Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-27
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
The Break in the Canal Repaired
and Activity Results.
BCATMEN MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
Officers of the United Order of
American Mechanics Installed.
NJ ANY MINOR MATTERS

Mr.. w. II. Dunkinson, collector of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, has
resigned his position and gone to Balti-
more. where he will engage in another busi-
ness MIR. McAboy Of Virginia succeeds
him.
Since the break of last week the canal
seems to have been breathing new life
and as consequence a great many more
boats have been brought down. The boat
men now are making up for the time lost
during the last hot spell. Ship chambers
over here say that owing to the canal their
business has sprung right to the front OF
Georgetown enterprises.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown with coal
via canal July 20 were follows: For
Meredith. winship & Conc. 134. Capt.
w Swain. ia tons; Marshall Wise. Capt.
w. Swain. 1l3 tons; G. A. McIlhany. Capt.
J. Dick: 11s tons: No. I1s Capt. J. Dick. ia
tons; No. 100. Capt. E. Bachtol. 113 tons:
Consolidation No. 9. Capt. ID. Taylor, 11S
tons. For j. p. Agnew & COZ Wieland.
Capt. Burrows. lis tons: c. weagly. K,
Capt. Undertook. liz tons; Chas. E. k, jr,
Capt j. Bender. lilo tons.
Boats to clear Georgetown via canal July
dation No. !, Capt j. Dixon: Consolidation
No. 5. Capt s. Cross: G. s. French. Capt.
R. Sorreil: Deer Park. Capt. G. Shirley;
Capt. 8. Atwell; No. 1oe, Capt. B. Stude:
W. H c. Bayiey. Capt. b. Stude; Libbie,
GaP " co SssT NO No. CAPT
w. Curtis: Mrs. McComas, Capt. II. dip
haw; B. T. johnson. Capt. l. F. Moore. and
j. J. Alexander, Capt. j. Renner.
Boats to clear Cumberland with coal by
canal July Is were as follows: For Meredith,
Winship & Co:-Winter. Capt. Zimmerman,
los tons; Consolidation No. !, Capt Kirtzer,
1O7 tons: Consolidation No. 10. Capt c. Fox.
100 tons: No; M. Capt; Jas, Snyder, III
III tons; c. F. s. Beale. Capt Hon. los tons:
No. rs. Capt Zillers. III tons: Judge Al
yey. Capt cramer S O. B sosisst,on ~.
Iil4 Capt J. Hoff. 100 tons: No. ia capt
G. r Gineraw. 100 tons: 15s. Capt kersuek-
a. Chany' Capt. Bangholt. los tons: 9. B.
Agnew. Capt. Myers. 1O tons. and u ".
Johnson, Capt. r. Eaton. los TONS
OncerS Installed.
Rahsna closed doors last night State Coun-
cilor A. G. Stevens assisted by Brother j.
NJ. Crown. installed the following officers
In American Guard Council, No. 1. United
Order of American Mechanics; Senior ex-
eilor' ~ r. Money; councillor. s. H. sher-
wood: vice councillor j. s. Matttngiy; re-
cording secretary, Ezra Troth; assistant
cial secretary, H r Burton; treasurer. ].
w. Dillingham;: chaplain A. j. Blackman,
and inside sentinel. Ira NICHOLSON. AFTER
and refreshments partaken Of Several dis
tinguished lodge men from washington
were the only outsiders present
Disorderiy Conduct Complained of.
The residents of Tenleytown claim In
loud and standard tones that unless the col
ored people who weekly hold picnics on
Fort Reno cease their disorderly conduct a
protest against the further granting of per-
only do the picnickers stay up all night with
their boisterous music, but that they
wander close to the homes of surrounding
residents. uttering profane language and
singing ribald songs
Laborer Injured.
While engaged in freeing a wire of the |
Chesapeake and Potomac Company yester- |
day a colored man named Thornton Gray
lost his footing and fell to the ground, strik- |
ing on his knees. The shock was so great
that he was for long time deprived of
the use of his body. Gray gave his address
as 1875 Brainard street
Home Wedding.
At An ed street, the residence of her
brother. Miss Emma Vollmer of Annapolis |
Md, and Mr.. Francis Rankin of PennsyI- |
varia were yesterday united in marriage
Episcopal Church. performed the ceremony. |
The wedding was a quiet one. Mr.. and |
Mrs. Rankin, after stopping at several of |
take up their home In Philadelphia.
Real Estate Matters
Yesterday Peter Mouland bought of Robt. |
Butler for 8. 500 lot 1871, Threlkeld's addi- |
ton. lying on the east side Of 18th street. |
opposite the convent grounds and improved |
.
In White Haven. the subdivided tract |
on the Conduit road near the distributing
reservoir; Jane E. Potter yesterday sold TO |
Joseph F. James for s1,223 lots Is and 26 |
block !, of Clark's sub.
Notes.
Mrs. Mary A r. Cost and daughter Mrs |
Allnutt. who for some time have been STOP
ping up in Maryland, have gone to Chi
cago to stay a month. They will return by |
way Of Dayton. Ohio and Lexington KY
Miss Mollie Smith is stopping In western |
Maryland She will spend the whole sum-
mer there.
Assistant Fire Department Chief Louis |
r. Lowe has gone to the Blue Ridge noun
tains, where a months leave will be spent |
A petition Is being circulated and extern
sively signed by the leading citizens of the |
town asking the President to appoint Mr.. |
Geo G. Boteler to the position of Com |
missioner of the District.
The good sweeping rain that fell over |
Georgetown yesterday failed to get up as |
far as Tenle-town, and the vegetation |
remains dry and parched.