Evening star., 1893-10-07
ABOUT GEORGETOW N
The Potomaos Give Pleasant and Enjoy
able Dance.
The Injuries to the Small BOY Hurt
BY q Street Car Some
Small Fire.

The Potomacs' supplemental dance to the
summer series was held last night in the
boat house ball room. It was q formal and
highly enjoyable one the attendance being
only Of pleasant proportions. Mr.. Quinn
acted as master Of ceremonies. Some Of
those present were: Miss Bates Miss
Hodges. Miss Mauger, Mr.. Maddox, Mr..
Altemus. Mr.. Mitchell. Mr. Cameron. Miss
Pulizzi. Miss Dixon, Miss McKim, Miss
Kinsinger. Miss Simms, Miss Parker, Miss
Coulter. Miss Foster. Miss Turner, Miss
May, Miss Ford. Mrs. Morsell. Mr.. May, Mr..
Blount. Mr.. Varnell, Mr.. Miller, Mr. Snyder,
Mr. Oswell, Mr.. Lowe. Mr.. Washington. Mr..
Nolan. Mr.. Gasch. Mr.. Ohley, Mr.. Oliver.
Mr. Mitchell, Mr.. Cameron, Mr.. Porter, Mr..
Sargent, Mr.. McGuiggan. Mr.. Merritt, Mr..
Ashford. Mr.. Gibbs Mr.. and Mrs. Doores,
Miss Drane and Miss Laub.
The Street Car Accident.
For the injury Of his child a few days ago
Mr.. Temple Belt holds the railroad company
entirely responsible. He says 1t was attrib-
utable to the high rate Of speed at which the
car was running at the time. The child.
however, has been questioned on the subject
and relieves the company Of at least a part
OF the blame. Il fell down on the track and
the old driver wouldn't stop his car and ran
over me-. was what he told visitor at his
home, in his simple, childish way.
When questioned further it was found that
he had run across the track and was at
tempting to get back again. when the con-
veyance struck him. To stop a downward
car at once on reservoir hill, where the acci-
dent occurred is almost an impossibility.
The incline is too steep.
Too Many Tramps.
Alexandria, Montgomery and Fairfax
counties are being infested with tramps to
an alarming extent. They don't appear to
be the Jeaceful knights Of the road who
usually spend the pleasant months among
the verdant hills and in the barns of the
country, but disagreeable, destructive set
who demand food and shelter instead Of
begging for it. They. or many of them,
carry firearms, and several valuable dogs
belonging to neighboring farmers have
been killed for daring to interfere with the
worthless beings. Reports say that chick
en- houses are being depopulated. milk
houses relieved Of their contents and other
depredations committed
demonstrating farmers have in many
cases come out at the little end Of the
quarrel The farmers wives stand in such
fear Of the tramps that they are afraid to
venture out Of the houses after dark. The
Alexandria county people. those living prin-
cipally between the aQueduct and Falls
Church, say they will combine and drive
out the tramps II they do not speedily dis
appear.
At 3 o'clock this morning fire broke out
in the old office Of the Borden Mining Com
pany, at the foot Of 36th street and beneath
the AQueduct bridge. The loss sustained
was small The building is the property Of
Mr.. Campbell Of Mt. Pleasant and his
brother, a resident Of Ohio.
The blacksmith shop in Warehouse alley.
owned by the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company, caught fire at about 8
o'clock this morning. The damage to the
building, however, was but slight. The
shop is run now by Mr.. Daniel Whalen,
the company having recently sold 1t to
| him.
Laden boats to arrive via the canal yes
terday were as follows: w. I. Coulehan,
Capt. W. Woodward: Morning Star. Capt.
H. Linburg; Seneca, Capt. Thrasher; No.
! Ia Capt. Stevens; J. A McIlhany. Capt.
S. F. Renner; No. l23. Capt. J. A. Cramp-
ton; L. p. Reed. Capt ]. A. CHAMPION: b.
T. Johnson, Capt. F. Moore; Consolidation
| No. IL, Capt ]. +. Swain; Dr. Knott Capt.
J. Ewing; f. r. Ladow. Capt. E. Eaton;
No. 113, Capt. G.. Creamer; No. 131, Capt.
]. w. Wright; No. l34 Capt w. Swain.
| Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday for
| as follows: Consolida ton No. q, Capt. R.
Bartlett, III tons; No. 143. Capt. ]. Nose;
| 1l9 tons: Judge Hagner. Capt. E. Haines.
Ill tons; No. lS. Capt. D. Knode. 12l tons;
|
tons: E. NJ. Gcnivan. Capt H. Williams,
lis tons; Alice Cable Capt. s. Mills, III
tons; Katie Hassett. Capt. A. Mills. IL
| tons; No. 12S. Capt. E. Nose. 121 tons. and
No. 121, E. Spong.
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
| town on Thursday laden with coal for
Winship and Agnew were as follows: No
| 133 Capt. G. Atwell: H. HoCecamp, Capt
| j. Nave; G. w. Ridley, Capt. Tice; C. wag-
ley X, Capt. c. Underdonk; Consolidation
No. II. Capt. ]. Reed: w. H. Dunkinson,
Capt J. Reid: Consolidation No. g. Capt
D. Taylor; A. W. Nicholson. Capt. W. Hill
No. 122. Capt. ]. c. Boyler: No 1Oe. Capt
B. Stride; w. II. Cooper. Capt. ]. Baker.
short Paragraphs.
The Epworth League met last night at
the Dumbarton Avenue Church Rev. Dr.
Elliot made an address, interesting in char
acter, and then came a literary and musical
program of excellence. Refreshments were
not forgotten.
| A large number Of the members of Friend
ship Lodge of Washington last night paid
visit to Independent Lodge, No a. and
were received with the same cordiality that
fas made Georgetown such a renowned
| hostess.
Miss Bessie Moore Nash, teacher in the
public school at Garfield, ID. C.. died this
| morning of consumption at the residence
| OF her mother. 1886 2Sth street after an
| illness of six months. Miss Nash was also
a teacher at Ebenezer A. NJ E. Sunday
| school, She will be buried tomorrow from
| that church at 3 pm
Miss Zadie Donaldson, who ba. heen
Spending few days among friends here
has returned home.
| G. "A. Baker yesterday sold To Ne,,,.
Fealey lot 3, block 3, Clark and others suh-
division of Whitehaven
The sick members Of the family Of Mr..
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