The Evening critic., 1882-06-19
EAST WASHINGTON.

An interesting Gospel temperance meeting
was held at the North Carolina-avenue Mission
last evening. Addresses were delivered by
Mr.. G. H. Hilton and others.
The Waugh NJ. L. Church, Capitol Hill, was
the scene OF an unusually interesting service
yesterday morning. A large congregation was
present. and after the delivery Of a short SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. Wllford Downs, from
Second Peter, and 8, nfty-eight persons, who
had served six months probation, were re-
ceived into full membership according to the
form Of disclpline forty-eight of these were
connected with the Sunday schools the rest
are heads of families. The exercises were i'm
pressive, and the music rendered by the choir
excellent. There are number Of others to be
received in August.
A ove-feast was held at the Fourth-stree NJ.
L. Church yesterday at 3 80 p. m, Rev. Joseph
France otliciating.
The Sabbath.day quietness was disturbed
yesterday evening about 8 o'clock I'm the vicin-
ity Of Thirteenth and streets northeast by q
general stone-battle, in which several men and
boys were implicated. One or two of the par
ties have been captured by the police.
-.The day and moonlight excursion TO Mar
shall Hail next Wednesday, by the popular
Mnneola Social Club Will be the event of the
season. The efficient committee promise to
spare no pains to make II highly enjoyable.
The meeting at Bud Eagleston's tent last
night was the largest of the season SO far. A
number OF eloquent speakers delivered stir
ring addresses and the choir rendered some OF
their choicest tunes. Quite number signed
the pledge.
a lively and promiscuous row, in which a
number Of men participated came off at :1o
a. IN. yesterday morning In the East Capitol
park. During the ARRAY some one snapped a
pistol three times. One of the participants
was rather roughly handled. Detective Acton
opportunely appeared on the scene and ar
rested q principal, who is now held at the
Eighth Precinct Station. The others will be
apprehended. ..
Among the variety of bushes and trees in the
Capitol parks there are several fine English
walnut trees and number of English cherry
bushes.
The quarterly meeting OF the Twelfth-street
NJ. E. Church was held yesterday morning,
Rev. w. Il. L. Weech officiating. love-feast
| will be held In the church next Thursday
| evening at g.
Officers Fowler and Powell surrounded and
| captured a brace Of disorderly characters at
| the brickyards yesterday.
A wellattended Gospel Temperance meeting
| was held yesterday at 80 ?. M In the Union.
| town NJ L. Church. Mrs. Clara L. Roach aud
| several other speakers addressed the meet
| Ing.
Sophie Johnson and another dark.hued
maiden engaged in a street fight yesterday.
Sophie spent last night In "durance vile."
Our health officers will please notice the
| condition of Massachusetts avenue, between
| Fourth and Sixth streets northeast. The
| cutters there are simply open-face sewers.
| Stops, stagnant water and other odorlferous
matter "breathe pestilenco" over tho entire
| neighborhOod.
| Among those who spent Saturday night in
| the Eighth Precinct Station, rumor says there
was a member Of Congress. He was arrested
| on the charge of "drunk and disorderly," and
| gave his name as Campbell. The doughty NJ.
| q. will not appear at the Police Court to-day,
as he preferred to forfeit s5 collateral. Why,
| certainly.
confidence" was tho topic of discourse at
| The young peoples prayer meeting last even
| ing, In the Metropolitan Baptist Church, corner
| Of Sixth and streets northeast.
Some time ago the north side OF Harrison
| street, Anacostia, D. O., was improved by a
brick sidewalk from the bridge 10 Dr.. Chris
| tees magnificent grounds, and the south, the
| most prominent, thickly-settled and Oldest
| business side Of the street was left without
| brick. The residents and property-ow owners OF
the south side OF Harrison street are anxious
10 have their side OF the street curbed and
| paved In the same manner as that OF the north
side. The Commissioners attention is called
10 the matter.
A pump is much needed on the corner Of
| Harrison and Jefferson streets, Anacostla, d
| q. The residents OF the squares east and west
| of Jefferson street have 70 depend upon favors
of the owners OF private pumps or walk two
squares for water. This, In the hot summer
is rather burdensome 10 taxpayers.
The most wholesome and refreshing sum
mer beverage, beyond all controversy, is
| pure soda water. In this line Mr.. Il. ID. Fer
| guson, druggist, corner Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue, It is conceded, eNcels
all competitors. The reason the beverage he
| d1spenses is superior is in the fact that he
makes everything partaining 10 It. only the
very purest material is made, and the utmost
care taken with Its preparation That The
| furnish pure beverage, IL Is worthy OF men
tion that many persons living in distant part,
Of the city think II not too great a sacrifice q
pay car fare coming and returning to patron
ize HIS fountain, while hundreds who are for
tunate enough TO possess private conveyances
do likewise,
"Whitey" Brooks, who is as black as tn,
hinges OF Hades, and John Mckenzie, white
man. engaged IN a hstlcum on the corner o.
seventh street and the Avenue east, saturday
night. After one round Of pumIneling anC
carroms on each others countenances, OF
hcers Barnes and Wagner appeared and bort
on the prizes. Robert Campbell, coloreC
barber, was arrested IN connection with thii
case, for interfering with the officers In thi
discharge Of their duty.