Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Augustus Bowman, Oolored Coal Cart Driver,
Suddenly Expires
Falls Dead From His Cart Mt ROsslyB,
Va.-GeneraI and Personal
News.

Augustus Bowman, fcolored, aged fifty
five, dropped dead Saturday afternoon
about o'clock while driving a cart neal
the south end of the Aqueduct bridge. The
| man was In the employ of a coal firm and
was returning from trip to Fort MyeI
Heights, where he had gone to deliver
load of coal. At point between the bridge
and Rosslyn he was seen to fall backward
from his seat on the cart, and when picked
up life was extinct The body was removed
to Both and M streets by Policeman Henry
Verr and conveyed in the patrol wagon
to the late home Of the deceased, at l511 8Sd
street, the coroner being notified. The flu
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Union Light Lodge Of the Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows, OF which the de-
ceased was a member, will attend In a
body.
University Glee Club.
The Glee Club of Georgetown University
has been reorganized for the season and
officers elected for the ensuing term, as
follows: President. Christopher Hagan. 1900.
OF Massachusetts; manager, T. Fernedfng,
1901; assistant manager. M. V. Lenane.
1902. of New Jersey: secretary, CORTLAND
A. Herman, 1901, Of New York. The club
Is conducting its rehearsals under the d.
rectlon Of Mr. George Herbert Wells Iro-
fessor OF music and organist Of the uni
versity.
Change I'm Hospital Physicians.
DIR. Daniel Mccarthy. former resident
physician Of Georgetown University Hos
pital has resigned the office to accept a
more lucrative one on the staff Of Provi-
dence Hospital. DR.. Mccarthy. who was
captain Of the victorious base ball team
OF the university, succeeded DR.. Gwynn
the nrst resident physician of the hospital
pr Arthur M McNamee succeeds DR.. Nc
Carthy and has already entered upon his
dutles. DR.. McNamee is a graduate of
Georgetown University Medical School. His
appointment was made after he passed an
examination.
Order Suspended.
The crusade of the health office against
the owners OF houses in the vicinity of
Prospect avenue and 37th street has been
temporarily abandoned, 1t Is said, owing
to an order from the Engineer Commits
sioner. The owners of all the houses on
9th street south of Prospect avenue were
notified to have water and sewer connec-
tons made, and warrants were sworn out
Tor several for noncompliance with the no
uce The matter was brought to the at
tention of the Commissioners and it was
found that though water main exists in
the street proper connections for the houses
nave not been made, and for that reason
the property owners could not be com
PEELED to introduce the service pipes.
General Notes.
Albert Marrett and Walter Fowler, young
white men, were arrested at different times
yesterday afternoon by Policemen Murphy
and Giles Of the county mounted force on
the charge of fast driving
The condition of DR.. Charles Becker of
Tenleytown is reported to be somewhat
improved.
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