The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-11
news FROM GEORGETOWN.
The Eastern Conference of the
Maryland Synod Meets.

/ Funeral Services Over the Late Cor
ncliHs A. oGutt AT Trinity Catholic
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES suit ina Eayit,.
FfIed-PersonaI md General Items.
The fan meeting Of the Eastern CON
ference of the Maryland Synod OF the
I Lutheran Church is being held today az
the West Washington Evangelical Luth-
eTaH Church. Of this place The session
VIII close AT @ o'clock tonight The confer
eHce convened at 10 o. clock a. IN. opening
with devotigus
The reports as 70 the conditions OF the
various churches represented were sub
mlttcd, and several other important mat
tiers were considered At noon the con-
ference took a recess. and the members
We're served with lunch at the Masonic
Temple. During the afternoon a number
gt papers were read and discussed. About
'i'y delegates were present.
The funeral OF Cornelius A. Onutt took
place today. The services were held AZ
trinity Catholic Church at 9 O'Clock
where mass Of requiem was celebrated
Mr. Onutt died Friday morning at his
residence. l255 Tweuty-eighth Street
Death was the result Of stroke OF pa
falysls. which Mr.. Ouutt suffered three
weeks ago. Mr.. OflurJ was seventy wears
9ld, ana Is survived by several s0uS and
daughters
Forty hours devotion services began
al : a. m yesterday at St AIMS Church
IenleytOwn- High mass was celebrated
Rev Father Joseph G. MaIlou officiating
At The evening service yesterday Ray
rather Edward L. Buckley who rrIr-
nrated his first mass some months ago n
Trinity Church. preached the sermon.
Solemn yesP-rs viii be chauted this even
ing at 81 AIMS Church. Rev Father
James Pl9p"ns Smyth, Of Baltimore. VIII
preach The regular choir. under me o.
rtctIou OF Mrs. Clara Baker SuvtH viii
be augmented by Mrs. Annie Grant-Fu-
ray and Mr.. Fuu,eau.
a suit IN equity has been filed by Katie
T. Collins ana others. through d.
w OD0noghuc. solicitor. against
the trustees Of the Presbyterian con~rr-
cation in Georgetown and others me
object Of the suit is to establish title in
Zee simple ia the complaiaauts % parts
of lots lsS and $50 in Beatty and Hawkins
being u square I23. abuttiug on the old
FreShL terrain graveyard The defendants
named with tho Presbyterian C1ugrsga-
uun, are Michael N"urse. the unknown
ECiEs- degisccs and aIieuees OF Michael
Elsess and alle1ecs OF Bernard GiipIn.
Daniel EuEsard- CathaEl1e Eas=ard vii
liam ETSSaTo, Lewis A. Bussari. Julia
Ann Bussa.I. and their unknown heirs.
deEis-ts ans aIieEecs- Benjamin s. B0nr-
~. Maria EonryT, Maria r Bohrer. Mary
lItZ. and Alexander T. BChrgr and their
unknown heirs. deEisees and aHeuees-
The long dry spell has had "a pereept.bIe
effect upon the Potomac. on its upper
course the water is very low. The drought
is seriously affecting Iate-sown wheat in
the counties lying along tne-+otomac,
particularly.
The explosion o. gas in a rubber pipe
connected with gas stove caused a sIgrT
fire yesterday in the thres-st0ry brick
dwIlinE. 1921 y Street northwest. owned
and occupied by Mrs Mary T. Hedrick-
Damages tu the extent Of So were sIs-
tanned
Parthenia Morrison. coIored. on Satur-
day night. fell dow one flight of the
wooden steps on Thirty-seventh Street.
leading from Prospect Avenue 20 VI
Street. and seriously injured herself about
the head and shoulders
Chaplain Pierce. Of the United States
Army preached az s.. Johns Church yes
terday morning in the absence Of the Rev.
Frank H. Barton. the rector
Miss Maud Bear. Of Bethesda. Nd. and
Augustus Barton Of this place. were
quietly married yesterday morning al St
AIMS Catholic Church. IeuIeytowl. Re-.
Father Joseph o. AIaIIou performed the
ceremony
The receipts Of the Georgetown custom
house for the week suGlu- Saturday
amounted 90 Sf.IfH4.