Evening star., 1897-01-02
AFFAIRS IN GEoRGETowN.
Local Notes Of General and Especial
Interest.

Ant$fests
The hunt Of the Chevy Chase Club yester-
day proved to be extremely interesting and
exciting. tad the large field thoroughly en-
1oyed the spirited chase. Dr. French. the
noted English cross-eeuntry rider, was sue
cessful in getting the brush, while among
the riders Of the fairis sex in the hunt Miss
Holloway carried OFT the leading honors.
The starting point was set at Kensington,
and at o'clock there was q good assem-
blage of huntsmen present. Mr.. George l..
Dunn took charge Of the hounds, and Mr.
Sidney Holloway BECAME huntsman. There
were about dozen other riders present, ali
with good results, afP fully confident of Sc
cur1hg the Drush. phere were twenty -four
MOUNDS In the bunchy and all after red
fox that was known 20 be in the vicinity,
but which had never been caught mapping.
DIR. French was in the lead most of the
time. displaying his good horsemanship.
Several riders were thrown from the sad
die, bat none so badly hurt as not to be
able to continue in the chase. The hunt
carried the party nearly to Laurel before
the fox was run to cover. While DR.. French
given the mask and Messrs Brown and
Barnard the pads
Christmas SeryiceR,
The Christmas services of the TenIey-
town Baptist Church were held during the
week, ana proved to be extremely success
ful. The church was tastefully decorated
with evergreens for the occasion, and the
music was pleasing, especially the solo
given by Miss Amanda Queen and the IN
Ornamental music rendered by Messrs
doweii ana Furr. The children did well
with tneir dialogues and recftations. At the
close of the evenings services the re-
noWned santa Claus made his appearance
and produced considerable merriment for
tne cniIdren. Boxes of candy and toys
To oil 30 ~ 0I~n \
their hearts made happy and light.
49,, In the Churches.
The Rev. Charles E. Buck, rector of st.
Johns Church. being confined at his home
with severe cold. the Right Rev. Bishop
Henry Yates Satterlee will take charge of
the services tomorrow LII ,,,,,!.
Rev. Eugene May, DID,, will conduct the
services tomorrow evening at the Dunbar
TON Avenue M. E. Church. Revival services
VIII De held every evening next week at the
ehurch, with the exception of Monday and
Saturday evenings.
Notes.
The periodical raid against the policy
players was made by the police this morn
ing. Policeman Cornwell was stationed at
the entrance to the free bridge, dressed in
cltizens clothes. but very few arrests were
maze. Samuel Wilson, colored, who gave
mis- age as sixty-five, was one of the unfor-
tunates locked up in the raid. There was
nothing that could be proved against him
YET ne was held on suspicion of being con-
nected with the policy concerns
ISAIAH Brooks colored, who has q good
ponce ponce record, was arrested yesterday by
folceman Harry Lohman, upon complaint
OF Lizzie jackson. who charged that he as
saulted her. The woman refused to prose-
ctte, however, and the charge was accord
ingly nolle pressed
considering the fact that yesterday was
Ne" Year day, and a holiday, there were
very few arrests made, eight people being
taken IN during the twenty-four hours
sour OF whom were charged with plain