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

At 4:45 this morning one of the conduct
ors of the Washington & Georgetown Rail
road noticed great volumes of smoke issn-
ing from Forrest Hall, on Thirty-second
street. He gave the alarm, and the police
and No. 5 engine company promptly re-
sponded. The fire proved to be on the sec
ond floor, Immediately inside of the main
door to the large ballroom, and was soon
subdued by the Gremen and police, but not
before the building had been damaged to
the extent of about $400
G. II. Finckling's drug store, under the
hail. was considerably damaged by water
the finely frescoed ceiling and walls being
ruined. The amount of his loss has not yet
been ascertained
The building is insured in the franklin
Company, of Washington, and Mr.. Finck-
ling's stock in the Potomac, of this place.
The hall was being cleared yesterday
preparatory to ball to be held on Monday
next, and it is supposed that the fire
originated from n match or lighted paper
being thrown into box of sawdust which
stood at the spot where the fire appears to
have been strongest.
Wanted-A superintendent of the
Streets.
Many of our citizens would like to know
whether there is such an officer as super
intendent of the streets, and If so whether
he knows where this part of his charge is?
The query comes in quite dpr0pos to the
dangerous hole at the corner of Potomac
avenue and o street, where the old well
caved in some days ago, as noticed in The
CRITIC at the time, and which remains as
it was directly after it happened, phi
lanthropic gentleman of the neighborhood
having thrown some boards over it. Also
as to the large hole in the sidewalk on
Thirth-second street near N, which for
several days has been covered with q few
loose boards.
A Delightful Entertainment.
A most delightful and grand juvenile
german, given by the pupils of Mons. and
Mad. Mueller's dancing academy, took place
| at Seminary Hall, last evening, from 7:30
to 10 o'clock, in which the young bon-ton
| of this place and Washington participated.
| The beautiful little misses and the hand
some young masters were most becomingly
| and elegantly attired, and the superb and
most graceful waltzing and dancing of the
| pupils presented a fairy-like scene.
| 1t would be difficult to particularize in
dividual merit, when each one was striving
to outdo the other in grace and excellence,
but we cannot refrain from noticing,
among thevery small ones, Misses Robin
son, DuBarry, Eva Gilbert, Mechlin, Buck
ner, Katie and Libbie Joyce, Appleby, Bar
rett, Cropley, Newman, Walker, Hayden,
Thrift, Mamie Jones and others, whose
names we could not learn, all of whom de-
serve tho highest praise for their graceful
excellence.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
these able artists and teachers of the
beautiful art of terpsichore for the rapid
advance made by their pupils, and they have
fairly earned, as they have deserved, the
patronage which they are now enjoying OF
the best class of our society, as evidenced by
their large classes at Willard Hall, Masonic
Temple, Seminary Hall, Georgetown Col
lege, Visitation Academies here and on
Connecticut avenue and their many large
private classes in the german and waltz
ing.
| Funeral of DIR. Stansbury.
The funeral of the late DIR. Stansbury
will take place tomorrow at 2 p. m. from
st. Johns Church. corner of o street and
Potomac avenue, instead of from the house
as previously announced. Mr.. Joseph L
Birch, our well-known undertaken, will be
employed for the funeral and will furnish
a magnificent black walnut casket, covered
with broadcloth, having side bars the en-
tire length, and mounted with appropriate
Masonic emblems and plate bearing the
name and age of the deceased.
Funeral Of Mrs. Peter.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Boyce Peter
relict of George w. Peter a former resident
of this place, will take place from the
chapel of Oak Hill Cemetery tomorrow al
12 o'clock. Mrs. Peter died at the home o
her son, William p. Peter, esq, near Eli
colt City, in the Goth year of her age.
Personal.
Mr.. Thomas Drill, operator in the West
ern Union Telegraph Office in Washington
has been lying seriously ill for the past tw
weeks at the residence Of his father, 124!
Thirty-second street.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Davis T.
Mr.. Thomas A. Jones, of Raleigh, N. G.
takes lplace this evening at 7:30 p. m. a
Christ Church.
Arrivals at the West End Hotel; Mis-
Emma Pyles, Boyd's station, Nd; Mis-
Clara Pyles, Boyd's station, Md; L. M
Jones, Hyattsville, Md.