The Evening critic., 1882-04-26
WEST WASHINGTON.


ST. Johns T. E. Church viii present a scene
OF fashion and beauty this evening, at z 80,
the occasion being the marriage OF Mise Mary
G. II. Stevens, one OF West Washlngton's fair
est bellies and daughter OF o. J.. Stevens, esq,
TO MIR. Charles il. Fitch, OF Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Rev. DR.. Lindsay, rector OF tho church, will
perform the ceremony and Mr.. Middleton
Stevens, brother OF the brlde.elect, Will be
best man and Messrs. Riley Deeblo and
Bladen T; Snyder will act as ushers; After
residence OF the brides parents, No. 3025
street, the newly.marriod couple will leave
on late train for their future home in Santa
Pc.
A most delightful dancing sociable was
given at the residence of +. W. Jones, esq, on
y street, by his daughters Misses Bessie and
Mabel, complimentary TO their friend, Miss
Dora Hardenbrook, of New York, who is visit
ing them. Among the many young society
Lille weich, Marie and Antoinotte Thian,
Hardenbrook, Jones, Davidson and Messrs.
Forrest, Stuart, Bradley, Mayncld, Nicholson,
Libbey, shoemaker and others.
Miss Daisy Theckr, the proprietress OF tho
well-known fancy store on NJ street, between
Jefferson avenue and Thirty first street, died
very suddenly last night about 10 80. She
had been at her place OF business all day, and
was spending the evening at the house OF n
neighbor, where she wss taken with violent
hemorrhage, add being carried TO her come on
Twenty-ninth street, died In about half hour
thereafter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sherwood have the Darn
recent afiliction by the death of their interest
ing little daughter, Gertrude, who died yester
day. Her funeral took place this afternoon at
oak Hill Cemetery. The little corpse was on
cased In most beautiful white cloth casket,
with satin lining, and was literally covered
with flowers. Mr.. John A. wctzel was the un-
dertakerl
| Yesterday afternoon committee Of four
| drivers OF the Metropolitan Street Railroad,
| appointed by their fellow-drivers, waited upon
Mr.. John W, Thompson, president OF the road,
| with respectful petition TO raise thei1 pay
| three cents per trip, making S1.5O for 12ip
| hours work, when their modest request was
met with n peremptory dismissal from their
| positions. The remaining drivers have deter
mined to leave the cars In the stables to-mor-
| stated.
There was a large attendance at the regular
meeting of Decatur Lodge No. o, X. Of p, last
| night, ut which there were seven reinstate-
| ments and ive applications for membership.
| =. G. oliver, Of Harmony Lodge No. 81, made
| an excellent address, and P. c. Sebastian en-
| tertained the Lodge with delightful singing.
About 8 o'clock this morning Mr.. William
Quackenbush, the proprietor OF the White
| House Restaurant, corner Of Thirty-second
street and Grace avenue, met with quite a
the right ankle. The dog-catchers had Just
taken a dog belonging to his daughter, and
when she offered to pay them the hne to re-
| lease the dog, q colored man belonging to the
| gang, she AYERS, grossly insulted her, and she
SO told her father, who Immediately sprane
through the window and received the injury
as above stated.
| Mr.. f. Renshaw to-day occupied his hand
some new store and dwelling at the corner OF
Thirty-second and o streets. This new build
ing, fronting twenty-five feet on Thtrty-second
and fifty feet on o streets, is three stories high
and basement; has pressed brick front and
all the modern internal Improvements, includ
ing elevator The basement and the first floors
| will be devoted to the use of his business, ant
third floor will be his residence. Messrs
contractors the brick work was done by McIl
heny, the painting by j. II. Shanks, plumbing
and gastti9g ey George W Paul, all at al
| by his brother, Mr.. Charles Renshaw, his eff
cient and gentlemanly clerk, is now fully pre-
to SUPPLY aS Re wants Sf ba hs %
flrstclass grocery establishment.
The boats G. II. Dunlop, with 1000 busbel
with 4, 900 bushels wheat to Hartley & Bro
and seven boats with coal arrived by cana
this morning.
Great apprehensions are felt here relativ,
TO the safety of Mr.. John II. Magruder, ma
tive of this place, one universally known an
beloved who, few years ago, married mis-
Henry d. Cooke, who Is at present here on
visit to her mother at 31o1 Q street. Mr.. Ma
John =. Risque and others on the Doth inst
and 1t is supposed that they must have en-
countered the Indians just after the massacr
, at Clifton, and 1t is known that Risque an
most of the party We're killed, their lie
having been found, but as no mention wa
, made relative to Magruder, 1t is hoped tina
| he succeeded In escaping. B. s. Loney, G
} Silver City, a cousin of Mr.. Magruder, telt
: graphs hopefully, as two parties, one froI
| | Tucson and one from Silver City, have starte
, out in search of him. The latest informatio
on the subject Is given in the following tel
gram received late last night by Mr.. Harry
Cooke, from Stafford, Hudson Co., Silver Cit.
and dated April %, IL 80 p. M: "We hav
great hopes Of Magruder's safety. Parties oil
hunting for him and 1t is believed he
hiding from the Indians. Everything shall
done that is possible"
, No transactions in Change to-day.
Droyers Rest, live stock sales April 20, 1SS:
| (reported by l.. E. Tavernor, proprietor
:, Best, z to 7al; good, 6K to z; medium fai
- 5k TO @; slim steers, oxen an cows, 81 to Al.
! ! | $50 sheep and lambs at: Lambs, 10 to IL
! wool sheep, Z TO IN; clipped do, TO 81; l
: cows and calves. S25 TO $50.
High tide at 2 90 this p. m. and 2:54 a.
: | tomorrow, 9th.
Ladies'.