Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-10
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Officials at Riverside Searching for Rela-
tives Of Thomas P. Magee. Deceased.
Election of Officers of n Local Lodge
Dead Infant FOund-Gencral
and Personal.

The officials of Riverside Md, are anx-
ious to find some of the relatives of Thos.
p. Magee, who Was killed at that place
last Christmas day. Magee was the son
of Thomas Magee soldier during the
late war, who died in Andersonville pris-
on, and CT Elizabeth Magee, who died at
Riverside, Charles county, Nd, some time
ago. Thomas T. Magee was born Decenl-
Der T.. 1859, and during a quarrel was
| struck across the head with a club by
Richard Scott a companion, December ii
1897, dying the next DAY. His remains
were inferred by the people of the place
in a family grave yard. The two men
had left Georgetown to go down the river
on fishing trip, which wound UP with
fatal results. So far as known, Magee
hao no relatives in this section. He had
brother who died not long ago in the
insane asylum, 1t is said and an aunt of
The dead man lives somewhere in the Dis
trict, but cannot be located Magee him.
self, while living most of the time in this
place. worked for the Independent Ice
Company during the summer and picked
up stray jobs around the market house
at other times.
Mechanics Lodge Chooses Officers.
At the regular meeting of Mechanics
Lodge, No. is, l. o. o. F., held last Fri
day night at its fall on N street, the fol-
lowing officers were installed: Noble grand,
William c. Fischer; vice grand, John l..
Jones; treasurer, James Chamberlain; re-
cording secretary, John Milstead; financial
secretary, j. w. Brewer. number of APP
pointive officers were also installed.
Past Grand Master Bennett of Covenant
Lodge, No. u, was the installing officer
After The exercises, speeches We're made
by L. q. Bennett, in which he made men
ton of the officers of Mechanics Lodge
and rln tod
at such an early age had been elected to
MI the highest Office in u subordinate
lodge. Speeches were also made by Past
Grand Master William A. Donaldson Jas
Chamberlain and John Milstead of Mechan-
les Lodge and by E. H. Harner, c. s. Ma
son and others of Covenant Lodge.
Dead Infant in Canal.
The body Of a colored male infant. about
cHe month old, was taken from the canal
just this side of the outlet lock Saturday
afternoon about o'clock by Defective
Frank Burrows. The distance is fully
mile from town, and the detective went up
on his bicycle The infant was dressed in
long white clothes, with small stock
ings. and when 1ished out OF the water
weighed in the vicinity of eighteen or
twenty pounds. The body was placed in a
bag and brought to town on the front of
the bicycle. 1t was taken to the station
NOISE and the coroner notified. An autopsy
yesterday revealed the TACT that the infant
had died natural death before being
thrown into the stream
Used IL Revolver.
Olsie Eidsley and Jeanette Sims, color
ed Residents of Hungry HILL west side of
I'D street, just below Grace street, began
quarrcling Sunday morning shortly after II
o'clock, and the disag ement ended in u
tight. Olsie. who had been drinking the
fore Part of the night, refused to go to bed
and a dispute arose. The Ridsley woman
managed 10 secure a revolver, and fred at
Jeannette. The report of the shot and the
Cr.eS of the injured woman brought the po-
lice to the scene. One was sent to the sta
ton house and the other to the hospital
At the iEu erg' ncy Hospital it was found
that the bullet had struck a steel rib in
Jeannette's corset which undoubtedly saved
her life. AS it was the wound inflicted was
but slight.
The Kings Daughters of the Gay Street
Baptist Church will hold a free sociable
Friday evening at the church.
Charles G. Glover has sold to the Amer
lean University, a tract of the property
known as Grasslards. The consideration Is
placed at $500.
Rev. Alexander MackaySmith. the pas
tor OF St. Johns Church, Washington, oc-
cupied the pulpit of Grace =. l.. Church, on
sd street, last evening, delivering an in
tereSting sermon.