Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-15
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Ice Gorge Formed Above the Aqueduc
Rrid9e-Geueral Items.

In the opinion Of the shippers Of the
Georgetown water front the Potomac rivel
above the Three Sisters, three islands neal
the Aqueduct bridge, is at present more
gorged with ice than 1t has been in thirty
years. Although the river Is practically
clear below the Aqueduct bridge, the gorge
above the Three Sisters Is regarded as the
most dangerous that has formed in the
river during the winter.
1t is piled high and varies in depth from
ten to thirty feet.
QuinQuagesima Sunday-yesterday-
celebrated at ST. Adams Church, on the
Tenleytown road, by special services fol
the admission Of choristers. The exercises
were held at 4:3O O'Clock in the afternoon
and were largely attended. Mr.. Arthur
Yundt rendered several violin solos and a
special program was executed by st. AL
bans choir.
Lieut.. John A. Swindells of the seventh
precinct station, who was recently pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain, will be re-
lieved from command Of that station tomor-
row. 1t Is understood he will be succeeded
at the seventh precinct by Lieutenant Jor-
cinct, who will in turn be relieved by Lieu
tenant Shilling, who was recently promoted
from the rank of sergeant.
The Brennan Construction Company of
the purchase Of an immense asphalt lake in
Cuba. Arrangements have already been
made for operating the lake.
The annual election of officers of the
GEORGETOWN Citizens Association will be
held the first Monday night in March,
The Georgetown section of the fire de-
partment was called out early Friday
morning for a fire at No. 1912 Both street
northwest. The blaze was caused by an
overheated stove in room on the second
story of the house, the apartment of How
ard Wesley. The fire was confined to the
room In which 1t originated, but 1t did
damage estimated at 500 before the fire.
men got it under control. The property is
owned by James A. Archer.
washington Watkins, colored, twenty
two years of age, came to grief Friday
morning by toying with pistol cartridge
near hot stove. The accident occurred at
his home in RossIyn, Va. Watkins found
the cartridge in a closet, and he moved
close to the kitchen stove to examine his
lind He handled the cartridge carelessly
with the result that 1t soon became hot and
exploded tearing off the ends of the thumb
and two first fingers of his left hand. He
was Immediately brought across the Poto-
mac to the Georgetown University Hos
pital, where, upon examination, the sur
geons found 1t necessary to amputate the
injured thumb and fingers at the first Joint
He was discharged from the hospital last
evening.
The fourth quarterly conference of Mount
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church was held
recently. Rev. Alfred Young presiding ell
der, occupied the chair. A resolution was
adopted requesting the return of Rev. VIII
liam H. Gaines to the pastorate of the
church Officers were elected as follows
Trustees, Alfred Pope, Charles Mathews,
John W. Lee, J. T. Benson, Edgar Muir
ply, David Hutchinson, Henson Reeder.
Henry Mason and r. ]. Holiness stewards,
James l.. Turner, George F. Benson.
Charles Smith, David Wright, Frank Gar
ner, William Bell. John Bell, Daniel Rich
ardson, James Thomas, Benson Locke, Rob
ert De Neal, Robert Robertson and William
Watts.