The bee., 1883-05-05
LOCALS.
Road our new advertisements.

poaj our new advertisements.
Mr. Geo. Combs of Bridgeport Con
,cc'i,u amiv d in town on last Mon.
day
Rutler's stove store, now is the place
to 20 TO exchange your old stoves fo1
now ones. Now is the time TO invest
The happy home of Mr.. and Mrs
Hawkins was enlirened a few DAYS
AGO lv the two Jolly Jokers" Messrs
WeIlburn and Dease.
The Queen Easter Club of East
Washington, gave a social in the base.
mont of the Isreal Bethel Church,
Monday April S0th for the benefit OF
The church.
Rev. J. S. Coles, pastor Of the John
Wpslv Church, will leave for Phila.
dolphia next week, to attend the
Methodist Episcopal Conference, to be
held in that city on the 18th instant.
The Calico entertainment, given
nader the auspices Of the Industrial
Club on Wednesday evening, May 2
at Wayland Hall, for the benefit of thc
10Th Street Baptist Church, was de.
cdel success.
Owing to the demand for the great
synpch Of Hon. Fred. Douglass. it was
neceSsry to have it printed in pam.
phet form. We have ten thousand
ropies at our Office. Persons can have
them at ten cents per copy, We car
send them to any part Of the United
States.
Mr. Jacob Strather, one of our high
school graduates has drawn a handsome
craven portrait of Miss Mollie Palmer
The portrate is % by % This young
man should be encouraged and, the trus
t'es sOf our school would be doing a good
thing if they would make Mr.. StratheI
an assistant drawing teacher.
The May feast, given by the choir O
the John Wesley Church, Tuesday
evening, May lst, was quite a move
affair. Several very fine vocal and in
strumentRl musical selections were
rendered by the choir. the last and
main feature of the entertainment
was the crowning of the queen, which
took place at 10 O'clock Z. NJ.
The manager of the Manhatten Base
Ball Club Mr.. S. X. Govern, at meet
ing held at Mr.. Reeds on last Wednes-
LAY evening made report showing the
ronduc or of the club and said what
was needed was assistance from the
citizens The Club is well uniformed
and has already been victorious in
every game played SO far. Further
arrangements for games to be played
will be made on or about the 14th.
If you fell like you are going to have
acongeEtive chill, the measels, whoop-
ing cough, the chills and fever, the
asthma or that something is wrong
about YOU, go to Buffers Stove Store
On 9TH and X SITS, and exchange the
Old stove in your house for new one.
then go to Eisemans Clothing Store
On 'th and Z and get a good thick suit
ot clothes; and then 60 to Davis, the
popular Photographer, No. 925 Penn
sylvania Avenue, and let him give you
adozen nice cabinet size pictures for
S3and look at them and see if you
don't say you are not looking and feel
ing better, but properly fixed and if
That won't do, 60 to DIR. Be lsyn's, 100,
4! street, S. W., and attend the recep-
hon he is holding there daily.
We call special attention to the adj
Tertlsement of a complimentary picnic
the first Of the season., to the Man.
haitian Base Ball Club. Heretofore
laSe ball has been looked upon 10y our
people as merely field sport, but it
beng Legitimate business and followed
aSsuch 10y many, especially white men,
u has grown in public favor, being free
from all forms Of corruptioL. The
science Of the game has reached a per-
lection as near as the most careful
study can make it, and we are proud to
&now that here, in Washington, we
nave young men of our own color
VINO have the courage to dare face all
"oStlcleS and meet their white hreth-
Ten IN the field on equal terms. The
merit OF the players of the Manhattan
DaSe Ball Club, is certainly worthy Of
encouragement, and we are glad to
iearn that one Of our enterprising busi-
ness men, Mr.. John C. Kicks, has seen
NJ to SET the example of giving these
Young men a benefit. We sincerely
nope that all our business men will
follow the example set by Mr.. Kicks,
y aiding the club in whatever manner
'ney can. We would also call upon the
,IVlzens generally to assist in making
lhe picnic to be given on the l4th inst,
"' Flek s; a success both by their pa
uonage, As Mr.. s. X. Govern, is the
manager of the Manhattan Club. The
manager will do what he can in
IiFlng to make the picnic pleasant for
~ Who may attend, especially the
iailes' Mr.. Govern is a jovial as well
a. an energetic young man. We pre-
"lct day OF pleasure and feel assured
ul@ no one will ever regret having
S,uea ~ IN anything that will help the
Nahhattan Club to success.