Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-28
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Odd Fellows Preparing for Elaborate Ser
vices Next Sunday.
Many Notes of General Interest-The
Canal Claim Bill Before the
Maryland legislature.

Next Sunday the cclored Odd Fellows of
the District will assemble in the Mt Zion
Church and hold their annual thanksgiving
services. Nearly two thousand are expect
ed to be present. this number representing
the membership of twenty-four lodges, two
patriarchies. two councils and eight House
holds Of Ruth. The service will be con-
Quoted under the leadership of the District
master, Daniel B. Webster The sermon of
the evening will be delivered by Rev. DIR.
D. Il. Seaton, the pastor of EbeneZer
Church, and addresses made by some of the
prominent ODD Fellows present. The music
Will be a feature of the services, Mr.. Par
rott. the leader of the choir, being now
busily engaged in ARA: ging an elaborate
program. The principal local committee is
composed of Messrs. Henry Bowles, James
gentlemen are working hard to make the
exercises pass off without hitch. The va
rious lodges, councils. patriarchies. etc, will
meet at odd Fellows Hail. on NJ street be-
tween 18th and 18th. and march in a COM
bined body to the church.
These will be the first thanksgiving serv-
ices the Odd Fellows have ever held in
Georgetown.
Old Canal Claims.
A committee of prominent Marylanders
committee of the Maryland Legislature in
the interest Of Lamar's canal claim bill.
They wanted it so amended as to include
all valid subsisting judgments as well as
all labor claims contracted for since 1878.
and instead OF appropriating any money
to pay said claims to simply waive the
states liens in their favor 1t was argued
that though the state had contributed ST.
900, 900 to the building of the canal it had
been amply repaid for its investment by in
crease of taxes and the rise in value of
land in the counties passed through by the
waterway. Affidavits were read showing
that the vast majority of these canal judg
ments were in the hands still Of the origi-
nal owners. the persons who did the work
or furnished material and the state, 1t was
said. should waive its rights in favor OF
these claimants
Mr.. Lamar objects to including old judg
ments in his bill. He said they were of an
entirely different chara cter from the claims
he intended to cover in his bill. The pay
ment OF these original claims is being
asked for by men who lost their fortunes
with the canal The labor claims are
lien on the revenues and resources Of the
canal.
His bill asks for but s55, 900. $4,000 of it
being for work done during the years 1883
and 1850. and which the legislature OF
March. 1890. made provision for under GER
tain conditions.
His bill changes these conditions and asks
that the claims be protected in any event.
as it is not fair to have labor claims COM
piicated with old judgments of different
legal and equitable standing.
Many of the claims covered by Mr.. La
mars bill are held by Georgetowners. who
are watching with considerable interest the
progress of the bill through Its path of leg
islation.
Family Feud.
Robert Chamberlain yesterday afternoon
met Charles Hickerson. an old enemy Of
III 10, Let Dy,I NJ ctr
1 ewed a quarrel that began last Christmas.
and followed up harsh words with hard
blows. The attack yesterday was the out
come of family disagreement which has
grown into a feud. Every time members of
the two families have met since that time
there have been blows struck. The court
mas twice taken hand in the case, but not
to the mutual satisfaction of the parties
concerned.
Both the Chamberlain and Hickerson
families live on 35th street above Road.
Chamberlain. for his little meeting Of yes
terday, was arrested by Officer Conlon, and
charged with assault and battery. Kicker
sou this morning has midnight eyes and
the general aspect of an unanswered
prayer. He Was formerly a night watch
man.
Church Services.
Tomorrow morning at Trinity Church there
will be solemn high mass at $50, and a
procession and exposition Of the relics of
the beatitied Blessed Anthony Baldirmucci
and In the evening at 80 there will he
beads, sermon and benediction followed by
the veneration of the relics of the beatified
The services in honor of Blessed Rudolnb
close tonight.
Railroad Bill.
The Baltimore and Ohios bin asking for
southern extension via Manassas, which
today will be considered in the Virginia
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Georsetowners. Though there are five trunk
nlles carrying freight to the west there is
Dut one direct one south, and the great need
Ior additional facilities is seen at every de-
parture of a train. Delays are common on
ACCOUNT Oh this lack of freight facilities.
short Paragraphs.
spirited revival services are being con-
uucteu TINS week in the Second Baptist
Church, 2Gth street above p. under the
ieauersnip or Brother Lemore. great
number of the heretofore Indifferent have
professed the faith. The revival is bear
ing great fruit
Yesterday morning early Miss Amelia r.
Beck. daughter of Mrs. Catharine BECK of
VI street, died, bringing genuine and uni
NeIsdl regret among very large circle of
acqualntances. Miss Beck was a recent at
tendant at the Western High School, and
possessed all the accomplishments Incident
to success in life.
The barge Minnie Saylor, laden with
loo empty barrels left yesterday for Nor
folk. Va. The cargo was from the barrel
factory of Mr.. John Beavers of Water
street.
Messrs. Charles G. Smith & Son of this
place will furnish all the stone used in the
projected large apartment house of Mr..
Schneider of Washington. The stone win
be obtained from the blue Quarries above
the Aqueduct bridge.
River men say that they fear no freshet
from the last heavy fall of snow in the
mountains along the upper course of the
Potomac, as the thawing during the day
is always followed by a freezing at
night, and the only probable effect this
will have upon the river will be a strength
ening of the current.