Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-04
ABOUT GEORGETOW N.
Tenleytown Now Has an Educational
Grievance to Air.
Gossip of the Matthews Shooting and
Girl Missing-Other News.

Boats to arrive yesterday were as follows:
Judge Stovey. Capt F. Creamer: Three
Brothers. Capt. T. Ingram; T. ]. Shiplet.
Capt c. Swain; z. r. Mayfield. Capt. L.
Benner; Green Ridge, Capt. S. Poffen-
berger; c. w. Ridley. Capt. ]. Tice; H. H.
Keedy, Capt. B. jackson; A. G. Johnson,
Capt. r. Eaton: No. 109. Capt. B. Stride;
Consolidation No. 1S. Capt d. Sponge:
Cuba, Capt. c. Lingstrum; A. w. Nichol-
son. Capt. w. Hill; Consolidation No. 3,
Capt G. W. Colbert: Consolidation No. 9.
Capt d. Taylor.
Boats to depart were as follows: E. NJ.
Genivan. Capt. H. Williams; No. 102. Capt.
]. Penner; Three Brothers Capt. G. In
gram; Libbie. Capt. C. Show: B. Vaughn.
Capt ". Wilson.
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
town October were as follows: Consolida-
ton No. IL. Capt. C. Fox, III tons; No. lis.
Capt. j. NJ Mills. III tons: Geo. s. French.
Capt Sorrell. Ill tons; Mabel, Capt. c.
III tons; No. lbs. Capt. II. Bennsr. ll9 tons;
Little Walter, Capt. NJ. Zeigler. 1l9 tons;
j. r. Shaw. Capt. p. Runkles. 1l9 tons;
Ollie ", Capt. F. Bowers. lie tons; Fred.
Weiland. Capt. r. Bowers. lis tons: Con-
so,idation No. II. Capt. w. Hammond. 123
tons: Consolidation No. 6, Capt. F. Winter
myer; j. H. Mertins, Capt. F. Read. III
tons.
An Educational Grievance.
The Tenleytown people are hot Their
high temperature. though. Is not attribu-
table to the weather, but to the action of
the school trustees in removing from their
midst the eighth grade class. For months
they have been asking for additional school
facilities and teachers Instead Of having
fhair Tod x-ifh fh0ir nly-
public school has been deprived of its
brightest pupils. These are now obliged TO
come daily to Georgetown, over three
miles away.
Another evidence of the great need of
better educational facilities is shown from
the fact that Miss Muntz is said to daily
teach a class of seventy-four pupils.
There are but four rooms to the old-fash-
Toned school house, and there at least, 1t is
said. 500 pupils in the Tenleytown district.
All that section lying between Rock creek.
the Loughborough road, Woodley lane and
the District line is looked upon and spoken
zens is now being arranged for one night
this week. with the purpose in view of Sc
lecting a committee to lay their grievance
formally before the Commissioners.
The Matthews Shooting.
The most intelligent of those about Ten
leytown, who are watching all develop
ments in the Observation-Disclosures murder
case with interest. say that in their opinion
Barnes and Hyson. the principal witnesses
examined at the coroners inquest on Mon
day. will. no doubt. be tried accessories
to the crime, 1t being shown on that occa
sion that they did not become accidentally
acquainted with the facts in the case. Hy
son and Barnes were with Shoemaker wher
he left the saloon. They were made &C
quainted with his intention to get the SuT
from Mrs. Helen Keifer, and were but 8
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the sounding of the report they went i'm
mediately back, and without questions OF
any sort asked for matches. One wa:
struck and held in the face Of the PROSTATE
form Of Matthews.
She II Missing.
The police have been notified that Katie
King of 1910 3Oth street. a girl seventeen
years of age, has left her home. and request:
them to keep a watch out for her.
To a reporter the mother of the girl las
night said that ever since last Friday sht
had been away.
She had understood that for some time
ly a certain Georgetown letter carrier. anC
she was under the firm opinion that th'
two were living together. They had taker
up their residence. 1t was said. at board
ing house on street.
The officers have been furnished with q
photograph of the runaway. 1t depicts 4
bright-eyed brunette of pleasing face.
Near a Tragedy.
There came near being another tragedy
last night and the victim. Edward johnson
a colored man. 1t was a fight near the
Metropolitan Railroad Company's stables
on P street. The man who came neal
coming out the victor was Peter Pehlck
officer Uppe-man interrupted. however
just as a heavy savage looking knife Wal
held over Johnson's throat.
Work Commenced.
The recently organized Potomac BricI
and Tile Company have begun operations
by purchasing a tract of land on which t.
build their plant. The price paid for it wa
$40. Co., and the location. on the north sid
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. abou
seven miles from town, being part OF tn
Arthur Cropley farm. A large force Is con
structing kilns and building the necessar!
sheds.
Henry Mitchell and others interested solt
to Samuel T. Smith lot IS in the subdi
vision of Rosedale on the Tenleytown road
shorter Paragraphs.
At the Methodist Church in Tenleytowl
last night Mr.. Harry Robey and Mis-
Sarah Walthers were united in marriag
by the Rev. Mr.. Smith. The wedding wa
a public one and attended by a host Of tn
couples friends.
1t was announced last evening at Linthi
cum Institute that Prof. Webster Edgerl!
of the Martyr College of ElOcution an,
Oratory had offered a yearly scholarship
in his institute to the pupil of the elocu
ton department of Linthicum who shoul,
be pronounced at the end of each year tn
most accomplished of the class.
The Rev. w. r. Graham will deliver
lecture tomorrow night at the Congress
Street Church on the Worlds Fair AM
Its Wonders"
Miss Gertrude Janney has been electe,
class editor of the Review. a monthly pub
LEGATION of the Western High School
In Chicago on September % Miss Mar,
A Gibbons. daughter of Mr.. VIM. F. Glib
bons. the dry goods merchant of this plac
and Mr.. Eugene OLeary. also of George
town. We're united in marriage.
Mrs Hoskinson widow of the late Hilliar
Hoskmson, and mother of Mr.. Geo p Hos
kinson of the Georgetown firm of Gibbon
Hoskinson. died yesterday afternoon a
her home In Jamestown. Md.
A Chapter of Accidents
Thomas Alsop was thrown from hi