Evening star., 1897-04-14
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN q
An Unsuccessful Attempt 1t Suicide BY 9
Girl.
Local Notes of General ana Especial
Intc-est tc Re.iacnts and
Taxpayers.

An unsuccessful ettempt at suicide was
made at 8 o'clock yesterday sf.srnoon by
Seren Johnscn, q pretty reven,eer.yesr.
old girl. The scene Of the ooeptrenes was
In the canal. q short distance from the
Chain bridge. and Fortunately for the st,t
there were several people on hand at the
time. who succeeded in ashing her out,
none the we're fer her voluntary. bath, sx-
cept a socd wettins. The e'rl e!a not
jump out far enough in the csaaf, and
landed In the mud covered by erly q fey
ieet OF water. She was nearly dead vlth
fright when brought out. and wss taken
10 .he home OF James Kirs. M e-sploye
OF the canal. where she told who che Wa.
Later the girl was taken back TO her
home. The girl stated thr. .he y., s,ck
existence. ~ - e'
She lives at ae5 eth stree, northeast. and
her father Is employed as a esien-er al,
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad though
ior some time past the girl has been Iiv-
ing with Mrs. Ciarvoe. who ccrnucts q
BAKERY ard confectionery store ri txg ,th
street southwest. The girl was ief, In an
extremely nervous conditfcn as rssutt
OF recent attack OF measles end hc-r con-
alt,en o.e wac made worse when ser lover
snot himsef few month. ago shc left
her place OF employment yc.iercsy TO
20 10 georgetown. and was seen out on
Ihe Aqueouct bridge. There were too many
from the bridge might have been too great
AT any rate she boarded a Great Fails
car. and getting of at the Chain bridge
s,ation wa.dered down to the canal whtre
Holy Week.
The office OF the tenehraa will he cb,,,.J
this evening. tomorrow evening and Friday
evening at the Dahigren Memorial Chanel
OF Georgetown University by The Jesui,s
ard scholastics attached to the institution.
Inc general public will only be admitted
cards. u
The first of the evening Holy week serv
ices at the West Washington English I,;,tb
eran church. corner of sd and . streets
WIS held last evening and was largely at
tended; Rev. Stanley Billhe:mer. the pas
tor' delivered an interesting sermon.
Two Deaths.
William T. Paxson died yesterday at the
! residence Of his mother Mrs Jennie Pax
son. after a comparatively short Illness.
The deceased was only twenty-,hree Years
of age, and was a well-known young man.
his happy ways made him many friends,
| and large circle of acquaintance will re-
sret his death. The funeral will be held
from his late residence, S3lS n street
though the arrangements have not AS YET
been completed.
Miss Isabella Read the daughter Of Mrs.
Frances r. Read and the late Robert Read.
NtSN -notiuds al neF mother J res
ioence, 2s2s n street. Her funeral sail be
| held tomorrow afternoon at 1 O'Clock, the
| iEterment being private.
Building Operations.
The influence of warm weather has had
tendency to enliven building operations
in this section of the city, and all vork
| now under way is being pushed rapidly 10
completion, while number of new bdiid-
ings are contemplated. Mr.. c. G. Elmer
| yesterday took out a permit to or-cJ
dwelling at 1234 Potomac street. the cost
o. which will be So,Uju, " nile Mr. " H.
Rackey took cut a permit at the same
time to erect a dwelling adjoining, l236
Potomac street, the estimated cost of
which is placed a s.. $40.
Mr.. Richard Edmonston of Dum,arton
| avenue, who has been seriously lI is rap
| IDLY convalescing.
Violet Mansfield, aged seventeen, If 2222
G street, while returning from a trip TO
Cabin John bridge yesterday afternoon On
her wheel was thrown 10 the ground, ow-
ing to her dress catching in the rear
sprocket, and slightly injured.
The funeral of Henry Meigs Mea6e, who
died Monday at his home in Washington,
passed through this place this morning. for
Arlington, where the interment Was made.
Poundmaster Sam Einstein and ms wa
gon made appearance in tord this
morning after o'clock, and after remain
ing several hours departed with a lJtd Of
unlicensed CANNES.