The bee., 1883-03-17
LOCALS.


r.ocapital City Guard Fair will close
- Monday evening, voting on the
nrA rs was discontinued last evening.
rur Fair of Company B, Capital
,,r cuards, was crowded on Monday
y: ling The voting for the watch
=. oritp lively and interesting.
up II. NJ. HEWLETT, one of our
INC Young lawyers of this city, will
I.s,s n@sninseI for Mr.. Kraw Brown. Mr.
usrlett y is of the firm of Hewlett and
Mass.
Nr Frank Hall, at 922 lIth Street.
y.+tbwe>t, has bought bagatelIe
.,Sien the best quality. Give him a
IN and enjoy an evening game at this
r1nnlar place Of resort.
rr YOU want to get rid of some of
,,nr old stoves for new ones 60 to Mr..
RntIprs at the corner of Fifth and K
',rspts northwest. Mr.. Butler can
,is,sp YOU all as reasonable as anybody
4 The city. Give him a call.
THE Laboring Mems Protective
rniOn will give an entertainment at
Kings Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday
araTiprs. pI April Sd and 4th. Queen
T,1rp National Garfield Guards and
Iight Home Club will be present.
Mr. CHARLES w. Scipio and Mrs.
Martha BraXt0n, were married last
T5urslay evening at the residence of
tba bride. The occasion after the
marriage was most happy one. There
1asa reception held from 8 till 10
o'clock 7. NJ.
OylastSunday evening while Fannie
Ware nee Fannie Bond was coming
trm church, in company with an
sgr her husband came up and dealt
bg severe blow across the neck.
The rp1rt was that the blow was
meant for her escort. Her screams
could be heard quite a distance.
A CoLoRED MILITARY CoNvEN-
TIoN-Prcparations are being made
foramilitary convention of the colored
people Of the United States, to be held
in Atlanta. Ga, commencing on the
29.h Of MAY, and to last for ten days.
Delegates and officers viii be present
frDmal the colored military companies
ofthe country, and most of the colored
companies Of Georgia will be present in
full force. Among the features Of the
occasion will be grand excursion to
Marietta on the Both of May, to deco
rate the graves Of the Federal soldiers
athe soldiers cemetary at that place.
Mr.. G. c. CARTER, one Of our we'll
known and esteemed young gentlemen
Of this city, rendered a supper to twelve
d his immediate friends in the supper
room at Wayland Hall, on Monday
evening last. Mr.. Carter after well
coming his guests, said that he is never
50 happy as when he is with his friends
around festive board. The twelve
who fared SO sumptuously, were Mr.,
and Mrs. w. w. Taylor, Mrs. Turley
Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Carter, Mrs. Shaw
Miss Hill, Mr.. w. t. Chapman, Miss
Twynan, Mr.. John Hickman. Miss
Henrietta Myers and C. c. Stewart.
TIE Alumni Of the Howard Uni
yartity, effected a permanent organi-
;ation on the 18th Of March, and elect
ing James III. Smith, president Henry
E. Baker, vice president Ruth G. ID,
Hayens, secretary VIM. E. Matthews,
and Milton M. Holland, L.
Q. PoSey and Emma M. Gillette, execu-
tive committee a constitution and by
laws were adopted, and committee OF
three appointed to confer with other
graduates of the different departments
Of Howard University, as to the feast.
Ollty Of forming General Alumni OF
all the University Graduates. An ad-
imrned meeting was held March 18th,
1888, at the rooms Of the Law Depart.
ment. The committees appointed not
being ready to report, the Alumni adj
}a0med to meet Thursday eve, March
I'd, at o'clock P. NJ, sharp, when an
election of an orator and historian viii
take place.