Evening star., 1896-12-04
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Entertainment in laid of the Home for
Inunnbles.
An Exciting Incident of College Life
Comes to ~ GlOse-Weather
Last Month.

The board of governors of the Home for
Incurables, on Georgetown Heights, are
making preparations for a great social
event some time alre latter part of this
month. The affair will be held at the Co
lumola riding Academy. which has been
placed at the disposal of the board by M.
j. H. Britain. the local agent, together
with the services of all the attendants,
light and machines. The date of the en-
tertainment has not as yet been decided
upon by the board, but from indications
the affair will be held during Christmas
week. Arrangements are being made for
the entertain ment for the evening. The
program will be entitled AN Evening with
Sir John Molay," and will embrace his
rlous works. There Will be living pictures
on stage erected for the purpose at one
eHd of the large hall. The music for the
occasion will be furnished by the Fourth
Artiilery Band. the large band stand used
oy the Marine Band for the summer even-
ing concerts at the Executive Mansion be-
ing borrowed for the occasion.
The Missing Squnw Recnptured.
Ihe missing Indian squaw has been re-
turned and the fears of an outbreak have
heeh Gained. The scouts on the trail yes
'erdaY were tracking the marauders close
~, ana the enemy to outwit the pursuers
returned the captive The squaw Is the
worse for her captivity. She has been
scalpel and otherwise maltreated, but with
a NIUE attention will be able to do duty at
her Old stand. The captive was found in
enc OF the students rooms at Georgetown
University. The scouts went all over the
srouhus OF the university and peered in the
tu'pulihihSs in hopes of spying the captive.
"A search of the interior of the building
ifoNeh more successful. Several students
On lark threw coat over the squaw and
Smuggled her In the varsity battling the
la dom t\-S
AT the gate. The students wanted to cele-
brate the victory in d fitting manner, and
the presence of the sqdaW deemed a
necessity. AS the students oVerStayed their
tiiiie tfley are apt to be roughly handled "a
po"woW of the varsity chiefs.
Mete"rOlOEy for November.
The meteorological summary for the
month of November, from observations
taken at Braces drug store, corner of :soth
ana NJ streets, by Prof. NJ F. Burrows
shows the following: The mean tempera-
ture for the month was 4SJ degrees The
maximum temperature was - degrees oc-
curing on the nth and 27th. The mini
mum temperature was % degrees, occurring
on the I'D and Both. giving monthly range
OF temperature of 81 degrees. The total
rainfall, including melted snow was 2S4
hches. There We're fourteen days upon
Mhlch l-lN' or more of an inch of rain fell.
There We're three DAYS upon which snow
equal two inches. There were ten clear
days, ten fair ones and ten cloudy days
Frost occurred on eight days, and ii hailed
on three days. The prevailing direct ton OF
the wind was from the northwest.
Real Estate Operations.
Mary l.. Allen has bought of Jacob =.
Clark ct ux. lots -. 2s and %, of block =.
in the Whitehaven subdivision. The con-
sideration is placed at ST. 100.
The heirs of Mary j. Wise have given a
quit claim for a nominal consideration to
George A. Wise to tract of land contain
ing fifteen acres in Clowen Close.
Richard E Pairo has bought of NJ We
addition to Georgetown subject to a trust,
the amount of which is not given.
Funerals Yesterday.
The funeral of AIr. William Fl. Staub
who died suddenly Tuesday morning.
held yesterday afternoon at = O'Clock, from
his late residence. 1920 32d street. A large
number of friends paid their last mark
of respect to the memo-y of the deceased
by attending the funeral. The religious
services were held In the house. after
which the Cortege proceeded to the ceme-
terry. There were number of ma gniticent
floral tributes.
The funeral of Mr.. jeremiah Sullivan,
who died Tuesday at an advanced age, at
his home, l223 iIth street, was also held
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock from
his late residence. The interment Vas a:
Holy Rood cemetery.