Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-20
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
People Excited Over the Rejection Of the
Western Highsohool Site.
Police Looking fm a Vicious Dog
Canal Omeials to FrOsecute Bicy-
clists Who Used the TOwpath.

Georgetown citizens are hot over the ac-
ton of the Commissioners in rejecting all
the sites submitted for? the proposed West
ern High School and extending the limits
OF the territory. This means. they say,
tnat after all Georgetown's struggles the
building Will In all probability go to the
washington side of the creek. The trustee
representing the Georgetown schools par
tlcularly. Mr.. Jesse H. Wilson. will use
every available influence to have the orig
al plan as to the location of the school
carried into practical effect. The very
name to be given to the building, he says
western High School," is suggestive of
Its location The limits within which the
structure may be put up and yet be in ac-
cordarce with the Commissioners new
boundaries makes it possible for some site
tar out In the woods of 'kalorama' to
pe selected Georgetown it is represented.
VIII furnish the vast majority Of all the
western High School pupils. and certainly.
the people here say, She should have the
building within her boundaries. Several
OF the sites submitted are declared to be
requirements of the regulations governing
the selection.
Looking for n Vicious Dog.
Reports have come in to the effect that
the dog which attacked Mr.. R. A. Casl-
lear Wednesday last on the same day
ferociously attacked two dogs of the victn-
ity in which the man was set upon Mr.
jerome Lightfoots premises were entered
by the brute and his chained dog severely
set upon. But for the timely arrival of
young Mr. Lightfoot in all probability the
Lightfoot dog would have suffered serious
~. Mr. Walter Browns premises We're
$50 entered by this dangerous canine
The subject of all this uaeasiness is de-
s se,,s aa as large. savage-looking animal
with several conspicuous looking black
spots about the head. No one seems to
know to whom 1t belongs. He has, how
ever. been seen about the vicinity a great
deal The only assurance those who have
come in contact with him have AS to his
condition not being rabid one is tina: the
animal when struck makes off. A mad
deg. i: is said. will not run, though beaten
continual y. Mr.. Lightfoot has reported
the dog to the police here, and they are
now on the watch for him.
Effect of the Rain on Ronds
The late rains have left the roads about
town in very bad condition Those who
use them most are railing against the au-
thorities having control of them. There
are gullies galore in both the Canal and New
Cut roads, as well in the less important
highways leading to and from the town.
Going for the BIcyclists.
Bicyclists who use the towpath of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal are being pro-
ceeded against by the Maryland authorities
at the request of the anal officials the boat
men claiming that traffic on the waterway
is very seriously interfered with. In many
cases the mules have been so frightened at
the approach of wheels that they have gone
INTO the water, where they were only res
cued after much difficulty Due notice
some time ago was given the public to the
effect that the towpath was not open to
Wheelnlen.
Knocked Down by n Cable Car.
On Saturday night last about $50 O. clock
Mr.. Lewis Wood was knocked down by
cable car % at the corner of Potomac
avenue and NJ street and dragged for a dis
lance OF thirty feet He however, chung
to the rope fender and succeeded in escap-
ing with comparatively slight injuries Yes
terday ne was able 20 get about with the aid
OF crutches. The gripman on the car was
Henry Garrett.
CO1Ored FO0tpatlA Punished,
Saturday night about 10 o'clock two SOL
diers from Fort Myer, William Hummel-
stone and George Payne, We're accosted by
four colored men. enc Of whom used bad
ard threatening language and asked what
the soldiers had on them. This particular
man exhibited knife and stone The
four colored men closed in on the soldiers
and fight ensued. Stones and pieces Of
brick We're thrown at the soldiers, bat
neither of them was injured.
Later in the evening the same colo.ed
men assaulted two colored women, and
Policemen Trussell and Hess arrested three
of them, who gave their names as Vincent
Dorsey, Arthur johnson and Nathan Nor
risen. and the intoxicated colored men
were locked up.
They We're all tangled up in a mess
when we reached them" said one of the
officers to Judge Miller today.
The judge gave the prisoners six months
each fer the assault on the soldiers
Arthur Johnson was given an addit:o
six months for assaulting one of the
women.
The failure Of a quantity of iron work to
Put in It's appearance is delaying the con-
structon of the new big Rosslyn brewery
The Carnegie people claim that the iron
has long ago been sent but has in all
probability been sidetracked.
Chas. H. Tickling has sold to John n.
fopham, for $3.50 parts of lots 1919 and
1876, square 1851.
Mr.. Thos. Dvine's attack which was
thought at the time to be paralysis has
up to this day resulted in nothing of a
very serious nature. The physicians a.
tribute his sudden loss of physical power
to very aggravated case of indigestion,
which he has of late been particularly
afflicted with. The patient is now able
to get about with the assistance of cane
Mr.. Thos. Hyde. jr., has been brought
to his fathers home in Georgetown from
mis- own Shenandoah valley farm a very
sick man. Report says that he has a
severe attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. Robert Lowe IS expected home this
week from Kansas City, where he has
been playing important parts for the past
six weeks with the Paramount Stock Com
pany in popular summer comedies and in
revivals OF THE Merry Wives of Wind
sor'' THE Lyons Mali and other standard
plays of this class.
Supposed Bicycle Thief Captured.
Three months ago a bicycle. the property