Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-26
Real Estate Matters.


counsel to thank for the result.
Real Estate Matters.
Mr.. P. NJ. Dubant, through Geo. W. Linkins,
broker, has sold to John T. Varnell the hand
west, for $4,000; and through A. F. Fox. house
No. 1928 street northwest, of the same block,
to DR.. Geo. M. Kober, Of California, for
$1,000
jefferson B. Cralle has bought, for 900, OOO of
6. Emery lot l, square 533, IS by 56.7, at the
corner Of Sd and streets northwest.
BURIED AT FALLS CHuRcH.-The funeral of
thelate John Ball, for many years a resident of
this city, who served several times before the war
In the city councils. took place yesterday from
the residence of Mr.. T. NJ. Febrey, his son-in-
law. near Balls Y roads, Va. There were
present large number of the friends and
relatives of the deceased, including a large
number of the older families of the District.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Jones, of Grace NJ. E. church south. East
Washington, and the pastor Of Falls Church
circuit, and the interment was made in the
cemetery at Falls Church.
MEMORIAL SERVICE OF THE ELKs.-The Wash
ington Lodge of Elks will hold lodge of sor-
row in honor of their dead members tomorrow
afternoon at the Church of Our Father corner
Of 18th and L streets. This will be the second
memorial service of this lodge, and the exer-
cises will be of a very impressive character.
The Marine band will furnish the music, and
among other selections will give the Infiamatus
and Cujus Amman from Rossini's '.Stabat
Mater"
ASSOCIATED CHARITIEs.-The LIE Droit Park
and University Hill subdivision Fifteenth of
the Associated Charities held its annual meet
ing last night at the residence of the secretary,
w. L. Hornaday. The secretary reported that
during the past year 81 families applied for
relief. OF these II families were found worthy
and received help in food. fuel and clothing
The number Of orders issued for food and fuel
was 147. The total number of persons who
received aid was 25S, of which there were
were chiefly aged and infrm people and
widows with children. The secretary de-
clared that the association by its painstaking
work had done great deal of good without
fostering idleness and bad habits. The treas
urer Mr.. I. c. Upton, reported that the total
fund for the year was s146.67, which was con-
tributed by forty persons, all residents of the
subdivision. The amount expended was
$1,000. The following officers were elected:
President, E. B. Barnum; secretary, Charles E.
Fairman; treasurer, T. C. Tipton representa-
tive in central board, W. T. Hornaday, and
board Of eight directors.
PROPER announcement of the change of pro-
prietorship in the Sunday Herald will be made
as soon as the arrangements now pending to
consummate the transfer are perfected.
SENTENCED TO ALBANY PENIrENTIARY.-Judge
Montgomery to-day imposed a sentence of five
years in the Albany penitentiary IN the case of
JAS Dixon, alias Gray, convicted of larceny
from the person from Mrs. A. Rollins in De-
cember last. On the conviction of assault with
intent to kill John A. Rupert sentence was
suspended.
FIVE YEARS IN ALBANY PENITENTIARY.-
Frank johnson and Byron Davis two colored
men, who plead guilty of HOUSEKEEPING in
robbing the laundry of Lee Song. were called
up in the Criminal Court to-day. These parties
were convicted in four or five cases this week,
and were each sentenced to five years in the
Albany penitentiary.
JOSEPH s. BIRcH's WILL FILED.-The will
the late Joseph s. Birch, Of the registers
Office, was filed to-day. He leaves his lot in
Mt. Olivet cemetery to Joanna Roche and
Margaret Wren, and $500 each, as also parts
lots so and 81, square 495, with the contents of
ATT F street southwest, for life, and premises
467 F street in fee, and after their death the
first named property goes to Cardinal Gibbons
for the Catholic church. James NJ. Johnston
is named as executor.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-Thef following
were the readings at the signal Office to-day: