Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Some Criticisms Of the Appropriation for
School.
Struck With Bat ind Then Ar
rested for DisOrder-Other
Local Notes.

The action of the Commissioners in rec
ommending to Congress the appropriation
of $1,000 for the erection Of public school
house on the Conduit road, providing a
suitable site can be secured through dona-
ton. La condemned by a good many resi-
dents of this section, who claim that the
District government is rich enough to pur-
chase suitable site. For the pasto two
years an item has been in the District ap-
preparation bill exactly the same as now
recommended by the Commissioners Sew
eral locations have been offered by people
IN the locality, to whom the school would
prove benefit, but in every instance the
offer has been rejected
The present school house is located fully
a mile from town. and is q small one-story
wooden structure with very picturesque
surroundings. The facilities airs limited
and the accommodate ton entirely too small
ana the agitation for larger quarters has
been in motion for some time, though moth
ing has been DONE This is the only school
mousse IN the large area west of the Tenley-
town ROAD, forcing many of the pupils to
so several miles out Of their Way to at
tend other schools
Struck With u Bat.
william Wise, white. aged nineteen, la
borer by occupation, was arrested this
morning by Policeman Henry SteinDraker
on warrant for disorderly conduct, sworn
out by j. A. Hunter. who lives on Fowler's
Hill. just east of the Foxhall road. The
charge grows out of some trouble expert
enced last Sunday. Mr.. Hunter permits
the young men to play base ball on his
property. Last Sunday Wise was one of
many present, and 1t is claimed he was
spoi!lng for fight There was some pre-
limirary trouble between him and others
winch wo md up in Wise being struck on
the head with a hat ard knocked sense
less. it beiI feared at the time that his
skull was fractured.
Real Estate.
There We're three cases of transfers of
Georgetown real estate placed on record
yesterday. showing that activity in the
market is still being kept Up. The frs.
transfer Wss that of Martha A Anderson
and others to Frederick w. Scheele. which
embraced part Of lot 1874, of square l244, In
beatty and Hawkins addition. The con-
sideration is not named. Mary j. Jenkins
bought Of Jacob Lucas and Margaret f.
Ridgiey lot in Homead's addition to
Georgetown, described by metes and
BOUNDS. TIE same party also purchased
OF Julia a. Lucas another lot in the same
addition. The consideration in both cases
Is not named.
Notes.
The funeral of Miss Mary j. Ourdan was
held this afternoon at o'clock at Oak
Hill cemetery. The services of the Cniver-
sallSt Church were held over the remains
There was large attendance at the funeral
of the best residents of Georgetown. The
pallbearerS were Messrs. George w. King
A. b. Jackson, l.. F. Frey and w. F. Glib
bcnS.
number of people interested in the mat
ter met at the residence of Mrs. F. p,
Halstead. at 1924 Q street. Tuesday and
organized branch of the National Plant,
Flower and Fruit Guild. Mrs Rufus T.
Cheney was elected president of the branch,
Miss Nstille Huntington treasurer and Mrs
John D. PatteD secretary