Evening star., 1897-05-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Police Boat Grew Still Searching for Chris
: tian Wagners Body.
Pastor Arnold Declfnes to Serve
Ebeneser Church-Linthfcum In
stitute commencement.

Sudth DFiuSe tOF the recovery OIL the DO0y
of Christian Wagner. the eighteen-year-oId
youth, who was drowned Sunday after
noon. as stated in The Star. was continued
today. A boat from the Joe Blackburn
with a fnll complement of men. reached
the spot early this morning, and started
the second days work. There appears to
be very little hope of recovering the body
on account Of the uneven bottom of the
river at the place. The river is narrower
there than at any other point in the Dis
trict, and the current is extremely swift.
The bed Of the stream IS composed of
rocks. and the depth IS very irregular,
varying from a few feet in place to
fully thirty feet in another, only a few
inches away. 1t is thought that the body
has lodged somewhere In tine rocks at the
bottom, and that it will lie difficult mat
| ter to recover 1t. Many of the graphing
hooks have been lost among the rocks a.
| the bottom Of the stream. 1t is predicted
| by some that the body will not be found
Until it rises to the surface, and this, they
believe, will most likely occur omewhere
in the vicinity Of Edes' mill, fully half
| mile away.
He Prefers Harmony.
The unpleasantness produced in the
| affairs of the Ebenezer A. NJ. e. Church
| by the protest of five of the stewards
| against the reappointment Of the Rev. w.
a church meeting held last evening.
A large majority of .he members of the
church was present for the purpose of
| filing a counter protest against the action
of the five stewar Is who oppose the pastor.
| but the deliberations were terminated by
| Mr. Arnold, who rendered his resjgnat ton.
Much regret is expressed by the members
on account OF Mr.. Arnolds action, but he
| insists that his destination shall be ac-
cepted as he is unwilling TO serve as pas
tor of a church where perfec. harmony
does not exist
The Exercises Postponed.
The annual commencement exercises of
Linthicum Institute announced for Thurs
| day evening, have been postponed until
| next Monday evening. The programs and
invitations for the same will make their ap
pearance this evening. anil will be distrib-
| uted among the scholars. The closing ex
erc!ses this season will be more elaborate
than ever. and the cast will include much
| larger number Of students than for several
years past.
Rebuilding a Pier.
Il is expected that the work of rebuilding
| the damaged fourth pier of the Aqueduct
| bridge will be begun in a very short time.
| The bids for the work were recently opened
! five in all being received. The appropria-
| tion amounts to $4,000. The lowest hid
| submitted was that of the Houston Con-
work for S29,997.50 and the contrac: has
] just been awarded to that firm. Under the
| terms OF the contract the reconstruction
will have to be completed by November / of
this year. The Golfer dam which surrounds
the damaged pier needs considerable re-
pairing before 1t can be used as the recent
high water weakened it considerably, while
the heavy driftwood has done more or less
| damage to the wooden crib work.
| Old BachelOrs' Club,
The
Bachelors Club was held last evening at
| the headquarters, on 31st street The fol-
| lowing named officers were elected for the
| ensuing year: President, Mr. William c.
Fischer; vice president, Mr.. Robert Still
| lions; secretary, Mr.. James L. Smith; treas
urer, Mr.. Edward Lambkin. A committee
was appointed TO arrange for camp fire on
| the 10th instant. After the regular routine
| OF business the club was entertained by
| musical program Refreshments were also
| served.
| Minor Matters of Interest
Edwin Forrest and George E. Hamilton.
| trustees, have sold to Henry S. Matthews
part of lot 10, square 1909, with improve
| ments thereon, for $780,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crumbaugh. who live
| at the Virginia end of the Chain bridge
have filed suit for SO, 900 damages against
the District for injuries received by Mrs
Crumbaugh on September -, 1885, from
| slipping on loose plank while walking
| on the Canal road just west of the Aque-
| duct bridge.
The local branch of the Central Union
Mission, located at 3010 NJ street, will hold
a children's meeting this evening at 6:3O
! o'clock, which will last for one hour, and
which will be followed by an experience
| meeting.
Rev. w. s. o. Thomas, the pastor of the
| Gay Street Baptist Church, is spending a
| few days in the SOUTH
A garden party and sale, for the benefit
| of st. Alban's parish, will be held at High
lands, the residence of Mr.. ]. B. Nourse
on the Tenleytown road, Thursday even
| ing, from until 10 o'clock.
Miss May Kennedy of Frederick Nd. is
| the guest of Miss Fannie Clarke of 1920
| 34th street.