Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-14
Condensed Locals.

The pt from the collection at New York
Svenne PSe-hyterian Church In aid of the
- $50
From jos. Sh,llington and J. c. Parker We
saye advance copies Of HarYar's Ha9asins for
December also from Parker HarpeTis HesAiy
The Dashaway Temperance organization OF
thls city visited Baltimore last night and par
sieipated in a temperance meeting held in that
rity. >everaispeeches were made by Washing
bsn representatives.
About O'Clock last night the house OF 2 J.
Wagner, 1854 ID street northwest was discovered
lobe on FIRE Officers Daily and Sutton as
sisted BY the members of No. 2 Engine Company
.,tlngulshed the flames without turning in an
alarm; damage slight.
Tho funeral OF the late whitman c. Bestor
VII TAKE place AZ p. m. on Sunday from the
IHte re-dence OF the deceased. where services
viii De conducted BY Rev JlV aughn Lewis after
rhlfh the cortege will proceed to oak Hill
Cemetery where the remains will he inferred.
The qucstiOnS OF difference between the
Church, eOiOred congregations OF this city, has
seen Hnaily settled IN a satisfactory manner BY
tse Maryland Union Baptist Association 70
which both churches belong.
some OF our Washington merchants are
promptly reducing their prices to correspond
with the decline in the northern cities. The
advertisement OF VIM. F. Given, lI0l l2th
CT them.
The following officers were installed in Wash
iHgtoD Grove, No. I, United Ancient Order of
bTuits, last evening, by Thomas Rich, Deputy
q a. A. =. l. keese. Noble Arch Charles q.
IoTch, Vice Arch, Charles II. Davis Secretary:
A. }. Preall, Treasurer; John n. SchOmbert
Inner Guard.
This Is the day on which Henry Young was to
lave been executed in the jail yard for the
murder OF Frank Hahn, the Virginia droyer
cut yesterday the respite Of his sentence for
two weeks vas taken TO the Jail by the pardon
clerk, Mr.. French, who read 1t TO him. He
Paid but little attention at hrst but at the close
expressed his thanks for the additional time
granted him 70 prepare for death.
BUILDING AssOCIATIONs-AHnndl Reports
The second annual meeting Of Central Build
ing Association, No. ,, was held last night at
The Columbia Law building, and the following
ehcers we're elected. DR.. A. j. BOrland, pres-
dent John II. Bartlett, vice president; James
Fraser, treasurer; VIM. W. Moore, secretary.
kiTset0rs-J. Franzoni, VIM. X. Riley, Silas
n Moore. Charles y. Wannall, Thos. h. Pen
Icks, Edward G.. EcklOf, James +. rurton,
Charles y. Schell and Joseph 4. Herman. The
secretary submitted his annual report, which
vas spproy ed, showing balance of receipts
and dlsbUTsemen bv the treasurer during the
past year Of SO tfS 80, advances on ,O2l shares
flls. sj>-tOtal advances balancing asset ac-
count, 80 800; number of shares subscribed
and Withdrawn before being bought out 4 ,2jG.
shares bought out and advanced on, 1.O24; num-
Ger OF shares remaining unsOld, %; present
actual value OF unsOld stock, $50, 4j0Jl, aver
@ge rate OF premium, ~ per cent. FOrty-siN
snaIes were advanced on at a premium averag-
ing 50 per cent.
The tlird aunCal meeting of the Merchants
and Mechanics Building Association was held
AZ the Masonic Temple. Mr.. j. L. Prather,
the secretary, submitted the annual report
showing receipts and disbursements, sti0, Io71S;
net assets, S>3,2f3.6g; total number OF shares
suescT bed. 9Ai: now on rolls, 2.11O; number
holding advances, 1901; do. not advanced on,
Leg present value of one share, Si1.O5 Twen-
~ four shares were advanced on AZ an average
OF 81 per cent. and III shares we're redeemed at
~ per cent. The following Offce were elected:
Wilson p Brown, president; John ". Bartlett
vice president, John VI. DuncansOn, treasurer;
y i. Prather, secretary. DirectOrs-Z. Down
ing, Edwin Harris, George L. bearing. J. w
bTane, Franklin Barrett. Robert W. FenwIck
M Powell, Rev. j ". BoteleT, and Chas. l..
Pate
Attention is called TO the advertisement of
the Metropolitan Building Association There
70 still opportunity TO obtain its stock but the
books are soon TO be closed.