Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN.
Measures Adopted for Preserving the
Water Supply Pure.
The Merchants Had q Good Christmas
Interest Beyond the Creek.


building undor the Conduit road. about one
mile west Of the Chain bridge. for the pur-
pose of carrying into the Potomac the
water that is brought to the receiving
reservoir by the several small streams that
drain the country about Tenleytown and
Chevy Chase. has Just called for the Civ
ing of an order to the Frederick City Com
pany for 10000 additional brick Ii will be
remembered that Col. Elliot recommended
the draining and carrying off of the water
of these streams that the reservoir might
be used as a great settling basin for the
supply sent by the Potomac to the Dis
trict. AS these streams receive the cast-off
water from the sections through which
they How their output would. OF course,
not Der eft the reservoir. A drain that will
almost surround the reservoir will carry
the water into the tunrel that empties be-
low in the Potomac.
Piping OIL to wilIfamsport.
Williamsport, probably the largest ship
ping PORT for miscellaL eous articles on the
canal, is being connected by pipes with
the oil regions. This viii, no doubt give
rise, boatmen say. to the handling of oil
on the canal to a considerable extent
There Is some talk among Wiliamsport
moneyed men of establishing a refinery at
or near Georgetown, 1t being believed by
cheaply and with more facility at that
point than at any other on the canal ow-
ing to its splendid situation on a navigable
river and its proximity 10 other large
cities. Hundreds of horses. carts and men
are engaged In laying the pipes to WILL
Transport
Pope Again Arrested.
VIM. Pope. the colored desperate who sew
eral years ago shot Gen. Anger, on being re-
quested to cease his loud talking at mid
night beneath the windows of the Anger
home 18th and Dumbarton avenue, and
who shot Tom Belt and was heavily pun
| ishcd, and who on countless occasions has
been In the station, was on Saturday again
arrested. He had been in town but a few
days. having lived In Philadelphia since
his last assault case. He was arrested on
Al the station he caused SO much trouble
| that the keeper put an additional charge
against him. Pope is one Of the hardest
characters the town has ever had His
family is well known and respected In the
West End. Officers Grant and Upperman
arrested Pope.
Christmas Trade Good.
majority OF the merchants here say
that while they have not disposed of as
! many high-priced and fancy articles as
last year. the sum total OF the sales has
been equally as large. This is in spite Of
| the cry that hard times have visited the
District. Cash sales have been predomi-
nant too. Real estate men say that they
have made as many sales as they ever
have during the winter months. They re-
fuse absolutely to acknowledge that
Georgetown has been affected In the least
by the slump in business.
Virginians and the Bridge.
The AQueduct bridge has been provided
with an entirely new roadway, and men
are now at work upon the sidewalks. There
| are some wideawake taxpayers here who
say that although Virginia is more bene-
fitted by this bridge than the District u.s.
she does not contribute 81 toward its main
tenance. They intend to bring this matter
before the Citizens Association as an i'm
position and request that IL be looked into
by those In authority.
Paragraphs of Interest.
The principal citizens Of Hancock. on the
line of the canal. met on Saturday, talked
definitely about the need Of q bank in the
place and subscribed $1,000 toward the
$4,000 needed for its establishment
Mrs. Bobbinger Of the Cabin John Bridge
Hotel is lying dangerously ILL., The house
in consequence has been closed to the pub
lie for several days.
Only one car is now running on the Glen
Echo line. and that is in charge of but one
man. He both runs il and attends TO the
collecting Of the fares.
Officer Curren is still on the sick list. as
Is Onice- Law Of the county. Officer Pas
seno Is again on duty
Three Intoxicated roughs on Saturday
| night attacked Officer Grant who was in
citizens clothes. and were given a good
clubbing for their pains and then locked
up.
Mr.. c. H. H. Thomas is home for the hol-
days. Mr.. Walter Smith of Prospect ave
nue. Is also home for a short time
In the western part OF Alexandria county
and the eastern part of FAIRFAX county
diphtheria Is prevalent to an alarming ex-
tent.