Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
ABOUT GEORGETOW N,
College Boys Beginning to Arrive For the
New Session.
Big FreiEhts Coming Down the Canal
The POtOmacs' Latest HOp-Want
High Street Widened.

The college boys have begun to arrive
and things are looking more life like about
the buildings. Great strides will be made
in athletics this year. Father Harlan, who
has charge of that branch, says so, and
he has demonstrated in the past that he Is
most capable of leading a crowd Of willing
ones to the very front rank.
There is hardly a doubt but that the, for
some time contemplated. big gymnasium
will this year secure a financial foothold
and be pushed forward. 1t is the idea of
the heads of the college to have this build
ing erected and equipped by the alumni
Many of the most wealthy Of the gradu-
ates have rendered their financial support
to the project and in fact success IN almost
already assured. The building and equip
ments are estimated to cost between $780,.
700 and $4,000.
POtomacs' Dance.
The Potomacs last night added to their
seasons social triumphs. 1t was next to
the best of the summer dances and an at
tendance select and of comfortable propor-
the series. Some OF those present last night
were, MIR. W. H. Haney, Mr.. F. w. Duvall.
MIR. John Flynn. Miss Semmeborver, Mr..
and Mrs. Riggs, the Misses Gorvans Miss
Thompson. Miss Cox. Miss Kinsinger, Miss
Pulizzi. Miss Golden. Mr.. Sargent. Mr.. Cor
ley, Mr.. Richardson, Miss Van Ness. Mr..
Wade. Mr.. Sheetz. Mr.. and Mrs. Morseii.
Miss Hodges. Mr.. McGuiggan. Miss Cald-
well. Mr. Lemon. Mr. Center, Miss Shea.
Mrs. Holman, Miss Semmes. Mr.. Alfred
NJ. Cook. Mr.. Geo. Won Dachenhausen, Mr..
Joseph Oliver. Mr.. ]. ]. Nolan. Mr.. Walter
Nolan. Mr.. Pierce, Mr. Cullum, Miss Gull
Quinn. Mr.. w. Payne. Mr.. Geo. Johnson
and Miss Delzell.
Canal Reports.
Yesterdays canal report from Cumberland
shows that the following boats cleared with
heavy cargoes for Georgetown. Georges
Creek coal and the product of the Cumber-
land mines were both on board.
The boats captains and cargoes were as
follows:
No. TO- Capt. L. Eichelburger, 116 tons:
w. B. Orme Capt. R. Eaton. lib tons; John
Leetch. Capt. r. Eaton: No. 123, Capt. ].
Smith. I1S tons; N. c. Read. Capt. S.
Drenner, 120 tons; s. ]. Shiplet, Capt. N. E.
Stevens. ZIG tons: No. 119. Capt. Mitchell. ia
tons; No. 116. Capt. ]. w. Fisher. ia tons;
D. w. Sloan, Capt. D. w. Sloan; Green
Rich, Capt. S. Roffenburg.
Young Kings Funeral.
Young Harry W. King. who was killed
through a collision with Tenleytown electric
car No. 9 on Tuesday afternoon last, was
yesterday laid to rest His late home 3O17 M
street. was thronged at the funeral with
friends who came to pay their sad respects.
Floral offerings were numerous and beau
young man, his friends being almost count
less.
Want the street widened.
The High street property holders between
NJ and the bend near streets. have petit
toned the Commissioners to widen the road
way of their thoroughfare between these
points to correspond with the square below
The tracks Of Tenleytown Railroad Com
pany take up the better part Of this road
way and ordinary vehicles are often damned
against the curbs. AS the sidewalks along
this section are particularly wide the road
ways width can be increased without
detriment to the pedestrians portion of the
street.
Building Operations
Contractor Joseph Kidwell is engaged In
the construction Of twelve frame houses on
the Brookviile road. Tenleytown. Samuel
o. Wendell is building another frame OPP
posite his home place. Mrs. Shoemaker Is
spending 5000 on a pretty cottage. Mr.
O'Brien Is constructing two more residences
and Contractor Hurdle Is putting up one on
the Grant road. The new Colored Metho-
list Church is rapidly nearing the roofing in
point Of erection, and when finished prom
ises to fulfil handsomely long felt want
Personal Notes.
Popular tdtner chester mas lett George
town College, of which he was treasurer,
to begin his work in the mission corps,
whose boundary lies along the Atlantic
coast from Maine to Florida, and Father
Duncan is now in charge Of the financial
affairs of the college.
Mr.. John w. Douglass has returned from
Kennebec county, Me. where the summer
was spent. His journey from Georgetown
to the great ice state was made by horse
and buggy, twenty-five days being con-
sumed in making the trip. The return was
made by rail.
Miss Lena Barnes and Miss Hobgood
have returned from the fair after u ten
days stay. Next week Miss Barnes leaves
for Westminster College, Maryland, to COM
plete her studies.
The United States consul to Nassau, in
the Bahamas, is the guest Of his brother
in-law, Admiral A. w. Weaver.
The receipts of the Georgetown custom
house for the past week were unusually
small.
Five small boys were arrested yesterday
for trespa they having been caught
by an officer in one of Mr.. Geo. T. Dun
lop's vacant houses
Linthicum Institute opens her doors for
the reception of pupils on the first Monday
In October.
The handsome bricks that are being con-
structed on 10Th street near p with part
of the Linthcum fund are now being in
teriorally worked upon.
Under the regular permit system side
walks are being laid in the subdtvided
Cooke Park