The Washington critic., 1889-02-25
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

"A defective flue set fire to the Meridian
Club House, at 1926 d street, yesterday.
$40 damage
Police Lieutenant Gessford is soliciting
aid for destitute family OUT on the
Bladensburg road.
Mrs. Ida Gaskins was buried In Oak
Hill Cemetery from the Congress-Street NJ.
i. Church yesterday.
The Sunday-school Lyceum of the Sec
ord Baptist Church met and was addressed
by Professor Blissmer yesterday.
Hester johnson was found unconscious
Mt Seventh and X streets Saturday night
and taken to Frcedman's Hospital.
The children of the Loyal Legion and
the Band Of Hope held mass meeting at
the First Congregational Church yesterday
Lizzie Thompson's house, at ia Mary
land avenue was raided last night and three
white women and three negro men arrested.
Mrs. Reynolds, the wife of the janitor
pipes with hot Goals Yesterday and set fire
10 the floor Damage $40.
John Brown jumped from his bedroom
window on Marion street Saturday night
while suffering from excessive drinking.
He was taken home by q policeman.
George Davis, Henry Edwards, and
Jesse Hamilton were overcome by the cold
in the streets Saturday night and taken in
ard resuscitated by the Sixth Precinct police.
st. Paul's A. NJ. +. Church Sunday
school Lyceum discussed "The Ministry
Of To-day; Are They Dvinely called or do
they Follow 1t as Profession ?" yesterday
afternoon.
"A large number of people attended the
First Presbyterian Church yesterday eX-
pecting to see President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, but they were disappointed and left
before the services were over.
Mr.. Frank A. Shoemaker died suddenly
last Thursday at the residence of Mr.. Mich
olas Willis, at Trappc, Talbert County, Md
The remains were brought here and the
funeral took place at IL O'clock this morn
ing.
The Rev. DR.. S. f. Hershey of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church preached last
night upon "The Cross and its Knights"
De Molay Commandery, Knights Templar,
attended in body, the sermon being
preached for their benefit.
Hon. T. W. Blackman of California de-
liyered the fifth lecture of the social
science course at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms
last Saturday night. He spoke for an hour
on "Chinese Labor and Immigration
from the California standpoint.
Lawyer Taylor filed with the Commits
terest Of the scissors grinders. Since the
adoption of the new police regulations they
have not been allowed to ring their bells.
The petition is signed by a number of mer-
chants and others.
"A mass-meeting of children, members
of the Loyal Legion and Bands of Hope OF
W. G. T. u, was held at the First Congre-
gational Church yesterday evening. A
large number OF representatives of the diff
ferent churches were present. tho children
delivering recitations.
The cgonis of the National Cash Regis
ter Company for various parts Of the
country met at the st. James Hotel on
Saturday prior to starting for Dayton, Ohio
where the registers are made Mr.. Robert
Callahan, the local agent, acted as master
Of ceremonies at the banquet.
The Fifty-iifth anniversary of the Con
gregational Temperance Society was cele
brated last night at the Vermont Ayenu,
Christian Church. Addresses were mad,
by a number of persons, among them beinl
Judge Stewart of Georgia, ex-Governo
Long of Massachusetts, and Representatiy,
j. ID. Taylor Of Ohio.
Emma Blackwell of Nolan's Alley
lost her way going home from the X Stree
Market late Saturday night, and was founl
by the police lying In the street nearl,
frozen to death and unconscious at Firs
and l. streets northeast about o'clocl
yesterday morning. She was taken to tn
New Jcrhey avenue station-house In tn
patrol wagon and recusltated by DR. Addi
son,