Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
The horticultural SOc,et,

An IhPOkTAkT DISCOVERY CLAIMEO-SAPrHA-
LINE As AN INSECT DESTROYER AND PKE-
SERVER OF VEGETABLE MATTER.
The ID. L horticultural society met Wednesday
night, the president-Mr. John Saul-in the
chair. ana Mr.. Warrington Gillingham score
tary. Miss Mary Dorrlty was elected a mem
Der Mr. j. I. c. Clark introduced resolution
looking 10 change-the election of members
Dy ballot. The resolution was adopted. Mr.
Clark called attention 10 the fact that their
third anniversary was approaching, and he
would like TO have a social reunion OF some
klnd He moved the appointment OF com
mtttee OF three TO take the subject into conSid
Grafton. Mr.. Gilingham was in favor OF IL, as
n was the election night The motion was
adopted. The chair appointed Mr.. Clark, Mrs.
Mute ara Mrs. King as the committee. Prof.
Taylor delivered an interesting address on a
new process OF preserving flowers or leaves, By
which Their cOlors can be preserved, and though
dry they are entirely flexible. The subject
OF his lecture was the best manner of
destroying insects, NaptnaltEe, sub
stance extracted from coal tar. pro
duces structure on any animal not larger
than frog. causing death. Grape vines can be
packed IN paper or otherwise and few grains
OF naptbaIine will destroy all yermin and not
fnJuTe the plants. Cotton and vegetable matter
can be SeLt for any distance and b. entirely
preserved rom the ravages or insects Of al
kinds. II produced a glass jar (quar,9 ~ -vp-
tan corn which nad been confined for Two wears,
aud they we're perfect as when put Ia. Mr.
Saunders thought IL a very important d.lr )yeTy
on account of the stringent rules m al o. all
foreign countries against the Introduction Of
plants OF seed Infested with iH~acjS
DiS1uSclDB fDttJNbu D} MeSSrS. SllIIQt.S,t
6hlingha'n. saul. Needham. King aud necS,
in which ~ WAS generally admitted ffl3i fniS
was a discovery OF great value, eSsf ;Idttv IN a
commercial point or view. Rats. mic am even
dogs would not remain where lnz, fumes o1
napthatum pervaded the atmoSphprc VI. iohn
Saul exhibited box of English Media ara, a
rather scarce and singular fruit. somewhat
similar 10 u ripe persinnOn; also some beautiful
specimens OF double and single Chinese prim-
roses OF white and red color; bromalia alatas,
EuphOSbia Jasquenfora. b0SeOardiss. gera-
NUNS, gafdema, lassamines. lotus tacObeenS
ana begOuid fTCbOelt.
The WILL OF The LATE DR.. WILLIAM GUNToN
has been ned in the register OF wills Office Ii
leaves 10 Mary |. Temple the dwelling al the
corner OF "tu ana streets northwest With the
furniture: also. the furniture In The mouse on
the farm ia Prince Georges county. Nh. 10 his
sisters Mary and Ann Gunton, he le tves an
estate suitable Tor their comfortable and LIBERAL
support during The remainder OF their lives. To
eacD OF his great. grandchildren, Clara Wilson
and Edward Temple Wilson grandchildren OF
Elizabeth NtllsOn), $4,000 each: to his great
gTandchld Herbert Wilcox (Son OF his grand
daughter, Mary /. WIlcox), $1,000; To Edward
Temple. The farm in Prince Georges county.
Nd, OF 400 acres. together with all the improve
ments. buildings. live stock, farming utensils
and crops. 70 have and hold during his natural
life. and on condition that he paw with
out unnt cessary delay $4,000 To each
or bis three sisters. Sidney. Mary Ann,
and Jane Temple, and in the case Oh e death
OF either, the money 10 be divided between the
SURVIVORS. Al death or Edward Temple the
farm III Maryland Is 10 so TO Mary |. Temple
ana her heirs forever. All the residue OF The
estate. real ana personal Is 10 be divided equally
between Mary l. Temple and the six grand
children. Elizabeth Wilson, Mary l. WILCOX, W.
G.. Burlington, Julia Dana children OF his
daughter. Elizabeth Burlington, first wife or
Rev. William l. Budingtonl. Mary NJ Carter
wife OF Henry Carter and daughter OF William
A. Gunt0D. without regard 10 anything that
the deceased may heretofore have done for
them. The executors named are MeSsr5 Ed
ward Temple. George Wilcox and Frank A.
Dana, OF Brooklyn, \: \. A petition was fled
De issued 10 these parties. The present estate
is believed 10 Be worth a quarter of a million of
dollars The executors win qualify Tomorrow,
Inc DonGS haFl1g Deen hxed at 100000
DEEDS N FEE have been fled as follows
Alfred Richards ct al. TO Conrad Kaufman lot
;. so. 69l. ST.. NJ. Il. Archer to Thomas Dun-
can, lots % 10 - and so and ST. so. 2l2; $40
Joseph Jockey 70 j. B. Hamilton, lot Il. so 6S4:
500. j. ;. Edwards, trustee, TO Aulick Palmer,
lot 20, So So $500 G. E. Burch ct al to J. l..
Daily. lot !, 81. 4Si; 81. 450. VIM. Murphy to
Samuel Ross LOT B, in sub. of Original lot % So.
No. ana part e; 81: sci s2,5 Jos F. Bradley 10
JDo. W. Pilling 10 Robert W. Mcpherson. lot 26
sub. OF So. 80; 81, 200. ". W. Corcoran TO Goa
Isabella ". Ashford 10 VIoletta Sprlgg. lot Is
sub, so 9l2, $3.50. Mary Hare to Chas p
Miller, part lot 3, So. 500; 1925. Chas NJ
Matthews IT al. trustees, to VIM. King lots ~
and 15, In addition TO Georgetown; $500. WIN
L. Sears 70 Mary L. Whiteford, In sub or part OF
"a. 1874; $ Mary l. Whiteford 10 Alice Il.
Cstharine Lambecht, lot %, So. 496: s.
Catharfne Lambecht 10 Samuel N0rmeur l9t rs
So 496: 500 Lewis 5. Thompson TO Jno l.
Nhitor, lCt :, sub. 81. 133; So 600. Samuel Cross
trustee, 10 Susan Fletcher, lot 81, sd. 20; 1925
VIM a. Ward, trustee, TO Bridget Howard par
lot J, so. 5li; $9i,.23 JAS 5. Edwards e. "a.
Martin NJ Rohrer 10 James VI. ChadSay part
original iOt IL, 81. go; s.. Diller h. GrJ1 TO
Martha E collins, lot -, so. 1870; s2,5i0 Pat
rick ODOncghue TO Chas. e. Glover, ct al lois
and 9. IN sub or original lot 4. So. SIS; $500. NJ
NJ ROhreT 10 J. VI. ChadSey, lot IL. 81. 2Sn;s-.
Jas. McGrann 10 5. V. Magruder, lot 20. So 10;
-. Frederick Douglass to j. Z. Brooke, lots
- and Is, Tbrelkeld's addition TO Georgetown:
1860. Lot IS, same; 800. j. E. Brooke to F.
G. c: Glover ct al, lots l, 9, and 3: So 5l5: 8.
u. sB. Croft TO III. E. Collins, lot 80 so. 1870;
$4,000. Annie Heath TO E. a. Thomas lots
>Heath, lots ard4, so. 46S: s., OOJ. A o. Wright
10 John Humphrey, lot 10. so. l.9; $500 j. S.
Edwards ct al. trustees, 10 VIM. HALEY lot 5,
Goddard. lot Is. Peters So, Georgetown: s2.010.
III. l. Page to W. h. Gray, part So lis; s.. 500.
W. Fl. Ward. trustee, 10 Bridget Howard. lot /,
SCI. 51': S9'1.25. j. 81. B. jenkins 10 W. Toxic,
real estate on the Daniels road In the county;
- goo. D. Fl. Rice 10 P: F. Larner, lots 10. II,
and II, so. is: s. Martin Barringer to TG.
Hensey. lot %, So 1876; $3.50.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10 Jas.
Holland and Lizzie Warren; VIM. Flanner and
Katie +. Hirsch; Frank F. Bonnelle and Emma
). Wheton. both OF Boston, Mass; David Stan
ard and Lucy \. Morton: Fl. Clay Tumls OriVal-
bot county, Md, ana Viola White, or Prince
George county. Md; VIM. II. Harrison and Ida
Gray; Walter stanley Richmond OF New York
city, and Mary Frances McAllisteT; Archy Lee
and May Johnson; Ambrose Smith and Mary
Simms; James Henry Howard. or Alexandria
county. Va. and Lucy Ann Ballinger. of Ten
nallytOwn. ID. C.; Daniel c. PinkertOn, OF ZaneS-
Vile, Ohio, and Sallte Evelyn Hall, OF Piqua,
Ohio Samuel T. Walker and Lucy Il. Oliver,
both OF Fairfax county, Va; Newton Robinson
and GeoTgiana Johnson; Lewis Grady and Jane
Brooks; LeandeT Dunlop and Dorothea Smith;
Chas T. kearney AID Mary A. Hamilton Geo
COX and Louisa Hill; Allan Magruder, or Wash
ingtOn, ID. C.. and Emma Chase. OF Prince
George county Md; Clinton Waugh and
Josephine iii !; Daniel NJ. Lighter and Annie VI.
sparrow both or Frederick county, Nd; Lara
yette johnson, or nillsdale, ID. c.. and Betsy
Thomas.