The Evening critic., 1882-03-11
WEST WASHINGTON.

JoHN u. DAVIDSON Is the agent for rHr Carrie
promptly nj an early hour al IS cents per month.
Subscriptions and items for publication can he
store, 1860 Thlrty-socond street a. u. Lockharts
drug store, corner Thirty second and q streets,
braces drug store 5ooi N street; No. 1876 mir,
ticth street.
Metropolis Lodge No. 10, and Golden Rule
Lodge No. ., |. q. O. f., accompanied by
the officers Of the Grand Lodge, paid fra
ternal visit TO Mechanics Lodge No. Is last
night, and after the ceremony of initiating
candidate was performed in most i'm
pressive manner by the officers Of Golden
Rule Lodge, the evening was spent in listen.
ing to several very pleasant addresses.
Mr.. W. j. Hazel, the contractor for the
fine dwelling and warehouse for Mr.. Frank
Repshaw, gave yesterday to the hands en-
ployed on the work sumptuous banquet,
the occasion being the topping Off Mr..
William Massey acted very acceptably as
master of the feast.
The report of the Post of several days ago
relative to the attempted suicide of John
Maboney by poisoning being calculated to
reflect upon the professional ability of DIR.
Suter, who attended the man, it is but JUS
tice to him to state that the Posts report
was entirely untrue so far as il Is related 30
him.
All who passed the corner of Thirty-sec.
ond street and Prospect avenue yesterday
were struck by the display of carriages,
buggies, &C.. in front of the establishment
of Mr.. j. X. Probey, very handsome ply
sician's buggy especially attracting the at.
tention of the rassers. by.
Mr.. James II. Shanks, the well known
painter, is confined to his home by a severe
attack of diphtheria.
Mr., William Whelan, the well l-known
plumber of + street, has Just effected the
exchange of his fine farm at Langley, Va,
with MIR. ID. i. Linn for his hotel aud
wagon yard, known as the Montgomery
House" on hirty second street, and will
at once take charge of that well known
hostery.
Mr. Thomas J. Probcy, our energetic
tailor, who has been in New York for the
past week, returned home last evening,
having selected everything in his line that
was worth bringing home.
Spring vegetables were quite plentiful in
our markets this morning, and were selling
very reasonably considering the time of the
| year. Fine Strawberries were selling quite
freely at 20 cents per quart.
| Mr.. James Morgan, in his stake-nets of
the point Of Analostan Island, is taking
as fine white perch as are ever seen up
here, and il the water should turn a little
warmer in the next week or ten days, the
disciples of old Isaac Walton will have fine
sport with the rod and line. Mr.. Morgan
also caught yesterday the first shad seen
above the bridge this season.
The weekly meeting of the Catholic
| Total Abstinence Society, to be held to-
morrow evening at 7:3O, at their room on
Prospect avenue, will be addressed by j. 3
Dimning, esq, Col. Haywood, of Indiana
and other prominent speakers
At ~ o'clock to-day Dr. Patterson, the
Coroner, made an examination of the body
of the child found by Sergt. Trunnell on
Thursday last and gave a certificate ol
death from neglect. 1t had only lived 9
few moments after its birth. The Health
Office will have the body buried.
Arrivals at the West End Hotel: BurtOr
Staub, James Staub, Louisiana; w. w
Hall, Oldtown, Ind.