Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-10
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
Raising Funds to Erect a New Baptist
Church.
Subscriptions Are Coming I'm Lively
Eject in Georgetown of n Coal
Miners Stril~e-Notex.

The Rev. ]. d. Smith, department chap
lain G. A r., and late pastor of Grace
Church, Washington, is in Georgetown
actively assisting the Rev. W. s. o. Thomas
in raising the fund necessary to begin the
construction Of Georgetown's proposed new
$4,000 Baptist church. encouragement of
the most fattering kind is being met with
on every hand. Subscriptions are pouring
in from representatives of all denomina-
lions. Checks ranging from SO to 1925 and
notes payable in five annual installments
are fairly raining in the funds Golfers
The canvass has been going on but three
days, yet one-third of the amount necessary
to begin operations has been received.
The new church will have a frontage of
ninety feet and a depth of sixty, with the
entrance on 31sI street 1t Will be con-
structed of Potomac stone and brick, with
square tower at the corner. The style of
architecture will be principally Roman
esQue. 1t is the intention of those having
the improvement in charge to subcoatract
the work. and, IL sucn a thing is possible
distribute 1t only among contractors of the
town. An architect will superintend the
whole. By this method of construction not
only will the church be erected at the small
est cost. but the interest in il will be more
general
The present church, a frame structure
dedicated In 1885, is now entirely made
quate for the accommodation of the rapid
ly growing congregation. With its Sunday
scnool members II has regular attendance
of over 425.
Mr.. Claude Smith, son of the Rev. ]. ID.
smith, has been secured by the congregation
TO lead the choir.
The Coal Miners Strike
Two thousand miners attended the meet
ing Tuesday night of the miners of the
Georges Creek coal region. 1t was decided
at the meeting TO send delegates to a con-
ference to be held IN Ohio on May Is. The
situation is now considered serious. though
not as much SO as the agitators would have
II believed The work of the agitators is
effective mostly among the young men and
the discordant element. Men in the employ
OF the mine owners are now on the way to
cumberland to protect property against pos
sibe violence
Should entire suspension of work follow
II VIII be serious blow to Cumberland and
the towns along the Chess peake and Ohio
canal 1t viii mean the furloughiny of
hundreds OF railroad mer, the putting OF
OF crowds of wharf hands and the turning of
many canal boats into houses OF distress
In addition to this many industries at Cum
berland dependent upon the coal trade win
ianguish.
The amount OF coal on hand that can be
used will last home factories but two weeks
at the most.
Only One Garbage Cart.
Georgetown is visited but by one gar
bage cart, and as it cannot be in
more than one place at the same time. and
has but a limited ca pacity, there is a howl
going up from the multitude that would
make the contractor tremble could he but
hear it. One cart hardly removes the gar
bage from the stores Private houses. there
fore. are almost entirely neglected
Notes
Mr. Charles W. Eliason of this place has
gone TO Pirtsburg, Pa, where he will ac,
as official stenographer to the armor-plate
investigating committee
Mildred, the youngest daughter of Mr..