Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-28
GEORGETOWN.

GEORGETOWN.
Canal llastsrs Not Very Activs-Naly Itsns
| Of Interest.
There were only three canal arrivals on yes
terday and nine departures. Seven barges
loaded yesterday at Cumberland for George
town. The boatmen just in report that there is
considerable delay at Cumberland in loading.
Everything is lovely along the whole length Of
the waterway and no detentions at locks are be-
ing reported. The great collier Shawmut. Capt
Fuller, arrived yesterday, light from Boston,
and will load with coal for the east as rapidly
as possible. She will carry out about Zoo
tons Of the product OF the Cumberland mines.
The shawmut is a great ship and one Of the
largest ever to make this port. She was
built at Sunderland, England in 1879, and for
number Of years was known as the En-
chantress. She registers ,624.s4 tons gross,
1,100.O5 net; is 259 feet over all. SO feet on the
beam, 1873 feet in the hold, Eails from Boston
nj d flies the signal letters k.D.P.J. The NOM
inal horse power of her engines is quoted in the
register of the American merchant marine At
| LOCO. She attracts a great deal of attention.
The arrivals via the Chesapeake and Ohio
| canal for April were: Barge F. Flanagan,
Capt j. Moore; barge J. X. Cowen. Capt. r.
| Hebb; barge DR.. Knatt. Capt. j. Ewing. Those
| 10 sdll on tue same udtS were as IOltOWS.
Cuba, Capt. C. Tinptrun,. with gas lime: barge
Z. NJ. Ginevan. Capt. II. Melton: barge No. 1873
| Capt. J. ". Colbert. merchandise and bone
dust; barge No. 40, Capt. J. A. Shaw; barge +.
Flanagan. Capt J. Moore, shingles and laths;
barge F. Hassett. Capt. A. Mills: barge No. 139
Capt. A. Keesucker: barge r. C. Somerville,
Capt. l.. c. Meyers: barge Joseph Bryan, Capt.
| d. Hewitt Boats to arrive on April % We're:
Barge Eva Capt. j. Wolf; barge Joseph Bryan.
Capt. D. Hewitt; barge C. wagiey H., Capt. J.
Bender: barge G. S. French. Capt. II. Sorrell;
barge Florence. Capt. Marconier.
Those to sall on the 2oth were: L. p. Reed,
Deer Park, Florence, d. A. Lowe and S. VI.
| Storm.
Boats to sail Yesterday al Cumberland for
this Port were: Barge No. 121, Capt j. Knode.
| 1l9 tons; barge E. X. Ladew, Capt. c. Shaw.
113 tons; barge D. W. Sloan. Capt. y. Smith,
lis tons: barge Libby. Capt. George Verde
| high. III tons; barge Leary, Capt. A. l.. Mey-
ers; barge No. LEI, Capt. Il. c. Swain: barge
H. H. Eealey, Capt. Il. Jackson. Six of the
| ba-ges contained consolidation coal. to Mere
tith. Winship Co. One barge Georges creek
coal, to ASnew Co.
| NOT GOING TO WAIST.
Georgetown girls 10. only wear smaller shoes
! and gloves than do their Washington sisters,
but also use smaller corsets. Statistics prove
this. and figures are like the father of hi,
country. The prevailing style of corset with
! the Georgetown belle Is q lonS-waisted NO. is.
| This is a small size There are very few calls
| for Nos. 81 and SO. excepting from sufferers
| with obesity. The saleswoinan with whom The
| STAR reporter talked stated tnat No. IL was tie
most popular size in GeorgerOwn, and that
when customer called for a No. 20 IL was
equivalent 20 confession that she was from
the other side OF the creek.
Georgetown is a great place for the family
physician. and under counsel of these gentle
rien the tiSh:-iacirg habit is dying oat. The
dress reform movement has no. struck George
| town.
DOES NOT FAVOR ELECTRICITY.
Capt. HeDb of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal votes in favor of the canal boat. the tow
line and the mule. He does not think that
eiectrcity can ever be applied successfully 70
the canal gondola. He believes that the trolley
system SOON to he ope ,ated on the Erie canal
will prove failure. The steam barge has been
| tried on the Chesapeake and Ohio ditch ard
! found wanting. Under the present system OF
! canal construction two an oue-nalf miles per
hour lis the maximum speed at which boat
can travel without endangering this embank-
ments. The canal boa. runs two miles an hour.
/ He mas been canaling Tor thir;y-seven Yeas
ard ne THINKS tine present way OF doing things
| is good enough.
COMING REVIVAL.
ten-day revival service will be begun on
Sunday night at Gay Street Baptist Church
Liz KeEi'd AlSt 40 new Il. L. -NSASHDOT. IL re-
cent graduate Of the Wake Forest College
North Carolina, and has been commissioned as
a missionary to Brazil. Mr.. Neighbor comes
directly from Charlottesville. Va
Rev. DR.. Thomas OF Gay Street Church will
on rext Sunday nignt baptiZe Mr.. David
Cobarth. Mr.. Coburth is a steady workman at
Lynch blacksmith shop and was converted
las. Sabbath.
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Ma E~oi- Mason who i, Saj1 IN, ha -
the last of the once famous Mason family Of
Virginia. was a visitor at the Georgetown Co..
lege few days ago. Gen. John Mason her
grandfather. was the owner Of Analos.au
Island. Miss Mason is we'll known the author
Of several interesting historical works on VIZ
gina.
Mr.. Di John of Louisiana has been engaged
By the Georgetown College to catalogue the
ancient. ard valuable books in the library there
The grading between the Cha pei of the Sacred
Heart and the college buildings has been COM
led and the space beautifully sodded and
lowered.
DEATH OF LAZARUS wETZEL.
Mr.. Lazarus Wetzel. for nine years an octo-
genarian. died last night at about 500 0 clock
For weeks the death was expected. but his re-
ma-liGbiy strong constitution seemed to post
pone the fatal hour. Deceased WAS u relative
OF the Modocks, who years ago were probably
leytown.
For long time preceding the closing down
OF the Mason cannon foundry, located on "a
part OF the FOsali estate. Mr.. Wetzel helped to
turn out the then great guns. Deceased died
, at his farm on the New Cut road with several of
his children abou. him. He leaves five chill
dren. viz, Messrs. william, Henry, Samuel,
Frederick and Margaret, all Of whom live in
and around Georgetown.
MIR. Wetzel was a gentleman who had the sim
cere respect of all who were ever brought in
contact with him, and his death has called forth
many genuine expressions of regret. His
memory, which was remarkable, made him an
exceedingly interesting conversationalist,
events Of fifty and sixty years ago being ever
fresh in his mind.
The funeral will take place on Sunday after
noon at p. m. from Trinity Church. The in
terment will be at Holy Rood.
WHY THE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY STOPPED.
Engineer Bolton of the Metropolitan Railroad
Company was taken ill Wednesday and the
steam and electrical machinery OF the COM
rany came to full stop. The mighty engines
which run the mightier dynamos are
lying idle and the storage battery cars were
called in. At last accounts Mr. Bolton was
considerably improved and it is probable that
he will soon resume his work.
Complaints are made of holes in the road
way of 28th street, caused by the bursting OF