The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04
news FROM GEORGETOWN.
Three Visiting Clergymen Occupy
Local Pulpits.
Order of Hibernians Gives n Smoker.
Fishing in the POtOmac-A Car
riage COIIides with n Cara Girl
Narrowly Escapes Being Burned.

Fishing in the POtOmac-A Car
riaEe COIIides with "A Cara Girl
Narrowly Escapes Being Burned.
Three Of Georgetown puipits were &C
CupiCd by visiting cICTEymeu yesterday
The Rev. Frank NJ Gibson preached at
st. Johns Episcopal Church in the alb
seuce Of the Rev. Frank II. Barton, who
has gone away for his health The Rev
Dr. Lodge. Of GaithersburE. preached at
both the morning and evening services at
the Columbia Baptist Church, and the
Rev. John Wesley BeaI. who was several
years ego pastor of the NJ T. Church
South. officIated at yesterdays services at
that church Dr. BeaH and Mrs. Beau
are visiting relatives here
The Georgetown branch OF the Order
of Hibernians save its first smoker Of
the season at Stohlman's HAIL yesterday
afternoon. There were over Two hundred
persons present The programme Of
speeches and vocal music was given II
+. O'DUnaEhue. F. j. Haltigdu. p T Nc
ran, ID. i. FlnuCane. R B. Pearson and
J. !. HarriSan made addresses, touching
upon Hibernianlsm- Thomas McNulty
rendered several selections. which were
greatly appreciated James Cleary.
Thomas TrOddeu and William Hart. also
sang. The smoker ended with refresh
meutS.
The Potomac River about the Great
Falls is losing its reputation as a bass
fishing ground. Old piscatoriaI sportsmen
refuse 10 spend tirpe in that vicinity now.
Last weeks catches by Georgetown men
were all made near Harpcr's Ferry, and
down the Potomac in the Occoquan re-
The Mississippi cats are not thriving
particularly well ON the Potomac, 10 iS as
serted. There does not appear 60 2e
enough food I'm tho water TO develop them.
At Thirty-ffth ana 2 Streets yesterday
morning a car ct the Washington Trac-
ton Company coIIided with a carriage
containing several people Tho only dam
age Sustained was the smashing of the
fender OF the car
The funeral of Mrs E J. Hieslleu took
place this morning al II o'clock. Services
were held at her late residence. 29l@ q
widow of the late William b. Hivskeu. oI
Philadelphia
Lusetta Burrows. the Htun daughter Of
Marion Burrows, had narrow escape
from being burned TO death Saturday
morning. AT her home in Tenleytowu. The
child was playing around the kitchen
stove, Wntu ntF clothing tduSaL iEt- tivE
screams attracted the attention Of her
father. who was in the next room. and
he reached her just in time To prevent
serious consequences. She escaped with
out bodily injury.
Ambrose AI0Iden and Harry Eeckcrt
small boys. were arrested yesterday after
noon by Bicycle Policeman FarQuhIr for
jumping on and on street cars az Thirty
sixth and Prospect Avenue The parents
of the boys were notified and they sent
collateral 70 the station for the release
Of their children.
Tomorrow morning a mass viii be cele-
bTated at Trinity Church for the repOse
Of the souls of the deceased members Of
the Society OF Jesus.
John WOlZ became intoxicated yester-
day and fell while going down East Mar
ket Space, striking his head against a
rough cobblestons. An ugly scalp wound
was sustained. and WOLF was taken 20
the Georgetown University Hospital
where tbs wound was treated
The receipts OF the Georgetown Custom
House for the week ended saturday No
ccmber ,, amounted TO s., G62J.