Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-29
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Canal Affairs Are in an Exceedingly
Prosperous Condition.
THE SECTION IS HEALTHY.
One Man Is Opposed to Electricity ON the
Canal - Pleasant Coaching and Large
Parties-Linthicum Institute Gives An En-
jOyable Entertainment-Social Affairs.


modern and promote rapid transportation. but
the old slow-going and ever steady mules bring
coal into Georgetown with . regularity and
abundance that makes some doubt that the sup
ply could be increased Yesterday, in addition
! to a long line Of low coal-covered conveyances
gliding within the town, bright new lumber
laden and stone-weighted house boats came
down and took their place in line. These
products Of the upper Potomac and canal are
coming in faster and faster as the busiest sea-
son of the year approaches.
Boats to arrive in Georgetown on June %
were as follows: F. Flanagan, R. s. Somer-
vile, E. NJ. Guievan, Fred Willard, Jos. Bryan.
]. X. Shaw, No. Ill, J. R. Mclean and Consoli-
dation No. IS.
Boats cleared Georgetown on June % as fol-
low: Muskingum. 8. Henry, No. ITO, c. F. T.
Beale, Geo. 8. French, No. 113. No. ia, E. E.
X, junior; F. Flanagan, Consolidation No. 9.
C. wadamus, D. W. Sloan, Judge Bradley and
| scow.
Boats cleared Cumberland for Georgetown,
June %, as follows: For the Meredith winship
Company, Consolidation No. 2. No. 11s, No. 102,
Suite Rob. W. B. Orme and John Leetch.
For John P. Agnew there left the Anteos,
Ollie v. Hanekamp, Suite Walter and A. Green
lees.
PLEASANT COACHING.
Mrs c. n. Davidson gave q coaching party
yesterday to the Falls. There were quite Q
number Of young people along and an immense
| amount of fun. Sandwiches and song made
, the hours hustle in their flight Hammocks
were rugged up in the woods and the afternoon
| spent in happy repose. Mr.. John Hsvenner
held the ribbons. Those who made the party
were Miss Hastings, Miss Rose. Miss Jenkins
Mrs Davidson and Messrs. Davidson, Warren
and Rose.
GOOD HEALTH.
Pharmacist Brace is authority for the state
ment that the health Of Georgetown was never
better than at present. The cholera scare had
the result of increasing the sales of disin-
fectants, and the measle outbreak stirred the
medical profession up. There was, he thought
an unusually small number Of summer COM
plants and febrile cases on the docket
There was noticeable improvement in the
general health and he attributed it to the
cholera scare, which had induced people to clean
house, ventilste the back yard and look out for
their diet.
OPPOSED TO ELECTRICITY.
Capt. Heebs of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal opposes the introduction Of electricity
along that waterway. Mules are good enough
for him. He has been navigating on the ditch
for many years and he thinks that his hard
earned experience in canaling will count for
naught IL a new motive power il introduced.
He thinks that to put electricity into use on the
canal would be initiating railroad methods, and
he Is 'no-compromise man."
BARGE PARTY.
There was q barge excursion given on the
Potomac last night that will be numbered among
the most pleasant events Of the summer Of '9S.
The Columbias' big ten-oared boat was used.
r6y ma aEIncy ,H hlalo
causing the water to be skinned With rapidity.
Among the excursionists were the Misses Laura
and Helen Bailey, Mrs. Brenneman. Miss
Moffatt. Miss Hayden. Mr.. Matthews, Mr..
Blunt; Mr. Evans, Mr.. Furgitt, Mr.. Rowland,
Tom Bradley, Mr.. Douglass Simms, Mr. h. H.
Darneille. Miss Stansbury, Miss CASTELAR,, Miss
Fassett, Miss Yeatman and Mr.. Kenyon. Mira
Lee Harlan and others chaperoned the party.
LINrH1cuM ENTERTAINMENT.
In the presentation of the "Last Loaf at
Linthicum Hall last night there was an excel
lence displayed by the participants that is
seldom seen among amateura Every one Of
the parts had been studied with intelligence
and pains, and the result of the labor ex-
pended was apparent from the opening to the
who assumed the character Of Mark
Ashton, read his lines with ease
and emphasized them with proper action,
while Miss Alice Sebastian Kate, the faithful
ton Of the trying part, captured the audience
and evoked well-earned applause. Mr.. David
B. Wood also made decided hit in the part of
Harry, and Miss Becker Patty, the maid.
was coquettish and taking.
S. Ogle, the suffering butcher; W. Il. Cole
man as Dick Bustle, R I. Ballard as Caleb
Hanson and Miss Moran as Lilly Ash
ton came in literally for applause. Mr.
A. L. Ogle made a hit with several excel.
lent Rotations, and Mr.. Robert Lowe Of the
Il n ,-kA. IL II
| rendition Of 'Casey at the Bat" and Oliver
Wendell Holmes September Gale gained the
liberal applause that he always merits. Mrs.
Wyyil Troxell in piano solo, Mr.. B. B. Smith
| in comical religious comparison and Miss
Jeanette Ray, who exhibited her command OF
| the worries, were also most enthusiastically re-
ceived- Much Of the success Of the entertain
ment was due to the efforts of Mr.. Walter T.
| Weaver, who gave it much time, attention and
| experience.
| AN EXCURSION PROJECTED.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the hall
association Of the G. U. o. Of Odd Fellows
very favorable report made % to finances
and interest in the project and to still further
effect the full naturalization Of the lodges de-
sire to possess a hall of its own. 1t was de-
| cided after mature elaboration to give an ex-
cursion to Glymont on July 10.
| NOTES.
VIM. Payne, who is alleged to have been the
sharer of the money stolen recently by Arthur
Walters, who was convicted in the Police Court
and sent down, was arrested last night by OIL
Ger Burrows and locked up at the seventh pre-
cinct.
| G. II. Cragin yesterday decided to h. NJ. Nor
ton for consideration named as $556.25 lots
| 81, 80 and "a of block in the subdivision Of
Reno, to the northeast Of Tenleytown.
The first degree was worked last night on
| Mr.. ]. A. Mainehone by Hermione Lodge No.
| IL. K of
Miss Susie Monroe, who has been visiting at
| Pittsburg since last Christmas, will return to
| Georgetown this week.