Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-30
LOG Al VIEWS


LOCAL VIEWS.
THE INDUSTRIAL hONE -HooL-.4na,sai
RCpCff.-The regular annual meeting of pat
rons and managers OF the Industrial Home
School for the District OF Colombia wss held
saturday evening 81 the residence OF the
secretary, j. L. Blackford, Georgetown.
The annual report Submitted states that
during the psst ten months n chtldreu had
been admitted, OF the large boys hal
worked IN the shop, whilst The smaller
Children, when not attending school, were
employed about the gard n. With their a..
sisisnce the gardener raised sll the vege-
tables needed for the donates. besides hsv-
ing considerable 20 dispose OF at times. Toe
report shows the following earnings: From
shop work, $3.50 20. products OF garden,
SO SS, Income from other sources, II SO Us,
Expenditures. For shop, material, &c.
= - 80 for maintenance, ~ ,96s 81 Tue re-
port further states that tie Institution, by
ems bling these waits OF the community
cbilcTen OF the crippled. helpless, condemned
and depTaved, TO enjoy the influence or cul-
llNated thlnkifg people, 10 attend school
al lesrn trades, contribute TO the public
good quite as much IS 10 the usefulness re-
kPectSoilIty and happiness Of the ind vidusl.
The officers for the ensuing year are John
BiiZ, president; Fabius stanley, vice presi-
cent; j. =. Bla ckfurd, cIetsry; NJ. V.
buckey treasurer, and as managers Walter
y Cox, NJ. IA. loOlitte. Il. III. Blsck ford, J.
{. HIT, +. ID. r. ". Southworth, n. n. Doc
little, M. Wbitsll.
HALLow ZEN, AND ALL SAINTS, AMI
ALL SOULS Dahs-T0 morrow evening ia
hallow cen, IL being the night i'm med ately
pIeceolog Al saints day. The fairies, it IL
said, hold their grand anniversary carnival
then, small boys play misch ievous pIanks
on their neighoOTS, ana young women endea-
vor 10 peer into the future. ftisssid thai IN
young woman stands before a mirror as
the bell tolls midnight she will see the figure
OF her future husband. There are several
other experiments, such as bobbiug for an
I'm lfaf e.
coming man.
"Wednesday, November l, is All Saints
day, festival In honor Of all the angels and
saints, observed by the Catholic, Protestant
Episcopal and Lutheran churches. In the
Ioi mer church IL Is holiday OF obligation.
The day following is All Souls day, which
IS set apart by the Catholic church for the
commemorstlon Of all the faithful departed.
Tor whom the requiem mass is said.
THIS WEEK's RACES -To-morrow Will be
the first day OF toe fall meeting OF the Ma
uonal Jockey clue (Of which Mr.. Richard
Wallsch is PRESIDENT, at tue course
near BeDning's. The following Is the pro-
granime Tor 10 mOrrOw:-first race: Dash of
lLree-quarters OF mile for al ages, entrance
SO, entrance monty 10 second horse, purse
$40. secOLd race: Mile heats for all ages
purse 500, OF which $50 To second horse.
Third race: Two miles, over eight hurdles;
purse 500, OF which 500 90 secOnd and $50
10 third horse. These are all running races
aro some fine horses have been entered, and
every arrangement has been made for the
accommodation OF the pu blic, and especially
l6cles. Special trains will be run from Bal
fimoTe, both by the Baltimore and Potomac
sno Baltimore and Ohio railroads, and by
The close OF each days races.
THE PROPOSED BUSINESS EXCHANGE
At meeting OF business men 10 form a gen.
eral exchange In this city, Saturday AFTER
noon, the committee TO draft a constitution
and by laws made partial report, recon-
mRndlnQ ha .E~
under The general Incorporation laws of the
District, and the chairman was authorized
TO appoint general committee OF twenty,
Will be duly advertised.
SMITHS POCKET BoOK.-A man named
Smith, a Centennial visitor, from Georgia,
while IN a disreputable house kept by col.
ored women In Majors alley, saturday
night, lost bis pocket book and a portion or
bis money. DE made complaint 70 Officers
Smith and Duvall who arrested Sarah John
SON and Josephine West, and locked them
In the station house for a hearing before
Judge Smell.
CHURCH DKDICATIoN.-The Bethlehem
dedicated yesterday AT 8 O'CLOCK p!m's
sermon was preached by toe Rev. X John.
son, pastor OF the ith Baptist churca OF this
city, from Nehemiah, l0:39-"And we will
not forsake the house OF our God" The
choir of the 81 Baptist church OF South
Warrington rendered appropriate music. A
L ID, - a
The audience was large.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10
Albert j. Gilman, OF Livingston county, n.
Y, and Annie NJ. Purdy, OF SteubeR coun-
ty, N. Y; John Wilson and Msliuda Hlg-
gins; Levi Simpson and Mary A. Chisley;
Francis Kreifbaum aud Christine Alice
Obi, both OF Ashland. Ohio; James Monroe
and Lolita Harris; Thomas McGrav and
Honora Sheehan.
The BURGLARS STILL AT woRK.-The
house OF Mrs. Paulding, No. 2Ol7 q street,
was entered last night by some thief or
thieves, who climbed a shed and cot the
Stats from second story back window. A
quantity OF ladies' clothing was thro En from
the window into the adjoining alley and
yard, but before the thieves were able % Sc
cure anything they were frightened of by a
lady in the house.
SUDDEN DEATH or YoUNG LADr.-A
Miss Burns, about Is years OF age, daughter
OF MT. John Burns. residing a. the corner of
Sd and Z streets southwest. died sry sud-
denly this morning, from causes, the symp-
suffered from poison In the stomach. re-
port was circulstsd ON the street this after
noon that an inquest would be held.
A Losr BRIDEG KooM-This morning a
Nr. j. w. NunalIy, of Caswell county, N
c., came 10 the central station and said that
hewas lost. Mr.. Nupally was married on
Thursday last, and came 20 the centennial
10 spend his honeymoon. In company with
snd took lodgings with q MIRA Bennett.
Naturally bashfrl, he arose this morning be-
fore bis wife did, and went out 20 take a
short walk. When be made up his mind 70
return he could not ind his boarding place,
Like sensible man he applied 10 the po-
lice. His wife can ind him oy applying To
me cblefof police, 9Th and Chestnut Phla.
Star, 2Sth.
THE GREATEeT OF ALL PRoFrTKRs by the
exhibition has been the Pennsylvania rail-
road, whose president had the enterprise
and forethorRht TO prepare for the Noble
ps tror age he has received, running at pre-