Evening star., 1901-05-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
FREIGHT CAR RESTORED TO LOCAL
ELECTRIC ROAD.
Complaint Filed Respecting Alleged
Vandalism Charge of Fast
Driving-General Items.

The freight car on the Georgetown and
Tenleytown railroad is to be restored, and
will commence operations for thirty days
trial May 20. The return of the car is
made at the request of special committee
from the Georgetown Citizens Association.
IL the car proves to be self-supporting the
promise is that it will continue to be
operated. A separate account will be kept.
The same rates will be charged as on the
old system, but only one car, 1t is said, will
be run a day, leaving Georgetown imme
diately after the 1890 Rockville, car. and
proceeding straight through to Rockville.
Mr. Charles H. Trunnel: who has a num-
ber of relatives inferred in the old Presby
streets, has filed a complaint that no less
than sixty or seventy tombs have been
ruthieSsly broken open and the brick OF
which they were built carted away by pri
vate individuals for their own use. AS all
of the records of the cemetery prior to 1856
have been destroyed, the old tombs were
in nearly all cases the only means of locat-
ing the graves of many of the dead, and
now that they have been torn down
trace can be found of the identity of the
inferred dead.
A reception was rendered Rev. F. L.
Flagg, pastor of Ebeuezer A. M. E. Church,
Wednesday evening, in token of the pleas
ure of the congregation at his return to the
church for another year. Addresses of
welcome were maze Dy element Beckett,
David Lee and owen Butler, to all of
which Mr.. F1agg responded. After the re-
ception refreshments were served.
Mt. Tabor NJ. P. Church. located at 32d
and 35th streets. was dedicated June 20,
1874 and on that occasion Rev. Joseph A.
Wiegand was the pastor, serving for some
years. After leaving the church he served
in several other charges. Tomorrow he
will conduct both the morning and evening
services at the church. A hearty welcome
will be extended him by the members of
the congregation.
Walker Washington. colored, aged
twenty-seven. was arrested yesterday by
Special Policeman 8. A. Simpson and. held
on charge of fast driving. Later he was
released $40 collateral The prisoner is
alleged to have driven too fast on 32d
street, crossing the railroad tracks at Dunn
barton avenue, and when called to slack
up by the special policeman on duty at the
railroad crossing failed to heed the order.
Mr. w. D. Hall, formerly general man
ager of the Crystal Plate Ice Company, and
one of it's directors prior to the recent sale,
has become a member of the Monroe &
Hall Brick Company. The plant Is located
at Goth and b streets southeast and has
capacity of 10000 brick day. Extensive
improvements have been made in the plant,
which will run independently of the COM
bination that controls nearly all of the
local trade.
Thomas McKenna of 34th street between
and streets is lying seriously Ill.
John r. Mclean is fencing a part Of his
large tract on the Tenleytown road. and
will introduce a number of deer In the
place, making a park of 1t.
About 5000 invitations have been issued
for the reception to Cardinal Martineli
at Georgetown University Tuesday evening
from to 10 o'clock.
Isaac E. Shoemaker yesterday sold for
William L. Godfrey a house on Chesa-
peake street, Tenleytown- The purchaser
was Harriet A. Burrows.