The Evening critic., 1883-02-24
WEST WASHINGTON.

Drovers' Rest livestock sales Friday, Feb.
ruary %, 1888 Teported by Tayenner Bros,
Best SG cats soed SS sS
4lgG5c. common, 3AG4iac.; 800 sheep and
lambs at; sheep, 5l2g6Ac.; lambs, 6l297c.j
10 cows and calves from S25 to $50.
Potomac Commandery, No. g. X. t., and Me-
chanics' Lodge, No. IS, 1. o, o., f., held their
usual weekly meeting last night, which were
well attended and very interesting.
Yesterday afternoon about 20 horse and
wagon belonging to William II. Howe, and
driven by William Hazel, ran away from
HaZel's stable, on street, between Thirty
first and Thirty.second streets, and dashed at
a terrible speed down street to Twenty
ninth, knocking down three tree-boxes and
trees in his flight, and, turning up Twenty.
ninth TO street, collided with the buggy OF
Mr. Riley W. Deeble, in which was colored
boy named Isaac Smith. The buggy was very
badly smashed, but Smith escaped with only
q few scratches on tho leg. Hazel was not
hurt.
Excelsior Tent, No. IL, 1. 0. r., held a call
meeting last night to make arrangements for
the funeral OF their late past chief ruler, John
W. Gross. committee was appointed 10
make all necessary arrangements. The lodge
will meet at their hall, on Thirty-second street,
TO morrow afternoon at ] o'clock, to which all
the sister lodges OF the District have been In
vited, including the Grand Lodge OF Recha.
bites OF the District OF Columbia and the other
temperance organizations. 1t is expected that
there will be large turnout of Rechabites,
and 1t is expected that the old Jackson Demo-
cratic Association OF the District will be in at
tendance.
Mr.. j. B. Downman arrived in town yester
day.
An evening sociable was given at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Hail. West Wash
ington Heights, last night, in honor OF MIR.
and Mrs. James d. Wise, nee Miss Blanche
Hunt. Delightful music was rendered by Miss
Mattie Hunt and Miss Iona Jackson, and sing
ing by the company. AT a late hour refresh
ments were served, and toast was made by
Mr.. II. E, Coulbourne, as follows: "As Mrs.
Wise has been Hunting for Wise.dom, hope
she will attain that success" Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. @. Weaver, Mr..
and Mrs. W. +. Hunt, Rev. II. Il. Coulbourne
Misses Hunt, Britt, jackson, OF Baltimore, Md,
and Yeabower, Messrs. Theodore Barnes, W.
II. Barnes, and O. o, Tayenner.
Arrived: schooner Marcus Edwards, from
Jacksonville, Fla, with 100000 feet or1um-
Der for Joseph Il j. L. Libbey.
Last night the quiet OF Gay street was dis.
turbed by the cries OF "Thleyes! murder!'
&c., and people looked out their windows TO
sec colored man dying down the street
frightened to death. II seems that colored
man from Virginia came over mere tor the 1rst
tme TO visit some friends, and seeing Officer
Skidmore In n long ulster, mistook him for O
"slap Doctor" He commended flying for his
life down High street to the station, where he
stopded In an exhausted condition. on being
asked what was the matter, no replied; "De
slap doctors Is arter me-" By that time OF
ncGr Skidmore arrived and explained matters,
and me man was SHOWN the way to his
The teachers connected with tho public
schools OF West washington on Wednesday
evening called In q body upon Mr.. W. W
Curtis, the recently appointed trustees OF the
nfth division, TO express their pleasure at his
appointment. Mr.. Curtis has long been idenu
ned with the educational interests of the
District, and his reappolntment meets the ap
proval OF all.
Five barges loaded with coal from Philadel
phia landed at Winship's wharf this morn
ing,
The funeral OF Mrs. William Glover will
take place tomorrow at . o'clock from he
residence on Ridge Road. The remains vii
| be buried at Tennallytown,
nRev. Father Kelly, Of Trinity Catholl
church, delivered q touching Grafton thi
morning upon tho character OF Mrs. Mar
| Hanlon, whose death has caused deep regre
in many hearts. After the services at IN
| church were over the remains, escorte,
| by vast concourse OF grieved friends and rel
atives, were taken 10 Holy Cross Cemetery an,
| laid finally TO rest.
White hairs are the foam points which cove
the yea after the tempest.