Evening star., 1897-03-06
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Matters of Interest to Residents Across
Rock Greek.
A Man Held Up md RObbed-SOme
Arrests-The New Union
Station.

The new Union depot at Both and NJ
streets is rapidly nearing completion, and
in few months will be ready for occu
pancy. When completed ii will stand a
monument to engineering and will be one
of the best apportioned buildings of its
kind in the country. The floors have all
been laid with cement, and the structure
throughout is entirely fire-proof. In the
building there is large elevator. which
will convey cars from one story 10 another.
while there are other elevators for the use
of the public. A clock will be placed in
the main central tower. which will he Vis
BILE for some distance around. Perhaps the
best feature of the building is the
roof, which will afford delightful prone
made during the hot weather. The view
from the elevated position will be mag
nificent and the breeZes coming from the
river will temper the heat of the land.
The floor of the promenade is almost on
level with Prospect avenue. and is sur
rounded by an ornamental coping. In the
center of the roof one-story entrance
of the Prospect avenue side, extends the
entire length, from north TO south, prac-
tically dividing the roof in two, and MAX
ing as many promenades.
Hns Been Arrested.
Chcrles Hackerson. colored, was arrested
Thursday evening by Policeman Pierce on
a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
L ne negro Is supposed 10 De the one tnat
broke into the store of Conrad Arabin.
at Both and o streets, several weeks ago.
and who was discovered in time by the po-
lice. On the evening of inauguration day
he was standing at 2Sth and streets and
attempted to shoot Lands Johnson. also
colored. He escaped over in Washington,
but was arrested later in the evening. The
police wonder that the negro did not shoot
somebody. Judge Miller in the Police Court
yesterday sent him to Jail for sixty days
for the offenSe-
Held Up.
There was a sort of hold no on Frog
| Island Thursday evening. in which a
| colored visitor was relieved of 81 in cash.
| and which resulted in the arrest yesterday
| of one of the gang of robbers. The COM
| plainant vas James Heath and he IN
| formed the police that he had been held
| up by gsng. while one of the members
went through him. He recognized William
Humble the man who did the taking
| act. and the negro was arrested by De
! tective Frank Burrows and locked up on
the charge of larceny from the person.
Notes.
| Rev. Cnauncy Bottsford Of Susquehanna
| University of Pennsylvania will conduct the
| morning and evening services tomorrow at
| the West Washington English Lutheran
| Church. corner of sd and Q streets.
The collections tomorrow at Trinity Cath
| olic Church will be for the benefit of the
| Indian and negro missions. High mass will
| be held a 1920 o'clock in the morning and
| vespers at 1::io O'clock in the evening.
| Margaret O'Cornor. the two-year-old
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel OConnor,
| died Wednesday morning at . o'clock a. her
| parents residence. The funeral was held
| at $50 o'clock this afternoon from her
| home at 1916 3fth street
| William III. Bornan of Palmyra. y. v,
| William II. Knapp of Buffalo. y. Y. Will
| lam II. and Howard Ednonston of Farm
| irgton, n. Y. and Miss Edna Shskell OF
! Detroit are the guests of DIR. Shekeii OF
| sd street.
| Mr.. Alec Lauf. a prominent knight OF
| Pytnias of Baltimore, is the guest of Mr.
| Christopher Haeer of sd street.
| Miss PaStoruS of Germantown Pa. is
the guest of Miss Elizabeth r. Hassan q
| n street.
| Georgetown was represented at the in
| augural ball by Messrs. j. I. Perry ans
| Daniel Ely.