The Evening critic., 1882-09-22
EAST WASHINGTON.
Professor Birmingham Opens the
Hall Season Accident business
AHairs-Temperancc c-Pcrsona1 and
miscellaneous Notes,

PROFESSOR Birmingbnm opens the
Hall Season -Accident-B business
Anairs-Temperance Personal and
Miscellaneous Notes.
The dancing season in East Washington was
brilliantly inaugurated at Washington Hall
last night, the occasion being Professors Blr.
mingham Il Galways opening soircc.dansante.
Al least i've hundred young people were pres
ent, tripping "tho light fantastic" TO strains OF
excellent music rendered by Kruger's orches.
ira. Tho chandeliers In the hall were covered
with red shades and the windows curtalned
with tho same color, causing pretty con-
trast. Among the. many handsome cos
trimmed with spanish lace, artificial flowers
and pearl jowelry. Mrs. W. d. Boggs, skyblue
satin brocade and SILK, trimmed with real
lnco passcmenterie and natural flowers. Miss
Florence Lusby, whito mulle drcss, garnet
velvet basque, Spanish lace trimmings and
gold ornaments. Miss Mary Smith, black vel
vet skirt, pink.satin polonaise, natural now.
ers, gold ornaments. Among tho merry host
present wero Mesdames Matte Morgan, Mario
NJ. Holtzman, Katie Hanoy, Gussie sherman,
Emma Marceron, Jessie James, Katie Fenning,
Florence Lusby, Ada Cross, Jennie Watson,
Winnie Cahill, Mary Giddlngs, Laura v.
Dubois, Laura V. owens, Emma Wilkcrson,
Susie Book, Katie Entwisle, Oracle Dykes,
Annie Hutchinson, Flora Engel, tho Misses
woodward, Jessie Wilson, Mrs. Frank white,
of Norfolk; Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. j. W. and NJ.
NJ. Mitchell, Mrs. W. b. Boggs and Messrs.
Carl Darneille, William Weaver, Frank Barry,
Charies isTiiiI' Hanry shelley. George DeitrIch,
Stephen PrIchard, j. Walter Biandford, Pro.
fessor Richard Mccoy, N. b.. Boggs, Charles
Lewis, S. II. wiikerson, a. NJ. Long, Z. r. Yer
million, Isaac Scott, NJ. Otterback, Ice Mosher,
Joseph Brown, Frank Newton, Benjamin Up.
ton and 81 Waterman.
An aged colored woman named Mary Briggs
slipped upon the concrete and fell heavily at
the corner of Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, about o'clock this morning, dis
locating her loft shoulder. She was conveyed
home by passersby, and medical aid sum
moned. The accident was very painful ono.
II occurred during the heavy rain this morn
ing, while she was hurrying along toward her
homo on seventeenth street.
Among the enterprising and standard busl.
ness men Of East Washington is Mr.. p. p. Little,
the grocer, Eighth street southeast. His we'll
known establishment has long since become
an institution In this section of the city.
Mr.. Thomas Henry, tho efficient and gentle
manly station-keeper OF the Eighth, has been
confined to his house by sickness. II is hintod
about that midnight feast on watermelons
and pic did the work.
With characteristic enterprise Mr.. Joseph
w.Arnold, the grocer, 535 Eighth street south.
east, is making marked improvements In his
establishment. prcssed-brick column front,
containing fifteen feet French plate glass show.
| windows Is being erected, and the interior
handsomely remodeled. Tho improvement
Will be quito an addition to Eighth street.
ProfessorJ. @. Callan, the musician, and Miss
Maggie O. Hubner were married yesterday.
DR.. Dooley is daily receiving large orders
for his effective ague powders. These powders
have standing record as a sure cure. They
are manufactured at his pharmacy, corner
| Third street and Pennsylvania avenue cast.
| Eureka Council, Sons OF Jonadab, held q
very interesting and well-attended meeting Mt
| Washington Hall last evening. Mr.. /. Il. W.
| Thompson, one Of the most genial OF Jonadabs,
was present.
| Arrangements are being made by Mr.
| George Weidman and the Excelsior confec-
| tionery, 3O3 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
| TO begin the manufacture ut an carly date OF
| his famous caramels, which were largely
| sought after last year.
| This continued rain will result In convert
Ing the largo number of unpaved and un-
| bridged streets in East Washington Into mud
puddles and "sloughs of despond." Improve
ments are badly and largely needed in tho
| East End.
| Messrs. McCauley Deilwig and Dellwig &
| McCauley havo cards in their windows thai
| their stores will be closed at o'clock every
| night, except on Saturday. They are the only
| firms on Capitol Hill who closed at this hour
and other merchants should do the same, rs
| such action would be regal boon to tho many
often hard-worked clerks.
Among other odd institutions In East Wash
| ington there arc two which arc of interest
The first is house OF prayer for the sick, 10
| Gated on Now Jersey avenue southeast. 1nva
| lids are admitted into this establishment and
| subjected to the laws of hygiene and thu
| power OF prayer; It Is conducted by q we'll
known divine. The other is an inebriate asy
| lum and herb hospital, conducted by DR.
Gross on East Capitol street. Tho latter In
stitution is in u building erected expressly fol
| tho purpose by DR.. Gross. He frequently ha'
inebriate patients, and claims to cure nearl!
every case.