The Washington critic., 1885-06-15
WEST WASHINGTON.

Subscriptions and advertisements for THE CRrTro
geceiced OF O. H. FGckliaos drug store
AN INDOORS PGCMC.-Independen
Lodge, No. IA, |. o. ofG. T., held It's usual
meeting on Friday evening, there being
one initiation and two re-obligations. The
members of this lodge thought It was. al
most too warm to sit quiet and decided to
have an indoors picnic and 1t being sur
prise to all present it was highly enjoyed.
This lodge meets corner of Thirty
and NJ streets northwest, every Friday
evening ut 8 O'Clock sharp.
CmIpRENs DAY.-Chidren's day was
observed at the different Methodist
churches here yesterday. AT the Dun
barton Street NJ. +. Church the childrens
service was held at II o'clock, in the place
of the regular morning service. The altar
was beautifully decorated with flowers,
in the centre being monument of daisies
There was also very handsome anchor,
made r entirely Of Marec il Neil
prayer by Mr.. McKenney, pastor
of the church, when the following pro-
gramme was carried out in the most effect
i've manner: Singing by the school, reci-
tations by Miss Fletcher and by. Miss
Gertie Birmingham, singing by the infant
singing by the school recitation by Miss
Mamie French, recitation by Miss Mamie
Frey. singing by the school, dialogue by
seven little girls, and "Trees of
the. Bible, by thirteen young
ladies, singing by the school, dia-
logue by, a little, boy and girl, singing
by school Good be with YOU" Mr.. Nc
Kenney then arose and said that collec.
ton would be taken up for the benefit of
the school, at which they realized S32.
AT Congress street NJ. =. Church the
service for Children's day was heldat 7:30,
the programme being very similar to
No., 81.
The service was opened with prayer
by the little daughter of
MIR. Gladmon; an address was made by
the pastor DR.. Bates; Mr.. John Brown
ing sang very beautiful solo, and recita-
tions and singing by the schoolscnded
the programme. The altar was very
handsomely dressed with flowers. Quite
q pretty idea was having a square green
board covered with daises, in the center
of which was star of roses. 1t was sur
mounted by an arch bearing in gold and
silver letters the words Missionary Ban
ner."
A PAINFUL AcCIDENT.-The Rev. Mr..
Griffith of Grace Church met with quite q
painful accident Saturday night, which
rendered him unable to hold services yes
terday. 1t seems that the window in his
room had been up all the day and even
ing, but some one had put it down un-
known to him. Hearing some one come
up the steps, he went to the window to
look out and thrust his head through the
glass, injuring his forehead quite badly.
He is q little better this morning, but still
unable to leave the house.
CLOSING DAY.-The first, second and
third grades of the public school closed
to-day for the year. There was no com
mencement, but there were few recita-
tons ndsongs by the scholars.
Coal REcEIpTs.-During the week end
ing Saturday June 10, one hundred and
eleven boats, carrying 12,S13 tons of coal,
arrived here being the heaviest week of
the season. The total amount of coal
shipped from Cumberland during the sea-
son was 1000S7.
A DIsoRDERLY WoMAN-Edith Robin
son, q colored woman with baby in her
arms and filled up with benzine, became
very disorderly at the house of Mrs. Peter
son, on Cherry street, Saturday, and but
for the timely appearance of Officer
Brown, would have done considerable
damage, as she had knocked out some four
or five windOw-panes upon his arrival.
She was promptly arrested.
VALUABLE HORSE SToLEN.--Mr. Arthur
Cropley had very valuable horse and
buggy stolen from him yesterday at the
Great Falls. He left them in charge of
Colored man and went into the hotel to
attend to some business, in his absence
the thief left and has not been heard of
since.
The RIVERS CoNDTIoN.-Temperature
and condition of water at q. M: Great
Falls, temperature, rs; condition. 36; re-
ceiving reservoir, temperature, 80; condi-
ton at north connection, 36: condition
at south connection, 33; distributing
reservoir, temperature, II; condition at in
fluent gate-house, So; condition at effiuent
gate.house, 36.
BODY FoUND.-The body of Willie
Arlington, white boy ten years Old who
has been missing since Saturday, was
found yesterday evening floating in the
canal near the Aqueduct Bridge by his
father, Andrew Arlington. He was taken
to his late home, No. 5000 NJ street, and
DR.. Paterson gave a certificate of acct
dental drowning.
No LIcENsE.-Ernest Flentje, an I'M
licensed commercial agent, who was
caught selling cutlery by samples, was ar
rested by Officer Warrick and taken to
court. The penalty is $50.
$40 SUITS now. 81, at A. Saks Il Co.'S re-
mOyQl sale,