Evening star., 1900-02-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Trial Trip Over Part of the Tenleytown
Electric Road.
commissioner Wight in the Party
Ice disappearing From the
RfNer-GeneraI Notes.

A partial trial trip was made ovar the
Georgetown and Tenleytown electric road
Yesterday by number of invited guests I'm
| the special car of the directors. The car
was sent TO Georgetown several DAYS ago.
anu mas been stored in the barns of The.
company on 32d street exteifded 1t is of
eAcei ent construction, complete in every
| oetaii. and handsome. 1t has incandescent
| lights so arranged as to show up the road
| bed in every detail.
commissioner Wight was with the party
| that made the trip last evening. The car
did not proceed all of the way to Rockville
| the northern terminus of the line. II beIne
stated that the trip of the directors and in
| vited guests to that point will not be made
@ @uIitll iater- On account of the improve
| rnents being made on 32d street. the special
| car stopped at 32d and Q streets and there
| discharged its load
| Ice on River Disappearinr
The warm weather has not been sufficient
| to move all of the ice from the river,
though but very little current and addi-
| tionai heat will be sufficient to clear the
harbor The rivermen expect that some
time today the breaking up will occur, and
that the ice will pass off without any trou-
Bile 1t is pointed out as an interesting
| fact that this season the river WAS twice
| ice bound, the first time being covered 10 a
depth of about eight inches and the last
| time to depth of over five inches.
Damage Nearly Repaired
The improvements on the old building of
| the Academy Of the Visitation on 35th
street. which was recently damaged by fire,
are nearly completed. and the place is ex-
| pected soon to be ready Tor occupancy The
walls have been rebuilt as far as neces.
| sary. and the roof put in place. For some
| time past the workingmen have been labor
| ing on the interior finishing, and this work
| Is well under way.
Funerals Yesterday.
| The funeral of Miss Minnie Heard, who
died Sunday morning at the residence of
| her brother, Aloysius ]. Heard, 9I2 18th
| street. vas held yesterday morning at 8
| o'clock A requiem mass for the repose of
| the soul of the deceased was chanted at st.
Stephens Church. corner of 18th street and
pennsylvania avenue. The interment was
at Holy Rood cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Louise Mayer
the wife of DR.. Mayer. was held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock from Trinity Church.
Mrs. Mayer was thirty-nine years of age
She died Saturday at her residence I4O7
Sd street
Notes of Interest.
The condition of Mr.. George AuId, the
paying teller of the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank who was stricken with
paralysis Monday evening was reported
this morning to be about the same
The Potomac Electric Light and Power
Company will shortly place additional ma
chinery in its quarters az 33d and X Streets
i: is said, making the plant the main one
for the generation of power to operate the
various electric roads and furnish illumi-
nation for the streets and private places.
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