Evening star., 1898-11-03
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Regular Lecture of Series at Georgetown
University Given Last Evening.
Weather Conditions During October
as Shown by Observations-Gen-
cral and Personal News.

The regular lecture of the series to be
ulty for the benefit of the friends of the in
stitution was delivered last evening in Gas
ton Memorial Hall. Mr.. Sylvester Dwight
Judd, Ph.D., assistant professor of biol
ogy at Georgetown, was the speaker, and
his subject was The Georgetown College
walks A large audience assembled to
hear the lecture. which was illustra ted by
number of steoropticon views The slides,
which afforded pictures of the most in
viting haunts about the walks, were pre-
pared by the college professor of chemis-
try, the Rev. John Brosnan, s. ].
The next lecture of the course VIII be
given Wednesday evening, November ., by
Mr.. Frederick V. Coville, chief OF the d.
partment of botany of the Department CT
Agriculture. who will treat of dcss,t life,
and give a vivid impression OF the Dotan-
icai side of biology.
The meteorological summary for the
month of October. from observations taken
at Braces drug store, corner OF Both and
M streets by Prof. NJ. + Burrows, Just
compiled, shows rather unusual rainfall
and n noticeable decrease In the mean tenn
Eerature. The maximum Temperature for
the month was ~ degrees, which occurred
the Sd and 4th, while the minimum temper
ature of % degrees was registered the
2Sth. This gives q monthly range of the
temperature of 56 degrees. The least daily
range of the Thermometer was l" degrees,
occurring the :a'th, while the greatest daily
range was 81 degrees, the 2Gth and 18th.
The mean temperature for the mont! was
563 degrees.
The total rainfall for the month was $50
inches. giving all average daily rainfall CT
twelve one-hundrciths If an inch. There
We're fourteen days upon which one ore
hundredth or more of an inch of rain fell
] here was one thunder storm recorded for
ont .-vlI al
The prevailing direction Of the wind was
from the northwest. During the month
there were fourteen clear days, seven fair
days and ten cloudy days.
Call Edward Owens" Clerk Harper sa:d
this morning, whe: ne wanted a prisoner
to try
"He don't answer" said the bailiff
There ne is. asleep" said Policeman
Housel pointing to al old colored man in
the dock.
There are two of them asleeo," the
bailiff. said.
Policeman Housers complaint showed
that the old man, who was under the in
fuence os liquor last night. used bad Ian
guage in a conversational tone
The court took his personal bonds to be
more careful in the future.
Mr.. Samue, F. Burrows. wetl-known
resident of Tcrieytown. died Tuesday night
at his residence in the rear of Wesley
Heights. on the River road. The deceased
had reached the age of seventy-two years.
after shorc illness. Mr.. Burrows owned
a good-sized farm, and conducted dairy
business ami general farming. He was an
industrious, Efrdworking, frugal man. and
held the esteem of all who knew him. He
leaves widow and family of grown chill
dren to mourn his death. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from his late residence, the interment be-
ing at Rockville, Nd.
The funeral of Mr.. ]. F. Dyer, who died
at his residence. 3l3s o street, as published
in The Star yesterday was held this morn
ing from Trinity Church. at 10 O'Clock,
mass of requiem being chanted. Rev.
Father Marcus Dyer, a brother of the de-
ceased, of1ic:ated. The interment was al
Holy Rood cemetery
G. w. Garter. white man aged sixty
eight, resting at 2t89 Wisconsin avenue.
while crossing p street at 34th street yes
tcriay. few minutes before l o'clock in
the afternoon, was hit by car 33S of the
Metropolitan railroad. and injured about
the head. The car vas in charge of Motor
man Osborne and Conductor George Amiss.
i is said Mr. Carter. who is somewhat deaf,
was struck and Knocked down by the fender
befcre the train could be brought to q stop.