Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs IN Georgetown.

HEBREW BENEVOLENT SoCIEry-A meeting
of this association was held at Rodier's Hotel
yesterday morning, Mr.. ID Barnaid, president
in the chair, and MIR. II. Oettingef secretary.
Reports from the secretary and treasurer were
presented and adopted; after which the thanks
Of the society Were rendered TO Mr.. Ueftinger
for the manner in which he had discharged his
duties as secretary for the pastyear. The thanks
Of the society were also rendered To Mr.. RoSen-
thai, treasurer.
The committee reported progress on the or
ganization of proposed benevolent society to
be known as the Potomac Lodge, No. 10j, CT. o.
b. b.; after which the old organization dis
solved, and an election of officers for the new
organization was had which resulted as toll
lows: David Barwald, president; Oscar Friend
Itch, vice president; r. Oettinger, secretary; b
Nordlingpr, financial secretary: Emanuel Gut
man, treasurer; w. j. Young, assistant moni-
tor w. Nordlinger, warden; 5. Meyer, o. guar
dian.
The new order will be somewhat similar 10
Odd-Fellowship, though none but Israelites ara
TO be admitted 10 membership. AT the time of
the dissolution of the old organization there
were S400 in the treasury.
THE GEoRGETowN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
The following is the report of the Georgetown
Auxiliary Home Industrial School, for the
week ending January I'd, 1868: Donaiions-One
yearly subscription, 81; friend, 50: sale OF
cake, 81; Mrs. Barrett. -: Mrs T.. Gutman, II
yards OF delain, 8 yards of cloth, and yards Of
English cambrlc; T. M. X. Mills & Co, dozen
states and pencils. The ladies return many
thanks for the kindly feeling man tested so uni
versally, and earnestly hope and trust they may
not be forgotten i'm the press: of business at the
commencement of the new year. Those chill
dren that have been gathered out of the streets
seem 10 have a great deal of faith in our efforts
in their behalf. A small sum from each one
will enable us TO go on with the school ultimate
ly and establish II on firm basis.
SABBATH SCHOOL ANNIvERsARY.-Yeste
day afternoon the first missionary anniversary
of the Grace Episcopal Church Sunday School
took place at the church on High street. The
exercises were of a highly entertaining charac-
for mr. DyaT hxrR LNn
pastor, the school sang the hymn entitled ssSol-
dlers in the Ranks of Jesus" Reports of the
progress of the school and miss ionary society
were then read The contributions of the chill
dren to the cause amounted, as was shown. to
SlO5 After more singing by the children they
We're addressed by Rev. Mr.. McCauley, of the
Gillette. of First Baptist Church, Washington:
Rev. Mr.. Sherman, of the NJ. p. Church, on
Congress street. After which the exercises
were brought to a close.
SELLING WITHOUT LICENsE-Oficer
VIM. Cunningham this morning arraigned be-
fore Justice Buckley, a colored man named
jaime $ Thurston, who was charged with sell
ing tobacco without license. The Justice
fined him $3.50
CoMMITTED.-Wm Banks coIored. came be-
fore Justice Buckley yesterday charged with
the larceny of some COAL and was fined 81 so
for being djsorderly, and i'm default of payment
was committed to the work house for twenty
days.
FISHERIES RENTED.-Thomas Bowling. auc.
loneer, this morning rented at auction, for the
coming season, the Potomac fisheries, above
georgetown No. 1, to K Simmons, for Si15
No. ?. to Capt Mankins. for Sl75; No. 3. to w
Simmons for S2l0. "English Harbor' was rent
ed by Mr.. John j. Bogue to VIM. Simmons for
Sl65.
ENTERED.-The schr. Bentley, Capt Bun.
nell, has entered from New York, with salt for
Ct. Thomas Davis.
The CANAL.-The water was to-day being
drawn out of the canal from the first lock-
about four miles above Georgetown, to Cum
berland.
Town OFFICERs.-Town officers are TO be
elected this evening at a joint meeting of the
two legislative boards of the corporation.