Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-05
Two Corner.Stones Laid.

Two Corner.StOnes Laid.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons OF the District
Jesse Lee, grandmother, Tuesday afternoon laid
the cornerstone OF the Fifth Baptist Church Mis-
sion, on Al street, between street and Mclean
avenue southwest. The gavel used was the same
that enerdl Washington handled at the laying of
the corner stone OF the north wing Of the Capitol
building. Brief addresses were made by Rev S
H. Greene, OF Cavalry Baptist, and Rev. Chas
Stakely. OF the FIRST Baptist church after which
the exercises were concluded by benediCtiOn BY
the Kew. DIR. MeadOr. The exercises were inter-
spersed with music by the choir OF the Filth Bap-
list church.
The cornerstone OF Christ Baptist church. at
HynesbOrO Park, Md, on the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad, was laid yesterday. Rev. Edmond
Eez SVEN, OF this city, Officlated- The church
edince, which will be OF frame, Is located IN the
center OF The park on property donated by Mr.. and
Mrs Levi Meredith
y FOURTH OF July Cock FIGHr.-At Shreeve's
Orchard House. near BlaGensburg, yesterday, a
large party gathered TO witness ive battles be-
tween game cocks from Washington and Prince
George county. The contests took place IL an old
barn Each side showed eleven birds, and uve
were matched at go battle and 500 on the odd
The frst two battles were won 10y city and coun-
Try fowls respectively and the third by a country
bird The next night was won by Washington
Dird. but the odd was captured, after nearly an
hours nSht, Dy a DrOwn-red from Prince Georges
County.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES SHOOTING CoSTEsr-There
was large gathering at the Arsenal grounds yes
teruay 10 witness the annual shooting match OF
the National Rifles. The shooting at 200
yard range, but owing 10 the high and variable
WIND The scores were not as good as could be ex-
pected The following are the scores out Of pos
slble j: Private W. Z COlladay %; Private : F.
Brooks, -; Private ". h Ellis %: Private IOuis
Holmes, -; Corporal VIII Way, 2O Lieut. j. o.
Manson, 20; Private H. c. Brown, 20; Private G.
T. A. Garner, Ia Private W. E Colladay won the
gold badge for the year and Private :. +. Brooks
ule SILVER medal and Addison gold badge Sergeant
w +, BOteier won the leather medal by making
the lowest scOre-2- Sergeant George Dmon OF
battery I, 81 artillery, acted as scorer.
BITING Doc KILLED.-Tuesday evening about
3 O'Clock, when the 1re bells rang a crowd OF
cOl0red boys started from near New Jersey avenue
and street 10 run TO the IRE. The bows were
followed by dog, which bit several children as IL
ran through The streets A nine ear-old daugh-
Yer OF sergeant Boyle was badly bitten on the left
Ieg- Olncer Harlow arrested the owner OF the dog
p1t a. the anlnaI was produced and killed the boy
was released
"A CoLoRED BAPTIST CoSGREss.-The wonan's
DdpCst nome Mission Society, with the aid OF the
pastors OF The colored Baptist churches as a board
oi directors, and the Minister'S Union have organ
!zed Baptist congress for the purpose OF WIDEN
Ing the scope OF their WORK, which will meet In
This city on the 18th and 27th DAYS OF October
next with an executive board OF ffteen and on
eers as follows: President, Miss NJ. Z Pryor. VICE
Presidents. keys- W. II. Brooks, W. L. Scott W. b.
sonnSon, Geo. W. Lee, r johnson and Alexander
hamilton; secretary, X ;. Laws; assistant secre-
Mccall --''''-'''
fEED FOB CAUSING TROUBLE AT PIcSIc-Ed-
MarI DOrSey,a young cOlOred man, attended a
sunday School picnic on Good Hope Hill YESTERDAY
anu created disturbance by attempting TO run the
nyins norse ana ride without paying for the pleas
Cre- When Officer Mari appeared Dorsey was
placed under arrest Dorsey resisted and assaulted
tne Gncer, but the latter was too much for him
and Dorsey was sorry that he Lad made any re-
ISSUANCE When tried In the Police Court to-day
suise Miller Imposed a rne OF so and costs or
sixty days
DANGEROUS P1sToL PRACTICE - young man
named Abraham Marks Was before the Police
Court THIS morning charged with violating the
to1LSe regulations He was In his yard In South
W ashlngtOn Yesterday engaged In pistol practice
anu Tie bullets went through neighbor's wood
snsu complaint was made 10 the police, which
was the cause Of his arrest. Fortunately no one
was killed. The young man claimed that he was
nrins Ia the air, but the testimony was against
MIN, and he was lined 80.
MARRIAGE LIcExsEs-Narrtage licenses baxe
oeen issued 70 Noah shields and Mary Green; Ter
renee u. sullivan and Josephine b. Fealy; Timothy
Brossan and Margeret T. Craig: LANES Y Carer
ana Laura bootne, Doth OF Manchester Va: John
h Ritter and Aoertine +. Emory. both Of BalIi-
more, Nd Nm- L Lucas and Ella Stone botn of
Richmond, Va Linzy jackson and Mary Wormley.
both OF sPotsylyania County, Va; Seth Blanket
anu a,i, Msry lane :, LswS; w nm and Annie l.
Mary Martin; &. Hager and Frances wilson: Edw
Thomas and Elizabeth Brown
PAID $50 FOR FIRING HIS PIsroI--Joseph Under.
wood, a young colored man, pleaded guilty Ia the
Police Court this morning 10 a charge OF Carrying
revolver. lie went ON an excursion 10 Harper's
Ferry yesterday and when the train was enterinQ
the city last evening on the return trim he 1red
several shots from the car window. Special Ofncer
Green witnessed the shooting and arrested the
prisoner when the train stopped In the depot.
Testimony 10 show the defendants good Character
was given, and the Judge said that this reckless
use OF pistols should be stopped, and imposed a
HE OF so
oar OF TIE CooI AND ATTRACTING RESORTS Is
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