Evening star., 1897-03-16
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Work on the New Western High School
Commenced.
Proposed Hospital ACROSS Rock Creek
Local Notes OF General and
Especial Interest.

The work on the new Western High
School has commenced. In few days the
old Earle mansion, at s5th street and New
Cut road, will be torn down, and the work
OF excaVating for the site of the new build
Ing commenced ard as soon as possible the
task OF erecting the new building will he
begun, the work being under the direction
OF Contractor W. c. Peake A large force
OF wcrkmen were put at work today de-
mollshlng the present structure.
When completed the new school building
Will be one of the handsomest in the Dis
trlct, In fact the hest constructed of any.
Inc cost OF the building itself will be
$i"Zoop, outside of the cost of the ground.
Whlch amounted to S!1 900, making total
cost IN the vicinity of $l33, 600. 1t will be
htted with all modern improvements. and
De out OF the ordinary run in architectural
appearance. havingsa colonial style The
building will be "a great improvement to
the neighborhood.
Proposed Hospital.
Ihere Will be a meeting tomorrow after
noon in the parlors of the Arlington Hotel
of all those interested in the construction
OF the proposed hospital for Georgetown al
the corner = Both and streets. The out
come of the meeting will be the formation
of hospital aid society, the objects of
which will be to raise funds for the con-
struct1on and maintenance of the new
place. The project has received the in
dorsement of all of the residents of this
section of the city, and good attendance
is expected at the meeting. which Will
open at o'clock The plans Of the new
structure will be exhibited and explained
by the building committee, composed of the
physicians of the medical school of George
town University, and much good for the
project Is hoped to result.
Charged With Forgery.
Howard NJ. Bachelor, the young white
man who was arrested on 18th street yes
terday by Policeman Murphy for Detec-
tive Burrows of this precinct, is held at
No. ! police station, while on the botter
of the seventh precinct police station he
is charged with six different counts of
forgery, ranging from $40 in one instance
10 S'i IN another. aggregating in all to a
few dollars less than $3.50. The complain
ant in all cases is E. p. Watkins
Closing Night.
The closing night at the Bon Ton Dane
ing Academy, last evening at Masonic Hall
on Sd street, was marked by an unusually
large crowd. A cake walk was anLounce ed
as the attraction for the evening and
many people not dancers We're present
There was special music for the occasion
and the enjoyment of the evening was CON
tinued until midnight The prize for maxi
ing the best appearance in the cake walk
was awarded to Messrs. Green and Wilson.
who. as lady and gentleman of color took
1helr part exceptionally We'll.
No C.ews.
The police, while still working on the rob
pery OF Mr.. Henry Peacock, have made
very little headway. 1t will be remember
ed mat some days ago his trunk was taken
from his room a Mrs. Henry's boarding
mouse at l2l9 :'2d street, carried into the
pdth room OF the house and robbed of So15
The robbers left no cleW behind and the
police are haffled in this respect. II seems
nardiy likely that the perpetrators will be
Iolifd IN time to recover any Of the money
H. indeed, they will ever be apprehended
Notes.
george n. Corey and John d. Croissant,
trustees, have sold to Alvin Hill lots q
and %, block II, of the American Uniyer-
sity Heights, for $3.50.
Two recent sales in the Woodmont suh
dVls!on, near Bethesda Park. have been
recorded. Charles E. Wood and wife hav.
sold to Charles W. Bishop lot 1884, and also
sold TO George B. Bishop lot 1913. in The
subdivision, for $50 each. Benjamin p.
Iislee ieee mas bought Of William F. Elgil and
wife lot near Bethesda, with improve
ment, for $1,G90.
Joseph E. Willard has taken out a hermit
Ior the erection of two-story dwelling, at
TenleytoWn, the estimated cast Of ,vbi,b fs
placed at $1,000.
The funeral of John NJ Fay was held this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late resi-
uehce 400 6th street southwest and vas AZ
tended by number of Georgetown ueonle
The deceased was about fifty-tive ,,e,,s ~
age. and for thirty years had been emnIov-
ed as a harness maker at w T. and F r
Neavers store. working in the ame plafe
Tor many years before the present firm as
sumed charge of the business