Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-01
GEORGETOWN.
The Canal Trade BeeominS Actixs-Othsr
Local Happenings.

The same condition OF things prevail along
the canal as for the past few dayA Everybody
is busy aud encouraged.
The boats 70 arrive per last report from canal
once were; ]. h. Mertins. to .Aensw b Co.,
ia tons coal; Consolidation No. IS2, to Mere
dith. Winship Co. 1ls tons; Consolidation
No. liz. Meredith, winshIp L Co. 1l9 tons:
! Consolidation No Is, do, ia tons;
Constellation No. II. do: ll7a tons;
barge bar n: Z; Grove. Meredith: winship & Co.,
] Consolidation No. 5, do, ia tons; Consolida-
ton No is. DO. III tons; Consolidation No. 9.
do. 1lS tons; Plough Boy, do. 1i6 tons;
Amelia Bower, Agnew Il Co., 11S tons; Three
| Brothers, Ingram, stone from Harper's Ferry.
i The following boats left Cumberland for
/ Georgetown on March 80: N. J. Adler, Capt
| L. Reynolds. liz tons Of coal. to Meredith.
| Winship Co.: Consolidation No. I42, J. C..
Vhsnsy' to NJ 49, W; Co., ils tons: C.
soiidation No. 14O. C. s. Benner. Ill
/ tons Geo. s. French. Robert Saul, 1l6 tons;
| Loudoun. q. Sickle, lis tons; Muskingum. J.
w. ColbSHt. 116 tons; Theodore Dean, Henry
II. Small. lis tons: John Leach, R. Eaton ia
| tons; w. r. Lewis, D. W. Landbower, III tons;
| Consolidation No. 128. J. Shaw. III tons; Gar
ne: /. Snyder. ia tons.
The following boats left Cumberland for
Georgetown on March 20: Ruby, J. r. STUMP.
| 81 "A tone; George s. elnsn. o. Knode, 100
tons; Mrs McCornas. Henry Olphin, ia tons;
! The Mary. r. Bowers. 1IS tons: A. L.
Miller. Move Dean, 11s tons; Console
datlon, 1873 tons; Samuel Atwell. 1I5 toms;
Jno. r. Mclean. J. W. Pierce, 119 tons: De-
troit, J. W. Pierce, Ill tons: B. R. Mayfeld, L.
Bremen. 115 tons; Deer Park, 1. CHAMPION. 1873
tons; Consolidation, los tons: W. II. Wilson, ZIG
tons, Consolidation No. 1875, Geo. Zeilers, 12l
IONS: Consolidation No. l. Ohio kretzer; l..
r. Reid. l. Compton. III tons; Consolida ton
No. ID. c. Fox, lit tons.
TO FiGRT THE LIQUOR SELLERS
At the meeting Of Independent Lodge. No.
IA, |. o. G. T.. held last night a resolution was
adopted which provides chat il is the sense Of
Independent Lodge that every Good Templar
should do all in his or her power To assist police
officers in the detection and conviction of all
persons guilty Of selling intoxicating liquors in
vocation OF the laws o, the District
UNRULy BOYS ESCAPE.
Last evening there was an exciting chase on
sd street between a gang Of "hoodlums" and
Chevy Hung. proprietor OF the Boston Mikado
laundry. The boys have been making Chevy 8
life one Of terror by breaking his windows,
throwing stones in on his floor and otherwis
annoying the celestial resident. Last evening
he armed himself with Rood-sized
club and waited Tor the molesters to appear
They came shortly and threw q large rock in
the oren door, smashing mirror. He rushed
forth after them ard had almost caught the
hlndmost foe. when the culprit ran into the
Enrich Bee Co. store. followed by Chevy
The younester was nearly frightened to death
and. Yelling, with terror. rushed behind the
manager. who grabbed the Chinaman and
ELECTED him. In this short time crowd Of
! over three hundred people had assembled.
KNIGHT rEAPLARs AT CHURCH.
Last night Potomac Commandery, No. 8, in
full uniform left their hail on 3Sd street and
took the cars for Masonic Temple. Washington.
/ and here fhav Mil
St. Paurs Episcopal Church on 2sd
street. where they attended service
| Rev. Sir Knight Alfred Harding officiated. and
| vested choir of much excellence, under the
leadership of Mr.. d. B. Mcleod, rendered
music.
After the impressive service was over Po-
tonlac Commandery came home under the
escort Of Columbia, No. q
TIE BRANCH POST OFFICE.
Mr.. Sylvester F. Smith will file his applica-
| ton for the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the George
town branch of the city post Office in few
days. He already has his Endorsement. 1t is
probable that the agitation OF the matter will
develop several other candidates.
FORMER GEoRGErowNER's VISIT.
Daniel Lawler of Minnesota was in George
town yesterday. Mr.. LAWYER was at one time
the democratic candidate for the governorship
of Minnesota and at another time received the
entire vote Of the democratic side Of the Minne-
sofa Legislature for United States Senator. Mr.
LAWYER graduated from Georgetown College in
country. He and Host SchIadt of the West
Washington Hotel were chums in the DAYS gone
by, and this WIS happily renewed yesterday
Mr.. Schladt and Mr.. 1awler revisited the lat
| ter's alma mater, drove to Great Falls, fingered
at Cabin John. took in Arlington, recalled old
associations and lived over the past
In the evening Mr.. Schladt set up glorious
! spread at his hosiery, and around the board
the host, guest and several friends served up
"reminiscences and made merry till q late hour.
MANUFACTURING BUILDING.
| Mr. Geo. W. Mason has begun the construc-
| ton of four-story carriage mandatory in the
rear of 1910 Jefferson street. The new building
will have depth of los feet and frontage Of
so and will be entered by two alleys, one leading
! from Congress below the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank and the other from Jefferson
! street
WANTS A NEW ROAD OPENED.
| Mr.. R. A. Phillips. who resides on the vir-
gnia side Of the river, has made application to
the court Of Alexandria county for permission
| to open a road between the Ballston and Falls
Church roads; a second application asks per-
mission Of the War Department to ALLOW him to
| cross the government reservation encountered
The new road will begin at the Aqusduct
| bridge.
| DEATH OF MRS. FLYNN
| Elizabeth Maria, widow of the late John A.
Flynn, passed away at her residence, $3.50 N
street, yesterday at the advanced age Of ninety
years. She was the second daughter of DR..
John Ruth Bishop Of London, England, aud
was married in 1888, at Rossmore Castle. Dub
lin. the home of her brother, Rev. Thomas
Flynn. Mrs. Flynn has been a resident Of
| Georgetown for the past thirty years and was
in possession OF all her faculties up to the time
of her death.
| ITEMS OF INTEREST,
| The 800 or 800 valuable books, dealing with a
variety Of subjects. which Mr.. Mayhem Platter
presented to the Peabody Library recently are
now being catalogued and assigned their proper
places on the shelves.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary s. Sweeny took
place yesterday from her late residence, 1855 N
street. and was attended by many Of those who
In life had known and respected her.
| Hiss Martha Gartha of Baltimore is spending
the Easter holidays with Miss Memmsrt Of 31I6
| Dumbartoa avenue.
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