Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-02
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
The Usual Fate Of the Peacemaker
Again Exempliaed.

Again Exempliaed.
While going up Saith street on Saturday
the Georgetown reporter had his attention
attracted by distressing sounds, coming
from the windows and doors of a house
They seemed to be a mixture Of walls,
agonizing shrfeks and discordant melodies,
emanating from the throat Of youth
whose voice was changing. Believing that
either murder was being committed or a
horrible torture perpetrated, he entered an
open door on hasty tour Of investigation.
At the top of the first flight of stairs the
cause of it all was made known. Crowding
In corner, with about as much clothes
on as had Venus when she entered the
bath, was boy of ten or eleven. Blood
was seen all over his body. Standing over
him with an implement that looked like
a cudsel was a man whose resemblance to
the boy proclaimed him his father. The
chastisement he was inficting was cruel
even brutaI The reporter is humane, and
ne felt for the boy-not as much as the
boy felt for himseif-but still he felt So
he thought he would help the little fellow
to stay on earth at least long enough to
allow him to die with his shoes OIL. The
Georgetown reporter was not large ON Sat
urday. The cudgeler was. The reporter
therefore couldn't make it a strictly per-
sonal affair. Instead he made a bluff about
calling the police. The bluff didn't work
u,
tremble and plead don't" the Gather just
took his eyes from the boy a moment.
picked up boot jack that was lying on
an upturned frying pan and heaved 1t at
the head OF the reporter. 1t missed.
Hit him with the frying pan, pa" yelled
the boy at this moment, who had stopped
his walls to watch the second encounter
The Georgetown reporter has no face to
be proud of. but he entertains selfish at
tachment for what he has. To avoid its
mutilation he therefore moved off, This
he did with locomotive velocity the instant
he saw the father start to act upon the
sons suggestion.
Then the would-be peacemaker went
down town, hunted up a notary public who
takes acknowledgements for Is cents and
in due legal form swore to forever restrain
from lending assistance to small boys In
domestic distress.
The words OF that ungrateful boy: Hit
him with the frying pan, pa" are still
ringing in his ears.
Maryland Conference.
Sixteen persons were received into full
membership at Congress Street Methodist
Protestant Church yesterday by the pastor,
Rev. Walter R. Graham, and each present.
ed with a discipline of the church.
The Maryland annual conference will be-
gin its sixty-sixth session in Congress Street
Church next Wednesday morning at 9
o clock. The conference sermon will be de-
Gvered at IL o'clock. The conference will
be In session for one week, and the ses-
sions will be open to the public. The church
here has completed it's arrangements for
the entertainment Of the large body of
ministers and laymen. The members of the
conference will arrive on Tuesday, and
special conference services will be held on
the evening of that day at 1880 o'clock.
Rock Creek BaptizinE.
In the cold waters Of Rock creek yester-
day the Rev. Sandy Alexander, pastor of
the First (colored) Baptist Church, located
at the corner of 9th and Dumbarton
streets. immersed in a religious manner
several males and females The baptizine
took place just above the P street bridge.
and was looked upon by a good crowd.
Important trustees sale OF vaiuab real
estate, by auction; 1th street cable and cleo
trio cars will take you to the great sale of
the eight-acre tract of land tomorrow at 4
o'clock pm, opposite Battle cemetery. See