Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-04
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS. .-
TIE OLDEST ISHABIrANTs-A Reanin on
Andlostdn-Yesterday.i in accordance with the
Invitation Of VIM A. Bradley, Esq, the Asso.
citation of Oldest Inhabitants, which eur reaa-
ers will understand Is composed OF ciuzens of
years residence, assembled on Aualostfn
Island There were about seventy of the mem
bers present, the Oldest being Mr.. Sam'I WeIIe,
aged 81, and be youngest Messrs. J. Carroll
Brent and james A Tsit, each 81 wears y
The meeting was held In the pavilion and
was presided over by Mr.. w Bradley, who
ed, but that the members would de vote them
selves 10 ENJOYMENT. ..H =
number of new members were proposed
and elected. ~
A motion was made and adopted, at the
suggestion OF Mr.. Jeukin Thomas, who ex-
tenced an invitation for the Association to meet
month. .# 'l0.'T1-- - -
Mr.. Joseph H. Bradley stated that he did not
Know better way TO spend the time than for
the members for the time being to be bows
again. and unite IN some of the games which
they amused themselves with IN their youth;
and, on hrs motion. The Association adJourned
MT bradley immediately produced a marble
and challenged any member 10 play at s.long
tew' which was accepted by Messrs j. w
Martin and VIM J. Wheatley The game was
played on the pavilion floor, and n few mo-
ments Mr.. Bradley was declared the victor,
Notwithstanding, once OF twice he made "Sun-
ny thumb strike. q 80
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which IMr. Bradley, Michael Nash, Jas B1v-
en- and Samuel StettIDius engaged. Mr. Sletti-
mus made a failure on he first jump, bui the
time declared the victor. '...r .|-
The company then repaired to the green,
souh of the house, TO en- gage in racing. Jump
ing, &C. The distance of iron 40 10 IS wards
was marked of, and the first match was made
between Mr.. Noble Hurdle, of Georgetown
aged 5, and John Waters, aged 81. Messrs y
StetInius, John r. CaIan and 3 Mas ACTIN
as JUDGES. AT the word go, both started of In
tine style, but when about one third of the dis
sance The latter showed that he was not sure-
looted BY falling, and MIR. II urdle came In win
ner.
Mr.. ID. Hepburn and MicnaeI ash next tried
their powers of lOcomoticn. the latter winning
by several lengths Mr.. Jas. Bowen Challenged
MI Nash TO run with him. and beat him
handsomely. Mr.. Nasn was determined, how
ever, not TO be- beat and a match was made be-
tween him and Mr.. Stettinius, which resulted
IN The closest race of the afternoon. They both
started neck and neck together, and kept so
until nearing the judges stand. when Mr
Nash started ahead, bearing his com petitor by
about a foot. MIR T y. Welies and Mr. w
ing about the quickest time.
Hop. skip, and Jump was INDUCED in for a
snort lime. ana then came a trial for the cham
plonship amorg the Jumpers, Messrs Noble
Hurdle. John ID. Clark. Joseph H. Bradley
James Bowen, Michael Nash, fhos G WeIles
Chauncey BestOr, Patrick Crowley, d. e. Ir.
wing. w J. Whea;ley, and Thomas Young
After much jumping, Mr.. Bradley was de-
clared the victor, making - feet 8 inches Mr.
Irving coming out second, being within two
inches OF Mr.. BIS distance Mr. Nash of me
Navy ard, here challenged Mr. Peter O'Do3-
oghue, OF GeOTgeiOwb, and came off the victor
IN the single jump Messrs WeIles and John
r Ca4lan also tried their powers of making
single Jumps, as well as Col. StelI and Col
Tat =
The game of "push pins" was then proposed.
Mhlcf was started by making a match between
Mr. carroll Dean and Edward Decide This
game l. played by the players placing on the
crown OF a silk hat a PIN, each with points IN
= ~ lions Ff.a.w-
a push. or they may slightly tap the sides of
The Lat, and The owner OF the pin which .rets
over the point of the other takes it. Mr. Decide
WOE the nTst game. Mr.. ). StetInius PLAYED n
game with MIR John ". Martin, of the seventh
W arc, and filled the lapel of his coat and he
IN turn was challenged by Mr.. j. F. Callan,
Mr.. Geo. II. Phillips challeng ed MT Thos. G.
Welies for game OF .'mumble peg" which
was played, and both showing they had not
forgot TO handle the knife. II was sharply con-
tested. MI Phillips came out victorious
Mr.. Phillips also introduced the game of
''the wOodpecker In The hole" which occa-
stoned considerable merriment. Y IS pIayed
by one sitting on a chair with mis- hands open
on his knees Another kneels before him and
hobs his hand up and down between the knees
OF the other, who is 10 strike his ears IL he can
by striking his hands squarely together Mr.
Philips demonstrated thatIt was impossible to
strike him.
At this time. on the invitation of Mr. w A
Bradley, the company repaired to the dining
room. where bountifuI dinner had been pre-
pared by Mr. A. Rodier, the less of the
Island, and 70 which full Justice was done
While the dinner was in progress. the Holy
Hill Band volunteered, and took position in
the hall and played 8 number of the old time
tunes. Messrs. Wells, Bradley, CalIan. Clark
Still, Crowley, Brady, Towers, Plant, James
Towers, and Irving engaged in a Jug in the
hall, and u was conceded that Mr.. Brady of
the Seventh Ward, ought TO have the cham
pIOnship. At the invitation OF the managers
OF the Gymnastic Club picnic, which was
about TO come OF, the company repaired 70 the
pavilion, where several dances were engaged
IN. The company left the Island about five
O'Clock, and there was a general expression o.
opinion in favor OF spending one day in each
year the same manner.