Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Base Attempt of an Idler to Start an Excite
ment.
Miss GOebcPs Friends Do Her Honor
Church Exercises sHThe Fourth"
More Light Wanted.

Some bright-minded Individual, with a
peculiar idea of a joke has endeavored to
work a plan of his own for creating an ex-
element. A bottle was found floating in
the Potomac river yesterday afternoon, be-
tween I'D and SD streets. 1t was picked
up by a colored man. When examined, a
piece of paper was seen in the bottle,
which was taken out, and read as follows:
Il am mechanic and out of work. Can
not get any work My body will be found
on Analostan Island, with a bullet through
my BRAIN
The signature of a mechanic well known
In Georgetown was attached to the note
Without delay the negro took the message
to the police station. and Detective Frank
Burrows was put on the case. He visited
the home of the alleged Signer, but he was
not in. sister of his stated that he had
left the house only short while before
having taken his dinner at home. Going
down to the Aqueduct bridge, Detective
dead man walking across the bridge. The
note was pronounced to be a forgery and
the victim of the joke is now looking for
the person guilty of endeavoring to spread
Such a report.
HonOred Miss GOehel
The residence of Miss Annie Goebel of
NO. 1888 Prospect avenue, was the scene of
gay assemblage last evening" in honor of
her graduation from the High School The
company was received in the spacious
rooms and beautiful lawns, which were
prettily decorated with flowers and palms
ard brilliantly Illuminated with Japanese
lanterns. Throughout the evening many
delightful games We're participated in by
the happy party, after which refreshments
were served in abundance on the vera n(la
Among those present were Misses Beatty,
NJ. and b. Bernard. Clark, A. and l.. Goe-
bel. Haycock, Moor, Prockleton Sturgis
thompson. Wenner. and Messrs Brown
Banvliie, William and Walter Coates. Err
skine, A, F., T. and G. Goebel. Mcintosh
ana Sommers. Mrs. Goebel, Mr.. and Mrs.
frockleton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
The affair was managed by several of
MISS Goebel's intimate friends
The Glorious Fourth.
There will be held in the D,mbarton
Avenue M. E. Church, Sunday evening
July 4, at s O'Clock. a combined religious
and patriotic celebration of the ..glorious
Fourth The service will consist of the
singing of the national hymns and of n,-
triot1c recitations, most of which will he
gwen py the young people of the Sunday
schooI The church will be decorated for
the occasion with palms and flags. George
:, MOTIFS Post, No IS. Grand Army of the
Republic. and the Women's Relief Corns
OF Lafayette Post will be present AT tbe
exercises. "' ''e
Demand for Light.
The attention OF the Commissioners b.s
been called to the dangerous condition If
the stone stairway Seth street between
Prospect avenue and NJ street. This is the
OILY means of reaching either thorough
fare by way of Goth street the ascent he
Ing quite steep and divided into a number
or nights AT night the stairs are NOT H.
Eliminated. and persons using the same
nave TO grope around in the darkness The
pace should be well illuminated, and the
l1strict should see that it Is done Several
aCcidents have already occurred at this
point, but so far no serious harm has been
done- 1t is only question of time how
ever Wien some person will be crippled
Police Changes.
Many changes have been made in the
police force of the seventh precinct and
some of the men have been transferred to
different platoons and given different beats
or the new appointments to the force the
local station secured two men, J. R. Lint
Ter and McGill Grove. both white. Police
men Keno Passeno and John Rerrvman
nave been placed on detail duty the latter
al the terminal of the Great Falls electric
railroad at Both street and Prospect ave-
hue, and the former at the entrance of tho
Aqueduct bridge from until u o'clock
Fell Down Stairs
The little six-year-old daughter of Mr.
John Robinson of 1129 34th street met with
very painful accident Wednesday after
neon while in a neighbours house. The
child was coming down a flight of stairs
with china cup in her hand, when she
slipped and fell. The cup broke. and the
little girls head came I'm contact with the
Ii AZ Lar
forehead and one the right cheek, with
sundry other cuts about the face DR. A
H. Shekell was summoned and rendered
assistance.
Injured by Accident.
Mrs. Catherine Stanton about fifty wears
or age. who lives on NJ street In George
town. was slightly injured yesterday while
getting off Columbia car at 1st and II
streets. The police report that the affair
was purely an accident. for which nobody
is to blame.
Good TcmplnrS Enjoy an Outing.
The Good Templars of the District en-
1oyed an outing yesterday on the farm of
Mr. r. q. Parks. near Tenleytown In
the evening the party enjoyed a spread on
the lawn, and later they visited Silver Star
Lodge. No. 20, at Tenleytown. and assisted
In The semi-annual visitation of District
Lodge. No. 3.
Mrs William Wetzel and daughter have
gone to West Virginia, where they will
spend the summer.
Arrangements are being made for a min
strel entertainment next week for the
benefit of st. Adams Church, on Wiscon-
sin avenue.
Young CriminaIs