The evening times., 1898-12-22
CURRENT EVENTS
In GEORGETOWN
TYPHOID FEVER PATIENT ESCAPES
Police Looking for John Kemp.
Christmas Contributions of
School Children.

This morning about o'clock the po-
lice of the Seventh precinct were notified
that John Kemp, white man, twenty
just outside the District line, had escap-
ed from his home where he was confined
with typhoid fever. He was in a deliri-
Gus condition and had only his night
clothes about him. An attendant left
the room but a few minutes, and when
she returned she noticed nothing wrong
at first, but soon having occasion to give
the patient his medicine found that dur
ing her absence he had gone. A search
was Immediately instituted in the house
and failing to find the sick man, the po-
lice were notified. The force of the whole
city was instructed to be on the lookout
for the man, but up to a late hour this
afternoon nothing has been seen of him.
It is feared by his friends that he has
escaped to the woods in the vicinity of
his home and is either still wandering
in the woods or has fallen from eXhaus-
tion.
News has just reached Georgetown of
the decision of the Court of Appeals of
Maryland in sustaining the findings of the
lower court in the case of George w.
Cissell appellant, versus James II. Sa-
vile ct al appeilees. The interested par
ties are all residents of Georgetown and
the property over which the suit arose is
a valuable pieces of land on the Conduit
Road near the District line. In the Spring
of 1898 Cissell, the appellant. filed bill
of equity in the Circuit Court of Mont
gomery County eIdeavoTing TO change
a mortgage so that it would include the
land in question. The appellee, Saville,
together with Crane, Paris & Co, and
| William Gait & Co, judgment creditors
of Arthur b. Cropley, mortgagor, resist
ed the suit successfully, the Court of APP
peals deciding in favor of the Judgment
creditors.
Following the annual custom, the pupils
Of the public schools of Georgetown con-
tributed today their usual Christmas Of
ferings to the poor of this section of the
city. This year the fruits of the collection
will be turned over to the Asso-
ciated Charities for distribution. That the
children have responded generously is ey,
! denced by the large amount of groceries,
provisions and clothing to be seen in the
various school buildings Good round
| sums of money have also been collected
which will be spent in purchasing tur-
| KEYS for the Christmas dinners of the
| poor.
The pupils of the Western High School
! observed the close OF lut pieSSLL SSAooA
term this afternoon with a very attrac-
! tive literary and musical entertainment
| Immediately after the noon recess the
! bows and girls congregated in the assem-
! bly hall The same excellence that has
| ALWAYS marked similar occasions was
/ predominant. The program included both
! student and outside artists. There were
| recital tions readings and vocal renditions.
| Mrs. Charles H. Raymond who was re-
| GENTLY killed in New York while attempt
ing to escape from burning building, was
| well known in Georgetown. She was SIS
! ter-in-law of the late Mrs BaGen For
rest. who formerly resided at s35S y Street,
| and was in the habit of visiting George
! town frequently. She resided here until
| her eighteenth year.
| Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Michael Smith, who died Tues
| day, were held this morning at $50 o'clock
/ from the late residence of the deceased,
/ 1863 Thirty-second Street. The house was
( filed with the friends of the family, and
| the floral offerings were beautiful Father
! Mccarthy of Trinity Church, officiated.
Interment was made in Mount Olivet Gem
! etery.
Jesse H. Wilson is confined to his home.
! 29I4 p Street, with a bad attack of grip.
William F. Gibbons of the firm of Glib
| bons & Hoskinson, is i'll at his home on
upper Thirty-second Street with the grip.
| Policeman E. W. Brown, of the Sew
enth precinct has been transferred to the
/ White House.
DR.. r. A Stewart will give the first
! german of the season in Linthicum Hall
! on December Is. 1t is an invitation affair.