The evening times., 1898-12-05
CURRENT EVENTS
In GEORGETOWN
CONDITION OF AauEDucr BRIDGE
Horse Disease Makes It's Appear
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Much complaint has recently been level
ed against the condition of the hoorinc
of the Aqueduct Bridge The floor is ex,
ceedingly rough and uneven, and is con
slant menace to the large number oi
horses and wagons which are constantly
crossing from Georgetown TO the Virginia
side. Frequently horses fall on the bridge
and are injured so badly that they are
rendered useless, and wagons are con-
i stantly being broken down by the jolting
occasioned by the roughness of the
boards. 1t is well-nigh impossible for BIZ
cyclists to ride their wheels across the
bridge.
The disease which has been playing
! such havoc among the horses of various
parts of Maryland, especially in Prince
George and Montgomery counties has
made its appearance in Georgetown and
several horses have already died from its
effects. The disease is very virulent.
! Horses attacked with ii have small
chances of recovery. No effective remedy
| has yet been discovered and veterinary
surgeons are at loss how to treat this dis
ease. DIR. Samuel S. Buckley, the veterina-
rian Of the Maryland Agricultural College
and experiment station. has been making
an active investigation, but thus far has
| discovered no effective remedy
Active steps are being taken by the
! graduates OF the Western High School to
/ form an alumni association meeting
was held at the school building Friday
afternoon and preliminary steps were
! taken for the formation of a permanent
| organization. s Duncan Bradley was
! elected chairman and Jesse w Rawlins
| secretary. committee, representing the
six classes which have graduated from
| the school, composed of Misses Rawlins
chairman; Graves, Walker. Lyddane.
| Lynch and Mckee was appointed TO
| make arrangements for holding a meet
| ing of all the graduates on January next
| at which time the organization will be
perfected. 1t was decided to hold another
meeting Friday afternoon at o'clock at
the Franklin Building.
The death of G. Walter Cooley occurred
last evening ut about $50 O'Clock at his
| residence, $2G2 Prospect Avenue. after a
long illness from typhoid fever. The de-
ceased was forty-eight years of age and
| had a large circle of friends For num-
receivers at the Georgetown terminal of
| the Capital Traction Company The fu-
neral will be held at his late home at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Rev Jo-
seph b. Sutt viii ofciate Interment will
be made at Oak Hill
Theodore Boucher, who died last night
in lodging-hous on Pennsylvania Ave
nue., was son of the late Theodore
Boucher a rich wholesale grocery mer-
chant of Georgetown, who lost his money
in speculation a short time before his
death. IL is said that Mr.. Boucher sT
lost sso.Jo0 in the Black Friday panic in
1873 Since the death of Theodore Boucher
sr., the mother of the man who was found
dead in the clearinghouse resided with her
unmarried children until her death some
months ago, at l666 Thirty-fifth Street.
The old Boucher home, during the pros
porous days OF the family. was 1921 Thir-
ty-fifth Street, the present home of Prof
David Charles Bel, the eminent Shakes
pearean scholar and brother of Prof
Alexander Melville Bell. Theodore Bouch-
er. who died last night, has been in i'll
health for years. He was brother of
Thomas Boucher, who died recently His
sister, Miss Maggie Boucher, is al present
in Denver, Col. where she went in the
hope of improving her health. He was
the brother also Of Mrs f.. Maurice Crop
ley and of Mrs. ]. e. Neal, of Thirty
fifth Street.
The first public debate of a series which
will be- given by the Georgetown UniVer- |
sity Law School Debating Society will be |
held next Saturday evening in the lecture !
hall of the law library The debate will /,
commence at s o'clock. The question TO |
be discussed is: Resolved that the /
United States Senate should ratify the I
treaty providing for the annexation of !
the Philippines The speakers in the /
affirmative will be Eugene a Logan. of !
Missouri, and Leo T. Harlowe of Virginia
and for the negative Fred Schade of the
District Of Columbia, and Patrick a Null
ligan, Of Pennsylvania. The judges will
be Mr.. Justice Henry NJ. B. Brown of the
United States Supreme Court. Prof Maui
rice f. Eagan, of the Catholic University
and Judge jeremiah NJ. Wilson. OF the
District bar.
The day following the announcement in
The Times that spurious coin was in cir
culation in Georgetown Mr. Holmes of
the Secret Service was detailed on the
case. He made a careful investigation.
and has discovered a clew which he
thinks. Will lead 10 the detection of the
culprits
Meredith Winship. the fourteen-year-oId
son of II. C. Winship. of the coal firm of |
Meredith, Winship & CO., was stricken
with paralysis yesterday afternoon at the
Dumbarton Avenue.
Miss Mamie Turkenton. who was TAX
en- suddenly i'll on Saturday, is in a crit
ical condition.
The death of Mrs. James ]. Truman.
the widow of the late James J. Truman.
occurred at her home at the corner of
and o Streets late Satur-
day afternoon after an illness of several
weeks. Pneumonia was the cause of her
death. Brief funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at o'clock at the
late residence of the deceased after
which the remains will be taken to Anna
polls, Md, for interment
Funeral services over the remains of
Miss Eva Shoemaker, whose death oc-
CURED Saturday morning. was held at
the late home of the deceased S257 N
Street at o'clock this afternoon DR..
W. c. Alexander officiated The house
was filled with the many friends of the
deceased and the floral offerings We're
beautiful. 1nterment was made at Oak
Hill Cemetery and the services were brief
and private.
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