Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-13

A special meeting OF the board of school trustees
was held Monday for the purpose OF awarding
the scholarships 20 the high school and transact
ing other business connected with the closing OF
the schools for the summer.
Mr.. Johnson, from the committee on teachers,
submitted the report. as follows: Accept restgna-
tons OF Grace Caldwell and Consueio Heilpine,
teachers in tire first district. Award Kendall
scholarship TO George Hamilton Ayres and Boston
University scholarship To Clement Mason Lacy
Sites. That the seIni-annual examin1t ton OF can
Gid ties for teachers and for promotion was held
May 10th and 26fh, and the committee recommend
Chadwick Sscond class~Nary yIrrinia 0shorn
james Richard PhIpS Harry Bne asfer Deais
and Ellen Francis Goodwin. Third cIass-Ade-
laide Josephine Davis.
The report was adopted.
Mr; CLARK offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that the Boston university scholarship
Shall be awarded In the high school in the same
manner as provided for the King and Kendall
scholarships
THE CORNELL Scholarship
Mr.. Clark also offered a resolution that the Biz
ney scholarship in the Cornell university be
awarded to the pupil ranking first in competitive
examination, In stulies common to both schools,
among advanced pupils OF both high schools OF
the city OF Washington, said pupils To b. selected
BY the principal OF each high school, respectively,
The examination 10 take place June 18th, 1852, In
the franklin school building
Mr.. Brooks objected TO the resolution because
the studies in the two high schools unequal,
and the coiored high school, was not prepared to
compete with the Washington high school
After some discussion the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on teachers, who reported
II back with amendments, striking out the words
''common to both schools and inserting "neces-
sary TO qualifications for admission to a course at
said university" whereupon 1t was adopted.
Mr. Brooks voted for the resolution, but said he
the seventh and eighth divisions (coloreG schools)
from competing.
A resolution was adopted expressing regret at
the resignation OF Mr.. WOrney.
The resignation OF Julia 5. Smith, as teacher Of
The eighth division, was accepted.
The Soaking of Warrington
5HE RECoLLECTIoNS OF ONE OF THE VETERANS WHO
TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE OF BIADENsBURG-THE
BURNING OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE EXPLo-
SION AT THE ARSENAL
In conversation with STAR reporter Capta,n
Edward Simms recently gave some of his milItar
experience stating that In the war of 1912 he be-
,0nged to Capt. Johns company, in the battalion
commanded by Major Adam King, AMI was at
BladenSburg when the British came up. 1--WE
were," said the old gentleman. s'on the left of
Major Miller's artillery, ana Commodore Barney
was on Major Miller's right Miller AMI Blrney's
artillery We're firing rapidly, but we being In q
valley, could not see the effect or it. Then Barney
Ceased firing, AMI Miller fired with great rapidity
Foi!ey5. Our captain then jumped on Major Kings
horse and rode off. showing the white feather. We
dismissed him and appointed Capt. Morton"
"Then came the retreat?" asked the reporter.
"les,' said Capt SmmS; ''the order came to re-
treat, and II say 1t myself. was very Indignant
don't mind saying that when we first formed the
line OF battle that / felt a little apprehensive
but you know that the thought that the British
had come here 10 burn our property made me feel
like wiping them out II / could. When the retreat
was commenced you never saw such confusion
When reached the city remained there, but
was then Wind Mil hill, afterwards Camp hill,
and now the site OF the observatory. When the
Presidents house was burning few of us were
lying outdoors, just about the site OF Gen. Beale's
house. on III street, and While there we saw the
explosion of the well at the arsenal
You know that the company there threw
the British went there by some means it ipnited.
and number were killed. Well, 1t was sight 10
De remembered. IL was about Q o'clock at night,
and the flames shot mp In the air. blowing some OF
The Kegs OF powder high enough TO be seen all
over the city, and they exploded in mId,ir. After
this went back to camp, and the public build
1ngs having been burned. there was a call on the
troops for artisans Being a cabinet maker,
was sent TO The War department, and made the
doors and woodwork In the southeast portion OF
The building. The doors are there to-day as good
as ever, and understand that when the building
ing is removed one of them is to be presented to
me. took the suggestion as a compliment
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE-Deeds in fee have
been hled as follows: Elizabeth L. Dunn ct al to
James E fitch, parts II and 1s, So: 159; 3 4s9 g.
$500 Aditha d. Bradley to j. NJ. Johnston, sub.
lot rs, SO. 1877; sI,S74.SS Georgetown College to
busn k to H. a h 81 S coanb aaaS e5efe
grounds, 710,136 square feet; s142,O27.2O. Sue b.
Ker TO D. W: Atwood, lot Il. So. ga; $3.50 D. B.
II. II. Rathbone to Catherine " r. Berry, part 49,
So al; 81, 900 Jos. Prather TO W. Fletcher. part
So 1 aS1 6la IA John Sherman m to A. Bate
1850 3. w. Syphax 70 Elizabeth Browne, sub.
72. SO. 179; =. R Fendall. trustee to Lawrence
Harvey l. Shomo, lot 2l Widows Mite: 1910 A.
E Bateman. trustee, to B. Lippincott. lots 20 and
Naomi K ippneo a h lot 9. do sane 20
McIntlre to D. McIntire, part H. SO. ga, and sub.
20 siias Casey, lot $, So 81; s5.sssSo Blanche
siss OTIS T. Freshly to Pr. j. f FISHER s%g ut p
same. pit SO. do s.. Carrie E. Perkins to Julia
Columbian University: s., ia5 s. c. II. Van WICK
70 James b. T. Tappan. pit. II, So 1886; $3.50. 10
Farm; s.. Same TO Elizabeth Butler. pit IS, do; s.
Ed Croasdale to John p. Swan, lot 10 and pit II,
So as4: ss,l5o: Virginia Mactur to chas Payson.
lot 30. pit 10, So AS; SO 000 Chas Payson to Mar
y PlSDs d and IS ssm sa f iss
So 1893; a,Ilo Mary E. swearingen to same,
lot a. do; sl,7lo Mary II. Treynor
land Ia de- "a M5c9 part o. Ba5oa19eI and ma Scot
trustee. 10 W. T. Mattingly sub 225, So 675: s.
b. L keyser to same. same property; s.. j. D.
subs es, q and p. So 169; s.. H.. Kennedy to
same. subs: 49, 80 SO and %; do. Geo. E Mitchell
" MAJ "a. lItyIlOr. part Oh Sher1n estate. 30
acres; $500. j. h. Harding to Maria NJ Web
ster.Sub. IA, So 500; s., 300 D. B. Gron To j. S.
Blalr, SUB. lots III to l22 So 1870; s13 25450. A.
Hyce, trustee, TO n T. Barker and W. r. Wal
ker, lot and north half Z, So. 1885, 50 900
Rachel A and Margaret E. Garrett to George /.
Johnson, lots and 40 sub. So. f35; $3.50 c. F.
Williams to d. B. Grofr, pit 2, So 1893; sa,s3e War
rem Choate to Margaret L. Bradenoaugh, lot 8,
block Il lie Droit Park; $500. John Van RIs-
wick 10 A Fisher lot II and pit 10, so. 43o; 81 $50
III. A Bundy 10 Charles A. McEwen, lot 237, so.
61o; &c. 800 AMI encumbrance. w. w. Hicks TO
James Fraser, pit 3, So 400: 81 1850 X. ii. Hub
Del 70 Elizabeth and Eleanor Hubbell, pit 49, So
Ibl; 500. l. NJ Saunders to w. Withafft, pt. l6
Do 81 800. Margaret c. Grindall ct al to c.
Walter, PIT. 1s, So 400; s., 900. Josephine swan to
X G. Fox, lot 4, block Al, north ground Columbian
College: 8. Mary ID. Biddle, trustee, to jose
ghine Swan, lots II and IL. do: s2,a6s. Josephine
g. Hess, s y 10, So AIS; 900. Dennis Dunn
10 T. Dunn, lot 10. So. 49l; $3.50 and encumb-
rance Helen NJ. Chaplin ct al to c. G. Thorn pts.
10 and 49, so. 4S3; s3500 j. C. Peck TO Florence
ODonohue. pit 4, So 81; s. Mary ID. Biddle,
trustee. 10 Josephine Swan, lot 4, block Al, north
grounds Columbian University; $685.. so A. c.
Clark TO Lucy T. Barker, sub. 20, So SEQ: $500. j.
T. Lehman TO James A. Williamson, lot d, So 216:
sloOso Albanus l. Johnson to Ann Wollard, part
5. So BIS: S4,l0o. JOS. j. Darlington to W. O'Don-
nell, lot IA, sub So 622; $3.50 and incumbrance
Mary A. Hayden 10 Richard Ross, pit s. SO. 96S;
$1,000 X Perry, trustee. TO John Warner, pit /,