Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
Funeral of Father Duncan at the University
Today.
A Sketch of the Dead Priests Career
Glen Echo Organ Trouble.

The injunction in the case of the Glen
Echo Chautauqua Company against the
Carl Barschoff Organ Company has been
dissolved by order of the Montgomery
county court. The case originated in the
procuring of an Injunction to stop the sale
of a portion of the property in the posses
sion of the Glen Echo Company to pay for
the great organ in the amphitheater. The
property was advertised for sale some
weeks ago, but the sale was stopped by the
injunction that has been dissolved.
There were two real estate sales in
Georgetown yesterday. Charles Memmert
decided to II. G. Wagner. for $500, part
of lot 35, in Beall's addition. fronting on
Dumbarton avenue between 31st and 32d
streets; and Edward j. Daw sold to Milton
G. Mitchell, for 500, property in lot r.
Peters square.
A man named David Woodward was found
disposing of a quantity of personal and bed
clothing yesterday at such low figures that
he was arrested on suspicion of having
stolen the stuff. Blankets had gone off for
% cents and dresses for 20 cents. He had
under his arm a great bundle of misce-
laneous linen pieces, all soiled. 1t looked as
if the man had gotten possession of some
ones wash. He could give no good account
of himself and Policeman Passan took
him in.
VIM Lemon, suspected of having attempt
ed to steal the silverware of Col. Magruder
of 30l9 Z street recently, has been arrested.
From a rear alley Lemon saw the silver in
the back windows of the Magruder house,
where it had been laid by the servant who
had just rubbed ii up, and, jumping into the
yard made a grab for 1t. The servant was
on hand and made a grab for him. She
saved everything but a napkin ring.
At 10 o'clock this morning the remains of
Rev. Father VIM. II. Duncan, for one year
treasurer of the Georgetown College. were
laid to rest in the priests burying ground to
he north q college Services
in Dahlgren Chapel, and the prayers for the
dead were read at the grave In the chapel
low mass was celebrated by the Rev. Fa-
Their j. Ravens Richards, rector of the col
lege The faculty and students of the uni
versity were present.
Relatives of the dead priest were also
there, including his sister, Mrs Dr. Adds
Emmett of New York, and Mr. Duncan
Harriss, the New York lawyer. Father
Duncan entered Georgetown College at the
age of fourteen. He graduated in 1853, and
returned to Mobile, Ala, where he studied
law. and practiced his profession for a short
time. Soon he began the study of divinity
at Mt. st. Mary's College, Emmettsburg.
Md. When the war broke out hts studies
we're interrupted. but he resumed them
later at Mobile. He was ordained priest in
1862, and appointed assistant at the Mobile
Cathedral, and secretary to Bishop Quinlan.
In 1869 he entered the Society of Jesus. and
In 1871 he sent assistant priest to
st. Mary's Church, Boston. Four years
later he was appointed pastor, ard In 1893
he was selected as the treasurer of George
town College. He attended to the duties of
that office until stricken with paralysis on
September 26 last
Rev. Father Duncan was fine admins
traitor and beloved particularly by the peo-
pie of Boston, with whom he was most
associated. For his congregation he built
a fine parochial school for girls, and pur-
chased one for the boys, in addition to COM
pleting a magnificent Gothic church. When
he rclinquished his charge he left the parish
free from all debt and exceedingly prosper
Gus.