The evening times., 1901-05-18
news FROM GEORGETOWN
A New Church to Be Built by st.
AIMS Congregation.

Big Catches of Rock Fish Promised
by Old Anglers This SeasOn-AR-
nuaI May Procession of Trinity
Sunday school Children Tomorrow
Tenleytown IS 10 have a new Catholic
Church Work upon it win be begun in a
few weeks Plans have been prepared and
accepted, and provide for Gothic struc-
Uure, fronting on Wisconsin Avenue, fifty
feet and, having depth Of ninety-six
feet The building viii be of granite, and
the northeast corner viii be surmounted
by a tower.
The new church will be for st. Ann 8
congregation and viii be located in front
of the present handsome parsonage, built
during the Dastorate of the Rev. Father
J. NJ. Barry. The completion of the
church as planned viii make Father Nal
Ions pastorate a memorable one for Ten
Ieytown- The present church is a frame
structure. built in 1866 To aid in the in
crease Of the cnurch fund, fair viii
open Monday and continue until June l.
When the locust trees expand to their
fullest" said an old fisherman, whose
lol:g experience has taught him to be gov
erned by natural conditions, the rock
fish season is on. The Potomac promises
big catches this season The present mud
dy condition of the water viii interfere
with the sport for day or two, but hard
~ longer"
The welI-deveIoped rock is not protected
by the law. Only those less than nine
inches in length are and q rock less than
nine inches is said TO be far inferior to
a perch.
Small rock caught unintentionally, must
be thrown back into the water. The hook,
when taken out Of the mouth of the fish,
leaves no serious wound, and the fish Will
soon recover If the hook is swallowed
and the line is cut as far down the fsh's
throat as possible, he VIII swim along
through the rest Of his natural existence,
with hardly more than q tickling SeuSa-
ton about his body It IS said by old
fishermen that hundreds Of bass are ca
peTing joy0usIy in the Potomac with
hooks in their vitals-
Mrs annie d Middleton, reIiCt Of the
late Robert / Middleton, died early this
morning at the residence Of her son, Rob
ert /. Middleton, III ThIrueth Street
northwest. Mrs. Middleton had been i'll
for about two weeks. Heart trouble was
the cause Of her death. About 4.30 o'clock
this morning, when members of the fam
lily were in her room she was resting COM
fortabIy, but an hour later she was found
dead.
The children Of the Trinity Catholic
Sunday School viii have their May pro-
cession tomorrow afternoon. About five
hundred will participate. They win as
semble in the chapel at $3.50 O'Clock, the
march beginning at I. The same route
win be followed this year that was fol-
lowed last year. The procession win start
fro mthe chapel, down y Street to Thirty
fourth, thence to Q, thence to Thirty-ffth,
to o Street and TO the church lawn,
fronting on o Street, where brief exer-
cises viii be held.
The Gonzaga College Band will lead the
procession, followed by thirty or more
altar boys, four of whom win carry the
statue Of the Blessed Virgin
Miss Lizzie Lunsford viii be queen of
the procession, Miss Helen Hegerty,
heart-bearer, and Miss Mamie Gaskins.
the speaker of the evening To avoid
confusion. the smaller children viii be
accompanied on the march by their re-
spectiVe Sunday school teachers
Chemical Engine No. was sent to its
new home in TenIeytown yesterday 1t
has been stored in No / engine house in
Washington awaiting the completion Of
the Tenieytown building The installation
exercises were to have been held last
Monday, but owing to q, delay were post
pOncd until next week Six firemen win
be stationed there, under Thomas InScoe.
formerly Of No 1, as fireman
Robert ". Mcpherson and Irving VII
hanson, trustees. have sold TO Ella NJ
Graves for s., zoo lot 20 in 8IcPherson's asd
others subdivision This property is on
Georgetown Heights, near the corner Of
Iwenty-ninth Street, and is improved.
The bulk OF the coTerdam, which was
built around the fifth pier Of the Acque-
duct Bridge for repairs. recently compIet-
ed, has been taken away Divers are now
at work clearing away that part around
the base Of the pier
The Rev. J. Y. bowman, rector Of All
Saints Episcopal CsIrch, Richmond, viii
preach at both the morning and evening
service at Christ Church, Thirty-first
and o Streets, tomorrow.