The bee., 1883-03-03
LOCALS.

Go to the fair and vote for the BEE.
OUR Philadelphia letter came to late
for this weeks issue.
The choir Of the 18th St., Church,
was at the Shiloh Sunday night.
QUITE a large number of persons
were baptised from the Berean Church,
sunday.
PERSONS Will do well to call atJ Josth's
secondhand store, GIG ID ST., North
west.
Don't forget to call at Carnelfs
Grocery store 1909 + St., Northwest,
sugars, teas, -four. all at reduced rates.
WRITING desk is at the fair, and as
we greatly need fine one, suppose
y0u go to the fair and give us
vote.
REV. J. c. PRICE of North Caro-
lima, filled the pulpit at John Wesley,
\. n. E. Zion Church, last Sunday
evening.
BETHEL literary was crowded on
last Tuesday eveing, what a pity the
,ciety did not have presiding
,fcer.
If our ''local man" don't stop bring
ing in such particular personal locals,
there won't be enough left of him for
the coloner to hold an inquest over.
WE call especial attention to our
readers to Mr.. Baumgarten, 1922 Penn
>ylrania, who will make you a rubber
stamp Of any description for Is cents.
Now is the time to visit to shoe
parlors of III. B. Windsor, 1423, New
York avenue, he is selling out at less
than cost to prepare for his spring
stock.
Hon. l. c. Wears, of Philadelphia
and Rev. VIM. Price, called on Hon.
Fred. Douglass this week. Both gen
tlemen spoke at the Bethel Literary
last Tuesday evening.
Miss ADA JACKSON, daughter of
James jackson, wealthy colored
'tizen and leading politician of Balti-
more, attended the confirmation at St
Nary'S Church, accompanied by her
mother last evening in that city.
THE exercises at the Lovejoy School,
Feb, 9th, were of a very interesting
'haracter which consisted of reading
Of poems, essays and singing. Mr.. L. e.
Fletcher, in a few but appropriate re-
marks, complimented the teachers,
Misses Oracle Dyson and Minnie Hut
ton, for the high stand they have
brought the school up to.
THE entertainment given 10y the
Capital Pleasure Club, at Willard Hall.
o1 Thursday evening, February 22nd,
was a decided success. The chairman
of the committee Of arrangements de-
serves great credit for his able manage
mnnt of the affair. The following are
the committee of arrangements Com
mittce of arrangements j. c. Lee
Chairman; L. A. Dyson, J. 7. Scott,
!. w. Williams, r.. H. Neal, w. Cole
man, {. III. Hill.
\ NAN that was getting away with
q piece Of delicious roast goose at the
9nndid establishment of Williams &
II i'ideth. the other day cried out Just
y, the manager of the BEE entered the
&a,r What makes this goose taste 50
nlc.. and in fact everything seems to
ia unusually good to-day, ha ha, ha,
I,ared out the BEE, how simple some
nrdple are? Why, don't you know that
thr proprietor5 have changed their old
.,ovc for new one at Buffers stove
iaye. corner 9Th and X street! Why,
every lazy down this way have changed
1..eir oil stoves for new ones at But
'.af,s What, exchange an old stove
'"t new one that cooks a goose like
'Ais, well, / have been all around the
|9Tld, but that beats all / ever heard,
~" manager having complicated his
'o~!ness replied, stronger things have
happened as he passed out the door.
TIE eleventh anniversary of the
Lareka Literary Society of Howard
nlverSlty, took place on the 23rd
U.tlmo, in the College Chapel, COM
m@ncing promptly at 7:30 P. NJ. The
following programme was well carried
ont. Invocation by DIR. Richards;
NdSlc-Presidents address, III. NJ.
johnson. Thunsbon, \. C.-Declama-
ton-Pleasure of acquiring know
Ledge; L. ID. Whedber. Winfall, Y. c.
Grafton, Woman; her influence, J. S.
Dykes, Burkitteville, Md, Music
L,sey, stepping stones to success. J. L.
>her, Staunton, Va, Defamation,
NpartacuS TO the Gladiators," E. o.
Mack, Charleston, S. c.. Grafton, Amer
lc1n Institutions, c. III. Dickerson,
N0mpter, S. C. Music-DiscuSsion-I
Resolved that party spirit is produc-
1--WE Of more good than evil. Affirma
i've NJ Thompson, Hertford, n. c.
Negative, S. ID. Fowler, Marion, Va.
MuSc--Eureka Journal, G.. F. Miller,
'harIe-ton, :. C.-Benediciion, Presi-
aeilt, Patton. All did SO well that it
would he unjust to speak of any parti-
'alar production as being specially
mentioned. The music was good; two
Instrumental pieces by Messrs. Perkins
" Lynchburg, Va, being rendered in
>0ch an excellent manner as to call
l0tIh hearty applause. The attend
dncc was fair.