Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-28
AFFAIRS I'M GEORGETOWN,
Several Bold Robberies in the City and
NeighborhoOd ...
Canal Trade Active Thieves Enter
Georgetown College - Erected
Monument-other Notes.

hao occurred In the banks of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal was denied yester-
Gay by Mr.. Nicholson, the engineer and
general manager of the waterway. The
story was probably originated by some one
who saw the crowd OF laborers about the
canal office day before yesterday waiting
to receive their pay for work done on the
last break.
Wheat is still coming down the canal in
goodly quantities. Most OF IL is being taken
by local millers and commission men. All
that has come this season has been OF an
excellent quality.
The granite quarries OF the upper canal
are daily sending to town great boat loads
OF stone. A line of canal boats has been
established expressly for this trade. The
boats are known as Granite No. j. Granite
No. 2. and so on.
After dischargfne the areoes br,u0bt ber.
pythem the following boats yesterday turned
their bows toward Cumberland. where they
VIII once more be loaded with the product
OF the neighboring mines: No. 1913. Can't.
Groves; X. L. Sommerville, Can't. Smith:
w. L. Coulehan, Capt Woodward: Libbie.
capt Shaw; No. las. Capt. Mccarthy; Con-
sohoauon No. 10. Capt. Reed; W. III. Dun
kerson, capt. Reed; Consolidation No. L.
Capt- sensel; Oracle c.. Capt Collier; ].
Goddard, Capt. Bush; B. T. johnson. Can't
Moore: H. Hanekamp. Capt. Nose; +. o.
Beckett, Capt Shives; z. r. Ladow. Can't.
Eaton: No. 134. Capt Swain.
There came to town yesterday laden to
the decks the following boats haiiing from
cumberland: Col Baughn, Capt Wilson:
Consolidation No. Z, Capt Dixon: Consoli.
dation No. 5. Capt. Cross: L. Mertins Capt.
HAN; Little Walter, Capt Zieglor: Detroit
Capt Dickerhon: Unexpected. Capt Miller:
II
Boats clearer Cumberland yesterday laden
with coal for Meredith, Winship e. Co, and
John p. Aenew & Co.. as follows: J. H
Mertins. Capt. Reed; c. E. X. jr., Capt.
Capt. johnson; No. III, Capt Zieglor: No.
LIS. Capt. Carter; c. w. Adams, Capt Gum
man: No. ia. Capt. Singer; c. Wagley k,
Capt Wieland.
Georgetown College Robbed.
The police have been notified that on
Wednesday night. the occasion Of the cardi-
nails visit. thieves entered the Georgetown
College. found their way to the dormitory
and stole clothes and 5eweiry to the value
of about $500. 1t is thought that the clothes
were thrown from a window by the thief
and taken charge OF by a confederate be-
low. At the hour the robbery in supposed
to have been committed all the students
and most of the attaches OF the college
were in Castor Hall witnessing the con-
gratulatory exercises. Gatekeeper Meme
haney states that no one carrying a bundle
on that night passed through the entrance
leading from the college grounds into the
town. The thieves. therefore. must have
left either by way Of the fence that borders
Prospect avenue on the south or the path
leading from the rear 10 the woods skirting
the college branch. Among the articles
made away with were three new suits OF
clothes and . diamond pin. The thieves
could not have entered the college with
those who came to witness the celebration
in honor Of the cardinal, as the public were
not admitted. only the well-krcwn mem-
bers of tie college faculty. and few Sen
ators and Representatives OF familiar face
getting beyond the doorkeeper on the front
Bold Robbery.
Chas Cissell and Richard Bertschey. re-
siding In the same house near Fort Myer.
have had their home entered by burglars
and everything of value that could be taken
away without trouble removed The bur-
glars are supposed TO have entered through
a window ten feet above the ground. Not
only were jewelry and money to a consider
able value taken. but even the clothes
found hanging about To cap this the mid
night visitors thought they would take a
locked trunk. which they did. In a seclud-
IT was rified of its most valuable
contents and LETT The loss TO
Messrs. Cissel and Bertschey il estimated
at S215. The bulk of this is Nj. Bertschey's
loss. The robbers carried their things away
in a wagon, as indicated by wheel tracks
leading from the spot where the trunk was
opened. across a grassy country and in the
direction OF Georgetown.
Erected n Monument.
Judge Joseph w. Davis is back at his
ONCE again. after having spent the past
week in Jefferson county. West Virginia.
where he superintended the carving OF a
beautiful marble monument. which vester
day he had erected in the private burying
ground of the Davis family near Charles
town, over the remains Of his father. moth
er two brothers. grandfather, and grand
mother His grandfather Davis was origi-
nally Of Rockville Nd, but in 1881 changed
his Mace of residence to Virginia There
all the Davises now prominent in George
town, were born and reared.
The shaft erected is one of the most i'm
posing in the country about. ..-
short Paragraphs.
Valley street is being torn up again, and
the residents along Its course have begun 70
look for new houses. fearing that diph-
liberia, which ragged a few weeks ago on
the opening OF the roadway, viii revisit the
section with equal destructiveness to life.
Mr.. John F. Shafer. one of the most pro-
gressive farmers Of Fairfax. who buy their
goods from Georgetown merchants, is dead.
Virginia c. Huidekoper and husband
have sold to Anna II. Cook and Mary
Dodge lot l. block 1872. of. the subdivision Of
the Cox place on the New Cut road. known