Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-24
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
A Point That May Help Solve the
Rosslyn Murder Mystery.
A new GLEE CLUB ORGANIZED,
Virginia Clergymen to Attend {
Retreat.
TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL

The negro, VIM. Hail. arrested some da VS.
ago on suspicion Of having been the MUIR
derer Of Swift. and who in lieu Of the alb
sence Of conclusive evidence was sent to
the workhouse as a vagrant, will be in
spected tomorrow by Mrs. wunder of Eir-
ginia. who thinks she recognizes through
the mans description fellow who appear
ed TO her greatly excited on the road a
little above the scene OF the murder and
ABOUT the time il was committed. Mrs.
Munder was driving at the time. and no.
ticlng the fellows tired and anxious APP
pearance asked him IL he did not want a
i.t. instead of accepting the invitation he
the wagon. Mrs. w" Wunder viii 20 to 'r the
workhouse to make the inspection.
Death OF Mrs. Doeison.
Mrs. III. W. Dodson, widow of the late J..
d. Dodson, the Washington carpet ner-
chant.and mother ofsMr.J. Mel. Dodson.t he
died Saturday at Warrenton, Va, where
she had gone with her daughter in the
hope of benefiting her health. Mrs. bod
had gathered about her host of friends.
The funeral will take place tomorrow from
ne, nsr late home; SoIs Gay s street, 1r; BUCK
will conduct the services. The .nterment
will be made in the family lot at Oak Hill.
Break Quickly Repaired.
A break occurred Saturday on he four
tflllc leNei OI tHc SueSdpcdhC OAiiO
canal that delayed traffic. though not for
any considerable time. a large force of
men was Immediately put on .he vork of
repair.
The Canal Tranic.
The following boats arrived at George
town with coal. via canal, July %:
For Meredith. Winship & Co. W H. c..
Bayley. Capt. Benz. Stride. 11S tons; No.
IO9 Capt B. Stride, III tons; Deer Park
Capt. :. Crampton. 10 tons; n. e; Read,
]. w. Fisher. l1S tons.
Boats to clear Georgetown July q via ca
H. Hanekamp. Capt. J. H. johnson; No.
III. Capt. J: Snyder; III. L. Bond. Capt. T.
Ingram: j. Hanway, Capt. j. T: Leary; No.
10 ESrk CAPT SNYDER can, Mo ~ D SaRs r
Greenless: No lO2, Capt l. Penner
Boats to clear Cumberland for George
town with coal. via canal. July q. were as
For Meredith. winship & Co. Jos Bryan.
Capt. D: Hewitt. III tons; No. 143. Capt. X.
spong. lis tons: No. III Capt H' r. c. Swain.
ll6 tons: c. r. White, jr.. Capt. r. Barthol.
For J: ?. Agnew & Co. Sarah Kirvan,
Capt X. Taylor, lib tons.
New Musical Organization.
The Aeolian Glee Club. a musical organ
ization that promises great things. has
been formed and placed unter the leader
ship of Mr.. r. 8. Parrott The following
are the members: First tenors. J. Town
Smith: second tenors. Chas. E. Lee. Henry
y. Bowies Eugene Brown, Edward Morris ):
first BASES. Lorraine Fisher. Geo, Ander-
son. Geo. Boyd; second BASES, Edward Y.
Gates. Harry B. Cryer. John p. Carter. w.
Leon Wheeler; business manager. J. Town
send Beason; pianist, Miss Mary Berry.
Received at the Custom House.
Entries received at the Georgetown Gus
tom house during the week ending July
2. 1893. were valued as follows:
Books. $50; silk embroidery. $50; bicy-
cles. 300; cigars. 0SS; household effects,
sos. Total. N.25O.
At Georgetown College.
Saturday the Rev. J. Havens Richards.
ST.. president Of Georgetown University.
returned from the north and will spend the
remainder Of the summer at the college.
Beginning on the 31st instant he will have
Bishop Vandever of Richmond, Va, and the
clergy of the bishops diocese. who will
come to spend a spiritual retreat OF six
duct the religious exercises. which will con-
sist of Instructions meditat tons and prayers.
Services win be held ED IN the Pahlgren Ms
will be tastefully prepared and decorated
with blooming plants.
chapel has lately been finished, according to
the directions of Mrs. John Dahlgren. and
was made in Europe. The central figure Is
Heart. To the right Is st. John, Mr.. John
Vinton Dahlgrens patron saint, and to the
Ielt 81. EllzaDetn. the SAINT tor Wnom MRS.
Dahigren Is named.
Notes.
Yesterday at Jamestown the remains of
Mr.. Hillary Hoskinson. father Of Mr.. Geo.
p. Hoskinson of this place. were buried.
residents for miles around attending the
funeral
The Georgetown cyclists in uniform and
goodly numbers yesterday took spin to
the Glen Echo Amphitheater for the pCr-
pose of making Anal arrangements for the
anniversary entertainment to be given next
Friday evening.
John NJ Barry has decided to Mary E.
French for $500 part of block in Barry
subdivision of Friendship and Mount Airy,
located at the junction OF the Rockville
turnpike and River road.
Miss Daschiell. the organfst OF CHRIST
for some time at the worlds fair, Is home
MIR. A. Lee Lowe is home again from a
vacation spent at Middlebrook. Montgomery
county, Maryland.
les. is being constructed at Arlington GENE
terry.
All the new brick works that have lately
been established around Rosslyn are re-
ported as thriving. The demand for DITCH
Is exceeding by far the supply.
All Rosslyn's liquor licenses have been
refused and front doors are now closed
1t Is said that the Great Fails Eiectric
Railroad Company will strive to get an
amendment to their charter through which
they will be allowed to enter Georgetown
by way of Prospect avenue instead OF by
the Canal road.
Miss Annie Ausherman, who has been the
guest of Mrs. G.. H. Giles. left yesterday
Mrs. Morris H. Woimer Of 1922 Dumbarton
avenue has gone to Harrtsonourg, Va
where she will stay until October l.