Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-08
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GBoRGErowN, Nov. 8, 1854

aEoRaErowN CORRESPONDENTS.
aHoRsxrowN, Nov. 8, 1854.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Female
Union Benevolent Association was held In st.
Johns church yesterday evening. After
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Tllinghast, the meet
ing was enter.. ained at some length by the Rev.
Mr. Norwood, in q very interesting and SEN
sible address He was followed by the Rev.
B F. Brooke, in few encouraging and COM
plimentary remarks to the excellent ladies
who are engaged in the noble work of feeding
the hungry and clothing the naked high
ly interesting and we'll written report from
the secretary, Miss L. II. Steward, was read
in which the past usefulness and future pros.
poets of the society were fully set FORTH and
an earnest appeal made to the people Of our
town to aid them in their labor of love. The
report of Mrs. A. Thomas, the treasurer, was
also read, which shows amount on hand to be
Sl1012; expended during the year for relief,
1886 O6 Upwards of 500 had also been ex-
pended for fuel.
The above report shows that the funds G!
the society are low, indeed, to commence their
winters opera ions with and it is to be hoped
that those of our citizens who have the means
will assist literally when they are called on
next week
A number of young misses of the congrega-
ton of Trinity church are holding, in the
ware room of Mr. Hicks, adjoining tho drug
store of DR.. Kidwell, fair, to assist the pas
tor in defraying the expenses upon tho new
organ. They have a rich collection of useful
articles, some very rare-among them very
handsome chair, and splendid landscape
painting. Parents are particularly requested
to allow their children to visit the fair room,
which will be open during the week. We hope
to see also present every evening large num-
Der of parents, and young ladies and young
men, (and, as We dislike invidious distinctions,
old maids and old bachelors, who have no
other uses for their money! present, to encour-
age the misses in their very laudable enter
prise.
The following items may be somewhat in.
teresting to the consumers Of, and dealers in
wood, in our city; Arrived during the months
If January and February, $50 cords; March,
692; April, 744; May, 764; June, 784; July,
$50; August, SOB; September, 1901; October,
l,542. Sum total, 1856 cords We are in.
formed that the amount necessary to supply
our city for the year is from II, 900 to IA 600
cords. If this be the fact, the stock in market
is now from 5000 to 5000 cords short, with
but one month to obtain it in, before the
season for running it is brought to close.
ties, in the Star of yesterday, after noticing
the fact that Mr.. Ten Eyck is now engaged
numbering the houses in our city, Indirectly
compliments US for having followed tho good
example set by the denizens of his own city.
We hope that ties will soon put forth a few of
his "herculean Efforts to induce our neigh
bors of Washington to turn deaf ear to the
unsound precepts of Mr. S H. Hill, in rela
ton to the Metropolitan Railroad, and follow
the good example set them by Georgetown, by
subscribing the amount asked, $500 900, to its
capital stock, that this great enterprise 30 es-
sential to the future interests and prosperity of
this District may be commenced without DELAY
We hope that ties will at least 20 to work,
and, if possible, succeed in coaxing the Wash
ington Councils, as ours did, to agree to sub
NIT this important matter to tho people, if
they viii. We have no fears about the result.
1t is almost tAins impossible for a great
work like this to be commenced, and carried
on to completion by the aid of individual sub.
scription alone; and as tho citizens of Wash.
ington must, necessarily, be the principal 70
cipient Of the benefits arising frem it when
completed, We hope they will do as those of
Georgetown did, ola Ola the right to speak for
themselves in 50 important a L.. 1es We are
satisfied from information in our possesa' ION
tnat majority of them are favorable to the
A committee of our City Councils now have
under consideration a memorial from tho NOR.
chants OF Water street and others, in favor of
employing the mud machine of Mr.. Cooley.
OF Philadelphia, now at work deep sning our
harbor, to deepen that portion of our channel
lying near the Long Bridge, and which has
been injured by it. A careful survey of that
portion necessary to be deepened will be made
IN lew days, to enable the committee to
come to q correct conclusion, in relation to
the costs, DO, before they make their report.
We think, from all We can gather, that the
report will be in favor of the memorialists.
Flour and Grain Market Flour rather
dull with sales of standard brands at So. rs.
Receipts continue dull. Prime red wheat
81 70, Wnlte 81 ~. SPECTATOR.