Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-29
Thanksgi.ing Nav. IszI.

Cerasr's HaU.-Ban of tie Bakers Benevolent
Society.
Thank gix ing Day. ISL
How IT WILL BE OBsEKvED IN the DISTRICT
Tomorrow having been designated both by
President Grant and Governor Cooke as a day
Of Thanksgiving and prayer, viii be generally
observed by the citizens OF the District of Co
iumbia as a holiday. Labor will be suspended
in all Of the departments OF the general and
local governments, and the banks and most of
the other places Of business in Washington and
GeOrgetown will be closed. Appropriate ser
vices will be held in nearly all OF the churches
throughout the District. At the Metropolitan
NJ r. Church, Rev. DIR. Newman pastor, in ad-
ditOn 20 the regular exercises, the dedication of
the new chime bells will take place. Bishop
Simpson is expected to be present and deliver
an address. During the ceremonies the bells
"Hail Columbia" Changes" and cold Hun
sfrCd,' i'm which all the people will join in sing
ing the dONOlOgy, Praise God from whom all
blessings flow" In the evening DR.. and Mrs.
Newman will receive their friends i'm the par
loTs OF the church. At the roOpis of the Young
Mems Christian Association the usual church
services Will be held, and the DOOn-day prayer
meeting will he mtermtted; in its stead special
social Thanksgiving service being held for one
hour. commencing at 81 a. m. Gany of our
citizens OF the Jewish faith will celebrate the
day At the synagogue of the congregation Adass
israel. Two services, one in the morning and
ese IN the afternoon, will be held, the new min
lister, Rev JOSEPH A. Cohen, officiating.
At the National Theater a matinee viii be
given at 2 O'Clock, on which occasion the pleas
ing comedy OF Saratoga" win be produced,
with Mr.. Sayille III the popular role OF " Bob
Sackett.' In the evening, Mr.. Draytsn will
appear in his new and exciting play entitled
Niagara" The annual banquet OF the St
Andrews Society will be held i'm the evening AT
Harvey x HOlden's. The Ladies' Benevolent
Society Of North Washington give their second
Hall to- morrow night. Besides these there will
be entertainments by several other OrganiEa-
lions TO-night-Thanksgiving Eve-a number
OF sociabies, balls and levees VIII take place. as
viii be eeen by reference To our advertising
columns AT the Foundry NJ. T.. Church an
oyster supper will be given, and tomorrow
evening a church socable will be held The
grand sOiree dansante of Messrs. Marini &
Bates, at their Academy, on l. street, between
sth and 10Th, win be a pleasant place to finish
mp the festivities of the day. II will be u very
select affair, as usual.
Tie IAN of the Arlington Boat Club az Ma
sonie Temple will be recherche affair.
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.
rRo6REss OF THE woRK-wAY STATIONS
DESIGNATED.
As stated in The STAR OF yesterday, Mr..
Baldwin's hands track layers) are making
music in fastening down the rails on the Eastern
Branch bridge, and by Fri.i3- afternoon next,
the rails ON the Maryland side will reach that
bridge. Owing TO number OF unforeseen
obstacles il will be impossible 70 commence the
running OF trains a. early as was expected, and
ID il DOW certain that regular trains will not be
Jun until the latter part of January, il indeed
then: Owing to recent rise i'm the Pstapsco by
which the piles for one OF the piers of that bridge
were washed out, the work on il was DELAYED
several weeks. The baIlasting OF the road Is not
progressing so rapidly as could be expected. less
Shan i've miles of u having been completed since
october. The slownessOf this work is attributed
10 sickness among the EMPLOYEES, but one OF
whom out Of the entire number escaped having
the ehills and feyers. Frost having killed the
malaria, If there II any more DELAY il must be
attributed 10 another cause.
MIR. Baldwin has gang Of men on the main
stem, who are to-day about six miles below
Huntington. pushing on TO that place. In addi-
lion to laying the rails they have to erect the
HusSle Work, and there Il 30 much of II that the
track laying goes along very slowly. They hope
TO reach Marlboro, however, about the time
the company are ready 10 run from Washington
to CatOIsyille, and perhaps if the community
&c mand II cars may be put on that part OF the
the lice before the Washington branch is ready
Tor travel.
The superintendent of the road, Mr. Seabrook
has designated points along the lire for way
stations; but Of course, they may be regarded as
experimental points only, and should other
points be found more advantageous to the pub
tic and company they will be selected. The first
point is Magruderis store, (crossing of the Ben
ning's Bridge rOad.) about a mile beyond Bliss
Bridge; MagTuders, (near District line, y Beall's
StabToOk's, Duyall's, Huntington, Harmon's
(nesr Big Patuxent,) woodward's (near Little
Pat1Nent,l 0yerton, (erossing Of A. and +. r.
R. r. L. Clark's, Coles, and Williams Mills
The distances between these points average
about ~ or .. miles.
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The BUsT or FEANKLIN-This afternoon
the interesting ceremony OF unvailing the bust
of Franklin y taking place at the Government
Printing Once in the presence OF a very large
aSSt mblage OF persons. Work was suspended at
= O'Clock, and the national flag was run up on
the staff for the first time. The following is the
programme: I. Music W the Marine Band. =.
Presentation Of the "bust' to the Congressional
Printer by Richard ClaxtOn. ESQ. 3. dwelling
the bust by the oldest printer of the District
present. 4. Music ,. The acceptance of the
bust by the Congressional Printer for the Gov
eminent in brief address. g. Music. I. Intro
ductiOn OF Dir. Lot Flannery, the artist TO the
audience. :. Miscellaneous exercises, during
itch Il.
tingashed members Of the pres and others. ..
Music. The bust is the work of Mr. Lot Elan
merry, Of this city, and those who have seen il
pronounce il fine piece OF work rejecting great
credit on the artist.
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Green & Williams,
auctioneers, have sold within a week past tire
following property Lot %, i'm f. X. Aliens
subdivision OF part of lot l, in square 90, i'm
proved by large unfinished brick house, to NJ.
Y. Hotel, for AZ ioO; lot o. square 405 with inn
PrcyCments, consisting OF new brick dwelling
house, 10 John I. Lehman. for -, 400: lot l.
square 2S2, containing 6;I5l feet, improved by
afTame dwelling, TO Il. l. Fleming, Tor $40 1J2.4 -;
lot 6, in square %, improved by a twO-story
frame house, to Wager W. Marks. for SE25; lot
A. go, on Bridge street, Georgetown, containing
$40 feet, and being the property lately owned
by Alfred Lee, deceased, 10 Frances +. Lee, for
Latimer & CIeary. auctioneers, sold last eve
ming 20 feet Of part lot >. in square J2j, on eth
street, between l. and VI streets and New York
avenue, improved by twO-stOTy basement brick
house to John w. Dick, for s2,IiO.
RUNAWAY CCUPLE-T,cO TirgiaigBs Made
HaPPy.-1his morning, Mr.. G. TAYLOR Garrett
commonwealth attorney Of Matthews county,
Va, and Miss Ellen ID. Browne, Of the same
place, arrived here on their way 20 the pleasant
state OF matrimOny, ana taking quarters at the
National Hotel, Mr.. Garrett sailed out in quest
Of minister. Meetings. Mr.. Bell near the City
Hall, Mr.. Garrett stated the case, and enlisted
his services a. first friend In few minutes the
license was procured, and Rev. Mr.. Addison, of
Trinity Church, was called on, and az the Ma
tonal performed the ceremony, uniting the
couple for life, Mr.. Bell giving away the bride.
a ney were a remarkably handsome pair. The
youihfulness OF the bride is understood to have
been the cause Of a trip to this city TO get mar
ried, a. the laws OF Virginia forbid the marriage
OF girls without the consent Of parents or guar
dams until they aretWenty-one years old,
PATENTS TO THE DIsTRICT.-The Commits
sioner Patents has just issued patents to resi-
dents Of the District a. fOllOws-For hydraulic
and pneumatic motor for sewing machines to
James Hampton welch and ROSA Washington
WEIGH; for a stair-rod, TO Eldridge j. Smith; Tor
hydrant, TO James Small; for wagon, ante-dated
nv 70 IaSs lar. Nr-