Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Meteorological Summary From Observations
Taken for Month of June.
John Cations Arrest ana Punishment-
Sales of StOck-Real Estnte
and Other Matters.

The meteorological summary for the
month OF June. from observations taken at
Brace drug store, corner of 3Oth and NJ
s'reet'' SHOWS an interesting state of af-
iairs. Inc month was unusually cool. The
emp'rature reached tO degrees or less on
seventeen days, and was below 20 degrees
On three days, a condition which ia nm
usual
The maximum temperature for the month
was 96 degrees, registered the Both. while
the minimum was 43 degrees giving a
monthly range Of 80 degrees The mean
temperature for the month was Is q de-
srees. There were twelve clear days. ten
fair ones and eight cloudy days. The total
rainfall for the month was 2S inches
which would make a mean daily rainfall ~
Zine one-hundredths of an inch There
were fifteen days upon which one one-hun-
dredth or more of an inch of rain fall
thunder storms occurred on seven DAYS
The prevailing direction of the wind was
from the northwest.
Total of Seventy-Five Days,
John Cation. aged thirty-eight years, who
one Christmas day several years ago was
shot by Sergt- James Haney In self-defense
was arrested by Policeman Fennelly on a
charge of disorderly conduct and profanity
The mother of the prisoner appeared
Inc policeman wanted to prefer charge
CT threats against him, as he had threaten
ed TO Kill his mother. When the case was
hearu IN the Police Court Judge kimball
sent him down for fifteen days in the dis
orderly case and sixty days on the charge
OF profanity.
sales mt stock Yards.
AT the Arlington stock yards the sales
were held on the usual time. Some few car
tie were offered. and sold as follows: Besr
10 IA cents per pound; good. 3A to 4
cents: medium, 2k to 3a4 cents: common
? and cents. There were 3S5 sheep and
lambs, which went at the following QUO
talohs: oheep. and 2lz cents per pound !;
lambs. IA and 81. cents; calves ) and 6
cents. There were ten cows and calves
that sold from so to S45 per head. The
market was brisk.
Thumb Amputntell
Charles F. Baker. who lives near Fort
Myer, and who is employed at Schutt's saw
mill at Both and Water streets. met with
painful accident yesterday afternoon
Inc thnmb OF his right hand was in some
manner caught in the saw and terribly
lacerated He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital by his friends where II was found
that the thumb was so badly injured as 70
require amputatiCn
Entertainment Wa. Plea.inu
The entertainment given last evening nv
"oodruH's Aristocratic Six for the benefit
of Mt Tabor NJ. p. Church. proved to he a
very popular affair The club Is composed
OF one young man and five young ladies'
whose work last evening stamps them as
excellent burnt cork artists The enter
tainment will be repeated this evening
this time for the benefit of the Bell Home
for Children at Colonial Beach
Sales of Realty.
Benjamin Bevier and others have sold to
John f. Waggaman. lots 45 and 46 of block
Is, Wesley Heights at an unknown con-
sideration. but subject to a trust of 81, $50
Edgar Bevier has sold to the same party
lots ~ and 4S of block 49, subject To rks
trust The consideration is placed at only
a nominal figure.