Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-25
ABOUT GEORGETOWN N.
Trying to Get an Electric Railway Into
the Town
The Chevy Chase Clubs Hunt-Many
Items of Current In.
terest.

The Falls Church projectors Of the pro-
posed electric railroad are working silently
but steadily and hope within a week or two
to get congressional consideration on their
request for a right of way through the
Arlington reservation and into the District
Of Columbia. The company have already
been granted all the Virginia privileges
they need.
The Chevy Chase Clubs Hunt.
The Chevy Chase riders began their hunt
yesterday at Oak View and terminated it
near their club house. The run was devoid
of unusual excitement. 1t was rather a
still one though unattended by the usual
accidents. The unpleasantness of the
weather interfered somewhat with the at
tendance.
An Attractive Wedding.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon Miss
Sarah Pearson, daughter of MIR. Joseph
Pearson of street, and Mr.. William r.
Pointer of Washington were married, Rev.
DR.. Graham officiating. The bride was
handsomely attired in a gown of white
brocade silk and duchess lace. Miss Fannie
Pearson and Miss Grace Pearson, sisters
of the bride, were the maids of honor.
They wore dresses of yellow and lavender
silk. Mr.. Albert Say was best man. Those
who acted as ushers were Messrs. Frederick
Cook, G.. w. Gardner and John Gray of
w anu AlDtrt Say MARY
land. A reception and collation. was given
later at the home of the brides parents.
The Linthicum Students.
At the Elsmere Hotel last night Miss
Daisy Hammack and Messrs. Robert Lowe,
J. Barton Miller. r. Z. Bainger. +. o. Pu-
lizzi and Guy V. Collins of the "Linthicum
Students" together with Professor f. b.
Hay, the principal of Linthicum Institute,
furnished an exceedingly attractive pro-
gram in conjunction with the usual bright
features of the Unity Clubs monthly meet
ing. Among the Linthicum presentations
were "A Pair of Lunatics." with Miss Ham,
mack and MIR. PuliZZi the impersonators
of the comedy's chara cters: the instiga ton
scene from ''Othello," with Mr. Lowe in
the title role and Mr.. Miller as Iago; Mr.
Balinger in his inimitable southern dialect
verses: Mr.. Collins in Rotations and Mr..
Hay in his uneXcelled ''Hayisms."
Mai. John Johns Funeral.
At 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning the
funeral services over the remains of Maj
John Johns, the confederate veteran and
son of the late Bishop Johns of William
and Mary College. will be held at the late
home of deceased, 1414 Doth street The re-
mains will then be shipped to Baltimore
where they will be inferred in Greenmount
cemetery.
throughout it's entire length. One hundred
men have been employed on the extension.
part Of the grounds of the old Gen.
Grant mansion on Road street. now occupied
by Col John A. Joyce. will be sold this
afternoon at public auction.
The Georgetown Catholic Union will hold
a meeting tonight to take appropriate ac-
ton on the death of Mr.. Richard II. Jones.
one of their members
Messrs. L. p. Cohill p. T. Little, w. p.
Lackley, W. S. Cornelius, J. T. Fields,
Breathed Bridges and w. A. Bowles have
been elected co-porators and directors of
the new state bank recently organized at
Hancock. on the canal with a capital stock
of $4,000.
The third and last lecture on Three
Fathers of the Church will be delivered
this evening at o'cloc, in the parish hall
Of st. Johns Church by Archdeacon VIII
lams. The subject will be '.St. Ch-ysos-
TOM" This course has proved of unusual
interest to the congregation of St. Johns.
and large attendance has been present on
each past occasion.
The Norfolk and Western have reduced
the wages of their employees ten per cent
temporarily, the dullness of the winter
trade having made this necessary.