Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Prospects Of Railroad Extension to Falls
Church.
The Route Partly Graded-Two Girls
Escape From the Reform
School-Notes.

Woodbridge and Turner. the new owners
OF the Washington and Arlington Railroad
Company. are making preparations to ex-
tend their road to Falls Church from a point
PEAR Fort Myer, over the route laid out in
1875 by Voss. the northerner. who contem-
plated the building Of a narrow-gauge road
to the point now in question. The route for
q long distance has already been graded.
This morning laborers under the direction
of Mr. Harry Phillips, the company's agent
here. began the work of laying of, grading
and excavating for the large L-shaped
frame depot that is to be constructed near
the roads aqueduct terminus. 1t is also
contemplated. II Is said, by those acquainted
with the movements of the promoters, to
establish a power house in Virginia and give
up the idea of getting the motive power
from Georgetown. as has heretofore been
done. The great desire of the company,
however, Is to get direct connection by
way of the Aqueduct bridge piers. through
the construction of side railroad bridge
These projected operations have had a
splendid effect on real estate dealers In
Virginia property. Flattering offers have
within the past few days been made
for real estate along the proposed line and
extension. The new depot now being pre-
pared for will be used principally for storing
the cars and office purposes Woodbridge
and Turner'S purchase Of the Washington
ard Arlington road has been ratified by the
Alexandria court.
They Have Escaped.
At about 4:3O o'clock tins morning two
inmates of the Girls Reform School. on the
upper Conduit road. made their escape from
the house of retention. Louisa Harrison
was one and Lucinda Gilmore the other.
Both are colored, the former light brown,
tall and slender, the latter somewhat dark
er and short and stout. Their ages are
fourteen and sixteen, respectively They
were both attired in checked dresses OF
light shades.
The cook at the reform school is suspected
OF having assisted the girls to escape. II
would have been next to impossi-
bic for them to have gotten out
of the building without inside help
Once out of the big house. the
walls were climbed and liberty reached
Louisa Harrison formerly lived on New
Jersey avenue and LUCINDA Gilmore on
NJ street between 9th and 10TH They re-
fiected no credit upon the communities in
which they moved
Chiidren's Day.
The children teachers and friends of the
Tenleytown Baptist Church crowded that
house CT worship yesterday at 3 pm. to
listen to the children's exercises. Plants
and flowers in profusion decorated the
church. A large liberty bell of daisies,
which hung from rod in the center OF the
room. and a cross of honeysuckle on the
platform were particularly admired. The
music was under the direction of Mr..
Thompson, and the children's exercises I'M
der the direction of Mrs. G.. W. Mccullough.
the wife Of the pastor. The following, who
participated. did especially well: Lottie
Payne. John King. May Schaffer, Virgie
Harding. Lena Thompson. Eugene Houser.
Myrtle Phillips, Cora Balding. Della Houser,
Annie Wendell. Regenia Harding, Crissie
Thompson. Bell Dykes, Matte King. For
rest Yowle. Ethel Burrows. Maggie Thomp-
son. Annie Hunter, Bessie Houser, Viola
Burroughs. Nettie Trail. Leroy McCobb.
Annie NcCobb. Mollie Wendell and Eta
Hurley IN the evening the pastor admin
istered the rite of baptism before an inter
children's day at the West Street Presby-
terrain and the Congress Street NJ. P.
Churches. d,
A musical and literary entertainment and
competitive drill Of the Boys Brigade will
be held this evening at the Peck Memorial
Chapel. 2Sth and NJ streets. the branch of
Covenant. which, through the efforts Of the
among the young people.
While standing on the corner of 34th and
n streets Saturday night about IL o'clock
Frederick Anderson, a resident OF Alexan-
dria. was struck on the head with brick
thrown by some unknown party. His skull
was severely injured and condition next
to one of senselessnesS followed. The man
was taken to the Emergency Hospital FOR
repairs.
The pulpit of the German Lutheran
Church here was yesterday occupied by the
Rev. L. NJ. Kuhns, d. D.. who will oficiate
as pastor until the Rev. Geo. Nixdorfs sue
eessor is appointed.
Capt. Wilson Of the Western High School
Cadets entertained his men on Saturday
evening at his home on Q street.