Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-03
The Garfield Memorial Church.
An ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE-THE LAYING OF THE
CORNER STOSR

IN ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE-THE LAYING OF THE
CORNER STONE.
The anniversary OF the assassination o. the late
President was very appropriately commemorated
ysterday by TIE laying OF the corn stone Of the
Eirfield memorial church The new building IS to
b. erected on the ste or the former ediice occH-
ia ~ the CHRISTIAN congregation AMI the foun-
stioha OF the structure are already laid. board
i33iig had zen laid upon the foundation, and
sests had been provided. which failed TO aecommo-
ta the large thr0ng present. Aplattorm at one eni
CSHtasGeh The following: R3r. +. d. Power, pastor
81 tae Cnctch; Rev. j. G. B;;i-T, lcv. Il. A. Iii s.
l.f', nTS; eat OF Hiram College: Hon A. Ii. PET
..bcnc, c, tennessee: Hon. A. S. Willis. OF KeG-
tsc.;y: R.v VI. H. SeheIl. paste: o. the Christi IN
church ~ R2cicvi!le, MI. G 1T:aril d. G.. Swain
Io,oael A. +. Rockwell. AMI Ju ige CIisoee, o.
i:t@hfEin. Alter reading OF the Scriptures and
3:aJ r hy Rev Dr. Butter. Y Y. iir. Pow r ma ie
a address, reviewing the history ard progress OF
nc church non the conclusion OF his remarks
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THE CEREMONY
CT laying tie corner .tole. Before the stone was
ali copper box containing the Washington lily
papers and Yar!oui co umnnts was placed in the
corner stone an sealed up. Adire s5eS were then
10 "a. ~ Re- b. a IIinSdle, of Ohio; Hon. A. II.
2. ttibJnc, c. TpnncS zee, VINO was IL pYpii OF Gen
Gdfirll, tai H5n. A. 6. Willis. OF Kentucky. TIC
exercises C01clu ling with the benedict!oa by Rev
W. Ia. ScH1ii- Daring the ceremonies the Sabbat ia
SCHOOL Children sang nIi.aDcr OF familiar hymns
u21er the direction OF Mr.. Warren s. Young, WHO
Gilc.at u as precentor.
THE STYLE OF THE BUILDIsG
which will BE- very similir to All Souls church.
has been fully described In The STAR The esti-
mated cost OF the building completed Is $500 OF
which $4,000 IS ROW In the hands OF the trustees
leaving 81 0C0yet to be raised by contributions
Wach 1T is thought VIII be secured without Iif1i
Guilty before the end or the year. The architect
WHO Designed the plans Is II. G.. Russell OF Hart
fOr.i. Conn.,. and the wOlk viii be III the hands OF
mGogf, IS co.. o. oF Roo the odns
j. F. Slun H. C. Ster, kiney ]. TeEDer, Of PHI Ia
dephfa; Jacob Thomas, OF Baltimore; HOl. Rus
sill Errrtt, o. Pennsylvania: Governor John F.
Elsa, o! Kentucky: A. X. Tingr, of the TreaSu: y
department., and Rev. +. ID. Power. The first five
OF these constitute special working committee
District Government Affairs.
The report Of Gir. James Small. seaer O!
weights and I.!e iSureS, for the month OF June
shows $21li0 collected on account OF fees Three
SpTiG5 balance ScaItS were condemned as unit for
use.
The Commissioners have appointed DAME!
Bail " 10 wat II act lantor at the smallpox
hospital DuiE.iIs: at Il per diem.
The work OF extending the IL icadan rois!w " on
tue 18th street roasl VIII BE- resumed on "Wednesday
next. the irte:.t0G being to extend it to the ID s.
tr.st lie, rear Silver Spring.
THE SALE OF THE Hay SCALES.
MGSsrs- Duncdnson & Bro. sold SATURDAY tho use
TO: the ensuing year OF the several hay scales b.
longing to the District, as follows: Sc lie No. Fl.
A. Gri5wod, SIC: scale No. 2, T. +. CllrG, So 80:
scale No 3, H. C. McCauIey, 81 G5 reported in Sat
uT,i ly'S starr: scale No. T. y. =. Cole s.: scale
NO. D, A. +. Onutt. $685. scale No &, T. Talbert, -.
Ellen q. Oidie to Nelson A. Ryan. lot Z, So. SO;
sl.eo Johanna F,tzgiobon TO Mary Dougherty,
part l. 50. 900: sec. 4. F B riler to samuel k.
trustees. to Charles ~ Matthews, lot 4, SO. 20: s.
e. r. %cI 1T to ssa anah Kelly part IL. So ~
So; $3.50 JOAN Btilfy. adninistrator to julia
Jones, part Is, So. gil sa5ss75. Taos. Fit2gib
bon5 ct al. to Mary Dougherty part lot 1, So COS;
original lot IL, So 29.; $3.50 Ben. f. MoflitJ to
Su5ann III F. Kelly. part lot Is, So. n 5000. John
". Pilng. to Root. w Mcpherson. original lot II,
so. So; S2,3HO Anthony Hyde ct ALL, trustees, 10
Cn1s. NJ. Matthews, lot 4, So. IS; 1896 a5 John
B2iiy. administrator to Julia Jones, part original
lot Is, 81. Eli, 81 531- IS.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported fer TIE Evening STAR
THE LAUNCH THIS MoRNISG-Tha new 1900 ton
vessel was launched at high tide about 9tO this
morning. from the lower ship yard. As she gided
gGlantiy into the water Mr.. James Adams broke
the customary bottle OF wine over her bow and
chriStencd her the Ellw2Cd Harlow. of New York
There was a much smaller crowd present than
would have witnessed the launch il it had taken
place later ana after the vessel was iii the water
crowds continued to move towards the ship yard.
The new vessel VIII st once be ri.cgcl AM sent to
sea. THIS is the third vessel OF over 1890 tons
built here since the lower ship yard was renewed.
Another will ue launched this fall.
OVER FoUR-sCoRE YEARS.-Two old ladies', Miss
Rose Tacee1r, aged 50 years, Sister OF the late
OF Mt. Charles WhittleSev, are dang erou5ly ill.
They both reside on Prince street, near Lee,
within Snort distance of each other. Neither is
expected 10 survive today.
flour INsPECTI0NS.-For the quarter ending
June 30th. 1881, 5,1S barrels Of flour inspected
here, to barrels SIS than in the previous quarter
During the same period in 1859, 1i,i25 barrels in
Ike time; in 1859. 1911 barrels were inspected
REPORTERS NOTES.-AleXanria passed a cool,
quiet. delightful Sunday. The pulpit at the Meth
o,iiSt Protestant church filled by Rev. j. W.
kfrk, young A2Xandrian. at the First Presbyte-
rian church Rev Dr. Whittlesey. or Washington,
preached..-.Th- Reform Club held an interesting
temperance meeting, enlivened by the news from
Iowa A conservative ward meeting is to be held
Tonight in the Second Ward to nominate a candi-
date Tor council The Bryant property ON Duke
and Columbus streets, offered for sale on Satur-
day was Withdrawn, 8, 900 being the only bid.
THE MARYLAND PEACH SEASON will begin about
July III AMI the Delaware season n few days later
than that date. In Maryland the crop of fruit to
b. gathered Will probably be as large as the great
crop OF two years ago.