Evening star., 1897-02-22
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Runaway Marriage Tuns Out All Right
and the Young People are Forgiven.
Debate Mt Georgetown College for the
Merrick Mednl-Other In
teresting Items.


this section Of the city has just come to
light, and the parents have learned, for
given and blessed the truaat pair. The
young man. who lives on SD street, and
the bride, Miss Moneta Thomas, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Columbus Thomas OF 35th street,
a well-krown contractor and builder. The
young people have known each other for
many years, and it was a settled thing
that they were going to get married in the
spring. but they took time by the forelock
and ran away to get married. Last We'd
nesday morning the young man met the
young lady, and together they took the IL
O'Clock train for Baltimore. After reach
ing that city they went to the house of
some friends. and later called upon Rev.
Dr ). NJ. SiarroW, the pastor of q Balti-
more NJ. E. Church, where they were
united in the bonds of matrimony The
couple intended to come to Washington
early in the evening, but missed a Il ain
and came over later than anticipated
The young man left his sweetheart at
1er home and went to his own home, but
the next day the parents of the voung lady
got wind of the affair, and finally she told
sent for, receiving the best wishes of the
parents of the bride. The newly married
couple will begin housekeeping in the
northeast section of the city.
The Merrick Medal Debate.
The annual debate for the Merrick gold
medal. valued at 500, will take place this
evening at 8 o'clock, at Georgetown Uni
Verslty, between four members selected
from the Philodemic Society. The aues-
tion to be debated is, Resolved, That II is
the Duty Of the United States Government
TO intervene In Such Way as to Termt-
nate the Present Strife in Cuba" The
will he falro
ion Falion Gurley. class of 81, and William
Evans Fox, class of 81 The negative
sioe VIII be taken by Benedict Francis
oh, Maher, VI, and Timothy Welch, '97. The
CHAIRMAN OF the debate will be Maurice
q: klrpy, '97, of this city. Messrs Thos.
T. Carter, Holmes Conrad and Ainsworth
K Sponord will act as judges. but their
decision will not be known until the animal
G,ouinmencement ,Tun exercises Of the university.
me gee, banjo and mandolin clubs of the
university Will appear on the program for
tne evening and enliven things
Funeral of Mr. Renshaw
Inc funeral of Mr.. Henry Renshaw. one
OF montgomery county's best known Gift
Zens' took place Saturday at the family
residence, near Bethesda. Rev. Mr.. Flour
ney OF the Bethesda Presbyterian Church
delivered a touching sermon upon the quail
Ties OF the deceased. The choir sang the
teautiful hymns, Peace, Sweet Peace"
and Jesus, Lover of My Soul" with good
erect, the title of the last named hmm
nelng the last words spoken by the de-
ceased. The pallbearers were Charles
Bohrer. Nelson Baker DR.. Elgfn. H Rrad.
ley Davidson, Clayton Williams and c.
Kaiser. The funeral was largely attended
by relatives and friends from Washington.
Rockville and other places. The intermenf
was made in the cemetery adjoining the
church.
Real Estate Sales.
George H. Corey and John D. Croissant.
as trustees, have sold to Kate v. McMur-
ray lots % and %, in block TO- The con-
sideration is given at s1,5OO.
Last week James H. Loughborough. as
the assignee of the mortgage on the VIII
liam A. Wade property, sold the same to
James F. Fitzgerald for 5000. The prom
erty Is located just outside the District line
az Iehlsytowr, and contains in all fifty
acres. The selling price averaged s14I. 40
per acre.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Alban's Church.
on wisconsin avenue, will give a concert
at Woodley, Inn, Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, the proceeds of which will go TO-
ward swelling the parish fund. Mrs. G. w.
Magruder and Mrs. Brooke are the prime
movers In the entertainment, and will be
ably assisted by Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox.
OF professors Stratham and Phillips and
the Misses Muir, Fisher, Tyler, Barrett
and Master Bruce Magruder.
Mrs Fox will also be an active partici-
pant in the third annual grand concert, to
De given by the Eastern Presbyterian
Church Friday evening at o'clock
George Short of 1905 P street slipped on
the pavement at 31st and Q streets Satur-
day evening and fractured his leg He was
carried to 33d and K streets by his COM
panions, and later he was taken home In
the patrol wagon.
Miss Hattie Darneille of this place spent
a pleasant visit with Mrs. William V, Bouic
of Rockville.
Sister Loyola of the Academy of Visitation
is lying dangerously i'll