The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-31
NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN
COURT ROOM OF TIE NEW JUSTICE
re DC Held where Established By
Ans Predecessor-Lookin for "a
Rector for st. Johns Episco-
Pal Church.

Gen H. E Paine, the new justice of the
peace. assigned 10 the Georgetown (Se4-
enth) District, viii hold court in the
er-Shoemaker Real Estate Companys
Offices, which are splendidIy equipped for
the purpose. This is where Justice ].
Barton Miller has held court for several
years. Justices Of the peace for half a
century have held court in the immediate
neighborhood
on his retirement tomorrow, Mr. ]. Bar
ton Miller will assume the vice presi-
deGcy OF the Miller Shoemaker Real Ee-
tate Company, tiDcorporated19 retaining
his secFetaryship Of the First Cooper
ative Building Association
The new deputy marshal assigned to
the Georgetown district is Karl Hansen.
Scandinavian by birth, butwho for the
past four or five years has been employed
IN the marshaIs Office.
Dr. Barfon's Successor.
Rev. Frau. Barton's successor viii
soon be nazasi. The lookout committee
has been at work for the past month
looking for a minister TO ill the pulpit
Of St Johns Episcopal Church 1t IS
thought that 4 selection has been made.
though nothing definite can he obtained
from the church officials. St Johns has
been without rector since Mr. Barton,s
resignation The Rev Robert 5. W
Wood. who assisted DR.. Barton. has been
officiating at the services since the latter
gave up the charge.
Death of Mrs L. ". Tavenner.
News has been received here of the
>.eath Of Mrs Laura ". Tavenner. for
merly OF Georgetown. The demise oe-
CURED Sunday. December %. at Lancaster
Pa, where Mrs. Tavenner had resided for
the past year She was the wife of Mr.
Louis F. TavenneT and the daughter of
Mrs Kate A. and the late Thomas G.
watkins Two daughters. Misses Bessie
anc Mary Tayenner. survive Mrs Taven-
ner was III some time. and received treat
ment at st. Joseph's Hospital Lancaster.
Pa.
Big Building Operation.
It is reported that twenty-five houses
on the cottage plan arc 10 be erected at
the intersection Of the New Cut and Con-
cult Roads. on the triangle used as a
/ droFeyard some years ago The property
facing the distributing reservoir is very
attractive
Wagon ColIides With n Car.
= delivery wagon belonging to Brown 6
Hilleary. of COS Lancaster Avenue. was
considerably damaged about s o'ciock as
The result of a collision with car of the
Metropolitan Railroad. AT Thirty-dfth and
o streets. The horse attached 10 the
wagon was also badly hurt The driver
/ jumped just before the collision. He held
the reins manfuIly, at his seat. until col
Iision seemed inevitable
Though some weeks ago several loads
Of asphalt block were dumped on Thirty
second Street, near P Street, the work of
repairing ThiTty-second Street. between
| P and L Streets has not yet been begun
/ The street between these points is the
/ toughest in the West End. and the citI-
zens are anxiousIy waiting for the much
| needed Improvement.
Real Estate E0fes
John D Croissant and Galen L TAFT
| yesterday sold to Helen A. Keith for 81 .00e
/ lots 81 and 81 in block p Of American
! University Park
Henry c. Stewart. jr. yesterday sold
! TO William ". Souder for $. $685. lots
/ 16 II. and IS. block 49, University Park
Mr.. Clinton Cropley and Miss Clara O.
! Libbey viii be married this evening al
/ the residence Of the brides father, Mr.,
! John Edward Libbey. Thirty-frst and T
/ Streets The ceremony viii be performed
! by Rev John D KinZer- of the Congress
/ Street NJ P Church After the marriage
which viii be quiet one, Mr. aDd Mrs.
/ CropIey will leave on northern trip.
Caught With the Goods.
/ George Williams, colored, was seen on
! Water Street before daybreak this morn
I ing with horse bride and two chickens
/ one dead and one alive, in his possession
/ Policeman Trenis arrested Williams or
! suspicion of having stolen the stuff.
/ The receipts OF the Georgetown Custom
House for the week ending Saturday
/ amounted to S3,S41-