Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-14
Summer Entertainments,

pear also Mile Comfy and Miss Hadfield In a me
programme OF songs, &C.
Theater Comique.-Attractive variety enter
taiEment.
Excursions by Rail and Water, Picnics, &C.
steamer Lady OF the Lake TO Bluff Point, to-
morrow, for benefit OF Mrs. Roberts penny
detailed by Major Morgan to keep order -.
The family excursion to Pfney Point on the
steamer Jane MOseley, next Sunday, VIII be a
very pleasant affair.
THz NATIONAL FA1R.-To- day Mr.. B. D. Car
penter Is making survey OF the Ivy City prop
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. to see il a one-mile
track can be laid out on them for the National
FAR Association without much expense. The
Ivy City property is owned by the Commits
Goners OF the FreedmenS Savings and Trust
Company, and consists OF 80 acres, which they
0ner at 1920 per acre, but this alone was not
sumctent, and the directors and the committee
attention to Heitmuller's land, adjoining This
vas held at 500 per acre, and, Of course, they
declined taking It, and making inquiries as to
SteWaIt'S property they found that his IS acres
could be had at $500 per acre. From the general
observation made 1T Is supposed that the two
tracks Will answer for the purposes of the fair
ana tonight there will be meeting, at which
however, that Mr.. Hill has another proposition
10 make TO the meeting toll night. and there are
some who think that In view Of the fact that
Jennings has the advantages OF two railroads
instead OF one that that is the place for the fair
CHARGE OF F0RGERY.-In the Police Court
to-day the case against Claud NJ Harrtnptan
Tor Forging note on DuncanSOn Bros, was
caued. Mr.. DuncanSOn exhibited the note to
the court, and testified that 1T was forged Mr.
COOK, 1or the defendant, stated that he did not
0eny That MI. Harrington signed the note, but
that there was no intent to defraud The court
sent the case TO the grand jury. Bonds, 81 800.
A WARNING TO PARENTS OF GIRLS YESTERDAY
afternoon Officer Auldridge, OF the fifth police
precinct, having occasion TO 90 to the neighbor.
hood In the Division where the notorious Jenny
Baker resides, discovered that a little white
girl, about twelve Or thirteen years old had been
1nyeigled into her house, and he took the child
10 the Statfon-houSe, where she gave the name
OF Maggie Windsor, saying that she lived at No.
116 street, between 1St and I'd streets south
west. She further stated that several days
ago she met this woman, Jenny Baker alias Per-
~, On the Pennsylvania avenue for the first
time; That the woman stopped her and ask d
ner Tor pin, when she commenced conversa-
uOn, the woman saying that she was nice
LOOKING little girl, and she would like to have
ner go 10 her house, giving her the street and
number, and said she had a girl about her own
age. Yesterday she thought she would 90 and
md her new friend, as she seemed to take such
an interest In her and seemed 80 kind She also
declared that she had been In the house but a
rev minutes when the officer came for her.
WORD was sent TO the parents Of the Child vino
came Tor her later in the day, very much amaZe3
at what had happened. The girl said She did
not KNOW the woman was bad. This Jenny
Peiry is the sane who, 1t Will be remembered.
recently tried to keep a little girl named Allie
CRAWFORD In Ter house.