The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-30
NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN
A PROBABLE CHANGE OF SITE.
Industrial Home schools interest
ing Early History Recalled.
How the Scope of the Insti-
tiOn's Work WIS Changed

The necessity, fer scientific reasons,
for the acquisition by the United States,
OF large part of the Home Industrial
School grounds, the proposed transfer of
the entire property by the District to the
United States ana the purchase OF q Few
site for the Industrial School has caused
interest in the early history of this in
| stitution to be renewed.
The Industrial Home School is TIE de-
velopment Of the Georgetown Corporation
Poorhouse. The idea Of a poorhouse cor
Georgetown was conceived by John
Barnes, who was Collector OF the Port
here. He died February u. 1926. leaving
a VIII in which he says:
1T has often occurred to ne that the
time was moi far distant when a poor
house OF lettering house should be es-
tablished-and, # proposed through the
honorable and respectable corporation Of
Georgetown, doubt not that it would
be ultimately successful Whenever any
progressive proceedings toward such an
end become certain and conclusive. a
sum not exceeding $1,000 I freely be-
queath toward its establishment
And as the establishment Of a poor
house OF 'bettering house is en- object
very near my heart. do direct hat if
my executors or trustees. for the time
being. shall in the exercise Of heir dis
erection. hereby vested in them. suffer the
surplus the annual proceeds. to aecumu-
late, then give another 81. 600 out Of such
accumulation, in further aid of the estab-
lishment and maintenance of such a poor
house"
Contested VIII Compromised.
These devises OF The Barnes viii we're
contested by his heirs but the matter was
afterward compromised and in October,
1927. the corporation purchased thu pres
ent site, being lot 276, in Beatty and
Hawkins addition to Georgetown. at a
cost Of S1G9 an acre. IN November. 1880.
the town authorities appropriated s., 600
for the erection of a suitable building for
q pooThouse upon the lot Ii wes then
discovered that the town had no charter
power 10 erect G poorhouse. whereupon
an application was made 10 Congress. and
authority was obtained
BY an ordinance OF the corporation. ap-
proved on December 80 1926. James ;.
MorselI, John Little, John Baker. William
Ridgely, Daniel Bussard. John Mcdaniel,
Charles o. Burnett. and Gideon Davis
with the mayor Of the town as president,
were constituted the first beard OF trus-
tees for the poor OF Georgetown
The IrstItution BaEun
The cornerstone OF the poorhouse was
laid by the Mssons in 1881 with much
ceremony. The building is still standing
TIL Srsf s,,-.a-fr,a,S,-. 81 -. 1911, $780,,
was Charles Shoemaker.
The p0oThoUse eventually developed
into the present Home Industrial School.
though. until d comparatively recent date.
it Is said one pauper was accommodated
in order to satisfy those who have main
tanned that the development was con-
trary 10 the design Of the founder and
that the abandonment Of the poorhouse
would work q reversion OF The 0equest to
the heirs of John Barnes.
. The benefactoTe himself lies IN an IN
marked grave in the old Presbyterian
Cemetery
Accused of serious Threat
Isaac Goven. colored man, threatened
TO cut James NeaIe's throat, Saturday
night. and the latter swore out war
rant for Goven's arrest. Policeman Grove
took Goven into CUSTODY, and charged him
on the DUOhS OF JEleF StGAlOIuuuSG Win
making violent threats.
Neale alleges that Goven had been
staying at his house for several weeks,
and when he asked him Saturday night
TO pay his board bill. GoveR drew q large
knife. Policeman Grove found the knife
up Governs sleeve when the arrest was
made.
a Fire in Two Small Houses.
blaze in the two two-story frame
dwellings. Nos. and Factory Hill,
caused considerable excitement Saturday
night among the residents of that Yicin-
ity. The houses are occupied by Rachael
Locker and Louise Powell, respectively,
and owned by the Potomac Electric
Lighting Company. Damages to the con-
tents amounted to about $50 while the
800 The dwelling were not insured. and
the origin of the fire is unknown.
Investigating n Death.
The death Of Thomas Ried, boat
builder on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. who died few days ago at Cum
berland. is being investigated It is as
alleged he was thrown down the steps Of
house and kicked complications set
ting in which resulted in his death,
Ried was of a quiet disposition.
NeJghborhOOd Notes.
Rev. Frank H. Havenner. pastor OF the
Dumbarton Avenue Church. viii enter
tain the congregation OF the church at
his home Wednesday evening.
Watch meetings viii be held Tuesday
evening at the Dun2barton Avenue u E
Church, and the Congress Street NJ E,
and the West Washington N. E. Church,
South.
Henry Thomas, OF 1918 Eleventh Street
southeast. while in the Union Depot at
Thirty-sixtn and NJ Streets, Saturday
night, was seized with q chill The man
suffered some time before his condition
was discovered by one of the employees of