Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-25
The Hume Obsequies.

The Hume ObSeQNfeSs
The funeral services over the remains of the late
Thomas L. Hume are in progress this afternoon, at
the family residence, No. 1919 street, West WASH
ingtOn The program arranged for the solemn
erclSeS includes the Episcopal burial service read
by Rev Dr. Elliot, pastor of Ascension p F. church,
and singing by the Masonic choir After the SER
vices, which were to begin at o'clock, the remains
are TO be taken to Oak Hill cemetery under escort OF
deposited in the grave Among the bodies to be in
attendance are tine veStry of Ascension parish, the
Potomac Boat Club, and the board of Fire Com
missoners. The casket, provided by Mr.. Harvey,
the undertaken, is very handsome one, OF the
Stein pattern, covered with black cloth
and velvet and lined with white satin. The four
silver plated bars are unusually heavy and elabO-
rately wrought The sides of the caSket are
adorned with Masonic emblems, while plate on
Hume, Died October %, 1881. Aged 43 years. The
easket had to be made expressly for this occasion,
OWING 10 the unusual SIZE OF the deceased pro
fusion OF floral offerings formed conspicuous
feature of the funeral services at the house.
The Masonic bodies OF which deceased was
member were ordered to report at the Temple, cor
ner 9Th and streets at so O'clock where carri-
ages, some thirty in number, were in waiting to
convey the MasOns to the house. These Masonic
bodies were b. Is. French Lodge of MasOns, Wash
ington Royal Arch Chapter, No. g and Washing
ton COmmandery, Knights Tempiar. After the
Episcopal service was held at the hOuse-Rev Dr.
.. d. Eillott-it was arranged that the Templar
service should be celebrated. The music, both at
the family residence and ct the grave, was fur
nlShed by the Georgetown Masonic Choir.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At a meeting Of the Lodging House Association
held yesterday afternoon, the vice president, Mr.
A. s. SOlomons, IL the chair, the death of Mr.. T.
L. Hume was announced by Major A. c. Richards,
and appropriate resolutions submitted by Mr. Sol
onions were adopted and spread on the minutes
MI John L. Mitchell passed feeling eulOgy on
the deceased, who was among the first to Or
ganiZe the night lodging house.
The directors and attending surgeons of the Chill
drens Hospital met last night and took appro-
pirate action in reference to the late Thomas L.
Hume.
WHY PETER BosToN's EAR WAS BITTEN OFF
This morning, In the Police Court, burly negro
named LandOn Smith, was charged with biting
Peter BOstOn's ear Off. Boston stated that last
Wednesday night, Smith with some other men,
attacked him in South Washington and one OF
them struck him in the neck with a large stone
and he threw stone back, and Smith caught hold
of witness and bit his left ear off, and witness
again got away, and they stoned him up 4 q street,
and the crowd stoned him until he thought the
Arsenal had opened battery OF heavy artillery on
him Smith took the stand in his own behalf, and
stated that he found this man in the house with
the woman that he (Smith) had been living with
for seven years, and ordered him out, and he came
attacked witness He also denied biting the ear
off, The court remarked that Boston could hardly
bite his own ear off, and it is not probable that his
friends bit 1T OF, and 1t was very caniDaliStic
trick, and the prisoner can have six months in
Jail. An appeal was noted, and bond fixed at $780,
CHURCH OF THE INCARNAT1oN-This church, of
which the Rev. DR.. Townsend has just completed
seven years rectorship, is now being recarpeted in
appropriate style, and the rather unSightiy win
dows have been replaced with others more in
keeping with the elaborate memorial windows
placed In the church two years ago. Another
handsome memorial has just been put in place-an
altar rail given to the parish by Mr.. John E. Par
ker as memorial OF his wife, formerly Miss TIL
den, OF ChareStown, Mass, whose untimely death
in July last is still mourned by large circle of
friends.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN GooDs.-The house OF Mr.
Reginald Fendall, corner Of AZ street and Louis
lana avenue was robbed, October 5th, of solid
silver pitcher, valued at $500, and six pieces OF
heavily plated ware. The pitcher was presented TO
Mr.. FendallS father many years ago by q client
and was esteemed highly. Mt Fendal reported
the robbery to police headquarters at the time and
yesterday through the aid OF Detectives Smith, West
and Lyons, of Baltimore, Detective Miller, OF this
city, recovered all the goods, which were turned
over to Mr.. Fendall this morning.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Thomas
i. b. Lear and Lottie RObey; Samuel Smith and
Grace M Robey, both OF Charles county, Md. !;
George Brown and Chloe Feen John Edward
Williams and Sarah DOdson; SciptO Travis and
Eliza White both of Prince George county, Md.