National Republican., 1885-02-11
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


About the City.
Messrs. NJ. Trice, o. II. Herring, and C. A..
Provost were yesterday admitted to the bar OF
this District on the recommendation OF the eX.
amlning committee.
The equity case Of Joseph n. Collins against
the Citizens Building Company has been DIS
missed at the request of the plaintiff, settle.
ment having been effected with him.
Mary s. Naylor. by bill in equity against
Matilda V. James aud other heirs at law OF
Henry Naylor, asks for the sale OF the property
OF the deceased, and distribution Of the pro
Ceeds.
Company BIS Capitol City Guards, new
brecCh loading rllus arrived Saturday last
The boys are well pleased and will have their
first drill with tnem tomorrow. Their new
Overcoats Will also arrive tomorrow.
| small frame houseon Bates street, between
| First and Second streets northwest owned by
X. o. Hoffman and occupied by Lucinda
| Barnes, was destroyed by fire yesterday morn.
| ing, and the woman was arrested on suspicion
Of setting the house on fire.
Mr. George s. Sproston chief clerk OF the
| pay Office at the navy yard, will shortly resign
! his position there TO become chief clerk to
! Pay Inspector Frank G. Cosby, U. $. NJ who
/ will take charge Of tho Baltimore pay office.
/ Mr. Kimberly, Of Fortress Monroe, will, 1t is
said, be appointed chief clerk Of the navy yard
! pay Office.
pleasant private masque soiree was given
| last night at MCCauley's Hall, Capitol Hill, by
| a number of prominent ladies and gentlemen
Of that section. great many comic ana %
| fancy characters were represented. Al the
midnight intermission the. participants
marched into the adjoining hall and partook
OF an excellent supper
Mcssrs. Benson & MoNees dredgc No ., in.
| tended for work on the Potomac flats improve.
| TO point opposite the arsenal in the Wash.
| ingtOn channel, and will begin work next
| Monday. This is intended for work in the
/ outer, or Virginia channel, but will be EN-.
| ployod inside until the cold weather is over.
The funeral of Mrs. Grace Mawdsley took
! place yesterday morning Mt O'Clock from ~.
Peters Church, Capitol Hill, where requiem
mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Father
| O'sullivan. The pallboarers were MessrS.
Joseph Waltemeyor, j. B. Fitzhugh, FRANK
| Steibcl, James Boisscau, George Hardin, ana
| owen Donnclly. The remains were inferred
in Mount Oliyet cemetery.
| As soon as the weather will permit, Mr.. G.
| H. Paige, an amateur base ball player, Will
attempt to catch base ball dropped from the
| monument top. Instead of having some one
| throw the ball from the top, the ball will be
placed in trough made for the purpose, and
| allowed to roll out Charlie claims that the
ball can be caught. A good many of his
friends and other ball players are going to
witness the act.
The Y. NJ G. A. Debating Club has chal.
| Debating Club to participate In public de.
bate on the 18th Of February in the parlors Of
the Y. NJ. C. A., and the n, u l.. s. Debating
| Club has accepted the challenge and elected
| Pollock and Monahan, of the junior class, and
J. W. Phillips, oftho senior, torepresent them.
| The subject Of debate will be given out at the
next meeting of the club.
The fourteenth monthly meeting of the first
series aud the second meeting Of the second
| series of the Home Building Association was
/ held last night at the associations hall, corner
| Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
| Quite a large number of the new shares were
added to the already large stock list Of the
second series. Advances were sold on twenty
two shares amounting to 81, 100, at an average
of IL per cent. discount.
The first Masonic reception of Federal Lodge
! No. !, Washington, d. c.. in their lodge room,
| third floor Masonic Temple corner Ninth and
| + streets northwest, will occur this Wednesday
| evening. Solo and concert music will be rem.
dered, and among others will be heard Mrs
| j. W. Bulla, soprano, late of the Brooklyn
| Philharmonic Society and Mr.. Geo. W. Evans,
| barytone late of Trinity Parish, New York city.
| Members of the other lodges with their
families and friends are cordially invited.
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