Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-26
GEORGETOWN
Affairs in Gesrget.x,

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| quiet here, bu' our citizens seemed 10 enioy
themselves all the more on that Account N
ibe morning the Catholic and Enjscon.l
Churches were crowded with worshippers' In
me ait moon harmless mrth and festlyltV a..
hNtneo the houses Of our people Las aisht
the laos and young men kept mp the old Eo-
g ish custom OF going he rounds OF thsi-
TRENDS hens-s al masquers. There we're sey-
eral OF ihese parties each with US N usicisn.
and at some OF the hsuses which they ytsites
there were impromptu dances. The older party
finished their Jovial rounds At the residence o.,
Mise ID dte, on Congress street. where ber
nisce. Miss Emily Poore, enter, aimed them and
q party of yousg LADIES', dancing being kept
mp mill a late hour.
AT TRISITY (CATHoLIc) CHUKcH rrane
high msss was celebrated a. ave CLOCK a % .
Nnen Mozaris IGN mass was sung IN rood
style by The choir Of The church Rev Fathsr
yhmison was the officiating priest, assisted by
Rev. Father Clamp. The latter Delivered q
few appropriate remarks on the nativity o,
oar Lord and saviour Durlns The morning
closing with high macs (Mercadauu'sD ~ TO-.
C'clsck, ny Rev. Father BaudIn, OF France
assisted by Rev. Fathers Clamp aud Chap-
man. Rev. Father McCallaGhan preached the
Xmas ssrmon. The psstor. Rev Father Ciau-
pL was assised throughout the day by several
OF the priests attached TO tieorgetOwn Collier,
Inc aiiar vas tastefully decorated. ss usUsl
on Christmas, and the services Were well a.
tended.
AT ST. JoHS's y. L. CHURCH the exercises
commenced on The evening before Christmas
School IN the Sunday School room, where ON.
OF the principal features OF the festival wSs
Christmas tree handsomely decorated, and
laden with gifts tor all. The Rector, Rev. Mr.
Psrencbief, was the recipient of a handsoms
present from the teachers and the >uperinteu-
dent and another from the children OF The
Sunday School. The exercises con sisted OF
Staging, prayer. an address by the Rector and
the distribution OF the gifts. OF Christmas
day the exercises were the regular services OF
the Episcopal Church with a sermon by the
q ut Il, IN IrSs -
Highest and on Earth peace, good will 70 ward
mtn. The Church was simply but tastefuliy
the direction OF Prof. Selisson. was very rood.
AT GRACE CHURCH Up. E.) the services
were the regular morning prayers, Ante Com
municn and Collect. &c, for Christmas day,
dno an appropriate sermon by the Rector
Rev. j. Eastburn Brown. This b-aurffui
new church was handsomely decorated with
CEDAR and box, snd the attendance was larger
than usual The children on Christmas Eve
were presented with a bountiful supply OF
sweetmeats, by the rector, the gifts being pur-
chased by the Sunday School teachers.
Attic DUSBARToN STREET M T. CHuRCH.
yesterday, services were held at 6 and ~
O'Clock A. NJ, the pastor, Rev. Mr.. NcCauley
officiating.
We regret to learn that Rev. w. W. VIII
Hams OF Christ Church protestant Episco-
pail is still indispostc. For this reason, and
because the work OF remedeiilng OF the
Church building is stllI unfinished, he had no
Christmas services yesterday morning bat the
most Of his congregation united with those OF
other churches IN the religious observance OF
the day.
LrsT OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE Posr
OFFICk AT GEoReETowS, ID. G., December
Ladies List-Mrs. Jennie ArnaIet, Miss Hsr-
riet Brown, Mrs. L. Browning, Mrs. II. r.
Coonwell, Mrs. Catherine Cirrus, Miss Mary
Curtis, Mrs. Mile Dixson, Mrs. Julia Dent
= SIS Mary A. Donovan, MISS Mary Devine,
Mrs. Cassandrea Donaldson. Mrs Helen
Forbss, Maria Burney, Miss Virginia Hsnil-
ton, Mrs. Mary Howard, Amy Hunter, Mr..
hosina Kettle, Miss Mary T. Keene, Mrs Liz-
combs. Miss SusaDnah McComb, Mrs Can
ernie Moore, MRS. A. p. Miles Mrs. Maria
hokes, Angelica O'Gennon, Miss 9eorgianns
ogIeton, Miss Bell Rogers, Miss Martha smith,
Ers. a. NJ. Smithf Mrs. Rebecca Thurley, Eli.
Zur Tay or, Mrs n. Thompson, Mrs. Mary
Thompson, Mrs Mary q. Thompson, Mrs..
Caroline Williams.
GentleHsn's LENT Armor, John Bali,
Pat Brennan, John Byroads, Edgar Bank,
James w. Ball, Messrs. A Boyd & Co. J. J.
Bailey. ;. Cohen, Peter Csradine, VIM. Can
ming, Thomas } Conner, VIM. Counting. e. r.
Oonnor, Messrs A. Deitrick, I. Baker Dyer,
Edmonson, George h. Ferguson, Edward
Frye, Moses GARY, Robert Haason, q. J.
House. q. II Hadson, Richard jackson, John
@. johnson, Henry johnson, :, q. II. johnson,
Thomas T. johnson, Il. II. King, Geo. Kerney,
Bernard kilusortin. John Lucas. Geo. Lipin-
colt, Mr.. Lucas. Captain Jos Seymour, Philip
Captain Joseph MERIT, samuel MALONE. r "
Montt. Washington Moore. w. Il. Matherson,
VIM. Moore, John Norris, Burrell Nixou
Csptain John Il. Owens, Albert Owen, DR..
Powell, Benjamin +. Parsons, VIM. J. DULL
ian, ,, Captain John Robey, Mr.. Reynold,
daniel Ryan, Antony Ruley, John Reed
Silas W. Ryan. Thomas Rutherfortn Robert
Rollins. Albert Simms, 2, ]. H Session, Jere-
miah Spiliman, Daniel Stone, Joseph Small
n. Wilmington, NJ. s Williams VIM Wroe.
J NJ. Walker, George II. Welt James Il.
Westgsle.
observation-disclosures, Evening Journal
fINED-The following persons came before
Jusuee Buckley yesterday, and were fined for
disorderly conduct Jack Hunter, arrested by
Or1cer Noble, fined - SO. Hensou Addlson
arrested by Officer w ar wick, fined II SO; James
Golden, arrested by Officer Miles, fined sI5O
ELECTION OF OFFICBRs.-At the regular
weekly meeting OF Potomac Division. Sons OF
Temperan &c, held last evening, the folio wing
were elected as officers 20 serve for the epsu-
ing quarter: w. p, George w. BeaiI, Jr: w
a, Charles Z. Bremmerman; X. 3, Frank
Thomas; A II. s, Hugh De wine; +. S. James
M.Gassaway; Treasurer, =. Hudson; Chaplain,
Thomas; i. y, w. Is. Lewis; q. $, J. T. Shsr-
mer.
THE RTvIR.-Ice in the river is rapidly dis
appearing and floating down stream Tue
schooner l.. M. Warren, Capt Warren, has
cleared for Baltimore.
LOST HIS CHRISTMAS TugKsY-His Ho-
nor, Mayor WEIGH, was unfortunate with his
Christmas dinner. The basket containing bis
Christmas turkey, &c, was stolen from his
kitchen.