Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-19
LOCAL NEWS.
bertha Ven HilIeru.
UER FICUTY-NINF MILE WAX


The pcdeStrienne Bertha Won HlIern.
started If o'clock last night, al Odd Fel-
lows hall, on her feat Of walking eighty nina
miles in twenty six consecutive hours Rrfnr,,
the hour named the audience commenced p,
assemble, and Was composed of many leading
citizens, ministers lawyers, medical men aud
Large number ol ladies, all showing much in
tercSt in the performance. Miss Non Uillert
Is blonde, about - years old, well developed
physically, and light and graceful i'm her
movements. She wore short skirts. the outer
ono OF light blue and gray brOcade silk hOS,,
of the same color. very large heavy goat skin
shoes with thick SoleS, the upPerS laced closely
about her ankles. a hat of light felt. with
White feather. and a patent leather belt about
her waist. ON her left breast she Wore medal
presented To her by the physicians of Phila-
dclphla; in her hand she carried a whip pre-
Senied 10y the Ladies' Of Boston. and appended
10 htr belt was a pedompter presented by the
laGleS oi Baltimore at the conclusion Ot her
giSters the number of miles Travelled, aud
Is Kept IN motion by the act "G walking.
by request ut the manager. Mr.. d. - Thomas
The members of tie local press assumed tbe
role of ludgcS and time keeper the labor he
ing div lded last night: Mr.. II. q. NoyeS acting
as tlme keeper from 10 L.. with MIR. i.arner.
OF lhc Republican, Mccarthy of the Baltimore,
Sun, Armstrong oi the Post, DE Mltte Of the
Union. Hodges of the critic and McNahh nr
The Baltimore Gazette. aS Judges After his
hour relielS were arranged 10 accommodate
all concerned. The room was kept at rather
cool temperatures. and the condition of Mss
pulse aS noted at'the start by Dr. De WiIte,
was normal. she being in no sense excited.
The start was made AT : O'Clock, and the first
mile was made i'm l. minutes and was varied
from these figures down Ia l2:30 minutes ~
every hour Ia midnight, Dr. Thomas stated
that lhl> Il The hardest pedeStrienr feat Sh,s
has eNerundeIIaken, i'm view or the small track
I" which Size iS confined. Her Average time,
last night WAS much better than her Ba!timors
record. being about l4O steps per minure Her
arms. rather long, are kept bent. ana move in
liar oh.
gait Was observed, nor was anY fatigue WIS.,
lbie up to late this morning. on her 10Th mile
The audience was highly respectable, and per-
tSct good order was kept. an present appp9r-
taking.
After rest Of one hour this morning tor re
neSllmentS. she resumed her walk. continuing
IN the same steady gait without signs of IA.
lgIc other thana slight flush nf tn" face ana
AZ i:ll:u y. m. on the completion oi her t-iih
nile, which was madein II minutes 10 seconds.
She retired for a rest. being a long way ahead
OF time. and 10 prepare for finishing th,, re-
maiEder OF the journey before IL o'clock to-
night.
The audience has heen large an day. and
will Increase as the time ShOrtenS. TIE. aver
age time for each mile is less than Ii min
utcS.
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE or the NJ r..
Church viii meet in Cumberland. Md. on The
Zlh ol February, and will he in session about
one week. In this city the changes under the
thrce-Near rule will be Ryland church Rev
T.. u owens: metropolitan, Rev. DIR. New
man: Hamiine. Rev x. w. Black and Wesley
chapel. Rev. i. Il. Wheeler. II is expected
there viii br considerable change ia the pre-
siding eldeTShipS of The various districts, ~
each one has held the position four years, the
period they generally remain: but there Is no
rule 10 prevent them from being rcappaintrd.
The following changes in Baltimore now hIlrI
10y pastors well known here will. under the
same rule. change pastors: Mount Vernon nf
which Rev. DIR. Peck is pastor: South Bali
more ReT; pr. Daugherty, pastor; High St,
Rev W. H. Chapman, pastor; Columbia 81 Cd,
Rev: l.. L. VI Niderman, pastor: Emory. Rev.
Mr.. HartSOck. pastor. and Wesley chapel. Rev.
". +. NaId. pastor. Rev. DIR. Newman. of tho
MetIornlilan church of this city. and Rev. Dr
Chadwick, from Louisville, Ky. are spoken or
IN connection with the pastorShip of Mount
NCTnUH church. Baltimore.