Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
The Washington and Arlington Road Will
Probably Be Sold
Extension of Time Wanted - Sales OF
Real Estate-BOats Arriving and
Departing-Other News.

| what Will be done with the washington
and Arlington railroad now that the courts
have given you the powers of receiver
over both that part lying in Virginia and
its electrical plant and property in George
town. asked The Star last night Of Mr..
Archibald Greenlees.
| 1T will in all probability be sold at an
early date" was the reply, several COM
panies or representatives of companies be-
ing at present engaged in trying to enter
into preliminary negotiations for its pur-
chase"
When asked If the promoters Of the pro-
posed new Falls Church road were not
| prominent among the ones who wanted the
Washington and Arlington franchise Mr..
| Greenlees made no definite answer. 1t is
understood. though. from outside parties
that the Falls Church people have been ex-
ceedingly anxious to get hold of the almost
abandoned road. They have $51, 900 already
subscribed to the fund necessary to buy or
| build. No figure has been placed on the
Washington and Arlington railroad, but
all offers will be considered.
The receiver thinks 1t highly improbable
that the original subscribers to the stock
! of the company will ever realize anything,
as the bondholders who have a prior claim
will require more than will be obtained to
| satisfy 1t.
!
to go through Georgetown and to the Penn
sylvania depot by way of Virginia avenue,
Is not constructed by next spring the char
Ter se, WIN De forfeited; This of course. will
detract from the selling price of the road
II the time is not extended. A bill asking
Tor the extension was read before Con-
gress last year and referred to the Commits
sioners If 1t passes the value of the fran
chlse, or course becomes greater and the
chances for its early sale correspondingly
So
The Washington and Arlington has never
paiu ana probably never will until Ii is
extended into the District of Columbia. All
those who put money into 1t have lost
Property Sold.
Three pieces Of Georgetown property
changed hands yesterday, the sales agzre-
eating $4,000. Fred. W. Pratt and John
Joy Edison transferred to c. c. Duncanson.
Tor 1880, a one-tenth interest In the prop
erty described in deed recorded in nber
lI93, folio S61, land records. j. w. Meyer
sold to j. p. Clark lot IL, block 3, Clark and
Hurts sub of Whitehaven, and Martha E.
and Georgeanna Boarman sold to Emma T.
Mcintyre part of lot 165. Beatty and Haw-
klns addition, being located on the west
side of Market C33d) street above p, and
improved by an old frame dwelling
The construction of fine four-story stone
Motel on the property of the Paiisal les of
the Potomac Company, near the tiistribut-
ing reservoir, is under consideration.
The property mentioned above which
Pratt transfers to Duncanson IL a part of
Cooke Park.
Canal Affairs.
Boats arrived yesterday as follows:
II. L. Bond, Capt.T. Ingram; Jas. Goddard,
Capt. ]. Bush.
Boats cleared yesterday as follows:
No. 12S, Capt E. Nose; Consolidation No.
! 2, Capt. w. Curtis; Cuba, Capt C. Ting
strum; No 1o3. Capt E. Bechtol; J. p
Hewitt. Capt. f. Bechtol; Alcedo, Capt. ].
Boats left Cumberland for town yester-
day follows:
No. 14O. Capt. B. Snyder, 10 tons; Plough
Boy, Capt w. French, 119 tons; No los
Capt. w. H. Wilson, 126 tons; No. 127, Capt
X. c. Swain, 123 tons; No. 1877, Capt r. c.
Swain, I'D tons; w. H. Cooper, Capt r.
Eaton, lis tons.
Supplied Choir.
The proposed changing Of the Christ
| Church choir to a surpliced one is meeting
with the appreciation of all. Last night
| in response TO an invitation over fifty boys
met at the church to have their voices
listened to. The director Of the new choir
| will be Mr.. Watson of the Metropolitan
| Church choir, Washington. AS soon as
| the selection is made and the boys properly
drilled the change will be made.
The Linthicum Students.
The program for the Sth Of December has
| been arranged by the "Linthicum Students 4"
Among those who will appear will be THE
| Students" in an attractive comedietta: Hub
Smith, in his latest catchy song. lis 90
S'eepy;" Mr.. W. H. Conley. in selections;
Mr.. E. B. Hay, principal Of the institute;
Miss Mary Daschiell, who obtained much
recognition through her instrumental per-
| Torrance in the Woman's building con-
certs at Chicago, and the new aspirant for
soubrette honors. Miss Daisy Hammack
| Miss Hammack, with Mr.. T. o. Pulizzi, will
present the summer stock company's sue
cess, "A Pair of Lunatics." In "A Race for
| Dinner" which closes the program Of the
evening, Mr.. r. Clinton Balinger will take
| the leading part, assisted by Messrs. r. F.
| Lowe, ]. Barton Miller j. A. Keliher, W.
| b. Sebastian, Thomas F. Ewing, Nathan
WE'LL and Isaac Oettinger.
Short Paragraphs.
Seventeen hundred tons of coal brought
| down from Cumberland by way of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio canal were carried
north yesterday by the schooner Edward
| r. Hunt. The end of the shipping season
is drawing near, hardly two weeks re-
| naming.
Yesterday on the upper canal, near what
| is known as Big Pool, ice appeared to the
| thickness of a quarter of an inch. 1t was
| found necessary to bring out the ice break
| err in order to free caught canal boat.