Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Warm Weather Draws Crowds Out to the
Suburbs.
Policy Suspects Hcld-Othcr Local
Notes of General Interest to
All Classes of Citizens.


day brought large crowd Of visitors to
Georgetown from al sections of the city.
From early morning until long after night
fall the crowd continued. seeking relief
from the ieat of the city by taking a trip
out in the country over the various electric
lines that lead out from this place Early in
the morning a large crowd of pleasure
seekers with boxes ard baskets full Of,
eatables started out the Great Fails
road for a days cutting a Cabin John
Bridge. the Great Falls road four
trains during the day, and every train was
packed. The Arlington road did a lively
business and rushing crowds Of peo-
pie over the line.
The Georgetown and Tenleytown railroad
carried fun loads Most of the passengers
on this line went IA: out in the country,
but good many people. with morbid curl
osity, got off at the Woodley Lane road
and walked down tc the of the bru-
tai murde" Of little Elsie Kreglo.
Narrow Escape.
Frank DuSall the ffteen-year old son OF
Mr.. Albert Duvall. the janitOr Of the West
ern High School. who lives at :si4l Prospect
avenue. had a miraculous escape last even
ing al 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
While going eastward he crossed the cable
car tracks In front of a moving train. He
miscalculated the distance, and the fender
of the grip car struck the rear wheel OF his
bicycle, throwing the boy on the track, the
fender passing over him. but the wheel
guard fortunately prevented him from go
ing under the wheels of the car. The train
kept in motion and covered fully ten feet
before being brought to stancSull. The
passengers on the car We're hOrTifed, and
the gripman, pale as death, expected TO
drag from beneath the car manglei corpse.
Young Duvall was entirely uninJured ana
craWled from his uncom1 orta bic position,
without even his clothing being torn. A
policeman insisted upon the boy going TO
the Emergency Hospital for an cxamina-
ton, but in juricS were found. The Dl-
cycle was only slightly damaged by the &C
cident.
Police Suspects.
Only two of the crowd of policy suspects
arrested in the raid Saturday morning
We're held al the police station on the
charge of promoting policy. one OF the
prisoners was Charles Montgomery, the
me ssenger of Judge Cox, VINO, when ar
rested. placed his policy papers in his
mouth and eDdeavC red to chew the dam
aging evidence. He was observed in the
act, and made to spit the papers out, which
We're later dried in TIL" Sun, and upon
which the police hope to Obtain convic-
tiCn. The other prisoner is William III.
Jackson. the sporty-looking negro, who
gives his age as slXty-five years aud his
occupation as that of a plumber.
Charles II. Chase. the plasterer, and Ran
dali Bowie the Grand Army man. who Was
attacked with heart failure when arrested,
We're both released, as there was no evil
denCe againSL either.
Roadway Blocked.
Though the Prospect avenue terminus Of
the Great Falls railroad has been COM
lleted for some time, the roadway is sull
so full Of distractions, consisting of old
rails, dirt piles and miscellaneous lumber,
bot ba il .lnS sod to h.
public. In cCr sequence there is a general
complaint. Crossings have been torn Up
ard big ruts left in the roadway. The re-
pair and Improvement brigade of the Dis
trict is needed badly at this point.
From the report of the police station the
health officer is needed to look after the
sanitary condition of an alley in this VI
cinty, opening in the south side of Pros
pect avenue between 31th and 5Sth streets,
which is said to DE the most filthy place in
the West End.
The First Consignment.
The first consignment of freight over the
Rosslyn extension of the Pennsylvania rail-
road system has arrived. 1t is a trainload
of lumber shipped from Goldburg, y. c.,
upon order Of J. f. Libbey, a well-known
local lumber dealer. Much heavier ship
nents of freight are expected over the
road. a good deal of material being en-
route to RosSlyn for local business houses.
been completed and a number of side
tracks laid.
Notes.
The sisters in charge of st. Ioseph's
school are making arrangements for a gar
den party for the benefit OF the school,
which will run during the week of May %.
The sisters will be assisted 10y the young
lady scholars of the school Last year a
similar party was given with very success
fui results.
The second annual May ball Will be given
by the Misses Dale Monday evening" May
IS at O'Clock, at Masonic Hall, on sd
street.
William Redin Woodward has sold to
Alonzo G. Barnett the west twenty feet of
lot 40 i'll square 1263, the consideration be-
ing unnamed.
The congregation of st. Adams Church.
on Wisconsin avenue. has arranged for a
strawberry festival on the evenings CT May
II and -.
Mr.. Orlando Brodt is about to construct a
pretty residence opposite the Tenleytown
railroad company's power house.