The evening times., 1899-03-01
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN.
Considerable Activity in Real Es-
tate Circles.

tate Circles.
The Rev Dr. J. B. Stitt left for Bllu-
more yesterday morning TO attend the
Methodist Conference for this district BY
next Friday the congregation of the Dunn
barton NJ E. Church will be made az
ouaiuted with the action of the Baltimore
Conference in the matter Of the selection
of their new pastor to succeed the Rev
DR.. Stitt, who has made his last pubic
appearance in the church here. The pulpit
of next Sunday is to be filled by visiting
clergyman. DIR. Sutt leaves the George
town congregation in an exceedingly pros
porous condition. When he took charge
here the congre cation worshiped in an
old-fashioned, dark and uncomfortable
structure lacking many of the conven-
fences now deemed so necessary TO we'll
appointed house of prayer. He, however,
Immediately went TO work and so urged
the church trustees and the congrs sga'iol
in general that steps were Immediately
taken 10 raise sum of money sufficiently
large 10 modeTniZe the structure. His ef
forts in this respect resulted in signal
success and improvements to the value o.
$4,000 were made upon the church proper
and the interior was completely refur
of the most imposing Methodist churches
under the direction of the Baltimore Con-
ference. II is therefore with the keenest
regret that the congregation is compelled
to witness the REIMBURSEMENT of DR..
Stitts pastorate. He leaves only because
his pastoral term has expired. Dr.. Sti [
is TO be returned TO the charge he left in
Baltimore, the Fayette Street Methodist
Church. Dr.. Stitt's son. Fred Stitt. who
was q student at Dickerson College when
his father accepted the pastorate here
will remain in Washington, as his busi-
ness interests keep him in the city.
The very heavy snowfall which has been
experienced has greatly benefited the
wheat crop, according to farmers from
neighboring counties. Previous TO this
time the outlook for the coming crop was
very poor. The first crop is said to be in
a promising condition.
GeoTgetown's real estate market does not
seem TO be affected by weather conditions
The first week developed sales amounting
in value 10 $4,000. House 1909 Thirty
second Street was sold for $500. Lots 3
and a. square 1888. were sold by Margaret
A. Morse TO William 5. MinniX for 81, $50
Franklin T. Lanner has sold Lester a.
Barr an undivided one-half interest in
Mount Airy and Friendship subdivision, at
Tenleytown, in lots 10 and IL block s.
Burket's subdivision, the purchaser assum-
ing trust of S. 600. Large slices of Wes-
ley Heights property, the values aggre-
eating So COO, also changed hands during
the past week. Real estate men have a
number of important transactions pending,
which the present week promises to con-
summate.
The Curtis Hall. in the old Curtis School
building, which has not known the hand of
improvement since its construction in 1875
has just undergone a thorough renovation
The frescoers have been at work in eddi-
tion to the painters. Curtis hall is one of
the brightest and most cheerful places of
congregation west of Rock Creek
Independent Lodge of the Order Of the
Good Templars. held their weekly meeting
last night in Odd Fellows Hall. The meet
ing was largely attended by the members
of the lodge and by those from other
lodges in the District. large amount
of important business was transacted and
after the business session short literary
and musical programme was rendered Pi-
ano solos were rendered by Miss Carrie
Lanman and Miss Dora Young Messrs
A. Wilkinson and Charles Mason recited
number of interesting selections The
lodge will pay fraternal visit TO Perse-
Verance Lodge on the evening of March II
and Pioneer Lodge al Falls Church, on the
18th.
The regular meeting OF the Georgetown
Clerks Association viii be held in the
Association Hall, on Thirty second Street.
next Friday night. Important business
will be transacted.
The Capital Traction Company has a
gang of men at work today repairing the
pavement between its tracks on Thirty
second Street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Georgetown Citizens Association will be
held Friday evening at the office of the
First Cooperative Association. This time
is in accordance with the constitution
adopted at the last meeting, which provides
for the holding of the meetings of the as
sociation on the first Friday in every
month. The previous meetings have been
of sort of preliminary nature. but the
next meeting will be devoted to the con-
sideration of a number of important ques-
tions which vitally affect the interests of
the town.
The exceedingly dirty condition of The
streets of Georgetown is the source of
much dissatisfaction among the citizens.
Traces of the great blizzard still remain
in the streets in the shape of piles of ice
and snow, which melt very slowly in spite
of the warm weather Of the past week. The
residents complain that Georgetown has
been ignored in the distribution of The
money appropriated by Congress for the
removal of the snow.
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