Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-27
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal Items from the
West End,

william Cleary, thirty-fiYe years old, liv-
Ing at S1S Goth street northwest, narrowly
escaped being drowned In the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal at the foot of Goth street
about 10 o'clock Saturday night While
wandering about Cieary came in contact
with the canal wall at the foot of Doth
street, and, believing it tc be fence crawl
ed over it and fell in the waterway
Policemen Burlingame and Walsh of the
seventh precinct were near at hand and
heard his cries for help. With the aid OF
several citizens the policemen dragged
Cleary from the water. He was in a very
weak condition, but was soon revived and
sent to his home.
Mr. Joseph Claghorne Nash, forty-eight
years of age, whose home is on New 'Hamp-
shire avenue, died Saturday. about noon at
the Georgetown University Hospital of in
testinal obstruction. Mr.. Nash had only
been at the hospital few hours when he
seph Nash of Nashville, Tenn Funeral
services over his remains win be held to-
morrow afternoon att O'Clock at St Paul's
Church.
A horse attached TO an oil wagon beIonp-
ing to John Schwicet became frightened
while standing at the corner of 32d and 7
streets and ran down 32d street to o street
where, in turning the corner, It collided
with an electric light pole. The wagon was
demolished and the globe of the lamp was
shattered. The horse was badly injured.
Fire was discovered in the rear of house
No. Conduit road about 4 o'clock Fri
day afternoon. By the quick action of
pedestrians passing at the time the flames
were extinguishedi without the aid Of the
fire department. The damage is estimated
at $40, while the origin. sof the fire is nm
known. sst- I'd 4@Fs-s.. 70 .,--f.s
Charles Engel79 thel fousteen-y ear-oid lad
who was so seriously injured about two
weeks ago by JfaHnk from tree while
gathering chestrrlts near Langley Va. has
so much innproxad asa4o.be able. to leave the
Georgetown Unig ersity Hospital. to when
Institution he Was taken at the time OF INA
accident. A rihdnehiSf side was broken and
his lung was panotueed. presumably by tho
broken rib bonea ol,
Motley Moreland.s aWho accidentally shot
himself in the right arm while hunting near
his home at Gahexym Chase recently. and
who has been Neutrality-suspicious. University
Hospital since that slime. suffering from the
wound, is reponts& .bs the hospital authors
ties to be progressinRf toward RECOVERY. .,
The public haErscalfs. now located ut 1l.h
and B streets nlrthwssts are to be removed
to the intersections ofs the Rockville River
and TenleytoWn seaq, in lTepleytown,, in
pursuance to an prdeEsissued by the District
Commissioners. -c.Trs~,
The officers Of the Grand Lodge of Masons
of the District Will make: their annual visi-
tation to the Georas G. Whiting Lodge, No.
%. F.A.A.M., Of Tenleytewn- this even
ing. The address OF the evening win be
made by Rev. F. IssgDay, on The Master
Builder
Rev; Father E. I Dayitt s. j.. who
pected to return to the Georgetown Uniyer-
sity this week.
Rev. Father John, Conway. s. J., has re-
turned to the university from ST Inisos,
where he has been deserving. In the place Of
Rev. Father William lyman, S. T., who has
been making his annual retreat at the
Georgetown University.