Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-30
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
The Great Demand for Coal by Way
of the Canal.
ACTIVITY AT THIS END.
Long List Of Boats Arriving and to Come
Pleasant Entertainment Of the Young
Peoples Guild-several Omcers Elected
in Different Organizations.

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in Different Organizations.
There is line Of heavily laden boats on the
canal that stretches from Rock creek TO q point
several hundred feet west Of the Aqueduct
bridge. All day long from z till there are
great gangs Of men engaged in their unload
Ing, but in spite Of this there is such q demand
Tor the Cumberland and Georges creek coal
that wharves and unloading facilities mus. be
Increased or the demand will not be speedily
supplied. in the Office Of the company all is
oussie and confusion, weather beaten rough
voiced captains Constantly coming in and going
out' consignees ringing at the telephone, book
keepers calling of work IN a dull. mouotcnous
tone, and in the midst OF it all q hundred and
ore questions on hundred and one differen,
branches ct tie camel work are being assea
and answered
Tho following boats yesterday arrived in
town via the Chesapeake and Ohio canal: For
Meredith, Winship q Company: ". |. Stephen
son, Capt. s. Grim, 119 tons; No. 100. Can't C.
Z. Castle, 11s tons; No. 126, Capt. A. ID. Nc
Ardle, ia tons; Sallie, Capt G.. woodbaugh.
ZIG tons; H. S. Bond, Capt. T. Ingram, Ill tons:
Worthwhile. Capt ]. W. Patten III tons; W.
II. c. Bayley, Capt. B. Stride, liz tons; No. lO9.
Capt. B. Stride, liz tons; Charles barrow.
Capt I. Champion, 100 tons; G. NJ. winship,
Capt. I. Champion, liz tons; No. los, Capt W.
II. Wilson, 1lS tons. For J. p. Agnew &
Company: J. II. Mertins, Capt I. Reed, lis
tons, and C. W. Ridley. Capt J. Tice. III tons.
The following boats having unloaded yester-
day started on their return trip to Cumberland:
Z. Willard Capt Bowers; L. W. Baughman.
Capt. q. Lapold; I. j. Shiftlet. Capt. G. Lapold;
Florence, Capt. Marconier; No. l2S, Capt. j.
l. summerville, Capt o. Sickle; J. n. Mer-
tins. Capt 7. Reed C. Wagley K, Capt I'm
derdonk; Cuba. Capt C. Jingstrum; J. K
Cowen, Capt r. Hebb, and I. H. Gibbs, Capt.
j. o. Benner.
Boats to clear Cumberland on June 20 we're:
For Meredith, Winship & Co.-No. 142, Capt.
J. Clancy; L. W. Guinnand, Capt w. French;
No. lS4. Capt W. Swain: F. J. Garnet, Capt s.
Brodt. Consolidation No. 81. Capt. r. Bart
lett; No. 13l, Capt. J. Wright. and No. l2s,
Capt E. Yose. For ]. p. Agnew Co. the ID.
P. johnson left Each Of the above will land
In Georgetown about lis tons.
PLEASANT ksrERrAISxExr.
The Young Peoples Guild of the Congress
Street N. P. Church entertained their friends
again last night in their usual pleasant style
The program, however, exceeded in excellence
any previous one, the participants having
determined to show their friends that a vast
amount Of talent had remained latent among
them. Those who took part were Miss Alice
Sebastian, Mr.. Thos. Barr Miss Lillian Graves,
Miss Lille Stewart, Mr.. A. s. Ogle. Mr.. Thos.
Heming, Miss Cameron and Miss Cora Mann.
AFFAIR by their close attention to everything
pertaining to it were Messrs. r. T. Ballard,
Theo. Duvall, Baker Weaver and Clyde Grimes.
ruIy srorr A prrp
Two boys, who gave their names as Joseph
Clark and Jerry Mccarthy, yesterday entered
vacant house on 18th street. ewned by Joseph
whelan, and took therefrom q pump. They
were rewarded for their pains by getting lodg-
inRs at the station without board The pump
stolen is valued at sl0.
CRAP SHOOTERS CAPTURED.
Factory Hill was again represented at the
station last nigt two ef her denizens having
been escorted there for indulging in little
game of crap around q tallow candle stick in
the dirt Of what seemed q secluded spot That
candle, though. in addition to lighting the sur
roundings. enlightened Officers Hall and Brad
ley. So swooping down upon the unsuspect-
ing players, the violators Of the law were taken
into custody, and their eighty-fve-cent pot"
and candle too.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Hermione Lodge, No. IA, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
elected officers last night as follows: J. p. c.,
C. 7. Butcher; councillor, NJ. P. Inlay; V. c.,
A NJ. Cook; recording secretary, o. NJ. Bur-
rows; treasurer, F. S. Neukirk; conductor,
John Faunce; warden. F. W. George; inside
guard, Ira Nichols; trustees, 2. A. Barton, NJ.
p. INLAY and c. W. Birdsall; representative to
state council, F. s. Neukirk.
Covenant Lodge, No. Is, /. o. o. F., held its
semi-annual election last night, with the follow
ing result: W. L. Clapp. noble grand; Samuel
Cottrell, vice grand; T. NJ Rifle, recording
secretary; E. II. Harmer, permanent secretary;
7. F. Kenney, treasurer. Representatives to
Grand Lodge, 7. ]. Jones. 7. N. Rifle, George
Bennett, W. Il. Klspper, W. h. Rollins, John
n. Pruett and John J. Cherry. Lodge trustees,
George W. Wise, George Reivetzel and George
Bennett. The installation will take place Thurs
day night
THE FOURTH AT TESLEYTowN.
1t would not seem like the Fourth Of July to
the people Of Tenleytown and the outside
friends Of St Anne's Church If a picnic was
not given on that day, so TO keep up this peo-
pies interest in the patriotic occasion Father
Barry has arranged again for the annual outing
under the trees. Mr.. Harrington has plnced
the Dumbane grounds and mansion at the dis
posal Of the Tenleytowners, and there the good
old times will be renewed.
NOTES
J. E. Ray yesterday purchased Of Charles
II. Cragin lot SO, block /, of the subdivision Of
Reno, and Richard Ough and W. Z. Lewis,
trustees, sold to John p. Clark lot 10. block H.
| Of the property known as the Palisades Of the
Potomac Company.
No one has as vet been sent TO Trinity
Church to I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
| Of Brother Henry limbaugh.
Next Tuesday, July Fourth, being q legal
| holiday. the regular monthly meeting Of the
stockholders Of the First Cooperative Building
Association will be held on Monday. July g.
Capt Joseph Passeno has sold out his BUSH
ness preparatory to his departure for Norfolk
Va. where he will again become actively en-
gagged in river pursuits.
The Testimony Concluded.
| In the case OF 81. II. Smith against
In T. Crutchfield the first nanad n