Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
An Admirer" Pays a Compliment to
Seventh Precinct Drill Team.
Complaint of had Condition of the
Streets - Wedding Quietly Celc-
brated-General and Personal.

The police of the seventh precinct are
| not without trophy of their proves and
| Skill in the recent police drill for the prize
| banner. large ofiicial-iocking envelope
| was received yesterday by Lieut.. Swim
! GELS, In which were a nice letter and a
| small American flag, of the variety which
| can be purchased at the rate of two for a
| penny. 1t is hard to tell whether or OF
| the men We're pleased with the trophy
| but 1t will be given conspicuous place
| They look upon the matter a joke. The
communication accompanying the flag was
| anonymous. but the writer was evidently
sincere in his comments. The letter IS as
| follows:
cheney Of the men of your precinct in the
matter of drilling, and regrettiag the fact
exceedingly that they did not capture the
prize flag in the recent drill, l venture to
satisfy the disappointment of several by
Offering the inclosed trophy. the American
| flag. Unlike the trophy for which they
contested. this banner is to remain per-
manently In the possession of the seventh
precinct, to be given Il conspicuous place
! and to be honorei and revered by all. The
men drilled well in the contest. l will not
be harsh enough to say that they could
have drilled better, and am satisfied that
the loss of Commissioner Wights trophy
was through no fault of the rank and file
CT the team. This is not said out of char
| itS. 40 d SltiLeil ~ SIeOTSeCDWn the I'M
Gersigned could not bear to see his favorite
precinct left out IN the cold with no
memento of the occasion, and hence the
presentation of the :nciosed. With best
regards to the preclnc., yourself and men.
l beg to remain AN ADMIRER."
Georgetown Streets.
The citizens are again complaining about
the bad condition Of certain of George
| towns streets. the published schedule
showing that all hIt a fcyy tha
outskirts of the town is very unsatisfac-
tory. Down near the creek. the dumping
grounds of years. several thousands Of dol
lars will be spent, while Road street which
was torn up several years ago and left in
an uhhnished state will not share in the
| appropriation. Yet this, it is claimed is Il
very heavily used street. 1t is lined with
| beautiful residences. and the property hold
| erS are taxed to good figure. On one
| SIDE there is no sidewalk. r, S, T, 36th,
btth, Grace, and many other streets. it is
alleged. are all examples of primtivenesS
I ana guiltless of improvements worth men,
| uoning r, and T streets are mud holes
without sidewalks, curbIng or paved ROAD
| ways Yet they will be the most fre-
| qiented by students of the new Western
| High School, where 1900 boys and girls
will go daily. Their Improvement is urgent
During the first Gays of the L or Eoat,
| street improvement the Commissioners
| stated to some OF the citizens here that
| II an appropriation gave out while a street
WIS III al UnilniShed condition, it would
| receive first attention on the preparation
| OF the next schedule. In spite of this state
| ment, 1t is alleged Road street has been
| lying in torn-up condition for three
years. and even In the new schedule is not
| mentioned.
| Quiet Affair.
Mr.. w. F. Burrows. a well-known and
| popular resident of this place. was mar
! ried this afternoon at = o'clock at the Con-
n
Hammond, the pastor, to Mrs Nellie Nichol-
| son. The wedding was very quiet. After
the ceremony the couple started on a we'd
| ding trip north. Upon their return they
| Will make their home in Georgetown.
Arm Broken.
| Charles Lynch white man employed
| by the American Wringer Company, had
his arm broken yesterday as the result of
a runaway accident, which occurred about
| G:30 o'clock Lynch was in a wagon, ac-
companied b. John c. Myers, the driver.
The horse attached slipped and fell al Pros
pect ana Potomac streets, but quickly re-
gaining its feet started to run away be-
ing checked only by collision with a build
| ing at sd aud NJ streets the force of which
threw Lynch out. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Prospective Wedding.
Miss Julia Agnes Harrington, a we'll
known young lady of Georgetown, will be
married this afternoon at $50 o'clock to
| Mr.. Charles Valentine Bechtel at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception. The