Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-27
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Battle With Stshes, and Other Weap-
ems.
Real Estate Active and Building Opc-
rntiOns Being Pushed-Local
Notes Of-Interest.

49,
There was general free fight yesterday
morning about 3 O'Clock over in Rosslyn,
and the sounds of the strife in the still
night air came echoifigi across the river and
| awakened many of the residents of town.
Several pistol shots were fred, but no one
| was shot, though cracked heads were
numerous. No one knows how the fight
started, but a crowd of Georgetown hood
lums were on one side and Tony Simmons
and George Brown, colored man, on the
other side, and these two came off VIC
| torious, Simmons doing the shooting. The
Georgetown crowd. vanqushed, came
charging across the bridge. A young black
| smith whose name could not be learned,
but who lives on the Canal road. was in the
| lead. He was badly scared and his hat
| gone, being carried away by flying stone.
He was running fast and did not stop until
| he reached his home. Joseph Mccarthy
was a close second to him, and his head
was bleeding in a number of places from
stone cuts. Following him were crowd
| carrying the PROSTATE form of Jack
| Wright, who was badly knocked out by the
| fracas and insensible. He had a number of
| bad cuts on the head and face and was car
ried home and put to bed. John Donoghue
| was the last Of the party to show up, and
| he was injured about the head. The stones
| did far more damage than the shots.
| RecklcsA Driving.
| AS the weather improves the reckless
driving of pleasure parties on the road in
| creases, and yesterday was no exception.
| Scarcely a good Sunday passes without one
or more arrests of people who speed their
| horses to the danger of others. Yesterday
Sergt Hess. with Policemen Heide, Law
| and Bradley all of the mounted police
| force of the county, were stationed along
| the Conduit road to prevent this dangerous
| practice. AS result two arrests We're
| made. Joseph Craven, aged seventeen, q
| fresco painter, was one of the victims Po-
| liceman Bradley overhauled. Mr.. Mozart
| ney was also arrested by Policeman Heide,
| and this morning both cases were in the
| Police Court.
| Laying Il Conduit.
| The work of laying the new underground
electrical conduit on the Metropolitan rail-
! &c ad on 32d street at the crossing with
the tracks of the Georgetown and Tenley-
| town electric railway, was begun this morn
! irg. The work necessarily interferes with
| he running of the cars on the latter road
| and to prevent this A gang of laborers were
| put to work above street laying a
! switch. that the cars could run on a
| single track pending the improvements.
| The police, however, stopped the work be
| cause no permit had been issued for the
| laying of the switch, and the work was
|
| necessary permission.
| Real Estate and Building.
There is a good deal of activity in build
| ing circles in Georgetown at present and
| since month ago number of new build
| irgs have been erected and Improvements
| made to existing Houses. In this last line
there Is a good deal Of work going on,
more so than for spme time past. Mr. Am
| I,n- Och
| story brick dwelling on lot lSS of square
| l.i3. Two small brick houses formerly oc-
| trpied the site, but these have been torn
| down to make room for the more modern
| sd street. Mr.. John Halloran is having
| frilt a nice-lookins two-story dwelling in
| Harlem, fronting the Conduit road ana
| rear the Intersection of the Foxhall road
| The house will be aframe building Mr. J.
| l.. Giles is building 'cozy home out in the
| county in the Cleveland Park subdivision
| y VIII pc two-styry: frame dwelling. and
| Will be known as No 1904 Newark street
| Col. Robert 1. Fleming is making some.
great improvements at his beautiful coun-
[ try home, Oak View. Mr.. John Wagner is
| improving the front and interior of 3225 +
street. Mr.. Eli Riley is identifying his
home on Wisconsin avenue near the Grant
road, Tenleytown, by the addition of 4
front verarda and other additions. Mr. T
| 1907 Both street, while Mr.. T. D. DALEY is
| placing repairs on the frame dwelling at
| 1224 Seth street. The Washington Ice
Manufacturing Company Is making altera-
! ifcns to the brick building at the southea at
corner of Grace and Potomac streets Mrs
A Schott is putting needed repairs on the
frame dwelling at 2G10 35th street while
Mr.. Edward J. Daw is making slight
changes at BIO NJ street.
Independent Lodge
AT the meeting of Independent Lodge, l.
y. u. T., held Friday evening, several can
didates were admitted and the following,
ofncers were elected: L. Fl. Harner, c. T.. !;
| Ethel Gregory, " T.: j. N. Coleman, re-
cordlns secretary; NJ. H. Walmer F. s.;
y: j. Taylor, treasurer. and G. G. Decker
M. After the routine of business an excel
| lent program followed. in which c. E. Shoe
maker, the attorney for the Antf-Saloon
League, made an excellent address
Notes.
A most delightful dance was given Satur-
day evening at the residence of Miss Jennie
Thomas, In East Market space, by Mr..
Howard and others. the occasion being the
birthday of Miss Thomas.
Mrs. Matthews has as her guest her niece,
Miss Lucy Dorset of Baltimore who is in
town on a visit.
The Misses Wheatley have moved to
their summer home on the Bethesda pike.
near the post Office by that name
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Barber will give a
lawn party and dancing reception tomor-
row evening at their home. Pretty Pros
nncin nd