Evening star., 1901-02-20
AFFAIRS IN. GEORGETOWN
ICE FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC
FLOATING BY TOWN.
No Danger of Rise In River Appre-
Georgetown COIIege-Briefs.

Ice from the upper Potomac Is passing
| down stream to the bay. The springlike
! weather of the first two days of the week
| caused the breaking up of the ice all along
| the course of the river. The weather
seems to have been uniform all over the
valley of the Potomac, and the ice not
! blocked in any point, and there is therefore
no fear of a gorge. From reports the ice
/ in the regions in upper Maryland covered
the river to a depth of from eight to ten
inches, and the people living close by have
| harvested an unusually bountiful supply
for summer use.
The Little river is still icebounj, despite
the warm weather, and skating is being
enjoyed by many lovers of the sport.
Thefts ut Georgetown College.
Complaint was made last week at the
Georgetown station by George A Mullaiy,
4 student at Georgetown University, of
the larceny of Il watch chain, valued at 81.
Precinct Detective Frank Burrows was as
signed 70 the case and Monday arrested
Frank Smackum. colored, aged twenty-one,
under charge of having committed the
| theft. The chain was recovered Smackum
was employed at the university and was
well liked. Since his arrest q number
/ Of other articles were recovered, including
an overcoat. valued at $50. he property of
/ Augustine Lineham; coat, pair OF panta-
/ looms and vest belonging 10 Frank j. Ro-
| madka, valued at SO. and a macintosh,
worth 81, formerly the properly of John
| DouGherty. Besides the articles recovered
| and identified, guitar belonging to Samuel
! L. Owens was also found to nave been
! stolen by the youth, though it had been
| disposed Of. AS stated in The Star yestcr
! day. the prisoner was held in the Police
Court to be guilty OF all Of the charges.
Historic GaveI to BE Used.
! Tho historic gavel in possession of Poto-
mac Lodge No. 3, F \. A. M. will be
/ brought into requiSition upon the laying of
/ the corner stone of the new public library
! of Washington in Mount Vernon Square.
! The gavel is kept at the, Farmers and Me-
| chanicS' National Bank. and Is only taken
! out under the protection of a special COM
mittee appointed by the lodge. charged
! with the safety Of the valuable relic. In
| formation has been received that the gavel
! will be used. and the lodge will appoint a
committee to take charge of II when the
( library corner stone is laid.
Injured by Blast.
Frank WOrmley. colOred driver, living
at 1410 9Th street northwest, while driving
! his team yesterday about noon on Connec-
ticut avenue, opposite Cleveland Park. was
/ struck on the head by stone from blast
| fired by the workmen under The direction
/ of Thomas VI. Bond, contractor, engaged
/ in improving Highland avenue. The driver
was painfully injured and when licked up
| was placed on Chevy Chase ear and car
! ried TO the loop at Rock Creek bridge, from
where the police ambulance conveyed him
| 10 Freedmen's Hospital for treatment
| Ash Wednesday Observed.
| Ash Wednesday, the beginning Of the
! Lenten season, will be observed this even
/ ing at Christ Church, corner of 3lst and
! o streets. Rev. DR.. Alexander Mackay-
Smith rector of St. Johns Churcn, WASH
ington. Will deliver sermon. At Trinity
Church ashes were blessed at the 6 o'clock
mass and distributed at all of the masses
} following special devotions being held his
evening at the church.
General Mention.
Mrs. G. Robert Kengla of Wisconsin ave-
nue. Won the ladies first prize at the euchre
/ Of the knights Of Columbus Monday even
! ing a Washington Light Infantry armOry,
! winning fifteen games out of fifteen played.
/ The candidates for places in the George
/ town University crew Of eight have already
started i'm training for the boating season.
They are daily exercising ON rowing ma
/ chimes Nearly all of the members Of last
years crew are again entered. a. are many
+ amateur oarsmen who entered the college
/ this season.