Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Movement for Q Francis Scott Key
Monument.
Turning Gas Lamps Out Causes EN-
Dloyes t. BE Fined-Many In
teresting Notes.

Reports from Frederick relative to the
movement on foot there to erect q monu-
ment of imposing design to the memory Of
the author Of the Star Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Key, for 50 long q time q
resident Of Georgetown (where he occupied
the old mansion on the south side Of M
street near the Aqueduot BRIDGE, are to the
effect that most encouraging local success
Is being met with. The ladies of the town
have combined with the Francis Scott Key
Association, and are working with a zeal
to build the fund up to a necessary height.
systematic manner Of collecting has been
adopted. There is a strong feeling among
the advocates Of the movement. though, to
have the project assisted by others than
the citizens of Frederick. They say the
glory wrought by the immortal ode of the
dead belongs not alone to the citizens where
his body rests. but to the nation at large.
The nation should therefore do him honor.
mite from the largest cities would suffice
credit upon the states. At the present time
the resting place Of the dead author in
Mount Olivst cemetery Is marked by only
a plain slab. q foot or two In height, and
the home in Georgetown he loved SO dearly
Is a tenement, and lately q lunch room
and wholesale liquor store.
OMcess Elected.
Mechanics Lodge. No. is, 1. o. o. F., had
a family meeting last evening and elected
the following officers for the ensuing term:
w. G.. w. X. Stevens; V. c., D. T. Taylor;
recording secretary. A. G. Thomas: financial
secretary. Robert Butler: treasurer. T. T.
Spare. and representatives to the Grand
Lodge, 7. 7. Spare. p. G.; w. A. Donaldson.
r; g.; A. G. Thomas, p. G.. and John Jen-
The officers will be installed by Grand
Master John H. Wood next Friday night At
o'clock.
Turning Lights Out.
To some Of the residents Of town lighted
gas lamps have Of late proved 50 annoying,
particularly when they are located in front
OF the windows and DOORS that often the
flames have been turned out This. though,
In every case has caused a fine to be levied
against the company by the Commissioners.
ana the company, in turn, has deducted
these fnes from the wages Of the lighters.
who are held responsible for all such irreg-
ularities The head lighters get but 500 a
month. and every deduction tells strongly
on such salary. The Commissioners as
sess the company cents an hour for every
lamp reported out by the police This
month the fines amounted to nearly s..
The company will put ground glass in all
lamps where the light shines annoyingly, on
application.
Another Jumper.
AFo1fer, the jumper from Fort Myer,
was initiated last evening in his Aqueduct
bridge feat VIM. Wardell. an employee Of
the Electric Light Company, taking a
plunge from the footway to the water be-
low at ITO o'clock. Three hundred people
witnessed the Jump. Nothing was gained
by the man. however. He took the down.
ward leap merely to exhibit his nerve and
to prove that there were others about as
brave as Aldfer Wardell was costumed
IN close-fitting bathing suit. The water
was struck with such force as to bruise
considerably the breast and face of the
Jumper. He swan to the Georgetown shore,
though, without much difficulty.
Notes. -
Coal in big quantities Is on the way to
Georgetown from the Georges creek region,
consigned to Agnew & Co.
Frye's men have been crossing the Aaue-
duct bridge all day In twos and fours They
intend to camp Immediately outside of Ross
lyn-
At 10 O'Clock this morning the funeral Of
Mrs Sarah Hutchins. relict of the late
Samuel Hutchins, took place from S41S o
street. The interment was. at Oak Hill.
Covenant Lodge. No. Ii, I. o. o. F., has
elected officers as follows: Walter B. Sc
bastian, noble grand; B. X. Mangum, vice
Edwin H. Harner. financial secretary; Theo.
f. Kinney. treasurer, and Geo. Bennett,
Geo. Wise and Geo. Rantzell. trustees.
The West Washington Citizens Associa-
ton officers are engaged IN getting sigma
lures to an elaborate petition to Congress
asking for speedy and favorable action on
the bill Of the Arlington Railway Company.
granting 1t permission to use the AQueduct
piers in order to enter town.
Agnew Co., the coal shippers here, re-
port that 1G7 of the men who have been out
of their mines In the Georges creek region
have returned to work and fuel will be
shipped to town by both rail- and canal boat
at once.