Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Small Boy Narrowly Escapes Death
General Items.

Hilleary Blackman. a four-year-old boy,
narrowly escaped death this morning be-
meath the wheels of an electric street car
of the Metropolitan line. The little fellow
with number of comrades, was playing
near his home at 3411 street northwest
They became tired and Hilearys atten-
ton was attracted to the passing cars. A
car stopped near by, and the boy climbed
aboard 1t started off and began to run
at a speed that frightened him, and he
jumped off. He landed on his face Three
upper teeth were knocked out. and he also
sustained a deep cut in the forehead over
the left eye. The boy was picked up and
conveyed to the Georgetown Uniyersi'>s
Hospital
Requiem mass was celebrated at 8 o'clock
this morning at Holy Trinity Church over
the remains of Carroll. Daley, whose death
occurred Sunday at his home 1886 Seth
street The interment was made in the
Holy Rood cemetery Mr.. Carroll was a
prominent resident of the western section
of the city. His wife and several children
survive him.
The thirty-fifth reunion of George G.
Whiting Lodge, No ID of Georgetown will
be held next Monday evening An elab-
crate program is being prepared for the
occasion.
The fourth of the series of commercial
and business lectures to the students of
Linthicum Institute and their friends will
be delivered tomorrow evening in the main
class room of the institution building The
speaker of the evening viii be Mr. Vernon
M. Dorsey of this city. Patents will he
the topic of his remarks
No. 3 engine was called out last night for
a slight fire at 1907 M street northwest
SCOT in the chimney was responsible for the
blaze. 1t was extinguished before any
damage was done.
No. 3 chemical engine of Tenlevtoup wa c
also called from it's quarters last night for
a fire at the home of Mamie Carter on
Prospect street, Fort Reno. An overturned
Oil stove started the fire, which was quickly
from the flames.
Mr.. Jesse III. Wilson is confined to his
nome on street northwest by an attack
of the grip
Charles Waters, thirty-one years of age
a member of the United States Marine
Corps, met with a painful accident Sunday
evening about o'clock. He entered the
Union station of the Capital Traction Com
Pany, at Both and M streets to wait for n
car, and, in walking about in the station
stepped into the car pit He sustained a
severe cut in the forehead and another in
the left temple and injuries to his back
He was conveyed to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital for treatment. Suisse
quently he was removed to marine bar
racks.
An accumulation of gas In a manbole of
the United States Electric Light Com
pany, at SD and M streets, exploded with a
terrific roar about 6:15 o. clock Sunday even
ing. 1T shook the houses In the immediate
vicinity and caused considerable excitement
The cover of the manhole was blown off
and could not be found.
AS soon as the weather moderates suffi-
GENTLY the work of grading the first seven
miles of the route of the Great Falls and
Old Dominion Electric Company and
adapting the Aqueduct bridge to railroad
purposes for the use of that company will
be resumed. The recent cold weather has
greatly interfered with the work.
The pupils of the T<;nity parochal school
have organized a Lent club. A set of by
laws has been adopted. Violation of the
bylaws is punjshable by a fine according
to the offense. The money accruing from
such fines will be contributed to the fund
for the new school house.
Georgetown Branches Star Office
The Evening Star has branch Offices at
O'Donnell's drug stores, 100 32d street and
corner 32d and 0 streets. where advertise
ments are received at regular rates. Wanted
Help and Situations cost cent word.