Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-06

VINO spent most OF bis life In Georgetown and
whose old mansion near the Aqueduct bridge
Il still an object Of much interest to visitors is
soon to be marked by q monument Of more i'm
posing dimensions than the plain, hat marble
slab that now distinguishes IL from the other
mounds In the little cemetery. Mr. Lewis Rice
OF Frederick for some time has interested him.
self greatly improyising more suitable monu-
ment for the grave Of him who wrote the IA
NOUS "Star Spangled Banner, )" and Is an out
come Of his efforts has collected to date. from
patriotic citizens, over $500 to- pay for the pro-
posed new monument Mt olivet is the rest
ing place Of Key.
1t is thought by those who believe in preserv-
Ing historic buildings that the old Key mansion
should be purchased and ever kept as a re-
ninder OF the man who once occupied it. II
not purchased soon it will be turned into bust
ness houses.
THE LrNrHIoUM KLocuTIoN CLUE.
At meeting Of the Linthicum Elocution
Club held last evening preliminary arrange
ments for Q series of entertainments to be given
during the coming session were enthusiastically
entered into. At the first, which will probably
come OF about the middle Of October or the
first Of November, one Of the scenes to be pre-
"A Tragedy Rehearsed,"a brilliant satire on
the plays and play writers Of the time Of the
author.
CANAL BOAT ARRIVALS.
Boats to register in Georgetown July for
Meredith, Winship q Co. were: No. lis, Capt J.
W. Mitchell, ia tons; No. I15, Capt J. Dick,
ia tons; G. A. McInhsney, Capt Dick, liz
tons; Consultation No. II. Capt. Cartwright.
i2o tons; A. H. Dowden, Capt Engle, with
lumber; Judge McComas. Capt W. Glass, 119
tons; Geo. s. Reiman, Capt Knadle, III tons;
Little Rob, Capt W. e. Benner, liz tons;
No. 104, Capt. ". s. Benner. Il6 tons; No 1873.
Capt. s. Atwell. lis tons; Judge Bradley, lis
tons and No. 13l, 1l6 tons.
For John p Agnew there came the Ollie ",
Capt X Bowers. ll6 tons; A Greenlees. IT,,
Capt W. Knight, 100 tons; r. d. johnson, Capt
A Nose, III tons.
BOATS CLEARED.
Boats to clear Georgetown were: Consoii-
dalton No. 8, Capt Colbert; Consolidation No.
20, Capt. 7. Shires; Consolidation No. Is,
c. Fade; Florence, Capt Msrconier; J. J. Alex
ander, Capt ]. Kenner; ]. p. Hewett, Capt
w. Ii. Wilson; Oak Spring, Capt. ] Keneker;
No. 130, Capt C. r Castle. The About car
ried up furniture and passengers
Samuel Henry. Capt. Hilton: Fred wieland.
Capt. X. Bowers; A. W. Ridley, Capt. John
Gibbs; Four Brothers. Capt Collier; ailda
CLANCY, Capt. ID. o. Champion; Ruby, Capt Gro
yens; No. 12s, Capt Jas Albert; Victor. Capt
Selby; Yalensville. Capt. J. W. whelan-
jr., Capt ]. Bender; wheatley, Capt q. Hem
derson.
The Seneca and Unexpected brought grain,
dour, DC.
Mr.. 7. NJ. McAboy of Virginia has been sp-
pointed Georgetown collector Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal.
REV. Mr.. oRAHAMs AFfLIcT1os.
Yesterday Ralph, the little child Of Rev. ".
r. Graham, pastor of the Congress Street NJ. p.
Church, passed away at the parsonage, 1896 3lst
street. The remains will be sent today to
Chestertown, Kent county, Nd, for interment
AN AGED ooLoRED WOMAN.
Aunt Sarah johnson, who died in the "twenty
buildings' on July 4, was buried this afternoon
at Mount Zion graveyard, near Rock creek.
Aunt Sarah had reached the age of eighty-four.
FROM A SKI ROCKET.
The old house known as the Brooke Williams
mansion on Road street at the head Of Lovers'
Lane, caught fire night before last, through the
falling Of . sky rocket The occupant, an old
lady, finally succeeded in smothering out
the flames without the assistance Of the depart
ment
An IMPkONkMESI BALLSfON.
Plans are being made for q, 900 town hall
and school house to be erected at BaIlston. The
principal material used will be red brick. There
will be accommodations for 200 children. The
building will be two stories high with pitched
forty-eight
FIRE IN SMOKY HOLLOW.
There Was q cry Of fire last night in
that part of Georgetown called Smoky Hol-
low" A shed began to blaze. the excitement
rose to white heat and the neighbors turned
out with buckets. pals and pans, and wasered
the flames SO successfully that the engine was
not summoned. Tho vigor and enthusiasm
with which the people who live in the vici-ity
fought the flames was noteworthy. Quite .
crowd collected, but the affair was squslchsd
and things soon returned TO normal
BOY BApLI INJURED.
Little Freddie Horn was badly bitten by Q
cannon cracker yesterday. He applied the
torch, it hung fire, and Fred, becoming i'm
patient at the delay. sought to discover the
cident was carried into Braces drug store and
treated to Imminent and lint by Drs. Appieby
and Huntington. The boy was badly burned
about the face and neck, and part Of his eve
brows are missing.
John G. Rick has sold to John r Rick for
$4,000 q tract Of land on the north side Of the
Canal -oad west Of Georgetown, containing two
acres.
The old flooring Of the Aqueiuct bridge,
which showed its rottenness few weeks ago on
the passing over Of the heavy Crook monument,
has been replaced by a more solid one
J. P. Clark yesterday sold TO VIM. r. Knott
for $500 lot in the Palisades property near
the distributing reservoir.
Barney McQuade, dealer in sand, was ar
rested yesterday a charge Of working sick
and sore animals to his wagons.
Mr.. Geo. F. CASTELAR,, son Of Mr.. Geo. ".
CASTELAR, and one Of the youngest members Of
the New York stock exchange. sails today for
Europe, where two months will be spent
DR.. Brace, who has been in Chicago for the
past two weeks, is due here tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs.. William Wheatly will leave tins
week for the Natural Bridge.
Charles d. Godfrey was arrested yesterday
by Officer Bloom on a charge Of indecent ex-
posure.
Fell From . window.
The pretty three-year-old little boy Of Mr..