Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-08

the CelJlc monthly.
Marshal Frederick Douglass delivered an in
teresting address on Progress at the Centennial
N. E. Sunday school celebration in Baltimore
last night.
Mrs Roberts reopened her penny Lunch" to-
day at 500 10th street.
Christmas is Coming.
HOLIDAY GOODS AND WHERE TO BUY THEN.
The holiday season is near at hand, and our
merchants are getting in very attractive lots of
holiday goods. AS many people prefer making
their purchases before the great rush that comes
just before Christmas, enterprising merchants
are already making their announcements
through the columns Of THE STAR. AS these
advertisements come In they will be noticed
from time to time in this column.
NJ w. GAIT, BRO. & Co., jewelers., 1907 Penn
novelties, manufactured especially for the holi-
day trade. Their present stock includes many
choice articles, which cannot be duplicated this
season. In order to have an unbroken aSsort-
ment of most desirable goods from which to
choose their holiday presents. purchasers would
do well to make their selections before the rush
incident to Christmas week.
KER, CLARK & TRUNNEL., $50 18th street, offer
special inducements for the holidays. They
will sell their entire stock OF carpets at prime
cost to close them out as they want the room for
other purposes They also offer special bar
gains in Guinet black silks and Lupin's black
and cOlOred caShmereS
SINGLETON & HOEKE. sol Market Space has a
complete stock Of carpets at the lowest prices,
They have also splendid stock of lace curtains,
oileloths, window shades, draperies, &C:
AT SCHAEFERs, 1920 It'll street, can be found
all sorts Of china, glass and house-furnishing
goods. His stock is very extensive, and has
been carefully selected. Everything in his line
can be found at schaefer's, and the prices are
comparatively low.
J. c. PARKER, 6l7-619 Ith street, is selling note
paper very cheap.
DoUGIAss' stores, 522-524-526 9th street, will be
filled with holiday novelties. Everything first
class.
W. M. BEvERIDGE, 1909 Pennsylvania avenue,
obi
factories in France, England, Germany and
other countries, especially adapted for the holi-
day trade.
w. NJ BROWN, SIT Market Space. has now in
store the largest assortment OF desirable staple
and fancy dry goods he has had in stock this
season. Black and colored silks, black and col
ored cashmeres. black and colOred camelS hair
cloths for ladies' SUITS French novetiesfo trim
mingS, &C.. &C.
M. E. BoARDMAN has now ready at 529 18th
street, Corcoran Building, at lowest prices, an
unusually large stock Of Illustrated and presen-
tatfon books and holiday goods Over $4,000
Christmas and New Year cards, comprising
more than 1,0O0 varieties OF new designs and all
fresh. Fine engravings, handsomely framed.
SAMUEL KIRK q Son, 1I2 West Baltimore
street, Baltimore. have splendid collection OF
silver articles, diamonds and pearls for wedding
gifts.
GREAT interest is manifested at ST. Domlnic's
lar gentleman, and in Cue to be given to the
most popular billiard saloon. The score today
stands as follows:-For the Cane, P. B. Dunn,
Al votes; Daniel Kelly, lis votes; j. A. McDevitt,
1913 votes; Peter Owens, 10 votes; Col VIM. G.
Moore, so votes; Daniel Loughran, vote. For
the Cue-Michael Scanlon, "a votes; Miller &
Jones, 10 votes; Frank Collingsworth. Al votes.
The vote will be announced daily in THE START
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Kimball & Liebermann to II. R. Miles, lot 49, SO.
$50; 81 ,2S5. c. A. Stuart to II. D. Cooke jr, part
8, 50. 459; $. Helen McCalla to G. w. F. Swart-
eel, lots /. 2 and 3, SO. 29S; s., 464.5O G. W. F.
SWartYpll 10 j. q. Davis &
Carolan j. kensey to Nellie NJ. Clark, lot 46 so.
20s; $: j: j: McCook to H. A. Hall, lot 81, So
2I5: $500. j. II. Forsyth to A. F. Walker lot 50,
50. 36s; 81 400 ?. n: McChesney to James Null
10y, so. 955; 81, 000 Joseph Burn to F. w. Rest,
trustee, part so. 903; 5000. w. F. Hoffman,
trustee, to W. j. Thomas, lot G, part F, So. 39S;
S3,6I5.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-J.T T. Coldwell, real estate
Horace j. Frost, trustee lot l, in Coburn's SUBJ
division OF square 237, improved by a two-story
brick dwelling, No. 1901 4 street northwest, to
Mrs Mary J. West, at s., 500; also for Ivory G.
Kimball trustee lot SO, in Wright & Dole's sub
division OF part OF Pheasant Plains" and mount
Pleasant, +" On It'll street road, TO Michael White,
for $780,
BUILDING ASSOCIATION. AT the second
monthly meeting OF the Equitable Co operative
building Association $, 200 was advanced at an
average premium or So per cent. The Board OF
Directors have passed an order to close the SUBJ
scrption books at the January meeting.
DENNIS KEARNEY COMING TO WAsHINGToN.-
Az the sand lots, In San Francisco, yesterday,
Dennis kearney announced his intention of be-
ing present at the meeting of greenbackers in
this city, Washington, on January S. He will
leave next Sunday morning, and goes first to
Boston.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH is now observing Ad-
vent, season OF four weeks preceding Christ
mas. Rev. S. A. Kelly, S. j., pastor OF st. Alloy
sius, preached yesterday on this subject, taking
for his text the Gospel in which is contained
the instruction which st. John the Baptist adj
dressed to the Jews, in order to prepare them
by penance for the coming OF Jesus Christ.
To-day being the tweDty-fifth anniversary
OF the PRONUNCIATION OF the dogma OF the I'm
macuate Conception, 1t is celebrated with great
devotion In the Catholic churches, the services
being held at the same hours as on Sunday.
THE local branches as well as the general
society OF the Young Catholics Friends Society,
held meetings last evening. st. AloysiuS divi-
sion elected L. w. Rover as its president for one
year. AT the general meeting in Carroll Hall
the president, Mr.. James Fullerton, presided,
Mr.. John Bingham secretary. II was resolved
that Rev. F. E. Boyle, pastor OF st. Matthews,
he requested to deliver lecture sometime In
january for the benefit OF the society. " Rev.
+. f. Boyle. the pastor OF St Matthews church,
has recently procured q statue representing the
dead body OF the Saviour after the descent from
The cross, upheld in the arms OF His AFFLICTED
mother. II has been temporarily placed in front
OF one OF the side affairs and has attracted great
attention.
CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. Inflammation Of
The throat, and difficulty Of breathing. fire.
quently result from severe cold. The rene
dial properties combined in DR.. JayneS Expec-
torant, are especially designed to break I'D
1everish and inf1ammatory tendencies remove
construction OF the throat, and by bringing
about free expectorat1on, promote natural
respiration and speedy cure. A reputation
maintained for 20 years affords to ali a guar
antee OF the practical merit OF the remedy.
COUNSEL FEES IN COTTON CLAIM CAsE.-On
Saturday, in the case Of Thomas j. Philips, as
sfgnee In bankruptcy. against A. r. Mcdonald
and Vim. White cotton claim suit to recover
counsel fees, Judge Macarthur made an order
refurnable on the 2Sth instant, for defendants
10 show cause why they should not be punished
Tor contempt Tor falling to pay $5S, 512 into the
feSStry OF the court, as required by an order OF
defendants A. II. Mcdonald Is now In tail in
New York city.
LADIES' cloaks, new styles, IS. Sc. s., SO, s12
90, si5 at Towson's, 6ss Pa. ay., south side,