The evening times., 1898-11-24
CURRENT EVENTS
In GEORGETOWN
TURNPIKE ROAD TO BE REBUILT
1t IL Believed in Business Circles
That Trude VIII Boom Re-
sult-Cfher News Notes


worth of bonds was awarded 10 It Phila-
delphia firm. The price bid was l05. Bids
were opened yesterday. The money viii
be used to construct the long needed turn
pike road from Rockville to Georgetown.
This will bring about big wagon trade
for Georgetown. Most of the farmers will
discontinue sending products by the Me-
tropoHtan Branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. Georgetown will recover
largely. it is believed. the trade of Mont
gomery County, which she once enjoyed
and which the destructiQneof the turn
pike and construction OF the Metropolitan
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio di-
yerted. The rebuilding of the turnpike
will be Immediately followed by the ex-
tension of the Bethesda eectric road to
Rockville. This will result in the absorp-
tion of nearly all of the passenger traffic
now enjoyed by the Baltimore and Ohio
from Rockville and intermediate stations.
Georgetown's business men are confident
of big boom and it is anticipated that
big profits will accrue TO the town.
harry n. Dodge. who died d few da ;
ago. was the protector of the CAesa. cake
and Ohio outlet lock which was con-
strUcted at the Georgetown terminus of
the Georgetown Construction Com any.
This lock was considered big undertake
ing in its day-about 1S75-and was de-
signed to facilitate the lowering Of canal
boats into the river where they could he
loaded and unIoaded. Over an hour AMI
a half was thus saved in passing a boat
into the Potomac 10 the Georgetown
wharves on the river. 1t was d
costly enterprise, and was only used
about two years. 1t was not abandoned,
however, until three men had met their
death by the breaking away of one OF
the boats while being passed through the
lCck Mr.. Dodge owned until the time of
his death the water rights OF the Ch sa-
peake and Ohio Canal, ON which w Wlliam
II. Tenney & Sons and r L. Moore hold
leases for milling purposes. Some yeaI $
ago Mr.. Dodge was connected with q
New York banking firm, but for some
time prior to his death ne was totally in
capacitated for business through a par
aIytic stroke In his will. which has Just
been admitted to probate. he beqGeathed
to his sister, Mrs. Bell widow of the late
John J. Bell, for many years d stric; wa
ter register. all the revenues arising from
these canal water rights.
The entertainment and dance given by
the young people of ST. AIMS Church, OF
TenleytoWn last evening. in the parish
hall of the church, was largely patronized
by the church-gOing people of Tenley-
town. There were more than 80 persons
present. AT S o'clock the F'anchon club
of Washington, under the direction of
Mrs. Ecklon. gave a splendid variety per-
formance. Those vino took part were
Carl Davis, Lewis Schneider. Miss Mary
Schneider. otto Neymer. Miss Clara Ba-
After the entertainment dance was in
dulged in until late hour. The affair
was a success in every particular, and
more than $500 was realized.
For the week ending Saturday Novem-
ber 49, 6.l62 tons of coal were shipped
from the George Creek coal region over
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Official re-
ports show that the canal shipments of
coal were smaller this year. as compared
with last. by y. 90 tons
Five congregations were largely repre-
sented at the Union Thanksgiving serv-
ice held in the Dumbarton Avenue NJ.
F. Church this morning at II O'Clock
They We're from the Gay Street Baptist
Church, Congress Street NJ. P Church.
West Street Presbyterian Church. Peck
Memorial Church. West Washington In
theran Church The sermons Of the day
were delivered by Drs. Hammond and
Stitt and Rev. c.. Alvin Smith The church
was crowded 10 the doors.
The little girl found wandering on
Thirty-fist Street, near Christ Church. by
Off1cer Hess proved TO be Helen Ham
mond. daughter of Mrs John Bowman
who lives on \ Street, near Twenty-ninth
Street. The child was missed shortly af-
ter its disappearance and search instf-
tuted by Mrs. Bowman. but it was not
until after l o'clock that she learned of
the whereabouts Of the child
The conditions of Mrs. James r.
Shanks, whose critical illness was report
ed several days ago, is said to be i.I,prov-
ing and now his complete recovery is
hoped for
Clara Lee, cOlOred. about nineteen Years
old, was found by Officer Pratt at 4
o'clock this morning near the NJ Street
Bridge across Rock Creek wandering in
the street apparently demented She was
taken to the station and held TO await
examination.
At II o'clock yesterday the various
classes OF the Western High School CON-
gregated in the public assembly hall and
enjoyed a musical and literary progra m
of exceptional excellence one of the
most heartily encored artists was Mr..
Bun Ramsburg. an alumnus of the
school, graduate of Cornell and now
a resident of Philadelphia He sang Rud-
yard kipling's "Mandalay" with fine ef-
feet.