The Evening critic., 1882-10-23
WEST WASHINGTON.

The meeting OF tho Womon's Temperance
Association yesterday afternoon was well at
tended and very Interested
A runaway horse attached to n buggy yes
terday on NJ street and Pennsylvania avenue
caused tho upsetting OF n carriage containing
four gentlemen at tho corner OF Twenty-slxth
street. py which .hey We're , aa1 ,npown tho Om ana
head. He was carried into tho house Of Mr..
Barney McGeo, where his Injuries were
dressed.
Church ut Tennallytown is still In progress
and largo number OF converts have been
made. Tho Baptists have also begun series
OF revival meetings, which are well attended
and quite successful.
The repairs on tho Rockville road are pro.
crossing rapidly, and IL IL hoped that before
the bad weather sets in the road VIII be In cz'
cellent order.
Miss Carrie Hardio will leave on Wednesday
for Philadelphia, whore she viii Join her els.
ter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Hardle, and together
thdy will proceed to Fort Grant, Arizona, at
which post Lieutenant Hardie is stationed.
Mr.. Will Lunsford returned on Saturday
night from a two months visit to oulpepor.
where he had gone to recruit his health, and
seems much improved by his trip.
The young ladies' OF this plaoo intend giving
n hop on Thanksgiving evening mt the Semi.
nary Building. Tho committee having tho
matter in charge arc sure TO mako II success
and IL 10 probable that this one VIII be fol.
lowed by several others
Tho attendance at Bud Eagleston's tent last
night was very large. Earnest addresses were
made and about ilfty signers came forward.
The crows Of the Columbias who are to par.
tlcipated In tho Bi.centennial regatta at Phil
adelphia on Thursday noxt left yesterday
afternoon for the quaker City. large delcga-
ion OF the members left for the same place to-
day.
There will be an exciting race this afternoon,
ati,3O, In double outriggors, over the National
course, one and one-half miles and return,
between Mossrs. somers and Bode, OF THO
Plate Printers, and Kearney and Fisher, Of
the Coast Survey Onlce.
Mr.. Jarboe, tho boss cooper is again having
trouble, The coopcrs have demanded twelve
cents per barrel for making new barrels dhe
old price being ten cents), but tho boss offers
to compromise on eleven cents, which tho
coopers have refused, and have struck until
their demand is acceded to.
large fire was discovered about 4 o'clock
this morning in n house owned and occupied
by Mrs. J. N. Johnson, on the old Columbia
pike, near Arlington. The brilliancy OF the
Are lighted up the entire county. The house
ing an estimated damage OF $4,000.
High tide 4 :dS this afternoon, and 5:13
q. m tomorrow.
Arrived Steamer T.. q. Knight, Captain
Chichester, with merchandise for District
merchants; schooner Charles Gibson, Captain
Emery, from Boston, light; schooner Fred
Walton, Captain Smith, from Boston, light
schooner Hattie s. Williams, Captain Bray,
from Fall River; schooner Sunlight Captain
Colby, light; schooner Charles s. Simmons
Captain Babbitt, from Providence light.
Cleared: Schooner Elisha Gibbs, Captain
Woods, with 700 tons coal for New Bedford
schooner Lcmuol Hall, Captain Trip, with
| T50 tons coal for Boston.
Other, ports: Brig Agnes Barton, Knight
from Alexandria, Va, at Key West, October
| 90; schooner Mabel l.. Phillip, from George
| fown for Fall River, at Delaware Breakwatei
| October 81 schooner Charles A. Briggs, Tripp
| from Providence for Georgetown, October 20
| schooner Kate wentworth, Gray, from Fer
| nandina for Washington, october 10.