Evening star., 1898-08-16

AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Official Score of the Clay Bird Shoot at
Analostan Island.
Two Funerals and Other Local Notes
of Interest to All Resi-.
dents.

last week on Analostan Island by the
Georgetown Gun Club which was published
In The Star at the time, was not COM
plete score. The list that was sent in for
publication was not official list, and the
other members who participated in the
event are somewhat chagrined over the
failure Of the publication of the complete
score. 1t is stated that some of the con-
testants mentioned did not even enter the
shoot. The official summary is as follows:
First event, ten birds-Brown. $; G. Wise,
8; C. B. Wise, 8; Nutting, s; Parsons, 10;
Potts. Q; Wagner, 8; Coleman. 8; Kamp, 5.
Second event, ten birds-G. WISE 5;
Houser, 4; Parsons. 10; c. B. Wise, s; Nut
ting, 8; Potts, 8; Brown. s; Wagner, 10;
Kamp, 6.
Q; G. Wise, 10; Potts, 6; Nutting, s; c. B.
Wise, 10; Coleman 8; Parsons, 10; Houser,
Fourth event, ten birds-Parsons, 8; G.
Wise, 6; Potts, Z; Wagner, 8: c. B. Wise.
9; Nutting s; Kamp 4; Cummings, 8;
Houser, Z; Coleman, 8.
Fifth event. ten birds-G. Wise, 8; Brown.
8; Wagner, Z; Kamp, A; Potts, 5; Nutting,
2 c. B. Wise, q; Parsons, 8.
Sixth event, ten birds-Wagner, 10; G.
Wise, s; Parsons, s; Potts. I; Brown, s;
c. b. Wise, s; Nutting, I; Kamp, l..
Seventh event. ten birds-G. Wise, Z: Par
sons, y, Brown ., f0ttS, ., =. g. Wise, I,
Nutting, 8; Wagner 10; kamp, l.
Eighth event, ten birds-Wagner, 10; Nut
ting, s.; Parsons 10; Brown, I; Houser, 6;
G: Wise, 9; c. B. Wise, 10; Potts, g.
Ninth event, ten birds-Coleman, S;
Houser, 10; Potts, &; Parsons, I; G. Wise,
3; c. b. Wise, s; Brown s.
Wall Fell.
Owing to the heavy rains of last week
large masonry retaining wall that is being
b,,il in If no hol1D1pI
by 37th and 3Sth streets, Prospect avenue
and the Canal road gave way and fell to
the ground. The wall was about twenty
five feet high and twenty-five feet in length.
The District government is constructing
sewer in the center of the square to drain
the houses on Prospect avenue. AS the grade
is SO steep the task is quite an engineering
feat. Several Standpipes are being erected,
and to protect the earth from caving
them the retaining wall was built. Work
ingmen are now engaged in rebuilding the
same.
Two Funerals.
The funeral of Walter Browning Grimes
was held this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from the Congress Street NJ Z. Church and
was largely attended. The in elment was at
Oak Hill cemetery. The deceased was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Grimes
and enjoyed a large circle of acquaintances.
He was only twenty years of age and had
been confined to his bed for over a month.
The funeral of Lawrence X. Warwick,
one of the victims of the triple drowning
Sunday evening, stated in The Star yes
terday, was held this afternoon from the
residence of his brother. George l.. War
wick of 1875 9th street. The deceased was
the youngest son of the late James l.. War
wick, one of the original members of the
metropolitan police force.
Bicycle Gases.
AS a result of the bicycle race meet last
evening at the track of the Park Bicycle
Club on the Conduit road number of ar
rests were made by the Georgetown police
in which bicyclists were the victims. Ell
mon Burton and Samuel J. Smith, the for
mer decorator and the latter clerk, We're
hailed by Policeman Heide of the county
mounted force because their lamps were
out They did not stop to light up but at
tempted to sprint away. A short pursuit
ended in their capture, and at the station
house they were held charge of fast
riding. Collateral to the amount of IS was
furnished in each case. and this morning
in the police court fine of 81 was imposed
on each. David Butler, aged thirty nine,
colored, messenger; William Miller, white,
aged seventeen, a laborer, and Joseph
krewer, white, aged thirty, a teacher, were
arrested by Policemen Davis and Short
shortly before midnight on a charge of not
having lighted lamps. Each prisoner man
aged to deposit s. collateral.
Were Released.
Curly johnson and Arthur Hazebrook.
the two colored men who We're arrested on
suspicion of having something to do with
the accident to Mamie Honesty the coll
ored woman who run over Sunday
evening by a Great Falls electric car both
legs being crushed, were released from GUS
tody yesterday. The accident resulted fa-
tally to the woman and no evidence to con-
vict the men of any criminal intent could be
secured; hence their release Additional
light might be thrown on the matter at the
inquest tomorrow.
Some Notes.
DR.. Rufus Choate of 3Sd and o streets
has left for a stay Of several weeks at At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Powell have gone to
Glen Summit. Pa, where they will spend
their vacation on a visit to their daughter
Assistant Chief John D. Kurtz of the fire
department has left for two weeks recre-
alton trip on Coan river Md.