Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
BODY OF NORMAN NEWLANDS
SENT TO WEST VIRGINIA.
Story Of His Drowning as Told by His
Companions General
News Items.

The body OF Norman Newiands. the sew
enteen-yeer-old boy whose tragic death by
drowning occurred Thursday morning near
the mouth of Little river. was shipped to
West Virginia this morning for !nterment
The companions of the young man have
told how ne lost his life Newlands had
gone into the river with others. for a swim.
They had been in but a short time when
Newiands was noticed IN the swift current.
commonly known rs The Gut" which
forms connection of the Potomac and
Little river. The current at this point is
regarded as dangerous and wien observed
Newlands was being rapidly taken down
the stream. He made outcry for help
and his fellows at once summoned aid and
went to his rescue Before they could
reach him. however. they could see that he
lad reached a whirlpool. and a moment
later he was carried to the bottom of the
stream. George Turbey. resident OF Ross
Ign. was near the river. and in a short
while. with assistance succeeded in recov-
ering the body. The unfortunate lad was
a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Newlands OF
Rosslyn, Va.
Lawn Party and Festival.
An enjoyable lawn party and festival is
reported to have been held last evening
under the auspices OF the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church of Rockville. Md. The cpngre-
cations OF the NJ. E. Church at Anacostia
and Elbrooke NJ. E. Church OF Tenleytown
chartered two trolley cars for the evening
and attended the festival
Citizens OF Georgetown Heights are pre-
pairing 10 make concerted effort to have
tho abandoned high service reservoirs re-
moved from sd and u streets northwest. 1t
Is understood the reservoir has not been
in for several years and presents an
annoying obstruction to the Potomac view.
Criticism is heard from residents in his
locality, who state that the principal at
traction to residents on the heights Is the
Potomac and il background of scenic gran
deur.
Officer Mpffett OF tho seventh precinct
station arrested and looked up yesterday
afternoon a negro named William Brooks.
who. 1t is alleged. made an assault upon
Benjamin Males. Brooks IL stated to have
been drunk and disordsrly. The charge OF
assault and battery has been lodged against
him.
The GEORGETOWN Gas Company has COM
pleted the work OF extending service pipes
into Tenleytown. Formerly the mains ter
minated in front of John r. McLean's resi-
dence. Friendship"
Mr.. w. d. Ireland. superintendent Of the
Tenleytown public schools. will leave Mon.
day for his summer home at Long Branch
N. J.
st Adams Mission Chapel. on the Con-
duit road. will be known in the future as
st. Dav1d's
General and Personal.
ton are preparing the house at 1905 85th
street as a home for the resident engineer.
It has been deemed advisable to have an
engineer on the premises all the time.
Thomas F. Smith will continue to serve In
the capacity Of engineer.
w G. Jones entertained a large audience
at St David's last evening with an exhibit
ton of legerdemain. Mr.. Jones conception
Of the mystic art is said to be exceptional.
and ha has the happy faculty of executing
difficult tricks calculated to mystify the
most keen-witted and close-observing.
Rev. J. NJ. Craighil. assistant at St Al
bans parish, will spend the months OF July
and August in Charleston. 8. c. where he
will engage in church work.
A A Shoemaker Is building a homo on
the Hill subdivision Of the Shoemaker es-
tate on Wisconsin avenue near the District
line.
Messrs. Bates and John Warren have In
contemplation the building Of two struc.
lures in Cleveland Park to be used for per-
sonal occupancy. When finished they will
be the most attractive homes in the subdi-
vision.
Samuel Darr. for many years a prominent
resident OF Georgetown and later of F'rede-
rick county, Nd. died at Potomac. near
Cabin John Bridge. last week Of general de-
bilty.
Yesterday morning while attempting to
enter an alley on the corner OF which Is To-
Gated the store OF NJ. Greenbaum District
OF Columbia sewer wagon ran into the show
window OF Mr.. Greenbaum's store. causing
considerable damage.
Owing to the continued illness Of Rev Jas.
L. Dodge, who resigned recently as pastor
of the Columbia Baptist Church. Rev. Geo.
W. Mccullough OF the Baptist Church OF
Tenleytown has been serving that congre-
cation. Efforts are being made TO secure q
new pastor, 1t is said. 1t Is understood that
the board of trustees has several promi-
nsnt candidates under consideration