Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
TO A GREAT FALLS RAIL-
WAY CAR.
Passengers Aboard BADLY Frightened
Miss BERTHE Mckinley Assumes
Black yeil-GeneraI News.

Car 40S of the Great Falls electric rail-
road met with an accident last evening
about 1880 O'Clock, which nearly created
panic on the car and delayed traffic on
the read for some time When near the
Rock Spring Club house one of the wheels
on the rear truck broke into fragments
and the humping Of the car threatened to
precipitate 1t over an embankment on the
south, about fifty feet high. The rear
truck left the track, but the front one re-
manned in place. otherwise there might
have been large number of persons in
jured. The car was stopped after it had
gone about twenty-five yards, and the
frightened passengers were assured there
was no danger. The car was eastbound at
the time, and the blockade on the line was
avoided by running cars over the Glen
Echo road through Tenieytown to George
town.
Early this morning another large car on
the road left the track at gid and z streets
While rounding the curve and threatened
to crash into the three-story grocery of
Anthony Hanlon. The curb blocked the
onward passage Of the car and prevented 1t
from going far on to the pavement.
Takes the Last Step.
Miss BERTHE Mckinley, a former George
town girl, took the black veil Sunday at
the Academy of Visitation, at Frederick
Md, the last step toward becoming a men,
Der of the order. The ceremony was wit
messed by only the family of the young
lady and some few friends No publicity
was given to the affair, according to the
desires of those interested. Miss Mckin-
ley took the white veil May IL OF last year.
and four days later entered the convent.
She was well known in Georgetown.
Fails to MaterIalixe.
The meeting of the citizens of Tenley-
town. Somerset Heights. Cleveland Park
and other subdivisions lying along the line
of the Georgetown and Tenleytown rail-
road. scheduled for last evening, was not
held. 1t was called to hear the report of
the committee appointed to call upon the
railroad officials relative to the proposed
increase of fare. The committee called
upon the railroad officials, but, owing to
the absence of the president OF the syndi-
cate from the city, they were requested to
postpone the hearing until some day this
week.
Woman Painfully Hurt.
Mrs. James Jones, the wife of an
ploye of the Capital Traction Company
was painfully wounded Sunday at her home
near Ballston Va, by a pistol shot fired
by her little daughter. 1t is stated that the
father of the child was cleaning revolver,
and upon leaving the room for few mo-
ments placed the weapon on a table. The
little girl took hold of il, and In some man
ner slipped and fell. discnarging the re-
volver, the bullet entering the left side of
her mother. The bullet first plowed its
way along the left hand of the child, caus-
ing an ugly wound.
Brief Mention.
Miss Belle Hazel Of 17o4 33d street has
accompanied Mrs. Smith of 1I0S 32d street
to the Blue Ridge mountains for a stay of
few weeks. On her return she will proceed
to Chicago to visit her brother, William A
Hazel, who IS in business in that city.
The public school buildings of the fifth
division are receiving their annual clean
ing and overhauling during the vacation
time, that everything will be in readi-
ness for the opening session in the fall.