Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-11
AT FAIRS IN GEORGETOWN,
More School Facilities Asked for the Ten
leytown District
Waiting i'm the Suburbs for Street
ingmen's Club without a Home,

Mr.. Ernest MeCobb, permanent chairman
OF the Tehleytown Citizens Association, has
issued notice calling the people of the
place together tonight for the purpose of
appointing committee to call upon the
school trustees and ask for a better edu-
cational facilities. The present school
house Is inadequate to the needs of the
Tenleytown district. 1t is only about half
large enough and provided with but half
the needed number of teachers. Other
needed improvements will be discussed to-
night and steps taken to obtain them. The
educational question will receive the most
attention.
Waiting for Street Lines.
The people of Harlem, just west of the
Aquedrct bridge. and east of the distribut-
ing reservoir are still urging the Commits
sioners, through communications and per-
sonal interviews. to at least lay out the
lines Of the street extensions that they may
go on with their building. Numbers are
desirous of improving their property sub
stantially, but hesitate for fear of con-
structing in the middle of what will be-
come public thoroughfares
The Canal.
Beats arrived yesterday via the canal
were as follows: Geo. S. French, Capt. Sor-
reli; No. lis. Capt. Mills; F. Wieland. Capt.
Bowers; Flanagan. Capt. Moore: No. 14O,
Capt. Snyder; d. W. Sloan, Capt Smith;
H. ID. Johnson. Capt. Nose.
Boats to leave Georgetown yesterday were
as follows: j. j. Alexander, Capt. Renner;
No l41, Capt Carthy; No. LIZ, Capt. Ham,
mond; Consolidation No. II. Capt Ham,
mono; e. w. h. IT.. Capt. Underdonk; +.
=: Garnett, Capt Shupp: Little Walter.
capt Ziegler; No. 49, Capt. Benner; G. NJ
Winship. Capt Champion; C. barrow, Capt
CHAMPION; G. L. Nicholson, Capt Kee-
sucker
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
Capt Poffenbury. 121 tons; No. al, Capt
Zeiiers. l2i tons; No. Ill, Capt johnson. III
tons; j. Leetch, Capt. Eaton, 116 tons: Eva
capt. Graves. SO tons; Anteos, Capt. Wolf
10 tons; A. Greenlees. Capt Chancey l23
tons; w. Il. Orme. Capt. Higgins lis tons:
NO. AZ, Capt keesucker lis tons; F. o.
Beckett. Capt. Foster. 116 tons; No. 116,
capt j. w. Ffske. ia tons.
The WOrkin&men's Club.
Owing to the unsafe condition Of the M
street market house hall the workingmen's
Club of ST. Johns Episcopal Church will
not be re-established there this year.
The organization, however. is not to be
done away with. but will be homeless until
suitable rooms are obtained for the accom-
mediation of it's members
Drowned In south Carolina.
Mr. Charles II. Tickling has been notified
by telegraph of the death of his nephew.
MIR. Francis Tickling. who was drowned
oy railing through the Newberry and Law
rens railroad trestle over the Columbia
canal. South Carolina.
An Exhibition of Dancing.
Tne pupils of Mrs. w. c. Hinton's and
Miss Clara Stevens dancing class last night
gave public exhibition of fancy dancing
at Masonic Hall. 32d street. Among those
whose grace and ability elected applause
were Miss Marguerite Weller. Miss Leila
Callahan, Miss Portia Snow. Mr.. John
Mulaney, Miss Anna Compton, Miss Maude
Blame. Miss Lille Shackelford, Master
Arial Chapman and Miss Maggie Duffy.
Notes.
the old school house at Ballston. about
one mile west of the Aqueduct bridge has
been bought by Mr.. James E. Clements for
szio cash. Baiston has been provided with
new structure more suitable to her needs.
Contractor Frank Il. Lord has ordered a
new and larger pump to use in the unload
ing or the sunken stone-laden schooner
Ellen FaDin, now at the foot Of 32d street,
with rock through her bottom.
The canal boats which sunk in the Poto-
the severe storm of several weeks ago are
still lying where they went down, and in
low water seriously affect navigation.
MI Jas. n. Kuhn is engaged In recon-
structing his large stone cooper shop which
was burned nearly a month ago About
SZVo will be spent on the building
There is dissatisfaction expressed here
at the announcement location Of the higher
eighth grade class. Though it is one of the
largest in the town and attended by pupils
from the southernmost section principally.
II IS located away up near Oak Hill ceme-