Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
ABOUT GEORGETOWN,
Grace Church Parish in an Unsettled
Condition at Present.
vsndals Destroying Old Landmark,
In Graveyard-Pulling Down
Walls and Tombs.

Boats arrived at Georgetown by canal
July Is were as follows:
For Meredith. winship and Goa. III.
Dowden. Capt. Engle. lib tons: ]. p Hew-
lit, Capt NJ. Grey. III tons: No. 107, Capt
J. d. Smith, 1l9 tons; No. l37, Capt. ]. Gal
ioway, ia tons; Consolidation No. q, Capt.
r. Bartlett 1ls tons; F. S. Garnett Capt
F. s. Renner. llS tons: No. la. Capt
Thomas, LII tons.
For ]. p. Agnew and Co.-Little Walter,
Capt ]. Sigler, lib tons.
Boats to leave Georgetown via canal
July Is were as follows:
w. 7. Coulehan. Capt Paffenburger; w.
J. Stevenson. Capt. s. Grim; Isabella, Capt
3 Grim; w. D. L. walbridge. Capt. II.
Bremen; W. r. Lewis. Capt G. w. Sand
bower; W. 8. Jacques. Capt. b. Bender;
). Goddard. Capt J. Bush: s. NJ. Storm.
Capt }. Bush; Consolidation No. 10. Capt.
j. F. Swain: No. Ito. Capt. c. E. Swain
w. II. Cooper. Capt. J. Baker; No. 10. Capt.
Eichelburger
Boats to leave Cumberland for George
town July Is were:
For Meredith, Winship and Conc. Ill.
Capt. j. johnson, lO4 tons; A. L. Miller.
Capt. c. Dean. lo2 tons; Dakota, Capt. ].
on inSrsm q 0n aops n Ja 4 s1aS Jr SaPt
E. Hines. SO tons; J. X. Cowan, Capt r..
Hebb, loi tons; No: los, Capt ". Il. viii
lO2 toms; Judge BRADLEY. Capt o. j. Ham.
mond. 50 tons; Consolidation No. u. Capt.
H sensel. lol tons; J. Z. Mclean. Capt.
loo tons; No. isc Capt. 3. snyder, s. tons.
For J. T. Agnew and Co.-John Han
away. Capt J.. Lesry, i@ tons; d. w.
son. Capt. A. Nose. IS tons; onie T.. Capt.
R Bowers. IS tons; A. Greenless, Capt.
w. Knight. 1ol tons; E. n. Genivan. Capt.
H. Williams. lol tons.
Grace Church.
Last night the vestry of Grace p. z. Church
held another meeting for tie purpose of
discussing the new situation the congrega-
ton has found itself In. Nothing definite
however, was done and after considerable
talk all went home. Next Friday the YES
trymen meet again. and 1t is then probable
that something will be done toward carry
ing out successfully their idea of making
Grace Church an Independent parish. DIR.
Stuarts resignation as rector. which was
personally handed in at a called meeting OF
the vestry. does not take effect until Sep
tor, officially dies with Mr.. Stuart, there
will be a complete change at that date
though 1t Is limited at by some that IL is
possible Mr.. Howells will be called to the
principal chair The Grace Street congre.
cation since its formation has been a de-
pendent body, drawing a large part OF It's
sustenance from ST. Johns and Christ
Churches. Several years ago. though. the
ties binding the church to st. Johns wer,
severed, and of late only Christ Church has
that the psrishioners believe they can st STAND
and even progress without assistance from
any one Whatsoever, and this. IT is said
Howells as assistant rector receives g
salary Of $500 a year for doing most of tn,
active work. $500 Of which is paid by Chris
Church. 500 by the diocesan board and tn,
balance u derived from various sources.
yandals At Work.
Since removals began to take place from
the old Presbyterian graveyard vandal,
have been steadily at work destroying The
vaults and tombs OF those friends are M
more and conveying the brick and ston,
eway to be USED IN building |, walls steps
UNI, the former superintendent Of the
graveyard. the records show that thert
were about fifty vaulted table tombs. foul
Peter family. the Thomas Beall wall thai
would have stood a century longer and
many other like impediments to dissertation
been the graveyard that vet holds the dust
OF the best Of Georgetown's citizens OF l0(
years, ago that these walls. tonbs. etc,
places Of the once honored dead are now
trampled upon and desecrated day after
Gay. These wallis. as some might think
required q strong and vigorous pun tc
bring them down.
MI. 3. Thomas Brown and dauEhter
Miss Blanche. returned yesterday from At
lantic City.
Mr.. Brown reports that Justice JOSEPH
w. Davis. who was taken Ill at his hotel
IL now doing splendidly. eating and sleep
ing better than he has done for wears
1t is probable that Mr.. Davis will remain
at the seashore until hot weather is over
At the regular meeting OF Independent
were elected TO serve the ensuing year
Chief templar, Melvin Coleman vice tenn
plar. Miss Maggie Peters; secretary, Mis-,
Lottfe McCauley: pianist Miss MAY John
son; recording secretary, George Potter
marshal. w. NJ Poeton: guard. Miss King
Chaplain. George Morrison: sentinel. MI
cray. and sitting past chief. Fred Dunn