Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-01
GEORGETOWN.
PROBABLY IT WAS IMPURE MEAT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. U. Colberth, their six
children and Mrs. Griffin Hughes, who were
simultaneously taken ill on Monday night with
cramps followed by violent vomiting. are now
recovering under the care Of DIR. Birdsall A
portion of the soup that had been eaten for
supper few hours before and a small quantity
of the tea drank were taken home by the doctor
to be examined. The doctor is under the I'M
preston that the family were not poisoned. as
was at first supposed. but that the meat of
which the soup was made was impure and the
tea probably Of a bad quality. This coupled
with the hot air of the small room and its
crowded condition nauseated the family and
produced vomiting and attendant cramps.
FOR THE home FOR INCURABLEs.
For the benefit of that worthy charity, the
Home for Incurables an entertainment Of more
than unusual artistic merit was given last even
ing at Linthicum Hail. and in appreciation Of
the efforts Of the promoters. large and fash
ionable audience greeted those who presented
the program. Among those who gave their
services for the occasion were the members of
the HAYDN Quintet Club. Miss Kleinschmidt
Mrs. Burdette, DIR. William p. Compton. Miss
Wheatley, DIR. Fletcher. Mrs. Fremont and Mr..
John p. Lawrence. Those who composed the
Hsdyn Quintet were Messrs Charles Frailey
Thomas Durant, Robt Stevens and Aristotle
Rodrigue.
STABLE BURNED.
At 7:l5 this morning flames were discovered
in the hay loft of Geo. Killian's frame stable in
the rear of 341O street, and an alarm was
turnedin. Loss $50 Thiss the third fire that has
broken out in this square in the past month
all three being in stables, too. 1t is believed by
the residents of the vicinity that the fires have
all been Of incendiary origin, and a strict watch
will be kept on all suspicious characters.
HAY Is SCARCE.
Hay is reported by the commission mer-
chants here to be very scarce, and only regular
customers are able to secure it at reasonable
rates. Last year but a comparatively small
quantity was raised in the surrounding country
and 1t was necessary to bring the most used
here during the past winter from the west.
STREETS IN BAD CONDITION.
There are five or six streets in Georgetown
whose condition is disgrace to the District of
Columbia. Great ruts, hub deep, are every
where seen. and the uneven, broken sidewalks
would dishgure an alley in the lowest section.
Among the most unsightly of these constantly
travelled streets are s from SD to 85th, T from
SD to 35th, r from SD to 35th and O from 26th
to 28th-
In honor Of her birthday surprise supper
was last night given Mrs. Benz F. Hunt at her
beautiful home on the Tenleytown road, her
children being the surprisers. Only the imme-
diate relatives OF the family were present.
Mr.. John Leetcn, ex-president Of the George
town Gas Light Company, assumed this morn
ing the duties of his new position with the
washington Gas Company Mr.. H. G. Winship.
who succeeds Mr.. Leetch, has engaged as his
private secretary Mr.. Frank Paul Lestch, son Of
the retiring president.
AnothC cargo Of asphalt from Trinidad port
OF Spain IL being unloadsd ct Littledeld's
wharf.
OF magistrate made vacant by the death Of Jus
tice Buckley, both Of whom are Washington