Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE WEST END.

The First Baptist Church, at the corner OF
Dumbarton avenue and 9th street north
west. Is undergoing extensive improve
ments. The old building is being remodeled
at cost OF $4,000 The membership OF
The congregation includes many OF the
most enterprising colored citizens OF West
End, and the repairs which are being made
followed many months of preparation. The
new building will probably be ready for
occupancy by February /. Meanwhile the
congregation is holding regular services at
Odd Fellows Hall.
The Canal Towage Company has leased
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal for another
year, with an option upon a lease for a
second If business conditions permit The
interests which control the waterway will
not agree to lease for more than year at
time, owing to the fact that certain rail-
road interests which are generally develop
Ing here might render other course mad
visabie. The last season OF the towage
company is said to have been one of the
most prosperous in the history of the canal
company
The funeral services over the remains of
the late Mrs. J. Marsden, widow OF Esiah
Marsden OF Bellefontaine, Ohio. were
held at her late home, 1924 NJ street.
Georgetown, yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. 1nterment, was made In Con-
gressional cemetery. Mrs. Marsden sue
cumbed to complication of diseases last
Thursday at the age OF seventy-eight. She
had not enjoyed the best Of health for some
time. and her death was not wholly unex-
pected. Her husband. who was a prominent
citizen of Ohio. died several years ago.
Several children survive the couple.
Leases New Quarters.
The Juelg Company, which was recently
burned out of its establishment on G street
between 18th and 18th streets northwest.
has leased the Berry warehouses In George
nyrn ND will i,
manufacturing interests from there
The Georgetown Assembly has reorgan-
lied for the winter months and elected
corps of officers. series of dances has
been arranged and the patronesses will In
clude Mrs. J. Hoodsworth Gordon Mrs
George T. Dunlop, Mrs. William b. Orme
and Mrs. D. L. Wilson. The committee on
arrangements consists of Rawlins Hume,
II. NJ. Crist, l.. L. Nicholson, ]. O. Ecker.
The Brotherhood of St Andrew of st.
Johns Church has elected the following
officers for the year: DIR. Henderson Suter.
director: Charles 7. Cropley. secretary;
William F. Gibbons. treasurer. The various
services OF the brotherhood will be resumed
during the winter season.
William Cross, an aged man residing at
Wisconsin avenue and Grant road, is in q
serious condition at his home. the result OF
an accident which occurred a few days ago
in collision between q .sam which he was
driving and electric car the line OF
the Georgetown and Ten)eytown railroad.
AS MI Gross was driving out OF fleTco
Mil road into Wisconsin avenue last Thurs
day evening about nightfall a south-bound
car ran into the vehicle, throwing him
violently to the ground. The conductor
stopped his car and gave the injured man
assistance He was conveyed to Georgetown
University Hospital.
In Serious Condition.
Lloyd Jones. colored, is lingering between
life and death at his home in Georgetown.
the victim Of stabbing ARRAY which took
place In colored settlement last Tues
day afternoon. The police are endeav-
oring to find Jones' assailant. Up
to late hour last night he had not
been apprehended. According to Jones
statement he met Bayfield, Ransom, also
colored, the day mentioned, and they en-
gagged in an alteration. Heated words
were followed by blows, and during the
fsticuff Ransom drew a sharp-pointed
the latter in the neck. The injured man
was treated at the Georgetown University
Hospital, and was later taken in charge
by his relatives. q
Policeman Woods OF the Georgetown po-
lice precinct took into custody last evening
shortly after dark Tlney Actize. a yosag
colored man, charged with committing
larceny of liquor at a Georgetown. saloon.
According to the police, ActiZe walked into
the resort Tuesday night with GROWER
intending to make purchase. but seeing
the bar crowded edged over to the barrel
and proceeded to fill his pail without serv-
Ing notice on the proprietor. He was
caught in the act, and making center
rush" through a crowd of men who tried TO
stop him. he escaped arrest A description
was furnished the police and he was ar
rested as stated