Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
FUNERAL SERVICES OF THE LATE
JOHN MARBURY.
Cutting ARRAY at Rosslyn, sVa.-
General and PersonalINotes
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Of Interest.

Funeral services over the remains Of john
Marbyuy were held at 3 O'CLOCK TINS AFTER
noon from ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
GEORGETOWN, where Mr.. Marbury had been
a yestryman for thirty-hve years, Kew.
Frederick Howden, rector OF the church,
conducted the exercises.
Mr.. Narbury was one Of Georgetown's
Oldest and most respected cl'lzens. lie
was horn there over eighty-two years ago
and was active In the life OF that section
az long as he lived. For a number OF
Years he had resided at 1907 U street.
The interment was made in Rock Creek
cemetery.
The active pallbearers. selected from Mr.
Marbury's closest friends, were j. Holds
worth Gordon, w. H. Dougal. DR.. John H.
Yarnall. Albion K. PARIS. W, Ar,huI oas
der and W. Riley Decide. The honorary
naIlhearers were the vestrymen OF ST.
Johns Church, as follows: THOMAS HYDE
Joseph Waters, David Rittenhouse, Dr.
Henderson Suter, Theodore MeApoy' Shas'
Fitch and ]. T. Nicholson.
: A cutting ARRAY occurred last evening at
Rosslyn, Va About 8 o'clock an alteration
arose between Thomas Williams, his Wl1e
maggie Williams) and the latters mother,
Iucy Herbert all colored. Williams IN
fiicted several wounds with knife on his
mother-in-law's shoulder, and chest ana
also cut his wife about the hand
Friends of the Herbert and Williams wo-
men brought them to the District end of
the bridge and notified the police of their
condition They were removed at once to
the Georgetown University Hospital for
treatment. The wounds are not believed TO
be serious.
Officers Brown and Keech of the seventh
precinct arrested Williams about II AZ
o'clock.
Door Found Open.
w.t. r,o,;,o-,o, n TreniS discovered
the front door of Daniel O'Connor's plumb
err shop, 1862 32d street northwest, stand
ing open last night at 1890 O'Clock, 1t was
thought that some midnight marauder had
been making a raid on the contents Of the
Mace. The owner was notified by the po
hceman and after a careful investigation 4
was found that nothing had been disturbed
Prof. Janney, supervising principal of the
Georgetown public school division, ha:
been suffering from severe attack of the
grip. He is now at his desk, after having
been away for over four weeks.
Arrangements have been made for hold
ing special divine service at the Congress
Street NJ. E. Church tomorrow evening un
der the auspices of Georgetown Council
No 3, Sons of Jonadab. Rev. Thomas o
Grouse, pastor of the church, will deliver
special sermon for the occasion. Tht
council has extended a general invitation
to all of the organizations of Georgetown
to be present at the service.
In st. Adams Episcopal parish suitable
prizes are given to the scholars of thu
Sunday school for prompt attendance ev
cry Sunday morning during the year, ant
there is considerable rivalry among the
children to win the honor The awards fo
1904, which were made recently, were a!
follows:
st. Adams Church-Peter Bissett, An
drew Bissett, David Bissett, Harold jeff
reys.
ST. Columbia's Sunday school-John Cher
ry, Lena Hurley, Lily Sparslott, Eva Hur
ley Bruce Anderson, jeanette Voigt, Eliz
abeth Anderson. W.