Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-19
improvements Of Importance on the
Electric Railroads.
MISS DODGE WEEDS DR.. GOLDSBOROUGH
An Old Man Heavily Fined for In
su'ting a Lady.
WALTER FINLEY'S HEROISM

trio railroad. tending to improve the
service Of the line. The recent Inn
proVements. 1t is calculated, will dou-
BILE and treble the capacity of the
road for handling large crowds. something
badly felt ever since the construction of
the road. The tracks have been taken up
In places and Strengthened out, and though
a single track road, sidings have been laid
all along the lire. so as to give it the
appearance now almost of double track
road. The most recent improvement is
now In progress, and is the laying Of q
switch just back Of the distributing reser-
voir Its need having been felt to improve
the efficiency of the road. When this il
completed it is calculated that cars can
be run regularly on a six-minute schedule.
The Washington and Falls Church cleo
trio railroad is being pushed forward to
completion rapidly as possible, and 1t
is expected that the line will be completed
some time next month. The cars Of the
road are now running regularly to Balls
ton, on an hourly schedule. The tracks
are SO near Falls Church that many resi-
gents IN that suburb. working in Wash
ington have bought Communication tickets.
During this week and continuing the cars
Will run on to Fostoria. a small village
about mile distant from Falls Church.
Dodge-Goldsboroush Wedding.
There was beautiful wedding at noon
today at St. Johns Church, Rev. Dr.
Buck. the rector performing the ceremony
The bride was Miss Lille Randolph Dodge
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Heath Dodge,
while the groom was DR.. Martin Wor.hing-
ton Goldsborough of Annapolis, Md, son
OF Capt. Worthington Goldsborodgh of the
navy: The maid of honor was Miss Carrie
Heath Dodge. a sister of the bride, while
Mr.. T. Conrad Dodge acted as best man.
Inc bride was charmingly dressed and
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also well gowned. The ushers were Messrs
Douglass Simms, Frank Dodge Benjamin
Darneille and E. Wilson of this place and
Dr. Frank Heating and Mr.. Robert Colds
left Immediately for the north after the
ceremony was performed, and thence will
go south by way Of the sea.
Fined Seventy Dollars.
Conrad Steiger, a barber, who went out
before breakfast yesterday and INDUCED in
some strong drink. got in trouble and now
he is behind the bars. When he met Mrs
Martha A. Waters on 32d street he took
her by the arm and invited her TO 20 to
the park on the electric cars with him.
The lady informed him that he was mis-
taken in the one whom he wanted TO go
with him, but he insisted that he was not
and Policeman Fritz Passan arrested him.
He had one Of the implements of his
trade on him, and fer this a charge of
concealed weapons in addition to charges
of disorderly conduct and assault was
preferred against him. Because of mis-
condition yesterday the old mans men,
ory was defective when he was called up
on for an explanation and Judge Mills i'm
posed fines amounting to SO or four
months imprisonment, two months on the
farm and two in jail.
The Charge Sustained.
A young man named Daniel Morganthal
was tried in the Police Court today ON a
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by Mrs. Susie Hutchinson of Dumbarton
avenue, who alleged that while the de-
fcrdant was working about the house the
money, $25 disappear There was no
proof that the young man took the money
and he was acquitted.
Slept Under the Wheels.
John Branson, a blacksmith, while drunk,
crawled into the car house of the Capital
Traction Company on o street. and falling
or the track, fell asleep. He was not dis
covered until some time later, and then It
was only by chance that he was not in
jured. Workmen were starting to shove a
car out Of the sheds to attach to a train in
waiting out on the street. The car would
not push easy, and 1t was while examining
the cause that the man was discovered
lying In the darkness almost under the
wheels. He was awakened and hustled out
OF the place in quick order.
Lawn Party at Dumblane.
The members of ST. AIMS Aid Society,"
assisted by the ladies of the sodality, are
preparing for lawn party. to be held on
the Dumblane grounds, at Tenleytown, on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, August
% and q. Amusements of all kinds will be
provided for the guests, and dancing will
be INDUCED in as usual. 1t is the hope of
those in charge that the affair will be high
ly successful.
After Unlicensed Dogs.
The crusade against the tagless dogs is
still being kept up by the police. Accord
ing to the returns Of the police depart
ment there are nearly six hundred CANNES
In Georgetown with owners, while there are
many more who are not claimed by any
one. If possible, every owner will be made
to have a tag, or else get rid of the animal,
and already number Of animals have
been turned over to the poundmaster by
the owners rather than pay the necessary
81. This morning Policeman Cornwell had
white, and Charles Dodson and Mary
Beader, colored, in the Police Court for not
having dog licenses. Tags were produced
In several cases, while time to obtain them
was given in the balance.
Proposed Medal for a Brave BOY.
Precinct Detective Burrows says ne
thinks that Walter Finley, the boy who
rescued Mrs. Hopkins from the river a few
days ago, should be given a medal for
bravery. The boy is only seventeen years
old, and the officer says he had to swim
fully 100 yards in order to reach the wo-
man. In almost any other city in the
world, he says, the boy would have been
commended in this way.
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