Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-20

FALLS CHURCH, VA, May 10Th, 1879.
Editor Star:-The event, OF not only the week,
but OF some time past, was the death, funeral
services and burial of Talbot T. Fowler, of this
village. He returned from your city after night
fall on Wednesday, the 7th instant, complain
Ing. During the day he had chill, but kept
about his business. That night he was taken
instant The funeral services were Conducted
on Sunday at the congregational church,in this
place, Oy the Rev. L. j. Platt The sermon was
think, the largest I have ever seen here on a
similar occasion. The body was deposited,
P G, IN OAK Hil cemetery, GeorgetoWn Mr..
was mayor Of the village; a man OF ability and
intellectual activity. His death takes one from
our midst who will be missed.
Inc congregational Society are building a
church: The foundation is laid and the frame
OF the, TO be superstructure, Is on it.
saved ne GAYS r nearly complete Of rain have
possible calamity. The whole grain, vegetable
ana plant Kingdom was seriously suffering from
Ghy weather: AS 1t is, the grass crop viii be
localities suffered much from frostS / am told,
In the early part of the month.
J., inc cabbage butterfly made its appearance
here according to my observation about the 1st
OF June last year. The injury it did to the early
crop OF cabbage was scarcely noticeable. l
think that Prof. Riley in his Missouri reports
May. This season these insects were very
abundant in the fields during April, but by the
nrst OF May there was scarcely one to be seen.
April. and what did they work on? But dis
covered during the past week that the green
worms, the destructive progeny OF the butter
bage plants set In the fields, but that they are
also TO be found on the plants not yet trans.
planted from the beds. have not seen but
terfy for some days. Have these insect mis-
OF their destructive season, or have entomolo-
gists been slightly mistaken as to the time Of
their coming. trust that Prof Riley will give
the Insect his attention again.
The chicken thieves that have ranged over
our region during the past winter and early
spring, finding it rather unsafe to continue the
the poultry houses OF Maryland, and learn
that gang OF them have been caught with
large lot OF unpicked poultry In their possession.
Some OF the parties belong here hear. A.
A LIGHT BREAD CASE DECIDED.-The case Of
the District of Columbia agt. Felix Desfosse,
charged with Offering for sale light weight
bread, which has been postponed from time to
time since May LIST, came up this afternoon in
the Police Court Judge Smell. The warrant set
forth that thirty-sjX loaves were found to be
light, but this number was reduced down to
twenty-five lOaves. Considerable testimony
was taken, and Mr.. John f. Havenner, the we'll
known baker, was put upon the stand by the
testified that all bakers make, or should make,
allowance for shrinkage in baking, and it is
well known that after the baking, bread does
SllIlHk lTOIu tne cucctS vi L06 sun OF air. A
barrel Of flour weighing 1876 pounds will,
after the dough is prepared. make
ing sixteen ounces to the loaf AS a mat
ter OF course this difference is made by the
moisture, which will evaporate and dry up,
making NAL shrinkage In the weight of the bread.
The dough is, or should be, spaced Off and
weighed before 1t Is put into the oven. Eighteen
ounces of dough is allowed for pound loaf
afterwards the loaf win shrink to sixteen
ounces by exposure to the air. The shr1nkage
Is greater in the first seven hours after the
printed government standard, the average
shrinkage OF bread, and gave other testimony:
after which Mr.. DesfOsse and his foreman and
drivers gave testimony, also the police who ar
$40, from which an appeal was taken.