Evening star., 1899-04-08
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Affair Cycle Club Gives Euchre Party at
Masonic Hall
Sales of Real Estate - Troopers Re-
cover Their Mascots-Other
West End News.

Ths Affair Cycle Club gave q euchre
party last evening at Masonic Hall. on 32d
street, which was well attended. There
were eighteen tables in use. and card play
ing continued for several hours. At thu
close of this, dancing was fnaugurated and
continued until midnight. The first prize
for the ladies was won by Miss Jennie Cas-
sidy. Miss Margaret Cassidy secured Sec
ond; Miss Houghton third, and Miss Wiss-
ner fourth. For the gentlemen the first
prize was carried or by Mr.. Cameron, Mr.
Walter T. Weaver second; Mr.. R. Tongue
third and Mr.. Louis Weaver fourth.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Staub. Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Keli-
her, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Weaver, Mrs
David Weaver. Miss Keiiher. Miss Lydia
Britt the Misses Barnes, Miss Wssner the
Misses Cassidy, Miss Houghton. Miss Nellie
Miller, Miss Murray. Miss Henry, Miss
Taylor, Mrs. Woodruff, Miss Shafer, Miss
Aksr, Messrs: B. F. Craig. F. Baker Weav-
err Charles Miller. Fred Duvall. C. R. Muir
ray, William Staub Dennis Sweeney, David
Reynolds, Ollie Craig, Charles JONES'
George Potter, George Weaver, Mr.. Pet
TT, Louis Weaver, Mr.. Cameron. Charles
Weaver. J. B. Hammond, Mr.. Tongue and
NJ E. Weaver.
Transfers of Real Estate.
During the past week a number of trans
fers of real property in this section Of the
city have been placed on record. the sales
of city and suburban property being about
equally divided.
Joseph H. Bradley bought of the owner
part of lot 204. in square 1909. at an un-
named consideration. The property is locat-
ed near the southwest corner of 33d and R
streets, fronting the former street, and i'm
proved by two-story frame dwelling.
James Sheridan has transferred to Laura
e. Sheridan part of lots IA and Is, in
Deans subdivision of square 1854 The
property is located on P street. north side,
just west Of the Metropolitan railroad
property.
Mamie r. Heth has bought of Eleanor
A. Goldsbcrough an undivided one-tenth
interest in the tract of land containing
twenty-five acres known as Grasslan.ls,
situated in Tenleytown.
Thomas E. Waggaman has sold to James
Sharp an unsubdivided portion of Cleveland
Park. The consideration Is placed at $3,-
254.23.
Charles W. Buckley has bought of George
H. Corey and John D. Crodssant, trustees,
| lots 6. Z, and 8, Of block 16, American
University subdivision, for $500
Thomas j. Giles has bought of Charles
! H. Reintzel lots 80 and 40. olock 25 in the
American University subdivision. The con-
sideration is placed at 81, 400, subject to
| deed of trust.
Mnscots Recovered.
The members Of the Sd United States
| Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, are hap
py over the recovery of two goats, the
|
| and white goat, twin brothers, were with
| the regiment during its Cuban campaign,
sharing in all of the hardShips of the COM
| mand. and when the regiment came back
| to the United States the goats came with
| 1t. Some time during the parade Thursday
| the goats were stolen from Fort Myer. AS
| soon as they were missed the Georgetown
police were notified Policeman Charles
| Birkigt located the animals on Holy Hin,
and took them in custody, a small boy
| claiming to have found them on the Aque-
| duct bridge. The soldiers were glad to get
| the animals back, and did not care to pros
eeute any one for the theft.
Infant Picked Up.
While patroling their beat last evening
shortly before midnight Policemen Grove
and Saunders were attracted by the cries
Of an infant, which seemed to emanate
from the alley on o street between 18th
and Both streets. An investigation revealed
a live female infant, colored, which mad
been abandoned by its mother. 1t was
turned over to Mrs. Maria Patterson OF
l347 9th street, who took care Of 1t.