hospital. has been noti-
fed that the institution can no longer shelter
the man and insists upon his removal.
As the sick man has no friends. relatives or
place to go, Mr.. Cation desires to know what can
be done with him.
SALES OF PROPERTY.
Martha Parsons and Mary E. Buckley have
sold to Arthur B. Cromwell for Sc. $50 lot 2,
Shepherds sub of Bealls addition to George
town. This property is situate on the east side
of Washington (30th) street. is improved BY
three-story brick and is No. 1915 1t was the
home of the late Justice NJ. V. Buckley
Another sale took place in town yesterday,
the property conveyed being described as parts
| of lots so and SO. square 81. This property Is
on the west side of Washington street, lust
south of the old Noyes foundry.
FROM SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
NJ Lucas is registered at the West Washing
ton Hotel. He is just up from southern Mary
1hc pcOplt VI lOWeT SuhrleS county are
enthusiastic over the Frightening pros pects of
| the Point Lookout railroad. When this road
comes into life it will open up a large extent of
practically uudeveloped country. Mr.. Lucas
| says that the county-seat war between La Plata
and Port Tobacco Is being waged vigorously,
with odds in favor Of La Plata.
| SOME SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Miss Marie Winthrop was given surprise
party last night 1t was one Of those delight
full occasions whose pleasures cannot be set up
in type. The dresses were pretty, the girls, too,
the flowers abundant and sweet, the refresh
ments palatable aud the fun immense.
Mr.. Russell Bowen gave q delightful supper
last evening at the Michael residence to a party
OF friends. 1t was a stag affair. Mr.. Bowen,
who was an Anacostian before he reformed to
become citizen Of Georgetown. proposed the
toast "Anacosti.! queen suburb of the Dis
| trict" 1t was responded to by Mr.. Alvin Rich
ardson. who alleged that Anacostia was the
chief jewel in Columbis's tiara. Among the
guests were Mr.. Arlington, Mr.. Allen, Mr.. Lib
hey, jr., Mr.. Doney and Mr.. Gore.
| TRIED TO HOLD HIM UP.
Mr.. Allerton of Canal road tells a story Of an
attempt to commit highway robbery last night
| while he was on the other side of Fowlers Hill.
| He says that as he rounded bend in the road
he was accosted by two burly men. whose faces
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