Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-02
LOCAL NEWS.
The Church of tho RcfOrmntioi

LULA IL ~ Il w -.
Tho Church of the Reformation.
xxv HOUSE OF WORSHIP TO BIZ BUILT on
CAPITOL HILL
Rev. ". f. PaTson has purchased OF DR.. Beale
an eligible corner lot 50xl 80, for 81 800, situated
a few squares from the front OF the Capitol (2i
street end PenDsy lvania avenue east, on which
the congregation expects to erect church
Pdiftce at once. It Is TO be built OF
brick, with basement story. and IS 70
cost frOIn - 600 TO SO 900. II Is expected that
the lecture room Will De READY for occupancy by
the time the Mary land Synod meets In Wash
lDgtoD. IL October next The old frame bar
racks building nov occupied will be retained
and pUt - appropriate Use at al advantageous
rental. Tie congregation numbers 20 mem
befs. It vas organ I'D ten years ago, and MIR
PaTs0I became lis first pastor. Daring the
fight years a which be was engaged by the
JApaEes' Embassy and Government, Rev
Mes5TS. GTain and Hay served as its pastors.
ana on his return 10 this country from Tokio
two years ago he was recall and Is nov pros
ecu;iDg the work he commenced before with
energy and success. This auSpicious movement
las been rendered possible by the timely and
adequate assistance of the Board OF Church
Extension az York and the contributions OF all
tne memo' rs; The congregation Is connected
and Dr. bonner.
a VIII FOUND AFTER SIxTsEs YEARS Yes
teTdSy. In the Probate Court a win or the Late
"m FORD, colOTed was filed. THIS will was
Gatec January l2rb. 1855. In which year Fori
street, she 10 pay yearly ground rent, AM
10 Lucinda Ford the widow three hous = ana
E'rsonal properly IN this city and Phllad ephla.
50 long as she remained unmarried |; she d
marry, then the houses and personal properly
were 20 be given TO the Catholic Church IL
appears that In Juy. 1855, a paper dated 1854
was pTObatcd as the Will This Ieit the bulk Of
the property to the widow during her natural
life. II appears that after the estate WAS SCI
tied the widow married again. The paper filed
yesterday was found among th" papers OF the
late Justice J. 7 h. Plant who was one Of the
witnesses, and viii nov be made the ground OF
legal contest
TBg BErT LINE RAILROAD CoMFANY have
procured the Necessary material for extending
their track down Fourteenth street by the
bureau or Engraving aud Printing. 70 street,
inenCe 10 Eleventh street, 10 Water street,
and along y alter street to M. between Sixth
and Seventh streets. The road Will als1 be eX-
tended 10 noTJneTly direction out Eleventh
street ID the Boundary. the work or con
slfIci0n y III oa commenced OF tl2 25ch In
slant.
TIE LATE JOIN c. KESrEDY.-The men,
GERS OF the bar OF the District net yesterday
afternoon for the purpose OF taking suitable
action regarding the death OF Mr.. John C.
hehned-. MI Joseph II. Bradley was called TO
The chair and MI J. +. Hanna chosen secret tTy.
OnmotiOn Of Mr. VI. b. Webb g resolution that
committee De appointed by the chair 10 pre-
pare resolutions OF respect 10 the memory 81
the deceased was adopted, ana W. B. Webb, W.
ID. David, X I. MeTrick, william A Many
James VI. Johnston, t. A. Lambert and Cal
dersn Carlisle was appointed the committee.
Low TfDEs IN The PorOHAC.-The AIexan-
dTi3 G6ztf'p says: at this season OF the year
when old 3oTeas vents his fury for days at
tine the water is occasionally blown almost
entirely from the fats and coyes opposite and
contiguous 10 this city. and bare mud banks
with an occasional island composed of Carpoe3
Of spoilt oysters are brought prominently 20
view. IL il often remarked by old residents OF
The comparatively rapid manner IN which the
land has been and Is encroachlDg upon the
river. an ordinarily low tide exposing the mud
In places where come years ago the bottom vas
never seen.
C0-0FERATtF BUILDING AssoCT iTIoN
No .. met az German han, last night, when
the folIoTing officers We're elected: President,
j. II. A. NeThauS: vce-president, Seo T0ipter;
secretary, Julius Scheer. treasurer L9rrnZ Kin
9 9eT, BOARD OF directors, j. Blazerol John En-
Schmlt. Richard Cash. Henry Lueckel. Chas.
Bischo1 ard a. Faulharber.
REAI. ESTATE SALEs.-MessrS- Walter e. vii
Hams Co.. auctlOneerS. sold yesterday after
noon for William X. woodward and Leroy NJ.
vision OF lot No. 5. ia square 56j fronting on "a
street, between G. ana Massachusetts, avenue
northwest, Improved by TWO story and base.
ment brick dwelling, to C. /. King, for 5 ,63l.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
Caroline \. McCarter 10 Thankful E. Cate, part
lot l, So 2ls; sle.cOO. John quincy Adams to
Joshua q Stanton LOT &c, so. 253; 81 4n0. j. W.
tnlSley TO sarah e. Johnston, lois r and S. so.
49, 49, - a. TT d., tTll5ltSss, TO l..
a. SWaItLell, subs and u. Ell. IS": 81 30.
sWartZsn 10 HELEN and Nicholson. same pro-
perry; s. e6i; Mary stenzing TO Julius Hugh,
gan, sub i, 81. 545: 81. 40. W. g. kjpbsy 10 j.
Z. NcHeldeD. part so. ;i19 tieaS4j: s. u.
". Claws to H. Caivi5 sub D. 81. 15l; +.
l,e45, ST.. east CT 50. OcI; lot { 81 eGJ ari
lots % AMI y. So i,01I: s. 533 Il. Caas Waiter.
trustee. 70 Jos. E. Blight. lot ;. FL ?03 HIS.
J. +. Oinstfad 10 Linda II Bill sab 90, 81 Is;
=. same 10 Kate Hutchinson sup i,;} 81.
Isl; 3. L. Worcester TO Caroline g. Pe.i, iGt
- Lam. and p1rL "A, SO. B; 5. p, Refer to 6.
helm 70 Augusta Rciter, same prop3rty;S s..
N. L. Percy To Il. G.. Booth. l0t T. 81. south OF
lgo; = DO ". ". Moore, trustee 10 :, J. BIl3k,
parts ard 9, 81 40; i,'c1. G. water, trns-
Tee 20 JAMES Bright. part 81. 80; 3. 10
Mary /. BTogner 10 3. Herman, part 5 su s33;
SEQ. 7. d.. Ames 10 F. j. Lippttt par: 2 sq.
ham. par =. block 81, Old Georgetown s6i0 j.
t. Naggalnan 10 Geo. Use, part 81, ST. 2J3;
=; Mary N. Gray TO Mary Virginia Costello,
lot g. so g@i, 81 oe0; and lots 81, do, do. L. j.
Durham. trustee. 10 Kias Travers, part . and
lot 10 and IL, SIT 36'; sS2S. A. f. McF.en, trus-
tee. TO J. y. whitney. east part ). so. I,3; $500
: (Iult clsim)- T. W. Downman 10 Esther
Price, lot Il. So. 435; $3.50. John Van RlsHick 10
Boarman to Julius c. Eastwood parts and .. 50.
49, t:.5ao. Ii. II. Bates TO Stanley Plummer,
sub 90, 81. 400; $. Ellen Kelley TO John
Grinder. half LOT 10 81. ~; f3S2 A. F. Parker
sin Gordon, trustees 10 John II. Leanard. pe
5, So. %. SOL. Z. N. Dubant 10 Emma s. Slpe
sub. y, al. +32; 81, 600. T.. U. Howe 10 En0ch
Totten, pt. %. 81. I2s; 1900. Hauie Webster
10 Nathan Webster, sub lot 40, 81 2J6; 1925.
George A. Mark 10 j. X EdsoI sub To- 81. 2tD:
$1,000. j. III. Weeks 10 Elevta L. DJnOhu8, sub
u, so. 80; 81 900 Paul Stevens 10 CHARLES ID.
GILMORE, 81. north OF 1,02C; 81 0C0. National
AetTopOiIt an Fire Insurance co. 10 II. fYana-
gan. lots :, ara O. block l, sherwood 500
Ann Howard TO Hayward NJ. Hutchinson Ios
20, SD 81; see. John Prescott TO same. lOL -.
so Isl, s.. rs. Jos w. Hercus 70 Ju0. J. EIson
ct al. trustees, parts lots Z, ID and T. OF sub lor
;, and part lot O. 80 $50; 8 Sarah y. Tur-
ton to JAS, Il. Lambie. lot i. OF SUB. OF Sd l19:
s5S4%1. Bernard Geer TO Theodore G.. Barber
all sd. i"ei, part lot s. 81. 1879; pait Id D. 81.
3l4; lot II, SCI. G53 aud paris lots AMI - 81.
5l5, aud piece OF land ia the District OF Co.
lumola known as Long Meadows" E
Theodore c. Barber to Ida Ge!Cr do: "a H.
7. Howard 10 c. w. Howard. sub. y. So "a.
81 500. NJ. Towers 10 l. L johnson suS lot ~
so. 49,; 81 AS -. John Fegan to B. Eronny
sub. 10 So 80: S2l6. Z. King 10 Horace Jaro9s
part block 10, Old Georgetown; So.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been Issued 10
David L. Lewis and Rachel Briggs, both OF
Prince George county. Md; Douglas q. Miller,
OF Madison county, Va. and sophie L. David
son; Samuel Salter and HortenSe Whiting;
DIT. Houston D. Shrader ana MOllIe Amos;
Jacob Nancy AID Sarah Mason, beth or Mont
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