Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Local Alarm and Other Notes Of General
Interest.
Charged With an Assault-Death Of q
Little One-Wood Wanted
for the Poor.

A local alarm for fire was turned In this
morning about 0 o'clock for a blaze In the
grocery store of C. w. Cornwell & Co., on
S2d street, near the corner Of N street. to
which the engines promptly answered. The
fire was discovered on the second floor by
a colored employe Of the store, who quickly
gave the alarm. On account of the guam
tity Of goods stored on the floor the fire.
men had a rather hard time in reaching
the seat Of the flame. and when the blaze
was extinguished it looked as IL a cyclone
had swept over the place. The scene Of
the fire was nowhere near a stove or
chimney, and hence the origin is supposed
to be due to spontaneous combustion. The
loss Is less than 500, fully covered by in
surance.
Narrow Escape.
Henry Gissell, the young son of Mr.. Ben
jamin Gissell, the baker of 1419 32d street.
had narrow escape this morning from
serious injury. He was out on the route
delivering bread to customers, and while
the wagon was coming down 32d street
near Il street, the horse going at a good
rate, the rear wheel came off and the
wagon, in falling to one side, Veered the
front around in such a manner as to force
a a. coliision with one of the trolley poles
Of the Georgetown and Tenleytown rail-
road The front Of the wagon was dam
aged, but, fortunately. the driver escaped
with no injury other than a severe shaking
up.
Charged With Assault,
William Thomas. colored, aged twenty,
was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn
out by Charles Waters, charging him with
assault. The matter grows out Of an
alteration which occurred on January JIG
on M street near Both street, in which a
crowd of negroes were involved. num-
Der of bricks were thrown aud one or two
heads bruised which resulted in several
arrests and convictions in the Police Court.
Thomas had been successful in eiudng ar
rest until last evening, when he was finally
caught.
Little One Dead.
Amy Bell, the youngest daughter Of Mrs.
Margaret F. Balenger, died yesterday
morning. at the age Of five. The little girl
was particularly bright and interesting
child, and her loss is a sad one to the
household. The funeral services will be held
this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home Of
the mother Ct the deceased, at 1GOS 35th
street. After the religious ceremony the
remains will be taken to the depot and
shipped by rail to Forestvile, Va, the
Rome of the family, where the interment
Will be made.
Wood Going to Waste.
For several years past several cords Of
wood have been lying outside of the old
p, mp house on u street. rotting away. The
pump house has been closed down entirely
and the wood is of no possible use to the
District government. The suggestion has
been made that the wood DE turned over to
the Associated Charities of GEORGETOWN
and let that body distribute it among the
Icor people of the West End. This would
be great deal better than to allow the
wood to continO to decay, as it has been
doing.
Notes.
Messrs. Guy V. Collins and ]. Barton
Miller of the Linthicum Students will take
part in an entertainment to be given this
evening at the Dumbarton Avenue M. E.
Church.
Rev. Michael Pardow. ST. the provincial
OF the New York-Maryland diocese of the
Society of Jesus, will deliver the sermon
Sunday at the late mass at Trinity Catho-
lie Church.
At the regular meeting of Covenant
Lodge, No. IL, /. o. o. F., held last even
ing, the second degree was conferred on
several candidates
:. Miss Maggie Barbour. who has been Wis
ltlns her sister. Mrs. Henry, has returned
to her home in Maryland.