Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Hop Sing Complains of the Persecution of
His Little Son.
Two Accidents which Called for Sur
gfcal Treatment-Order Being Re-
stored I'm ROsslyn-PersOnal.

Hop Sing is a new arrival in Georgetown,
having come there only a few weeks ago,
and opened up laundry at 1913 32d street.
Unlike good many of his countrymen who
seek home in the United States. he is
married, and lives with his wife and two
little children, enc a boy about five years
old and the other a little girl probably
three years old. His advent in the neigh
borhood is not relshed. though Hop Sing
is seemingly quiet and industrious and at
tends solely to his own business. Yester-
day he appeared at the police station and
made complaint about the actions of a
crowd of half-grown children. boys and
girls, who loiter around the corner of 32d
and o streets, half square below his
place. His little boy captured by the
crowd yesterday afternoon. and while some
girl held the child, others in the crowd
stuck chewing gum all over his head. When
fire ed. the boy presented a sad appearance.
his hair being matted with the sticky sub
stance. The child could not identify any
or the crowd. and the father went to the
police station to- see If it was possible to
arrest the culprits; but so long as their
identity is not disclosed it is impossible to
apprehend them.
Emergency Gases.
William Whelan, white. aged fifty-five.
residing at 2O67 35th street. while driving a
wagon Saturday. just before noon, on Saith
street, near Prospect avenue, was seized
with vertigo and fell out on the asphalt
pavement. striking on his head and infiict-
ing an ugly wound. He was carried to the
Emergency Hospital in the patrol wagon
Fred Stansburg, white, aged two years
the son of William Stansburg of 10o9 Both
street, accidently burned his hands Saiur-
day afternoon while playing with carbolic
acid. He was given relief at the Emergency
Hospital.
Good Order I'm RossIyn.
Under the new order of things Ross,yn is
rapidly becoming a law-abiding center
This state of affairs is solely due to the
rigid enforcement of the laws by Squire
Sellers and Constables j. w. Gaines and
Grant Martin. The police force of two is
now uniformed. and they strike terror to
the hearts of the lawbreakers. Many evil
practices have been broken up, and for the
twenty-four hours ending yesterday morn
ing nine men and women had been arrested
and sent to the county prison. their terms
aggregating 800 days. John Jackson, per-
maps better known as Red Bill" was one
of party arrested yesterday afternoon
out ne managed to break away and escape
Largest Crowd of the Season.
The largest crowd of the season attended
the services last evening in the tent of
Ebenezer NJ. E. Church Rev. NJ NJ Moore.
ID. D., delivered address, during which
he took occasion to refer TO the good work
of the committee of ladies of the church
which was appointed to go in the highways
and byways of the town and endeavcr to
redeem people. The efforts of this commit
tee have been very successful. The sermon
OF the morning was delivered by the pastor,
Rev. J. ]. Evans, who will also preach this
evening at s o'clock
Personal Mention.
Inspector Theodore Perry. a well-known
disciple of IZaak Walton: Mr. and Mrs H
c. Renshaw, who have been spending some
days at Renshaw cottage, and Mrs. e. c.
Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis DuF'ief Mr.
Samuel L. Shank and Master John L. Du-
Fief, respectively, have returned home from
a pleasant sojourn at Colonial Beach.