Evening star., 1897-02-16
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Local Notes Of General and Especial
Interest.

Local Notes Of General and Especial
interest.
With next Sunday the meetings ct st.
Johns Church for men only will close for
the season Services will be held Sunday
evening at O'Clock. at which Rev. DIR.
Devries Of the Pro-Cathedral Of St. Marks
of the diocese of Washington will deliver
the sermon. These meetings are held un-
der the auspices Of the local chapter of
the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew Of st.
Johns Church. The success has been
more than anticipated. and win be made
a permanent feature Of the fall and winter
season. For four years the meetings have
been held. and each year the success has
been more marked.
Arlington Stock Yards.
At the Arlington Stock Yards yesterday
some few cattle were placed on sale, going
at the following prices: Best, 4 and Ia
cents per pound medium, and 3-4 cents;
common, 2 and cents, good, 3 3-4 and 4
cents. Sheep and lambs sold at the fol-
lowing quotations.: Sheep. and cents;
lambs. 4 and 5 cents; calves, 9 and Z cents
per pound. There were eight cows and
calves that sold from 80 to $aS per head.
The state Of the market was good
Real Estate.
There were several transfers of George
town property placed on record yesterday:
Eckert J. Sacks sold to James c. Dultn
parts Of lots 278 and 27Y In Payne's SUBJ
division Of square 1900. The consideration
is not given.
John Marbury and John NJ Nelson, as
property from Mary J. Baldwin. lot 2S4
and east one foot Of lot go In Gordon's
subdivision of square 1859. J. Holdsworth
Gordon transferred to the same parties his
title to the property In the preceding trans
fer.
Condition of Streets.
The residents Of Prospect avenue west of
Seth street are justly complaining Of the
condition of the thorOughfare. due, in a
large part. to the construction Of the Great
Falls electric railway. On the north side
Of the street, between Beth and 37th streets
there Is sidewalk. and on the south side
OF the street. between 37th and 38th stress
there Is also brick sidewalk Some time
ago. before the construction of the Great
Falls railroad, the property owners fur
Eished the tagging, and had crossings laid
The railroad tore these crossings up, and
though 1t promised to do SO, has never re-
laid them. AS a result, the street at the
present time is a veritable mudhole The
property owners are now taking steps to
bring the matter before the attention Of
the Commissioners.
Notes.
Mr.. E. B. Hay will deliver his illustrated
lecture on Rome at the Linthicum Hall
this evening. commencing at 8 o'clock
The lecture is given for the benefit of Lin
thicum Institute, and the proceeds will be
applied to the school fund. The sale of
tickets to the lecture has been quite
large.
The roads leading into Georgetown are
in extremely bad condition and it will
take fully month of such weather as yes
terday and today to thoroughly dry the
highway.
The members of the congregation of
Grace T. E. Church are making prepara-
tons for two days bazaar and festival,
the proceeds Of which will go to the church
fund.
The Y. P. S. E. of Peck Memorial Chapel
VIII give graphophone exhibition this
evening at 1:3O o'clock at the church In
all thirty-one numbers will be rendered py
the talking machine.
Prof A w. Hawks. the laughing phil
osopher OF Baltimore. will deliver a lee
ture on Sunshine this evening at 7.A
O'Clock at the Gay Street Baptist Church.