Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
One Neighborhood Marked BY Lively
Sunday Row.
Quarrel over q Missing Fork-Other
Local Notes From Across
Rock Creek.

The peace Of Sunday was violently inter-
fered with yesterday morning. in Keady's
court, Boston" between 3Sd and Bath and
M street and the canal. There was a big
fight, in which men and women partici-
pated. Ed. Brooke and Buck RigSs start
ed 1t. They fought for half an hour, both
receiving punishment. Then Riggs mother
took q hand to help her son. Dony Poin-
dexter followed on the other side, attack
ing the Riggs woman with fists first. then
stones, bricks. and other such missiles
Finally the latter had her left ear taken
off with a brick. Her screams were hor-
riblc. BY this time the fighting forces on
both sides had increased and the fight was
becoming a serious affair. Eliza Johnson
Rebecca Poindexter and Rose Negley were
among the achievements. They were
filled with antagonistic liquor. which boil
ed and siszed as attacks We're made and
parted. Rose, during the big row, took q
side turn and assaulted Lena Washing
ton, an onlooker, for whom she had been
for some time harboring feeling not very
akin to love.
The whole vicinity was in an uproar.
Men and women cursed and fought and
spectators urged some on. Legged others to
desist. Things were marching glortously
lice appeared-Sergt. Valkman and Off,
GERS Maher and Pierce. They succeeded
in arresting the whole gang.
When Elizabeth Riggs was taken In the
patrol her ear was hanging by a string
Of cartilage and she was covered with
blood.
Had the Fork.
John Vissner got in a row Saturday in
MaliIrs eating house, and the police came
in and arrested him. While in the patrol
going stationward he was seen to throw
9th "a ah1lrrv-lIp'p wa W. q
stopped, and the castaway thing was found
to be table fork. 1t was learned later, on
a visit to Malini, that the fork was the
cause of the row. He had seen Vissner put
1t in his pocket while eating at his table.
He had reno nstrated and demanded Its re-
turn. Vissner denied he had the thing. The
row followed. The charge against the pris-
oner was put down as disorderly conduct
and petit larceny.
Christian Burial.
Nine" Pursall, who dropped dead in the
little Zion Church room in the old peniten-
tiary building near the canal on Friday
night, will be given a Christian burial, and
not inferred in potter's field, as first intend
ed by the authorities in view Of the body
not having been claimed. Rev. Mr.. Gaines
of the Little Zion Mission will bear the ex-
pense with collections he has made for the
burial.
Death of Mr.. Tom Walker.
Mr.. Tom Walker. a fisherman of wide
river acquaintance, died here Friday last
sudder ly. At 8 o'clock he was on the
wharf at the foot of 32d street. and half
an hour later was cold in death.
He choked to death through a great
swelling in the throat, which had UP to
that time not caused him any serious in
convenience. He never appreciated the
seriousness Of his ailment thinking his
out. Some say he died of the diphtheria,
which he had had for weeks. though able
to move about Others that he had caught
the marsh fever; others still that 1t was
case of Quinsy.
1t Ia reported that while in swimming
Yesterday near the Chain bridge, Arthur
Kuhn had a narrow escape from drowning.
Kuhn is fourteen years Of age. Compan-
ions assisted him out of danger.
Messrs. Chris. Hager. Chris. Talbot and
Boswell made yesterday one Of the most
successful bass catches Of the season at the
Great Falls. Nineteen were hauled in,
weighing, aggregately. forty-tYo pounds.
Mr.. Boswell broke the record Of the crowd
line. All the fishermen are Georgetowners.
Mrs. Rose Theurer and Miss Esther
Theurer returned today from tour of Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
cock is reported a foot and half below
the crest of dam No. 6.
Pretty Wedding.
At the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Ezra
Troth on Wednesday last there was a
pretty wedding, the contracting parties
being Mr.. Gerardus H. May and Miss Ella
NJ Troth. Miss Carrie Troth, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid, and Mr.. Claude
rd hoe he WI c
performed by Rev. w. s. O. Thomas in the
presence of many friends Of the contract
ing parties. After congratulations Mr.. and
Mrs. May left for their new home. The
presents received were beautiful and costly.
The Canal Men.
All the canal men with but few excep-
tons will vote the republican ticket this
year. Hardly Hurst button is seen along
the line. One old leader among the men
says that they will not vote any more for
Germans candidates, as they fear that
they might yet accomplish the sale of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, in which they
were few years ago frustrated by Judge
Alvey. 1t has not been SO very many years
ago when, it is said, German owned almost
the souls Of the canal men, but things
have changed, you know.
Crowded Outlets.
The crowding of vehicles. cars, etc, and
the incI eased miscellaneous traffic that will
spring up when the Union depot is finished.
the Arlington road Genes in and the Great
Falls corporation Shows cause" why an
entry should be made by means of poles
and trolleys make another exit to the
west an imperative necessity. There are
but two now-one at either end of the town.
The NJ street continuation Is narrow, dusty
and even now kept constantly crowded.
Prospect street must go through to relieve
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