The Evening critic., 1885-02-23
locAL nRIsFs.

THE Now Hampshire people who have
been visiting the New Orleans Exposition
arrived here at 1890 o'clock this morning
TIE Coroner last night viewed tho body
Of e. S. Drake who died suddenly yester-
day, aud gave "a certificate of death from
heart disease.
RESERVED seats for the Detwoilor. Miller
testimonial, to be given tomorrow evening
vt the Congregational Church, are being
taken rapidly at Ellis & Co.'s, insuring a
full house.
A NUMBER Of special policemen were
relieved from duty yesterday and only lOO
remained on duty. On tho Jet Of March
and every day following until the fourth,
additions will be made TO the force until it
will number zoo.
THE Congressional Temperance Society
celebrated its ifty-second anniversary last
night. The meeting was held at Mount
Vernon NJ. +. Church. Representative
Vance Of North Carolina, the president
was the only Congressman present.
Ar G:30 o'clock Saturday evening an
alarm Of fire from box No. 215 was occa-
stoned by fro on Ninth street extended, in
tho house Of Julius Chamberlain. Damage
S25. An alarm from box No. 3S Saturday,
Mt 1880 o'clock, was caused by burning
Chimney Ia house No. 2ll3 Pennsylvania
avenue. Damage small.
THE Waugh N. L. Church Sunday school
held their missionary anniversary last
night. The contributions during tho year
amounted TO $30s. Those who participated
in the exercises were the Misses Burlingame,
Fred Buckler Bessie Dodge, Lottie CrAugle,
Abbie Sisson, Emma Swindell, Willie
Carpenter, Cora Bassett, Irene Wheeler,
Wilmer Brown, Harry Dodge, Hattie
Cbauncey, Emma McKim, Jessie Dony,
(t0rtin Dana Mania ntekno ~
Clarence Price, Lulu Thorn, Emms
sou and BERTHE Dana.
ME. FRANCIS S. DRAKE, well-known
literary man of Boston, Mass, who came to
this city as q member of the Boston Light
Guards to attend the dedication ceremonies,
dropped dead In the fremont House last
night. Mr.. Drake was a member of tho
Light Guards in 1913, when that corps
escorted Mr.. Winthrop TO this city on che
occasion of the laying Of the cornerstone Of
the Monument. During yesterday the
deceased made number Of calls upon
friends in this city, but did not complain of
feeling at all unwell when he returned TO
the hotel. He leaves wife and family.
THE programme rendered on "Walter
Scott day" in the High School was rs fol-
lows: Piano solo, Jack % Hazeldine,"
Clarence T.. Doyle; Sir Walter Scott, life
= aud character, William A.. Pollard; Sc
lection from Guy Mannering, Mary V. Cas-
tilo; the land of Scott, with map, Spencer
Cosby; quartet, Hush Thee, My Baben
Misses Burrough, Giddings, Campbell
Bradley; Scott as an aid to history, Hattie
f. Cushing; selection, "The Last Minstrel"
II. T.. JctleIson Scott as a poet, Addie z.
Burr; dialogue from Rob Roy, Alexandria
Galeslxi, Linneas L. La Fetra; heroes and
heroines of Scott, Annie L. Scanned; Sc
lection, THE Combat" Mortimer Red
man.
An Eastern man advertises for "a boy to
open oysters with q reference" Oysters
do not generally obtain references, but mil
lions can truthfully testify to the mi
raculous power fDr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The funeral of VIM. II. johnson took
place from Mt. Vernon M. Il. Church South
at 2;30 D. m. yesterday. Rev. s. X. Cox pro.
nounced the discourse and paid high
tribute to the moral integrity of tho de-
ceased who before his death became con-
vert of the church. Eureka Chapter r. A.
NJ, of which Mr.. johnson was member,
and Federal Lodge, No, 1, i. A. A. NJ, at
tel ded the funeral in regalia. S. j. Thom-
SOP, Thomas Taylor and Charles Kramer,
on tho part of Eureka Lodge, and George
ii. Turton, William II. Goods and john
l., ckey, on the part of Federal Lodge, acted
SIS palibeareis. The remains were inferred
in Genwood Cemetery.