Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-07

sion - Cne HTylanQ Lutheran SYNOD, In Ha-
gerstown, j. V. Babst, of Harper's Ferry, w.
Va, was on Saturday night ordained, and Chas.
3. Trump, OF Gettysburg, Pa, and A. Fl. Burk,
OF Uppercoe, Baltimore county, Md, licensed.
The ceremony was performed In Trinity Luth-
eran church, Rev. DIR. Domer, Of Washington,
DC, officiating at the dedicatory services SUM-
day afternoon in St Johns church was held a
meeting OF the Lutheran Sunday schools Of the
town, and the scholars addressed by Rev. Mr..
Kuhn, OF Westminster, and Rev. DR.. Domer, Of
Washington, DC. At yesterdays session Of the
missions was adopted without recommending
any appropriation to Capitol Hill mission, Wash
ingtop, D. c., and requesting the general board
to make no appropriations within synod bounds
without accommodation Of its advisory board
At the afternoon session, resolutions offered by
Rev. DR.. Delhi were under discussion, calling on
the trustees Of the Memorial church at Wash
1Dgton to give to the synod a tabulated state
ment OF contributions to that church from con-
gregations and individuals IN redemption Of
pledge OF $1,000 made some years ago. Also, to
appoint committee to raise any deficiency
that may exist, but that contributions for
church extension this year go through the
regular channel. The relations of the Memorial
church to the Maryland SYNOD was also sub
ject of inquiry. TIE Rev. NJ. L. Hay, a delegate
70 the synod, has been conveyed to his home in
Pittsburg in charge OF the Rev. F. II. Weaver,
OF washington, d. c. The synod resolved to
take no action on the irregularities committed
by him In Hagerstown, as he was evidently Ia
boring under mental alteration and uncon-
Scious Of his actions. The matter was commit
ted TO the president OF the synod.
THE STREET SWEEPING CONTRACTOR HEARD
FRoM.-Edttor Star:-The contractor for sweep
ing the streets Is happy to say that he is not
dead; and is also very sorry to inform the pub
lie that he has not retired with fortune The
streets Of W. washington ASH and Georgetown are
file In the engineers department of the Dis
frfct government, and the contractor Is re-
quired to follow it implicitly. Pennsylvania
avenue is swept six times per week, weather
permitting; some streets three times per week.
others twice and still others once each week;
while there are Others again that are to be
swept put once or twice per month, and some
OF the wooden-payed streets are condemned
and not cleaned at all. NJ is semi-monthly
street and has always been swept at the sche-
dule time. CorcOran Is monthly street and
was cleaned, as our friend or the memorandum
book says, on the 26th OF August. He evf-
IDENTIFY was not attending TO his duty on the
date also, In strict accordance with the sche-
dule. II any one feels aggrteved at the long
intervals between the visits OF the sweepers on
ONCE, on ~ street and have It ordered Cleaned
more frequently. In making complaints,
anMays De sure you are right and then go
aneaa. The contractor is paid only for what
s sHoInag TO DO all the sweeping that he is
Ai WnsS;no,o,, oo..,L 1. WRIGHT, Contractor.
JOHN MORRIS ADVERTISEMENT. IN anotner
coiumn, Is OF great interest TO taxpayers. he
prints the number OF each square on which IotS
are located entitled to refund of taxes Soc
u yours Is not there, and then consult him He
1s thoroughly reliable man. ~
DELIVERED ON BENCH WARRANTs.-In the
Police Court this morning the cases Of Michael
ID. Murphy, charged with forgery OF paymas-
teFs' certificates, were nolle prossed-the grand
jury having indicted him In five caSes-and he
was delivered to the marshal
FRI 1NsURANcR.-The "Mutual Protection
IRE insurance Company" OF the District com.
property. 1t is home Institution, and under
tne management OF nine OF our best business
men, ana pelng 1nexpensiyely conducted Is able
insurer share In the profits. The office OF the
company Is az 1881 Pennsylvania avenue, (Cor
sCoTan Bu1ldipgl '~~