Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-27
Dedicatory Services.

TWO HOUSES OF WORSHIP FORMALLY CoNsECRATED
YESTERDAY.
Yesterday morning the Tabernacle Grew. Mr..
Hicks church, On 9Th near, B street, South Wash
ingtOn. was formally dedicated in the presence or
a large assembly OF people. The services opened
with singing by the Choir, Mr.. NJ b. Cushnan, or
ganlst, and was followed by devotional exercises
conducted by the pastor, who also preached the
dedicatory sermon. At the conclusion OF the ser
mon. some little time spent in receiving sub
ecripjionS a., and the letter of the trustees pre-
ssnting the house for dedication being read. Rev.
Dr. Hicks offered the ded!cItory prayer The eX-
ercises concluded with the hymn, We are on our
Journey homa, the doXOiogy and the bene cton.
In the aft rnoon the Sunday school held It's
dedca'ory services, and was addressed oy Rev:
DIR. Sunderland ana Mr.. j. y. SJearnS, OF New
York. the singing being an Interesting portion OF
the exercises.
There was large attends lance yesterday morn
ing at the dedication services 1t the 9Th street NJ
Z. church. The services were conducted by Rev.
T. ID. Valiant, the president of the Maryland con-
house the editor of the MthodiSt 4drocute Baltl-
more, and Rev. b. IT. Hall, the pastor After the
sermon Il collection was taken up, III which many
generous contributions were made.
Two FIREs-A fire was discovered about 10
O'Clock this morning in the upper story Of SavageS
hardware ESTABLISHING nt No 1903 d street north
west The fire was confined to the floor where IL
originated, and which i, used as a bleaclery Inc
yesterdy morning about O'Clock in the establish
ment of II. II. Hempier, the opttcan, on Pennsyi-
yania avenue, near II street, did damage 6Stlii-
at3d at ), COO to Mr.. HGmpler'S goods, WHICH were
Insured for s. 800.
THE SMALLPOX AT FEEEDMAN's VnLAGE.-Nr.
Benz. Austin writes to THE STAR. in reference TO
the report that there are seven or eight cases or
smallpox in Freedman's Village, that "therc are
no cases of smallpox now i'll FrecdmanS Village
the last case, that Of child, died last Wednesday
The two houses in which the disease was have
been thoroughly Snfected by order or the board
OF supervisors and all persons living in the neigh
borhood nave been vaccinated Two schools, one
In the Village. the other in the vicinity. We're
closed as Il precautionary measure. The disease
Was brought 10 Arlington from Diapers alley, III
Washington
DIVORCE CAsEs.-MrS Lockwood has fled
petition for Lay'nil Ernest Tor a divorce from
EletZa o. Ernest, who is charged with nonsupport
cruel treatment and doseruon.-ln the divorce
suit OF Frances A. Halter against w ii. Halter the
latter has flied an answer and croSS-bil, deny
Ing the chfrseS OF cruel treatment and charging
and that she ccnfe ssed to improper relations with
Joseph II. Rhodes before her marriage.
SMALLPOX CAsEs.-Anothcr case OF smallpox
was developed yesterday, that OF cOlOrrd child
at 1921 4th street northwest IL was removed To
Tire smallpox hospital last night and the place
thoroughly Gfsinfected. one or the patients 1T
the hospital. cOiorei man named job Jenkins q
years Old, died yesterday from the disease Three
cases were discharged from the hospital cured.
Mr.. VIA Lewis, the carpenter, who was taken
the disease and removed To the hospital is reported
mach worse, and IL is thought he Will not recover.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Joseph
ZnScr, OF Baltimore, Ma. and Kate Sheppach;
Henry Platter and Maggie Ford
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:-
G.. ". Clark to George Mason, sub; 40 and AZ, 81,
1872: sl2,0oo. NJ. Graney to PnillipDa c. French.
part IA, so. 81; s.. Catherine c. Bradley It al to
Harry j. Daley. part 10, so. Az; $500.