Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN,
Local News Items Gathered West of
Rock Creek.

George Banker. colored walter employed
at the Chamberlain Hotel, 18th and
streets, was arrested by Policeman Kava-
nagh on charge of larceny, and yesterday
was held guilty IN the Police Court He
was committed to Jail for four months
Banker broke into a locker room at the
hotel and stole suit of clothes, pair of
shoes, a pair Of gold cuff buttons and sew
eral other articles, the property of the head
waiter, c. c. Johnson. The value of the
stolen goods was placed at $2j
The patrol telephone system of the
Georgetown Station is out of repair Just at
present the electrical machinery having
burned out. Yesterday about noon an cleo
trical display was noticed in the center key
board, connecting the different circuits
Soon smoke came from the inductors in the
cabinet. The front room of the station was
filed with smoke, and upon investigation it
was found that most of the delicate
mechanism of the service was completely
ruined.
The farewell reception rendered Rev. ]. J
Evans and his wife at the parsonage of
Ebenezer A. NJ. f. Church last evening was
well attended. Just before the close of the
evening the minister was presented with a
sum of money token of the esteem in
which he Is held Rev. DR.. Flagg succeeds
him as pastor of EbeneZer Church. and
Will preach his first sermon at II o'clock
tomorrow.
Pontifcal high mass will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock at Trim
ity Church. corner of 36th and o streets,
at which Archbishop Martinelli will be the
ceiebrant. The deacons of honor will be
Rev. John D. Whitney, S. j., rector of
Georgetown University, and Rev. John A.
Galligan. Rev. Hector Papi. s. j., will be
the assistant priest at the mass. The ser
mon VIII be delivered by Rev. Father l.
Davitt. S. j. Patrick j. Ford and James
\. Mullin will act as masters of ceremonies.
\ special musical program Will be rem
dered, under the direction of Harry Whea-
ton Howard, the organist.
Dora Diggs, nine-year-old colored girl
living at 104l 31st street, left her home
yesterday morning at O'Clock to deliver
some ice. She did not return home during
the day or last night, and this morning the
parents asked the help of the police in
locating her An alarm was sent to all of
the stations in the city.
John A. Heenan has sold for w H. PyIes
the house and lot known as 3424 p street
The consideration of the transfer is given
at S3,oO0-JO.
The announcement of the marriage of
Miss Emma Moore to George W. Martin
has just been made. the ceremony having
taken place at the parsonage of FbeneZer
NJ. e Church, Baltimore, Md, September
II, 1896, Rev. Joseph Wheeler officiating at
the services.
The funeral Of Mrs. Harriet A. Mccarthy
will be held Monday morning at o'clock
from the residence of her son, John B Nc
Carthy, at 1880 NJ street, the cortege pro-
ceeding to Trinity Church, where a mass
of requiem will be chanted
Preparations are being made by the la
dies of St. Johns Church for a garden
party, for the benefit of the summer out
ing fund of the choir. 1t will be held at
the Weaver place, on Georgetown Heights,
opposite the reservoir, Tuesday afternoon
and evening June 6.