Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-14
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Old st. Johns Church Has Been
Very Greatly Repaired.
THE POSSIBLE SWIFT MURDERER.
Accidents, Deaths and Other Topics
in West Washington.
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introduced into old St Johns the second
Episcopal Church established in the Dis
trict are water power motor for pumping
the organ, new window in the chancel
and remodeled reredos. In addition to
these the church will be newly carpeted
throughout. the walls handsomely frescoed
the center aisle refoored. the wood work in
chancel grained and the cross on the steepie
resilded. The painting of both the main
church and the chapel has already been
completed. Before the reopening day. about
the first Sunday in September, $4,000 will
have been spent
st. Johns now, in spite of the winds of a
hundred years, is one of the most beautiful
and substantial of the citys churches.
Among the contributors to the original
building fund were George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson and Rev. NJ. Balch the
patron OF all churches.
Canal Affairs.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown via canal,
with coal, August II are as follows:
For Meredith. Winship and Company
l.. p. Reed, Capt. J. Champion. 81 tons;
Deer Park. Capt. j. Champion, 10i tons; ~.
c. Reed. Capt. s. Drenner 107 tons: No. 116,
Capt. j. W. Fisher. 1OS tons; No. 1oi. Capt.
C. 3 Benner. ia tons: w. II; c. Bayley. ~
tons: Consolidation No. is. Capt. G. w.
Snyder, los tons; S. NJ. Storm, Capt. j..
Bush; lO2 tons; James Goddard Capt; Tay-
grain; No. IOS, Capt. o. Grove, 10l tons;
Daniel Linkins. Capt. o. Grove, 101 tons;
Consolidation No. 8. Capt. G. w. Colbert.
G. NJ. Winship. Capt. T. Champion. C. OAR
row, Capt. t. Champion. 10l tons: No. l02.
Capt. ]. Benner. 1i3 tons; Consolidation No.
ii. Capt $. Taylor. 112 tons.
For J: +. Agnew and Company-Morning
Star. Capt W. Limburg, 112 tons: Fred
Willand. Capt. 7: Bowers. 1O4 tons; j. H.
Mintery. Capt. t: Reed. III tons; A. W.
Nicholson. Capt. w. HILL ia tons; D. A.
Lowe. Capt. r. Champion. IS tons.
Boats to start from Georgetown August
Consolidation No. II, Capt. Cartwright:
A h Bradt. Capt. A Roof; Consolidation
No. !. Capt. j. Dixson; Consolidation No. 5.
Capt. sid. Cross; Little Walter. Capt j.
Sigier; A Myer. Capt j. d. McAtee; 8. p.
Reed, Capt. J. Champion; Morning Star,
Capt. H. Limburg; b. Vaughan. Capt. NJ.
A Model Precinct.
Lieut. Swindells of the seventh precinct
has abiding faith in the virtue If his
men and in the moral development Of the
seventh. To reporter for The Star lie
said that in height of tone his precinct
would bear favorable comparison with any
in the District. During the last quarter
there were 5Sl arrests with about - Ter
cent convictions. The quarter before that
there were recorded but 393 arrests, but a
reason Of the small number for that
quarter is that il followed the holidays.
That period OF the year Is always a quiet
one, because the people are either broke
in purse. broken in spirit by the police,
or are doing penance at the farm. The
three quarters preceding the post-holiday
quarter were productive of 61S, $50 AMI GOT
arrests respectively. The seventh precinct
has population of about aO.OO0 with a
large eolored and canal element and a
very heavy Saturday night population,
and yet crime Is not extensive. and is APP
parently on the decrease. There has been
no big crime discovered in the seventh
since the Harding killing at Tenleytown.
There are forty-four officers and privates
IN the precinct, two-thirds of whom are
veterans in police duty. and all. with The
exception of about six men, are married
and settled in life.
Real Estate.
TWO sales of Georgetown property were
contaminated on Saturday Daniel Har-
rington sold to Thomas Sullivan lot Z, Cor
don's sub of Harlem, and the party of the
second part took deposit on the same
proved by new frame cottage and con-
tains nearly 10000 square feet Mr.. Dom
ov Inhn VIII u pay s1,, 500 for the property;
man parts of lots 10 and IL, part of lot 6
and all of lot !, in Corcoran's sub.
Another Track.
The officers of Alexandria county are
now on the track of the colored man whom
Burgess. the recently discharged suspect.
states he saw in the company of Swift. the
murdered man, shortly before the dead
body was found.
An Accident.
Mrs. Martha Rented Of 3O42 NJ street
while repairing the roof of back kitchen
on Saturday afternoon slipped from her
elevated position and fell to the ground.
breaking her leg. The bone snapped at the
calf and protruded, causing the most in
tense pain. Drs. Kleinschmidt and Bird
san, who were called in, think il proba-
pie that the limb will have to be amputat-
ed Mrs. Rented is well known as the
Keeper of boarding house.
knights of st. Peter
The knights of st. Peter, No. 1874, R. G..
Union. will give grand complimentary
picnic at Bethesda Park on Wednesday.
August q. The commandery has always
given the most delightful entertainments.
| and its friends are therefore looking for
ward to a splendid time The COMMITTEES
| IN charge of the arrangements are Messrs
j. A Mccarthy, ID. s. Shehan, VIM Har-
nedy. l.. II. Lannan and A. Fl. Ronspies
There will be prize bowling contest and
wheeibarrow and sack races
Minor Notes.
The statement of the entries received at
the Georgetown custom house for the wee,.
ending Saturday. August T. is as follows:
Manufactured cotton. $3.50: books, $500:
WOODEN cloth. S7i5, and china and metals
$3.50. Total. 1851
Miss Augusta Fischer, daughter of Mr. q
H. Fischer, Is lying i'll at her home on 32d
street. III OTuer tnat Sne would not be I'M
necessarily annoyed mOtormen on the Ten
leytown cars were yesterday instructed to
refrain from ringing their gongs while be-
tween Dunn ba -tOn and Prospect avenues
The sidewalk skirting the wall of HOLY
Rood cemetery has been made so narrow by
the improvement and widening Of the road
way that 1t is now almost useless Its
width is not over a foot and half
The pastor of the Congress Street NJ p
Church. Rev. ". r. Graham, leaves TODAY
for Chicago, his duties in connection with
the Mount Airy camp having been dis
charged Mr. Graham'S expenses on the
trip to Chicago will be borne by few
members of the congregat ton.
Mr.. Robert Butler, formerly in charge of
the mills of VIM. Fl. Tenney & Son. on
Water street. has purchased from Osborn
Ditto for 5000 the Fairview mills, near
Hagerstown, Md.
Eight wheelmen from the Georgetown
Cycle Club made a century run yesterday
to Frederick. The club presented bars to
ALL Roads from here to Frederick are re-
ported to be in a miserable condition sand
being often encountered with a depth of
six inches.
The Potomac at Williamsport is reported
to be two feet lower than it has been for
years. Canal interests are therefore be-
ing injured.
Miss Carrie Bancroft Lee of street. ac-
companied by Miss Daisy Baily, has gone
to Richmond. Va. Later friends in Peters
burg will be visited.
employe at the ware house of the Knox
Express Company. was severely injured on
Saturday by the fall of beam.
Mrs. Harry A Myer, accompanied by he-
husband and Mr.. and Mrs. McShea, leaves
today for a visit to her parents.
and Mrs. Sadie Sullivan left today for Col
tons. where the remainder 0f the r,,,