Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-30
ANACOSTIA.

The WELCOME RAIN.-The recent rains have
been worth thousands of dollars a day to the
| garden farmers along the branch and Potomac
bottoms The early crop was very profitable
one, Old timers saying that up to the LIST of
July it was the best they had raised in twenty
| years. For two or three weeks everything
withered in the drought but later baptism
has brought new life to the fields and the
farmers are busy blowing and putting in the
| fall crop, which now promises to be a very
bountiful one to the great blessing of the con-
sumner as well as the producer. Cabbage,
| turnips, kale, beans, onions. late potatoes
corn and many other vegetables are drinking
| In nourishment and will soon come to town and
climb up on the shelf. Farmers who would
have come out in debt will now have plenty to
| eat and will be in better shape than ever to
| fight for the South Capital street bridge which
the promished crop makes more imperatively
needed than before.
CHURCH NoTEs.-Macedonia Baptist Church
| OF Hiilsdale raised S133 sc Sunday for the re-
pair OF the church building. Mrs L. Gwinn
Will receive prize next Sunday for her efforts
| In behalf OF the society. The Silver Night Club
| of the Sunday school of that church is prepar-
| ing aseries OF entertainments. RevW F. Horad
| Is pastor and Mr.. ]. 7. Howard superintend-
ent of the Sunday school of this fiourishing
| church.--The Good Hope NJ E. Church held
an interesting quarterly meeting Sunday, at
which Presiding Elder Johnson preached. This
quarterly meeting is the usual prelude to the
| annual camp meeting. which will begin Friday,
August l. Rev. Nj. w. Traverse is making act
| I've preparations, and the outlook is favora Bile
| Tor long and very happy soul-saving time.
rents Will be used and many able speakers will
be present.--The Pioneer Sunday School
Association Of Hillsdale gave a grand picnic
today to Irving Park, on the Baltimore and
Ohio road, near Baltimore. There was halo
of gladness over the suburb as a hundred or
| two people, old and young. hurried off Just as
the sunshine kissed the Snow creek dewdrops
this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Baptist Church of
filllsdale gave panorama show last night for
| the benefit of the society,"
| GRAND ARMY AND RECHABITEs-John A. Lo-
| gan Post, G.. A. r., is arranging for a camp fire
| at the home of Comrade Vangueder. The sew
| eral tents of Rechabites have held interesting
| meetings this week.
MINISTER DOUGLASS AND HIS GUFsT-Hon
Fred. Douglass is busying himself showing the
sights OF the city to his guest, Mr.. Wiener of
Port-au-Prince. They were up on the monu-
| ment Monday. Mr.. Wiener is well pleased with
what he has seen. and expresses his delight in
several languages.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. George King returned home
last night from Cape May, where he has been
| several weeks.-Mrs. J. H. Dony will leave in
few days on visit to her old Wisconsin home
Samuel Whitney, head of the firm of Whitney
Bros, founders of the great glass manufactur-
| ing business in the town of Glassboro, died at
Cape May Monday night He seventy-;hree
years old, and one of the best known glass
manufacturers in the country. He leaves a
vast estate.
The steamer Franconia from New York be-
fore reported ashore on North Breakers, Fla,
caught fire at daylight yesterday. All hands
were saved.