Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Lozano's Dry Goods. Store Quilted by Fire
Early This Morning.
Insurance for but TwO-thirds OF the
LOss-General and Per-
sOnal Notes.

A most disastrous fire visited this section
| of the city this morning. shortly after 1
O'Clock, which was confined to the dry
| goods store at the northwest corner of 3Ist
and NJ streets, conducted by Mr. Charles
| Lozano. Fortunately, the blaze was dis
! covered before it had made great Roadway,
and the fire engines reached the scene with
out loss of time. The entire interior Of the
store was ablaze when the engines went
| into service hut the firemen succeeded in
| getting the best of it before it communi-
| Gated to the outside. Had this effort failed,
| the confagration would have been much
| more serious. it is believed, owing to the
! high wind which was raging at the time.
After stubborn fight the firemen got the
| flames under control
the origin of the fire is rot known. There
was no one in the place at the time it was
discovered, and the proprietor did not reach
the scene until after it was eXtinguished
There was large stove in the rear part Of
| the main building, and the fire seems to
have burned the 1eTcest at this point. This
gives rise to the superstition that the origin
was due to 4 stove becoming overheated
The store was closed at 1870 last evening
and everything appeared to be all right at
that hour.
The entire store was Quilted, and that por-
| ton which runs beneath the row of small
o.fice buildings 3lst street also suffered
considerably. The offices above were dam
aged By fire and smoke.
Mr.. I.ozano stated to Star reporter that
the stock in the store was worth over
$4,000, and out of his not 81, 600 worth of
stuff can be used. The insurance on the
stock is only about three-fourths its value.
the Christmas stock on hand making up
more than the difference.
At 1910 31st street, near the LCZano store.
| is the office of Jewell 6. Nicholson, attor
neys. and Mr.. Compton, lawyer. Some val
ia bic pension flies were destroyed there,
the loss amounting 10 about 500. Next
Goor, at 1910 is the printing office of Mr..
l.. E. Mankin, which also suffered to the
extent OF 500, and possibly more, as the
presses may be ruined Above the LoZanO
store IS the office of the Citizens Equitable
Building Association, and also that of the
Georgetown branch of the Associated
All OF the buildings We're owned by
Mr.. A NJ Baer, ard his loss, about
$1,000, is covered by insurance.
Linthicum Institute Closes.
The annual Christmas closing of the Lin
thcum Institute occurred last evening,
and the occasion was taken advantage Of
by the students to make the usual gifts
to the teachers. as token Of esteem. The
school remained open much longer this
year than usual and a result there was
a diminished attendance of the students at
the ceremonies, though there was plenty
of enthusiasm. Every member of the
faculty was remembered by the students,
and a present of some sort given. The
janitor was also remembered.
The ceremonies were opened by Mr.
Frank Van SAINT, who made a short adj
dress and presented Mr.. f. B. Hay with
silver comb and brush prettly engraved.
Mr.. Otto Niemeyer presented Mr.. r. C.
Bainger with a nicely framed water color
of large size. Mr.. William Conlon, in a
neat address, presented Mr.. WE'LL with
pen and holder, while Mr.. Frank Goodwin
presented Mr.. Frank j. Wissner with a
box of handkerchiefs.
Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr..
James A. Taylor and Mr.. Walter Peters,
Messrs Calvin T. Milans and Peyton
Fletcher. who were to make the presenta-
ton, exhibited the gifts intended for them.
which were later turned over to the recipi-
ents. Mr.. Warner. the janitor. was given
box of cigars. All of the teachers made
happy responses to the presentation ad-
dresses.
Masses mt Trinity Church.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated to-
morrow morning at 5 o'clock at Trinity
Catholic Church. The high mass tomor-
row morning will be the first since the in
PRODUCTION Of the new electric light system
in the church, and the effect will be quite
pleasing. The music will be of extra high
quality. Other masses will be celebrated
Ill QUICK SUCCESSION. EdCn priest CeleDrateS
three masses on the day in honor of the
three births of the Savior-His eternal
birth in the bosom of His Father; His tenn
poral birth Of the Blessed Virgin In the
stable of Bethlehem, when she wrapped
Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in
the manger, and His spiritual birth in the
souls of the just. The three masses also
honor His three births in the faithful-His
birth by faith in the minds of all; His
birth in the conduct and senses by morti-
fcation and modesty and His birth by
love in the hearts of all.
Mass for children will be celebrated at
o'clock, and at the second high mass of
the day benedction of the blessed sacra-
ment will be- given Immediately afterward.
No vesper services will be held in the
evening or afternoon.
Church Program.
There will be missionary services held
Sunday evening at the Gay Street Baptist
Church, at which a number Of well-known
persons interested in the subject will be
present and make short addresses The
subject of the evening will be the mission
airy work in China, and the services will
commence at 1870 o'clock.
The annual Christmas day celebration of
the children Of the Sunday school of the
church will be held next Thursday even
ing. A pretty cantata, entitled THE Com
ing of Christmas" will be rendered by the
children, representing all of the holidays
of the year. The feature of the evening
Will De Tic appearance VI OlO santa Claus,
who will distribute gifts to all of the chill
dren present.
Record of the Thermometer.
That cold weather is at hand is fully
evidenced by the readings Of thermometer
at the Georgetown station of the weather
bureau. Prof w. F. Burrows last evening
at o'clock recorded temperature of "a
degrees. During the night the thermome-
ter ran lower still, and this morning at
ha raadinp
ture to be only IA degrees above zero In
some sections of the town the temperature
was even lower than this.
White Haven School Site.
The land upon which the new public
school in White Haven is erected, to the
southeast of the lower or distributing res
ervoir, has never been paid for, and the
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