Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-30
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Season for Shad is Now Over fol-
This Year
Odd Fellows to Celebrate Tonight
Real Estate Matters Across
the Creek-NOtes.

the last Gay upon which shad. and certain
other fish can be offered for sale. After
today any fisherman who is found having
shad In his possession is liable to a fine,
and more than this, any dealer offering
the fish for sale is running the risk of be-
ling arrested and taken to the Police Court.
The sfad season this year has been IN
Usually successful in point of number
caught, but the financial success is hot
ne ar so good. The warm weather greatly
affected the market. and for time shad
were drag. During the hot spell the fish
could be bought as low as s. per 100, the
dealers being afraid to get supply on
hand because the weather would not per-
init the keeping of the finny denizens of
the deep.
The run OF herring this year is very great,
and many schools of them are spawning
in the river. The clippers are having a
harvest in their unlawful business So
numerous are the herring that the amateur
fishermen up the Potomac snag more of
them than the perch they can catch on
their hooks.
An Odd F'eIlOws' Celebration.
Covenant Lodge, No Is. I. o. o. F., will
hold a grand celebration tonight at its cozy
headquarters, at Odd Fellows Hall. at 1913
31st street. Preparations have been made
for the event for some time past. and an
the occasion, members of the order all over
the city being invited to be present includ-
ing the officers Of the Grand Lodge of the
District. Today Is the fifty-third anniver-
sary of the organization of the lodge, max
ing the lodge rank among the oldest of the
order in the city. Admission to the ami
versary exercises will be by card only. The
lodge at present has a large membership,
and is in a most fiourishing condition.
Landslide on the Canal Road.
A landslide occurred Sunday on the Canal
road between Green Springs and the Aque
duct bridge, by which a quantity of earth on
the north side of the road came down, COM
pletely blocking up the board walk and part
of the road. The board walk for pedestrians
Is also in bad shape, and in many places
dangerous
Real Estate Matters.
Georgetown property has figured extern
sively Of late in the office Of the recorder of
deeds, and yesterday several changes of
title were placed on record Martha A. An
deIson has bought of Charles H. Tickling
part of lot in square 30 of Georgetown
(or square 12s. new numberng). of Beall's
Addition, described by metes and bounds
The price was $3.50
George II. Corey and John d. Croissant,
trustees have decided to Thomas Bradley
lots I, 8. g. 10, II, IL, 10. 70 and 81 of block
IL, Of the subdivision of the American Uni
versity Heights. The consideration is given
at $500.
Jane V. Arnold has bought of Mary F.
and Lydia l. Shoemaker part of lot ~ of
square 12So, Of Beatty and Hawkins Addi-
ton, In consideration of the sum of 5000
Stole From His Father.
John Cation, perhaps better known to
the police and others as Polly Cation, was
arrested yesterday shortly before noon b.
Policeman Steinbraker on simple charge
of intoxicaticn. Five hours later his
father, Michael Cation, appeared at the
station and lodged complaint of petit
larceny against the son, who. he alleged.
had stolen hat and some clothing from
him. The son vas sent to the Police Court
this morning in the Black Maria to answer
to the more serious charge.
\ Quiet Wedding.
A quiet marriage ceremony was solemn
lied last evening at the pastorate of the
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church. The
contracting parties were Mr.. Frank Hall
and Miss Bertha Divine. Rev. DIR. J. Z.
Stitt, the pastor, officiated. The wedding
was witnessed by the Immediate families
of the COZ pie. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. Scott Divine, ard the groom a nattve
of Unity, Md
The Christian Endeavor Society of Con-
gress Street NJ. z. Church held a largely
attended meeting last evening, the occa-
sion being a rehearsal of the society as a
choir for the coming convention of the CT
der in this city.
The laborerS on the construction of the
Metropolitan railroad electric Underground
conduit have been working all night for the
past two evenings at the crossing on sd
street with the Georgetown and Tenley-
town road
The stone cover on the catch basin at 33d
iS NJ
condition. The iron cover to the catch
basin at the southwest corner of 32d and O
streets is also broken, through the fault of
the construction of the new system on the
Metropolitan road. The danger to pedes-
trans however, is lessened by board COW
ering.