Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Young Boy Was Found Sick in an
Alley.
Funeral OF VIM. DOuEal and Other
Local Notes of General
Interest.

Mr.. VIM. H. Dougal was buried Saturday
at 3 O'Clock. There was large attendance
at the home of deceased, where the serv-
ices of the Presbyterian Church were con-
Quoted. Rev. DR.. Alexander officiated, as
sisted by Rev. Frank E. Williams, a for
mer pastor of the West Street Church, now
of Baltimore.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. F. L.
Moore, John. Leetch, John Marbury, A.
Greenlees, B. r. Mayfield and J. T. Mot
ter Messrs. Leetch. Mayfield and Motter
represented the West Street Church session
OF which deceased was a member The
horal tributes We're very beautiful. The
interment at Oak Hill was private.
Found Sick in an Alley.
Geo. w. Clifford, boy less than sixteen
years Of age, was found lying in an alley
this morning opening out on 3lst street,
below N, i'll with chills and fevers He
was taken in and cared for by Dr. Bird
sail temporarily, and then sent to a hos
pital The boy claimed that he had been
turned adrift by his mother, who has just
broken up housekeeping in Southeast
self.
He Did Not Return.
The disappearance of William Parker, a
bricklayer, has caused considerable talk
of 1916 Bath street. He left the men who
were working for MIN for the purpose, as
they understood it, to get the bills changed
that he might pay them off, He had, it is
stated, drawn 500 on the job They waited
IN vain for bis return. Parker agreed to
complete Johnson's brickwork, it seems,
for 800 Parker has left three small chill
dren behind who are at present with Mr..
and Mrs. s. E. Mccarthy.
NOtea.
Miss Elizabeth Trur nel an elderly lady,
formerly of Frederick county and later of
Georgetown, died last night at her home
on I'd street. Capitol Hill. She leaves nu-
merous relatives here and in Maryland
Mrs. Adline Wineberry Lusby. a resident
of Georgetown for many years, where she
conducted bakery on sd street, died
Friday last at 1918 NJ street.
Officer Chas. H. Bradley has been ap-
pointed mounted man, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Officer John
McCabe.
Thomas McManna was struck and knock
ed down Saturday at the corner of 18th and
M streets by grip car No. 227 of the Capital
Traction line, in charge of William Owens.
Cuts and bruises of the head were sus-
tanned. DR.. Mackan attended the wounded
man.
1t has just been announced that September
T. 1893: Mr.. James T. O'Neale and Miss
Edna H. Marceron were married at st,
Peters Church. Baltimore, by the Rev,
Father McCullen. Both are of Geofgetown.
Parental opposition on both sides made the
visit to another city advisable.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Sweeny, the president Of !be
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank Of
Georgetown. last week passed his eighty
sixth birthday. His illness of several
months is now rapidly giving way and there
is a probability that he will come out this
week.
Baptism was again administered at the
Tenleytown Baptist Church yesterday in the
presence of a large congregation.
Pastor G. w. Mccullough preached on the
character of Ruth, and made the effort enc
of deep interest.
Pastor Smith of the Tenleytown NJ E.
Church, who has been very low with typhoid
fever at the Johns Hopkins Hospital is
reported to be gaining in health and spirits
and on a fair road to complete recovery.