Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Our PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Annual Examination

terday.
FIRST DrsTRIcr-Female Primary. No. I.
first district, located st the corner OF I4th ani
streets, Miss NJ. j. Marsh, teacher, J Was ex-
amined yesterday afternoon BY Mr. j. = Brown,
OF tne Board OF Trustees. IN the presence OF A
large number OF parents and TRENDS OF the pa
between the ages Of hve and twelve years-eli
OF whom were present st the examination
very creditable examination. Sixteen OF eiKhteeS,
will be transferred 10 secondary or htgher
grades OF primary schools In September next.
The room in which this school IL located -
probably one OF the best In the District, being
upon the second floor Of the school build
ing, at the corner Of i4th aud y streets,
the same room formerly occupied by the
Male Grammar School. n Is large and well
ventilated and lighted, with high ceiling aud
no other building adjoining. Flowers. SWING, NJ
baskets, nags, &c, were arranged with much
the examination Mr.. Brown made a short al
dress 20 teacher and pupils. after which he d.s-
ributed the medals and premiums a. fOllOws-
Me- Me1a, hAue parneh prem 1ms for punetuality
Webster, Sallie Thompson, Katie Pococh, An
me Mansenl and Amy Manseli. For Improve
Sibley. For pennanship, 10 Ada Waugh. For
neatness, to Ada Beaman. Vocal music, u
Lille Beaman.
THIRD DIsTRIcT.-Primary No. l. Miss auft
Bland teacher, located at the corner OF Cth an
u streets southeast, Was examined yesterday D.
Trustees Moore and Dulin. The examinati4-,
mary branches, as was evidenced ny the large
number ia out OF 20 pupils found Quainei IOr
transfer 10 secondary schools.
,foURTH DIsTRlcr-Primsry No. I, In this
district, was examined yesterday Afternoon.
This school Is composed Of the youngest clas> OF
girls admitted into the public schools. On the
Toli, 4.i present at examination, as, IL promoted
10 higher schools during the year. The exam
ination was conducted by trustee Chamnlin
and ex-Trustee j. r. y. HOlmesd, who h
kindly consented tat the request Of the 81
nisfr LET ~ su u0Ftfu ala
Lawrence, absent frem the city on accOunf
ill-health. The examination was I'm All reSpe
equal TO the preceding Ones, under the exc...-
lent preceptress, Miss Josephine Lee. The
classes won the encomiums Of al present Mr.
Champln read the following award OF prizes
which were presented 20 each pupil AZ the closs
OF the examination Medal 20 Laura Lupp:
diplomas for punctuality and exemplary con.
duct 70 Louisa Breck, Annie johnson, Annie
Roach, Mary Aiken, Nettie Imrie, Barbara
Fanny Ceas, Minnie Fischer, Mary Aickey: tor
penmaDship. Rosa kettier, for neatness Iillv
hedricki for vocal music, Mamie Thorn; en-
utlea 20 honorable mention, SophrOnia Ceas
and Annie Miller.
SPELLING CoETEsr.-The four Intern sdiats
;, hools OF the Third District concluded their
contest for the gold medal yesterday at wallaclf
Building, under the direction OF Trustees
Moore and Dulin, The nrst trial was held on
friday last. Each school was represented by
eight pupils, making in all sixteen boys aud siN-
teen girls. Eighty-One words selected from the
nrst one hundred words Of the Comprehensive
spel wre given out 10 be written. The res Ilt
Sas that Ella Miller, Katie SOmers, Bridget
McGraw and Florence Ober, OF Miss Lury B.
Davis school; Annie Cunningham, Mary
hughes, Lavinia Accardi and Mary Ellen
Brown. Of Miss Hannah Johnsons School. anI
Han J 81 ofiord, OF Miss Kate MOrphy's school.
ad not 'niss a word. On the second trial
Bridget Mcofrw, Florence 0ber and Mary
Ellen Brown each missed one word. and ths
other six none, forty new words having beerr
gwen out. On the third trial Katie Somers auI
,;,I Ea miller each missed one, the rest none,
and last trial all missed except Harry SpoforI
or Miss Morphy's school. who consea uenfl,s
ssiried on the prlze; Great credit is due ala
tnese con estants as the words selected were tao
most most diincul TO spell in the language. Young
SIoford = the son OF the present Ell cieut Libra
ran Of the Congressional Library.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION IL rHE SIxru
WARD Is progressing at the Emery Club hall,
corner 9Th street east and South Carolina ge-
nue., the hours for voting being from : a m IN
p m. At two O'Clock SO votes hal hen
polled, and NJ was believed before the hour Of
closing that number would be doabled.
FOR Alderman it is a hot race between ID o.
McCathran and HoratiO Browrinr, with 80,
chances laying In favor OF McCathran 50 far,
anu II IL thought that after four O'Clock. vhetr
me employes quit work in the Navy Yard, that
McCathran will poll a full and steady vote.
For Council there are lots of candidates OF
n Mn01n clarence Wharton leads the ticket 80 far,
WI mnlie close IN bis wake are Benjamin r. 2 al
(eolored) will undoubtedly ne nominated.
DT. DARBY's CAsE-COyporatioE Ao,rz-,
cock hefHses esto Ocey S4ABsOHS--At N O'Clock
to-day charge of illegal registration. preferT.I
against Dr. Darby, was before Justice WaItsr-
and he pleaded his own case and was disrnissel.
during the summer, usually resided in w,Trs,'
ton, and he was in the habit of spending his
sundays there. Mr.. WIN. A. Cook hal been
summoned in this case. but sent word bv tba
Deffcflkf aNn 49,
Nas Obliged to 20 TO Baltimore. An attachment
W was issued, and Cook informed the oHf eers nat
!. Mss illegal and refused 20 answer The officers
We rere nsuucted % bring Mr.. Cook over, anF
they dld so, and he making satisfactorv s,s,s,s
the matter was cropped.
S
ALTERING CORPORATION oRpERs- r..
Wen attempting % DefndHd ote corDoraf,oa-
morning Commissioner Murphy aDDsarej a..
justice Walters office, having with him one OF
he charged with having attempted 10 defrsyd
the corporation by an altered order ms orgsr
having originally been drawn for fifteen dollars
a. nsd been altered 10y writing one hundred
lollars. The Justice heard the evidence anT
committed Brown TO jail Two other orders
one @ altered from nine dollars 10 ninety, and an
other nom two dollars and fifty cents to twentr-
TWO dollars and fifty cents-were lett with M,
, Justice, and warrants were issued Tor other
parties.
OLDEST INHABITANrs' Association,
meeting OF the Oldest Inhabitants A.
.ociation was held in the City Hall yesterday.
Dr y. Is. Blake presiding; John Carroll Brent.
Esd, secretary. Mr. Jenkin Thomas, from the
committee ON the celebration OF the Fourth ot
'uiy next, presented q report, which was a.
eItsds proposing that the ceremony of present.
NC the memorial block to the Was6IngfoD
National Monument Society shall take pIace ~
ne monument on that day, which Is 10 be FOL
owed by the reading Of the DeclaratiOno OF Inde-
eDdence and the delivery of an Grafton suitabIs
2 the occasion and the anniversary. Mr. Wn-
l. Langley was elected a member. Messrs
Neuten Daw, Francis LutZ. BENJAMIN B BaIl ans
.acharish Forrest were nominated for menber-
eTsllPi laid over under the rules.
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CHARGE OF TRRsPAss-TAe TabIes Tsr1,f -
Today ID. y. kimbough, L. Richardson. "a
Walters and James McGowan were before Jas-
ice Walter, charged by MIR. james Crutchett
Etn trespass on his premises, lot Z, square 6S5.
N the rrst day OF June. Mr.. w. b. Webb an
'eared for the defence and exhibited a receip.
or the amount Of rent paid by the accused Tor
he place and the parties were dismissed They
ubsequently made affi fidavit and a warrant was
sued for the arrest Of Crutchett. This proD-
rty was leased for the National Rerrigeratins
&c Company.
WIN. ANDERSON, colored, charged with regis
ertng Illegally, did not appear at 10 O'Clock, the
our set tor his trial yesterday. and the iustice
Eas about 20 forfeit his bail, but Commissioner
timber. his bondsman, producing the accused