The Evening critic., 1882-08-02
WEST WASHINGTON.

The third regular meeting of tho directors
OF the First Cooperative Building Association,
Of Georgetown, was held at Dashayay Hall
last night Mt which S3,100 were sold Mt 90.
Notice was given that the stock subscription
books would remain open for only ono month
more, and would DO finally closed at tho next
regular meeting on the first Tuesday In Sep
TENDER.
Georgetown Lodge, No. 30, U. o. @. D., and
Decater Lodge, No. o. X. OF r., held their
regular weekly meetings last night.
Another meeting OF tho Joint committee OF
the boat clubs on tho Potomac River regatta
was held last night at the Potomac Boathouso,
with n full attendance from oach club. The
9TH OF October next was definitely fixed rs tho
day for tho races, which will BIO over tho Ma.
tional Regatta course, from point ono and
a.half miles down tho river 10 point Just
nbove the Analostan Boathouse. A communi-
cation was presented from tho Erentng Star
pISe 20 be- known s cp
TO DO rowed for annually on this river, on tho
condition that II shall BIO competed for this
year by tho local clubs only, but that hereafter
1t shall be open TO all duly-qualined four.oared
shell crews.
A four.oared sholl crow, composed of Nc.
Leod, Darby, Warden and Wilmington, from
tho Potomacs, and one manned by Davis Glib
son, Odds and Smith, from the Columbus,
wero all who had pluck enough TO bravo tho
torrents OF rain yesterday, except some dovo.
tees OF boating to tho number OF parties from
passenos and eight from Johnson 4 Bakers.
MIR. John I. McCarty, the one.logged oarsman
ut PasReno's boathou5e, 3131 Water street,
challenges any one1egged man In tho District
10 row him race Of from one to fivo miles on
tho Potomac for n suitable wager, the raco to
come OF after ten days practice, and the oror
10 remain open until september 10, next
Colonel John J. Joyce has been made happy
once more. Tho llttlo lady is we'll and hearty.
Tho lot recently purchased by tho Govern.
ment for tho use OF the high service pump on
X street is being improved by tho erection OF a
wall and fence with gateway.
The old wooden hydrants at tho corners OF
Thirty.second ond streets and Thirty.socond
and Il streets still remain In the useless con-
dition mentioned In THE CRITIC few days
ago, while the people in their respective
neighborhoods are suffering for tho want OF
water.
Tho many friends of Mrs. Ferd. King Will
regret to hear that sho is lying critically Ill at
her residence on street.
Rev. p. Hail Sweet is not improving as rap.
idly as his friends would WISH
See advertisement In another column reln-
1.-Two to tho funeral OF Mr.. William Henry Sim
mons.
Austin Herr shipped i've hundred bushels
corn.meal 10 Southern markets via Norfolk on
the Lady of the Lake, and Herr Il Cissel one
hundred barrels flour by the same to Norfolk,
and three hundred barrels by steamer to Phil
adelphia.
Schooner Mary Louisa, Captain Gaskell, from
| New York with ono hundred and forty tons
fertilizer for M. ]. Adler, arrived to-day.
Hartley 4 Bro. received this morning by
canalbo Medley four thousand bushels of
| wheat.
| On Change this morning $50 bushels OF
| wheat were sold at $1.12k; 1905 bushels,
at:S1.13k, and 10 bushels, at s1.1d8.
day, August /, 1882 reported by Tavern Vs
Bros, proprietary 345 cattle offered, and sold
at: Best, 8 k@6c.; good, 4I@5Hc.; medium
iar 4anso min sissrs oxen and COWS
| 5h@6c.; sheep, 3gdc.; 80 COWS and calves at
from $25@50 each.