Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-08
Oak Hill Cemetery.

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Oak Hill Cemetery.
ANNUAL MEETING OF LOT HOLDERS, RE-
PORTS OF OFFICERS, ETC.
The annual meeting of the lot holders of
Oak Hill Cemetery was held yesterday after
noon at the secretary's office of the cemetery
company. The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. c. Nj. Matthews, president of the
board OF managers; Mr.. James Cooler. sec
rotary. The chairman stated the object of
the meeting was the election of board of
managers, and read the
ANNUAL REPORT.
IL states that The main item of improve
ment during the past year has been the cree
ZION OF four large propagate g houses, which
the one heretofore built for the preservation
ana propagation of plants for the ornament
atlOn of the grounds and for sale to lot hold
holders for the decoration of their lots. While
expenditure on this account has been cOnsid-
cradle. amounting TO the sum of - ,056.O7, the
board feels persuaded that when opportunity
Tor the purchase OF plants is offered to lot
holders sales VIII be remunerative and gen
eTal use of flowers will be encouraged. while
the stock available to the company for pub
lie purposes Is greatly enlarged. Since April
30, ls4, there have been of original inter-
mentS Zi3; removal from other cemeteries,
y; making total interments for year ending
April 80. $50. sol; ian excess of 50 over the
number reported for the year ending April
80. 1si3.) which, added 10 the estimated num-
Der of inteTmentS since the organization.
3.0ls. makes total number. of intermentS to
April 80, le15, 1919; the sales of single sites
nave been ~ III number. the receipts being
$50; sales of lots 81 in number. the receipts
III .i2se'; total receipts from sale of sites aud
lots, sill ,t6s.S3."
The report of the secretary shows total re-
Ceipts, S26,5I9.15, payments and diSburse-
mentS, 30, II; cash on hand April 80. 1876,
S3JI-o3. Debts outstanding April 80, 1s7j
-:i,4SoiS. The bonds, notes and securities of
the company amount 10 S6I .O'O. This is an
excess of five thousand dollars over the
amount reported for year ending April so,
1874.
ELECTION OF MANAGERS
The meeting proceeded to elect managers,
and Messrs. G.. NJ. Matthews, J. G.. Hardness
VI. w. Gait, and ThOs. Berry were selected.
LIST OF LOT OWNERS.
Mr.. a. Buchly offered a resolution: That
The board of managers be directed to have
prepared and printed in pamphlet or book
iOrln a complete list Of the names of lot own
eTs, together with the number and location
OF each lot, and the number OF feet contained
therein, with such other information as NAV
be useful or interesting TO those owning
ground, with as little delay as may be con-
slstent with a correct and faithful perform
ance of the object, and a copy be furnished to
each person owning ground in the cemetery.
Dr. Tyler moved that the resolution be re-
ieTred TO committee. and, after some de-
bate, the motion was adopted, and the resO-
luton was referred 10 DIR. Ty Ter, \. Buchly,
and A. Hyde.
y meeting of the newly-elected board of
managers was then called, and Mr.. G. NJ
Matthews was elected president. and James
y.
Berry were chosen as the committee on ac-
counts.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-J. j. Light
foot TO George w. Phillips, part lot 5, square
4l9, SlIGO6. Rich. NJ. Potts to Sarah Il.
crane, lot q. square 19l; -. KiIbOurne II
Clephane, trustees. to Kenneth X. Cobb, part
lOt =, square 81; 5000. Stickney & Plant,
trustees. TO Patrick Diggins, lot 80. square
l.ts; ~l,sCo. VIM. a. Gordon, jr., trustee. To
y b, Kelly, part lot %, square PIP; 5000
AZ l. 10 Of III 10 A
10, square 81; $500 VIM. h. Hill, trustee
81 al, To George Ba" croft, lot 4. 3 and part
:; square IG5; -. George w. Stickney 10
Margaret HetZel, lots 80 and 81. square So:
$500. Chester futile, trustee, ~ Mary r.
futile, lots 81 and IS. square71, $500 Maria
Roberts 10 Basil Baden, part lot |. square
l54; Si,OCO Kenneth X. Cobb To j. Gales
Moore, part lot 3. square 314; S5,234. VIM j.
Slbley To John Little, lot Is. square 3iS
>22Jo0. T.. c. King to John c. Beaumont,
pert lot q, square loo; $500. 5. p. Robert
son To Charles T. Davis. lot :, square 3l6: 81
Reuben ;. Parks 10 Charles L. Davis, lot 10,
square 6&j; - 600. Charles T. Davis to Rem
pen ;; Parks, part lot 9, square 513; 5000
Z. ii. W. Junken to Chas. Kennedy, lots u.
-, aud part Is, square ~; S5,715. James w
Barker, trustee, To $. F. Emmons. part lot
Il, square 5js; Sl,5JO. p. McGennelI To Chas
Kennedy lot b, square $50; sos George H.
Plant, trustee, 10 c. Il. Bailey ct al, lot o.
art % and 80. square 365: -. Andrew Ham
cock 10 Justice II. Rathbone, lots 10 and n,
square 81; 500. Robert Strong To Sarah
Strong, part lot 2, square I2G; -. 400. Sarah
Strong TO Robert Strong, lots !, 3 81.
:, :, ~, IL II, -, II, and 10, in square 80:
Si,55o. VI: VI. Rohrer to George ]. Bond.
lots j. :, ), !, and 20, square III; - 800.
BUILDING PERMITS have been issued by
Inspector Plowman as follows:-Hugh Me
Caiirey four tbree-story and basement dwell
lnsS, north side of East Capitol street be-
tween 9th and eth east; SI2. 900. Edward
German, a twO-Story brick building for Of
fees and stores, p by 10 feet, south side New
Ork avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; 5000. Ii. II. Warner a three
story and basement dwelling. % by 10 feet,
liortn size Z, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; $1,000. j. III. Click. two two-SfOrv
brick dwellings, 10 by % feet, north side
hIIode Island avenue, between 9Th and eth
streets northwest; S2.4OO. r. ID. Dudley n
two-stOry frame dwelling. 10 by 80 feet north
size Pierce, between 18th and Ifth streets
northwest. 500.
Mr.. JAMES r. MCCATHRAS. an old and
esteemed citizen Of East Washington, died
AT his residence on 10th street southeast,
yesterday, in the 18th year of his age Mr.
McCathran entered the navy yard during the
war Of 1872 a. an apprentice, and has worked
There ever since-for several years past as
master wheeiTight- Mr.. Nice. had been a
member OF the NJ. f. church for about half a
century, and was most exemplary man,
modest and unassuming. and was generally
esteemed lie was the father of Capt Donald
McCathran and policeman Frank McCath-
ran. His funeral will take place from the
18th street NJ. l.. church to morrow, at 3
O'Clock.
THE sCO-SCHUYEKILL REGATTA.
Major Bailey, president of the Analostan
club, and Col Jones, president of the Poto-
mac OF this District, have gone To Baltimore
To attend the regatta there this afternoon.
Two races are on the card. The first race
will be for the championship of the Patapsco
navy, three home crews cOntending for the
honors in their waters. fhe second race, the
great event of the day, will be between
crews selected from the Patapsco and
Schuylkill navies, Philadelphia against
Baltimore.
MANS BEAD SPLIT OPEN-GeOrge
Washington Did u rith His LsnIe Hatchet.-
About o'clock last night James Johnson
and George Wasl ington, cOlored, living on
10th street, between q and X streets NORTH
west, got into quarrel, during which,
struck Johnson a blow on the
head with an axe, splitting his skull and
making a dangerous If not fatal wound.
Wa hingtoh made his escape. Drs. J. III.
Johnson and j. T. Winters were called and
rendered medical aid - johnson. IL is
thorght he cannot recover, but he was living
at II O'Clock this morning.
O
GLYMoNT. on the Potomac, with the farm,
OF 53 acres of land, with a coz
number OF farm buildings, wharf,
dancing pavilion, &C. has been purchased by
Mr.. Carlton Spades for $4,000. It is under