The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-27
NEWS from GEORGETOWN
4 New Baptist Church Organized
and Officers Elected.
The Public Night school Closed for
the Year Because of Lack of
Funds-CoIoFed Woman Dies With
cut Medical AId-PersonaI Notes.

cut Medical Aid-Personaf Notes
A largely attended meeting was held at
BaeTs Han. Thirty-1irst and NJ Streets,
last night and the proposed new Baptist
Church was formally organized. 1t is TO
BE- known as the Columbia Baptist
Church and higgins its career with fine
prospects. Much interest was manifested
at the meeting, although many who are
/ in favor Of the movement were unable
I to be present Officers We're elected for
! the new church as follows: Deacons, Jo-
soph Stewart, Thomas Binsted, 2. ".
Musson; clerk, E. W. Ladson. trustees,
William II Wilson. Henry Beck. G. W
/ Thompson: treasurer, ". D. Hall: or
sanist- Mrs. Henry Beck. officers Of the
Elblc school are Superintendent Thorn
as Binsted: assistant. Charles D. Fowler;
secretary. f w Ladson: librarian. R J
hs.idenbach; orSanist, Miss Margaret
Stewart
At the close of the business session a
social time was spent. instrumental rnu-
sic was rendered by Mr. Williams and
Mr- ana Mrs. Willis, and Miss Lottie Kali
denbach sang
The appropriation having been exhaust
ed, the public night school of George
town, which has beer in session since Oc-
tober l. at the Curtis Building, has closed
Tor the year No arrangements as yet
nave been made for its reopening in the
fail of 1901. Mr.. Robert /. Havceck. who
has been the instructor states that he
IS unacquainted with the plans of the
School Board, even if any have been for
niuiated, IN respect to this matter. Dur
ing the session just closed, four nights a
week have been devoted to studies. The
tllShtig attendance has ranged from TWEEN
" TO twenty-five students This leaves
ne institute founded through the philan-
tAIopy OF Edward l. M Linthicum the
olliy ITee evening school in the West
fl!dr and as the District authorities have
reused TO exempt its maintaining proper
" IRON. taxation. it IS thought that it's
Session viii soon close
Edmonia Ray. an aged colored woman.
u!sd yesterday afternoon, without medical
<tld- For years she had occupied one room,
on me hFst floor Of the tenement house
~ Grace Street northwest For some
IIIne she had been subject TO epileptic
II was officially reported at The George
town police station vest erday BY Sergeant
ness that theaccident to Henry " ilson
tcOlored( at the Rock Greek quarry on
Monday afternoon had resulted in death
wilson died on the way 10 the hospitaI
The fatal injuries were Sustained through
the falling Of a great boulder, that had
been IoCsened by a blast. The accident
w SH4t u near Lyon mill. at the point
WHere MaSsa chusetts Avenue crosses the
creek Wilson, who was fftv-fiye wears
OF age, resided at No. JOhnson's Court
northwest
Edward Mccormick died yesterday
morning at the residence of his daughter.
Mrs Charles Mccarthy, I225 Thirty
fourth Street northwest The funeral
services Will be held at Holy Trinity
InGFch tomorrow morning.
The Georgetown level of the Chesa-
peake and ONO Canal, which is kept II LED
uurlhS the entire year usually. in order
|" furnish power to mills and manufac-
turing plants here. IS temporarily dry in
order TO enable the company to remove
The accumulation of refuse in the bed
J ne owners Of mills and general ouera-
ing plants also now have the opport,I-
nifty 10 repair the wear and tear Of the
year
! E Shoemaker has just consummated
the sale of lot Z. block .. in Bur<etJ's
subdivision Of Friendship and Mount
ATTY. Frankie A r. Hager conveying
the title 70 John j. Cherry.
Julia Bechtol yesterday sold TO Henry
y. Weaver the house and premises Iuil
Ihirty-third Street northwest The rev
enue stamps indicated that the consider
alton was over s.. Coz