Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-17
The Death of Editor Brewer.


ROCKVILLE, April 18th.
William Brewer died here last night at twelve
O'Clock. in the 3sth year of his age. Mr. Brewer
was the eldest son of the late John Brewer o.
this county. He was for some years a student
of the Rittenhouse academy, Washington, and
subsequently graduated at Columbian college
Mr.. Brewer was a lawyer by profession, but
proprietor and editor of the Montgomery coun.
ty AdrOcdte, subsequently assOciating with him
Mr.. n. j. Almoney. AT the time of his death
he was chairman of the state central demo
cratic committee of the county. He was q Wig
Orous and graceful writer and popular speaker
Few men ever possessed such popularity and
influence as he enjoyed in this county. The
funeral services will take place from his late
residence on Sunday, at II o'clock am.
!, NJ. loon FLoREsrAN entertained small au.
qiencS at w lizard hall last night with reading
In costume of Dumas comedy, 81 Etrangere .
IN French. and an English version Of Della.
VfgneS Louis NJ in which Nj. FIOreStan
gives an imitation of Henry Irving.
ID. Reed, of the Brush-Swan electric light com
pany, charged with the embezzlement OF several
hundred pounds OF wire belonging to the COM
pany, was called in the Police Court this after.
noon, and his counsel waived an examination.
Bail was fixed at $500.
THE MILLER-O'LEARY AFFR.Y-A warrant
was yesterday issued for the arrest of ex-Detect-
i've Miller. his bar tender, Henry Russell. and
which occurred at the corner of 9Th and c
streets on Wednesday, as stated in yesterday s
STAR. This morning they each gave S1OO
bonds for their appearance on Wednesday
next.
FINED FOR KEEPING AN UNLICENSED BAR.
Frank Streamer was placed on trial in the
Police Court this morning charged with keep
ing an unlicensed bar. Five boys, whose ages
range from 16 to 10 years, each testified that
they got drinks in the defendants place. The
defense denied selling liquor to the boys A
fine of S1O5 was imposed. An appeal was
noted.
SCHOOL CHILDREN TOO OLD FOR THEIR
GRADES.-In answer to a resolution offered by
School Trustee Birney. calling for statistics
upon which to decide as to the necessity of es-
tablishing ungraded schools, Superintendent
Cook, of the colored schools, reports that in the
first grade colored schools there were .74s, sec
ond 65S. third 1872. and fourth SIG children or
in all 2.41O children tout of total of 5,404)
three years over the assumed proper age for the
Wilson before he left office shows that i'm the
white schools, out of a total of 1925 pupils.
there are PSI in the first grade, 299 in the sec
ond. 492 in the third grade and 621 in the
fourth, three years over the assumed proper
age.
able victory over the Providence club yester-
day. the score being 3 to in fourteen innings
The game was magnificent one. The batting
eheny, o: Buffalo, 1. At adelphia-Athletic,
s. Philadelphia, 3. AT Newark, N.J.-Newark,
5: Metropolitan. 10. At Baltimore-Baltimore,
8: Boston, 3. AT New York-BroOklyn,4 4; Tren-
ton, o.
PROMINENT KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-The fol-
lowing leading officers and members of the
order OF knights of Pythias, composing the
committee on finance, the board of control and
committee on endowment rank are in the city,
holding sessions: Supreme Chancellor John
Van Valkenberg, of Iowa; s. X. Of Il. and $.
Judge X. +. COwan. of Mo-; s. NJ. of E. 8. J. Will
ley, of Del; p. $. ChanceNors ]. P. Linton, of
Pa, >. 5. Davis and n. II. and G. w. Lindsey,
of Nd, and Supreme Representatives ]. &.
Mott. of \. Y; George W. Ward, of n. j.; ]. B.
Brayton, of r. l.; $. d. COzZen, of Pa, and NJ
Jenkins, of W. Va.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
j. \. ID. Turner, of Martinsburg, w. Va and
Addie &. Wilson: Frank b. Hobbs and Florence
.. Walker; VIM. Lee and Carrie Holiness Philip
Cleveland and Mollie Sweeney, both of Fairfax
county, Va; Elias G. Boudinot, of Fayetteville,
Ark, and Clara c. Minear, of San Francisco,
Cal.
The SIX miners imprisoned i'm the burning
mine at Lincoln, ILL.,, escaped without injury.