Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-02
Anlusenlents, &c.

AQtAScUncuGSs &c
NATIONAL THEATKR. - There viii be
Freaks matinee tomorrow. 'Freaks'' will
also be given tonight and tomorrow night
The excellence Of the company and OF the
comedy is making the present engagement at
the National very successful one. Everybody
should see "Freaks."
THEATER CoMIQUE.-The sensational bill at
this house the present week is attracting large
OLD FOLKS CONCBRT-At Mount Vernon Place
NJ. E. church there will be one OF those pleasant
entertainments. an old folks concert, tonight.
The choir OF the church have the concert In
talent.
FoRD's OPERA HousE.-Mrs. Jarley's wax
works will be exhibited at FOrd's Opera House
this evening and at matinee tomorrow. 1t
VIII be the best exhibition of the kind ever seen
In this city.
ODD FELLOWS HAIL-The walking match
between Kelley and Heron commences here to-
night at eight O'Clock, and Will continue for
twenty six hours, closing at ten tomorrow eve
the haH this evening. The pedestrians will be
introduced by Mr.. E.B.Hay. The race promises
to be lively one.
OURs.-The presentation OF "Ours" by the
ITALIAN Club at FOrds Opera House next Mon
day evening for the benefit of Co. A, will be
very successful, Judging from the number OF
tickets already sold.
tary benefit rendered Prof. Bschon takes place
here this evening. An attractive programme
has been prepared. The professors pupils viii
manu- pAS eSSeA1OAu0A O COA1AP1CoO ouSOOoS.
A NOVEL MEETING was held last night at Zion
Gibbons, pastor. This church is on F, between
Sd and ~ streets s.w., and under the earnest
and energetic mtnistrations OF the pastor has
built up large congregation. The building
pastor and deac0nS had distributed to each
member an envelope, on which was printed:
Do you remember Zion? Then aid In reftting
It, as we desire to make some needful repairs
Remember That cents make dollars, ETC. ," signed
Rev. VIM. Gibbons" The request was made
that all contribute something. and it was also
the three who gave the largest sums-an to be
turned In at the meeting last night. At the
hour appointed the members commenced filing
ing up and depOsittng their gifts upon the altar,
one hundred and ninety-two packages alto
gether. When all were In, Mr.. John L. Whales,
GOES commenced opening the envelopes and
counting the money, which occupied nearly an
hour. During this operation continuous strain
The process Of counting ended, the pastor TOO: TOOK
the lead In devotional exercises, and afterwards
made an address, In which he detailed the rise
ana Of that It church gyng In
nOunced the contents OF each envelope, with the
names OF the donors. These amounts varied
from five cents all the way up to eight dollars
donations being less than one dollar. The total
amount footed up $i4523. The one making the
largest donation G$s) was Miss Jenny Stewart
bound copy Of Baptist hymns, the presentation
speech by Miss Maria Brown The second
prize, handsomely bound copy OF the Bible
sented by Ed. l.. Williams. Miss Annie Smith
won the third prize, a fine portrait OF Our Sa-
vior, presented by Miss Maria L. Brown. The
quiet manner. The choir also Contributed its
part to the interest.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded az follows:
L. 7. Follansbee to r. B. Boyle, lot x, sub of
lot !, SO. $50; $2,05O. 81. T. Hutton to j.
s Kendall lot a. sub pt So SCI; s1osS P. B.
$500: M. L: Hessler to II. A. seymour, lot and
pit. 6, So. ST. 81 500. Same to c. A. shields, lot
e. e. SO: ST.; SS3S. A. N. shriVer ct al: to F W.
Hit to same, same property; &; Quit
cla1m3 John Sherman TO John Sullivan, lots
50 and -; So go; 1000 j. Sullivan to G; ".
hanson to W B. Evans, pt. lot %. So 800; So.
Q. A: Daley to r. II. Taylor, lot So, sub SO $40;
sec ana eneumbrance OF $1,000. NJ. Crane to
horn to E. Deylin lot 81, Of subs. 81 and 81, So.
81; 8, 700: Rosana Lamson to G. N. Thorn,
pts: Of sub: lots and s, SO. 97;$-. C:N.
Geo. Peter and A. T. Bradley, trustees, I to F. J.
TD6et1s, pit. p, So $50; $, 100. G. II. French to
y ., n Dickson, lots and 2, so. ISL; s.. j. N.
=. w. F. Hoffman trustee, to Nathan Web
ster lot 42s, a. of SO. 5oo 81 800. NJ: NJ. Rohrer,
trustee, 10 VIM. MaySe, lot 80, So 3o3; 5000. A.
A siney TO Mary f. Newton, lot 90, So. 36l;
s.'co: w. A. Posey to NJ. NJ. Douglas, lot %,
SO. $50; 8. e. w. F. Swartzell to NJ. j. War
ner, lot S, so. $780, 3. j. C. g. Kennedy and
j. D. voorhees, 10 j. III. Weeks, lot ID, so. 759;
s2eoo W. +. Sliney to Clara Barton, lot %, So.
36l; 5000. j. w. Starr, trustee, to }. 8. Dom
ono, PIT lot 25, 50. PAL; 2,100. Il. E.Waggaman,
ar nG TO s. aenriques, lots and O. So $685.
tingly ct al to w. F. kengla, lot 16, of Friend
ship; $49l.04.
MARRIAGE LICENSES nave been issued to
LunsfOrd G. OmdOrfT. of Montgomery county.
Nd, and s. j. Moore; Michael l.. McVarry and
Sehlfaly; john Wells, OF Norfolk, Va, and Mary
dali and Dulcfe Able, both Of Prince William
county, Va; Frank Fl. Stripe, of Baltimore Md,
and Mamie A. Higgins; Charles Wright and Ida
Saddler; Pierre w. FOrney and Julia A. Greer;
christopher Davenport, of washington, D. c.,
and Mary James, Of Richmond, Va; John STAINS
bury and Emma White; James E. Rodgers and
Margaret Petit, both OF WoOdlawn, Fairfax
county, Va; George w. Thomas and Harriet N
Thomas; Robert johnson and Alice Mason
Robert Brent and Clara Coleman.
ACCIDENT-Yesterday afternoon, man
named John Purcell, had one of his legs crushed
while UNDERMINING wall OF the gas works.
corner goth and streets, by portion of 1t fall
ing on him. He was removed to his residence,
Rhode Island avenue and 18th streets, and Dr.
Murphy rendered medical aid.
WARRINGTON FISH MARKKT.-Sold by X. A..
Golden. fish agent, since last report: 500 shad
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