Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-26
AFFAIRS IN aaEoRGEToWN
The Canal Road Thrsmm Open to the Public
Yessesaay.
Defective Catch Aaains Give Trouble
to the BfcyclistssGeorse Frank
lin Jailedsdor Assault.

me Canal road, after being closed for
several days for repairs, was thrown open
1cr the public use yesterday. In it's present
condition the highway is not much of an
Improvement on the old roadway, but it is
peheved that as soon as the cracked stone
Is rolled down and pressed in place the road
Will be as good as any in the District. The
b1cycl1sts who used the road yesterday
were forced to walk their wheels almost
the entire stretch Of the road. clear to the
foot OF Foxhall Road hill Incidentally, the
&C ndition of the road further up in the vi
entity OF the Chain bridge, could be i'm
proved upon.
Request by Cyclists.
The bicycle riders Of this section Of the
city will most likely request the Commits
sioners at an early day to make several
improvements in the matter of catch basins
one basin. located ON the north side of o
street between 32d street and Potomac ave-
nue. instead OF being flush with the curb
me IS located out in the roadway, open
ing TO the west. bicycle rider following
close to the curb would ride over the ton
Of the sewer, and then fall about a foot.
with more or less injury to himself and
Wheei. Two such basins are located also
81 the northeast and northwest corners of
sd and P streets.
MISS G1bbOns' Funeral.
Inc funeral of Miss Catharine c. Glib
bons took place this morning short
ly after 8 o'clock from her late resi-
dence, 3421 N street The remains were
taken to Holy Trinity Church, where a
solemn mass Of requiem was chanted for
the repose OF her soul at $50 o'clock The
demise occurred Wednesday, the deceased
having been sufferer for a long time from
a complication of diseases
Arrested and Jailed.
George Franklin, 4cyiered, was arrested
about 1920 o'clock last evening by Sergeant
Conlon and Policeman Edwards, and locked
up on charge of assault and battery, and
this morning was sent to Jail for three
months as penalty for the offense. Ac-
cording to the story Of the matter Hugh
Clements and George Mooney, both white,
while walking on 32d street near NJ were
Dumped into by Franklin. few words
psssed, and the negro drew penknife, with
which he slashed at the white men. Mooney
was cut In the hand while attempting to
defend himself. The negro ran, pursued by
Clem lem, AM iwas finally cornered and cap
Brief Mention.
About 9:45 o'clock this morning Edward
Rhodes. colored, an ashman, aged about
sixty-nine. was stricken with what was
thought to be paralysis, while carrying
ashes from 1890 P street. The patrol wag-
on was summoned, and the unfortunate
man was carried to his home at 2S23 Dunn
barton avenue, where medical assistance
was summoned.
The funeral Of Mrs. Gilbert. the wife of
Mr.. H. p. Gilbert, washed this afternoon
at o'clock at her late residence BOO P
street, and was'.iargely attended. The in
terment was private. >
The residents of the Baptist Women's
Home on N street were rot forgotten yes
terday, and were given n good Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. The inmates of the Aged Wo-
mems Home on 32d street were also remem-
tered by friends.
There were only eight arrests, four white
and four colored, made yesterday by the
police of the seventh precinct Of this num-
Ter exactly one-hah were for plain drunk
Two assault cases, one disorderly and one
Yag case cnnStifilf 81 the ha lance