Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
]ABoUT GEORGETOWN
A Fight at the Other End Of the Aqueduct
Bridge.
Three Georgetown Negroes BADLY
Used by Alleged Policy Men
Other Interesting Items.

Thomas Of 1923 10th street and Earnest
Pratt Of 23d street, were attacked In the
culvert near the Virginia end Of the Aque-
duct bridge by an unknown mulatto and
seriously hurt. They were struck on the
head with stones and bruised bodily In
many places. The culvert is the rem
devious Of a gang Of policy men, headed by
John Turvey, a white man. 1t is alleged
that the assault was entirely unprovoked.
It was thought by some OF those hanging
about the place that the men were spies In
the employ of the District officials The
fight began on some one making the asser-
ton that David Thomas had drawn a knife
on one Of the party in the culvert. Thomas
denied the truth Of the charge, and called
on VIM. johnson. who was standing near,
to bear him out. The combined denial
brought the attack Immediately. It is
that they did not raise q hand 1t would
have been utterly useless, as the whole con-
gregation seemed arrayed against them on
It being alleged that they were Spies They
finally escaped to Georgetown, but not until
they had been badly beaten They were
afraid to go back into Virginia to swear
out q warrant for the attacking party, for
who led the assault is a conspicuous fig
ure in Rosslyn. though the parties attacked
do not know his name. Thomas lost his
hat in the attack. When asked why he
rather lose his hat than his head.
Tenleytown Wants Free Delivery.
A petition. heavily signed and headed
with the signatures Of the Rev. Father
Barry, pastor Of st. Annes Catholic
Church, and the widow Of ex-Gov. Hunt
has Just come from the Tenleytown people
addressed to the authorities Of the Post
Office Department. 1t prays for the introduce
ton of free letter delivery system within
the boundaries Of the Tenleytown district.
asking particularly that one or more Of
the twenty ew carriers to be appointed
next month be assigned them. Within
what IS claimed as the Tenleytown district
there are nearly $500 souls.
At the present time the carrier system is
in use up the Tenleytown road as far as the
LoughbOrough. There 1t ceases right on
the line of the thickly populated section.
and branches off up the Loughborough.
which Is a comparatively deserted highway,
the residences being scattered far apart
Woodley lane, too. has been provided with
the carrier system. Mr.. John H. Wendell.
one Of the largest taxpayers of Tenley-
town, says that Germanys smallest towns
fifty years ago had a better postal service
than Tenleytown has today.
A Marriage That Was a Surprise.
Mr.. Seth schell of ISL 10th street has
lost his single daughter. Miss Minnie, and
Mr.. VIM. E. Boyden has.I gained a wife.
Mr.. Boyden had been calling upon Miss
Minnie for some time. The parents though,
thought, wh,n they thought Of the subject
at all. that the two were simply friends
nothing more. Last Saturday Miss Minnie
told those at home she9Sas going to visit
a friend at Takoma Park and would prob
ably stay q day or two. She went to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad station and
there was met by Mr.. Boyden. Instead of
going to Takoma Park the two went to
Baltimore. There they went before a
Methodist Episcopal minister and were
given by the parents of !. the bride. Mr..
Boyden Is a stenographer. The bride g
father is the well-known contractor. Mr..
and Mrs. Boyden will reside in Washington.
Washington Actors at Leesburg.
Mr.. Edwin Ferry's company. including
Berbram Temple. late. of Bennett Mat
locks company; John ]. Collins. Miss Myra
Lee Cavilier Of Alexandria. Miss Emily
| Sauter, r. T. Butler. Frederick Shafhirt,
Harry Allison. ]. B. Schafhirt and Harry
Buckingham, together with Talbot o. Pu-
| lizzi and others from the "Linthicum stu
dents of Georgetown. presented Damon
and Pythias'' at Leesburg. Va. last night
to an overwhelmingly large audience. Mr..
Ferry was at his best, his work in the
fourth act arousing the audience to great
enthusiasm. Mr.. Temple as Pythias gave
the part all the strength that 1t demanded.
Miss Cavilier's work as Calanthe was sur
prisingly natural All the tender and pas
sionate scenes were given with artistic
delicacy and genuine emotion. Miss Sauter
as Hermion was effective. John ]. Collins
| was excellent as Dionysius. Frederick
Shafhirt made his "bit" stand out promi-
| nently. Talbot o. Pulizzi played Lucullus
| with decided effect. Mr.. J. F. Peyton man
aged the production and Mr.. Harry Buck
ingham- the stage. ''Virginius' will be pre-
sented tonight.
Notes.
Lieut. Downs L. Wilson, U. 8. navy, who
has been stationed at Honolulu for two
or three years, is home on leave.