Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-25
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henemoer hemplers auction Saturday.
Tne street lamps viii be lighted at I:i0 d.
M. and exunguished at 30 a. m.
VIM. Farrell escaped from the Insane
Asylum yesterday, and has not been seen
The concert aud tsbleaux Tor the beuent
OF the Dominican Sisters take place Friday
A young man named Charter Drew was
badly Injured about the head yesterday by
the caving of bank OF earth on 21 sire 90,
between and c streets northea5t.
Mrs. James BROOKS, vics regent of Mount
Vernon from New York, has resigned, aud
Mrs Howard Townsend, OF Troy, ". Y, has
been appointed in her place.
The Franfort Free Congre yationsl church,
Philadelphia, % ticate their hou5s OF wor-
chip next Sunday, and the lennon viii be
preached by the Rev. DR.. Ran kin, OF this city.
Capt Cutler, who waJ Injured by rue gas
explosion az the Capt. Ol the other DAY, was
rot SO well this morning, and his physician
Tears that gapgrene will set In.
Mr. jacob Heister, who is staying at the
81. Marc hotel, was severely injuret about
me head this morning by being thrown from
bis buggy at the conner of 9th and Boundary
Tie ladies OF the Congregational church
VII serve their attends With strawberries
and cream this and to morrow evening; also
strawberry shortcake lunches on Friday and
SATURDAY. See advt.
HiIgaTd; Doctors c. G. Cox and J. Harry
Thompson; and Messrs. II. L. Brian, Edw. III.
Knight, and j. 8. Grinnell, Of this District,
are among the judges al the Centennial Elk
Mr.. A. c. Bradley to-day entered a suit for
Tucker 4 sherman against L. g. Aine, as
comfy constable, said Kimmell having failed
10 SATISFY Judgement for sl2I.2I in favor OF
Quite a crowd gathered at the Metropol-
1tan VI. Z. church, corner AZ and g streets,
at ! O'Clock this afternoon, to witness the
marriage Of Mr.. Elijah George, q young
lawyer OF Boston, TO Miss s. V. Howard, OF
this city.
A gas main is being laid on 18th street
District want f6e line extended over the
navy yard bridge. They need light on the
bridge for the safety Of those who cross It.
Jhey also want the street cars running over
A coal oil lamp exploded last evening in
the bar room of restaurant corner OF 18th
setting fire to the window frame and DANA
ging the property and burning Mr.. Stutz
quite severely. The fire was extinguished
without turning in an alarm.
Next Saturday afternoon the Analostan
Boat Club have a regatta to celebrate the
formal opening OF their new boat-house.
programme. After the regatta, which will
commence at 4 o'clock, the ball room viii be
opened.
The political committee of the Southern
Republican Association has organize by
electing Lucien Barnes, of Arkansas, chair
man; p. Ii. Montague, OF Virginia. vice
sissippI, secretary. The executive committee
has organized by electing z. N. Hill, OF
Arkansas, chairman; George N. Hill, OF
North Carolina, vice chairman, and J. III.
Merriweather, OF Kentucky, secretary.
The annual exhibition of draw wing and pen
manship of the public schools will be held in
the Franklin School Building Tomorrow,
from to O'Clock p. m. Our schools stand
At the head in penmanship, and have made
excellent progress in drawing since IL ,
present system was introduced, three years
ago. More than q thousand specimens will
be exhibited, and the public are cordially
invited by the trustees TO visit the exhibit
lion.