Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-22
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Death Of Robert E Talbot After Lingering
Illness.
Entertainment In Prospect for Ben.
mOval Of . Tramway-BrevitBes.

Robert e. Talbot one of the old resi-
dents of Georgetown. died Saturday morn
ing shortly after IL o'clock at his resi-
dence, 1898 32d street. Cancer of the liver
was the fatal disease. for three months Mr..
Talbot having been confined to bed. He
had reached his sixty-first year.
Mr.. Talbot was a native of Liverpool.
England, but when about twelve years of
age his parents emgrated to this country.
They proceeded to Richmond. and then
came direct to this city. For the past
thirty-nine years or more he had been in
business. conducting a tinware and stove
store. During the late war he served in
the infantry branch of the Union army,
and performed service on the peninsula.
He was formerly a member of George L.
Morris Post. The deceased was married
thfrty-nine years ago, and leaves a widow
and four sors and two daughters to mourn
his death All Of the children are grown.
Eight children in all were the result of
the unicn. two Of the number. boys. hav-
ing died.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from his late residence
Short religious services will be held at
Trinity Catholic Church. The interment
will be at Holy Rood cemetery.
For Benefit Of Hospital.
For several months past the members
of st. Mary's Guild and others havs>been
rehearsing the pretty operetta, Pauline;
or, the Belle of Saratoga" which will be
presented for the benefit Of the Children s
Hospital. The public presentation will oc-
cur Wednesday evening. December s. at
the National Rifles Armory. on G street.
Miss Eleanor Simonds and Miss Virginia
Goodwin will take the main characters for
young ladies, while the leading parts for
the males will be assumed by Messrs. Al
fred Leetch, William c. LOCKER, Lawrence
Reed and S. Percy Thompson. A chorus
of thirty will be provided.
Contention Over a Tramway.
The old coal docks which cross Water or
K street. leading from the canal to the
river front are now a source of contention.
In the palmy days of Georgetown these coal
tramways were busy scenes of labor, coal
being transferred from canal boats, trans
ported in cars and rolled to the edge of the
tramway, and then dumped into the hold of
a schooner. OF late the traffic in this bust
ness has been rather dull, and the tram
ways have fallen into partial decay. 1t is
said the proprietors of the only remaining
enc recently requested a permit to make
repairs in the structure. The attorney for
the District declared in an opinion that
the tramway was in the nature of nui-
sance. The company may be requested to
remove the tramway, but whether or not
it will do SO is not known.
Removal Of Trolley Pole.
The general superintendent of the George
town and Tenleytown Electric railroad has
received notice from the Commissioners to
remove trolley pole from a point near
37th street and Tenleytown road. This is
caused by the extension of 37th street into
the Tenleytown road. The trolley pole has
stood in the roadway of 37th street. and
hence it's removal has been made necessary.
The pole will be located at the southeast
corner of the street intersection.
Brief Mention.
Lawrence Janney, the son Of Mr.. B. I.
Janney, superintendent of the public
schools of the fifth division. is confined to
his home with an attack Of typhoid fever.
Miss Hays of 1913 Potomac street has as
her guest Miss Minnie Thompson of Fair
fax Court House, Va.
Mr.. Charles Dietz, who has been confined
to his home with an attack of typhoid
fever, is convaleScent.
The funeral of Mrs. Nora NJ. Brown was
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at Mt.
Zion NJ. E. Church. on 18th street.