The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-14
TOWN TALK.

ON Tuesday last the first annual meeting of
held at Martinsburg, w. Va. The following
were elected directors for the ensuing year: G. B.
Bailey Bailey J.. L. Barbour, g. \ Bsrtol, II. $. Cum Tl
ner, A. f. Fox, o. c. Green, w. B. Gurley, j. a.
Hamilton, J: r.. Larner, g.. f. Schafer, Thomas
w. Talbot, George Truesdell. b. II. Warner, c.
B: Wilkinson, A. A. Wilson, L. d.. Wine, s. w.
woodward, "A. s. Worthington. and j. L. Arms.
"A committee of fifteen women has been APP
pointed by the authorities of Mount Zion Baptist
Church, colored, to look after the poor children
and devise means to help them attend school,
The. following officers of the Washington
SCnRerbund Association have been elected for
the ensuing year: President, Paul Schuze; Vice
President. John Waltmann; Financial Secretary,
A. Lepper Recording Secretary, A. Aldruf;
Treasurer. Louis Faber; Librarian, w. Hageman.
The new surgical ward in the Garfield Hos
pital containing eight free beds, has been opened.
The beds were furnished by the lady managers,
of whom Mrs. Logan is president.
Rev. Mr.. Parsou, pastor of the Church of the
Reformation, Capitol Hill, in talk last Sunday
called attention to the bad condition of the
Washington Asylum and Alms-house. He gave
some of the results of observations made during
his vacation between penal institutions in New
England and contrasted them with what he had
seen as member of the board of visitors to the
Washington Asylum, much to the disadvantage of
the latter. He said it was disgrace that the un-
fortunate poor and the criminal classes of WASH
ington should be huddled together.
Robert Bradley and Alexander Aney, his
adopted son, aged seventeen, were drowned
above the Long Bridge Sunday last while bath.
ing. Neither of them could swim. Mr. Bradley
lived at 909 f street southwest
"A very successful picnic was held at the
schuetzen Park Monday, night for the benefit of
the German Orphan Asylum.
"A large spike placed in the Seventh street
cable railroad slot at Virginia avenue caused
serious accident Wednesday night. When the
grip of train No. l6 struck the obstruction Harry
Robinson, the grpman was hit in the breast by
the flying lever and hurled from the car. A lady
passenger was thrown from the rear of the car
on her face and badly cut. Conductor Lawson
was severely shaken up. The spike is supposed
to have been dropped in the slot from passing
railroad train
The German societies have arranged very
attractive programme for the celebration of Ger
man Day, October 6. The festivities will begin
at Schuetzen Park at o'clock. They will COM
outdoor sports, prize shooting and bowling, and
q grand banquet at Z o'clock, to be addressed by
prominent speakers in German and English.
Drink Tannhauser beer H. Benzler.
-Band's Alley, in the rear of Freedman's
Hospital, was the scene Of a cold -blooded muir
der on Tuesday afternoon. Robert Kicks,
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seven. and formerly an inmate of the Soldiers
Home. Burns was drunk at the time. He had
Lane in apartments over the murdered mans
rooms. Burns had also been paying attention
to Martha Kicks, daughter of the murdered man,
| who had frequently warned Burns to keep away
| from his room and his daughter. On Tuesday
d BpFns tried to see Martha gan and
| killed him with A calibre revolver.
The Lafayette Statue Commission has settled
| on new site for the statue. 1t is the small res
ervation at the southeast corner of the Treasury
| Building where Pennsylvania avenue runs out
| Fifteenth street. The fence. which at present
| incloses the proposed site, will be moved back
and the statue will stand in line with the centre
of the Avenue, with no railing or obstruction to
obscure the view. The appropriation originally
made for building the foundation for the monu-
ment was nearly exhausted in getting ready the
abandoned Lafayette Square site, and new ap-
preparation will have to be made by Congress.
| Double your investment in ninety days and
buy site on Wesley Heights, adjoining the new
Methodist University. Sale opens September 25
and closes October %. John F. Waggaman, 18th
and G..
r.. ]. Payne, young man who came here
room room at at No. SID Street Thursday morning. .
| Payne had been on a spree, and his death is
thought to be due to his excesses.
The Commissioners have issued an order put
| ting into effect Capt. Rossell's recommendation
that the alleys Of the city which contain resi-;
| dences be hereafter called courts, and named
| streets such as Walnut Court, Cherry Court etc.
-Messrs. Jonas, Gibbs s. Co., the enterprising
and popular firm of real estate agents, will shortly
| remove from their present offices, Thirteenth and
| F streets northwest, to more commodious quar-
ters at 60S Fourteenth street northwest.
The funeral of the late VIC. Hill will take
or Sn at the Oh Church Of the
will olticiate. and the interment will be made at
Greek The will
Pearsall Benjamin P. Davis, Luther Harrison,
J. j. Darlington. S. T. G. Morsell, Leon E. Des-
seZ, and DR.. A. P. Pardon.
Suit for $751; coo has been entered against the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad by Annie O..
Lee for injuries received in a collision near Ben
nings September l3.
The German residents of Washington will
celebrate the Canstatter Volkfest at Schuetzen
Park Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this
week. Games and amusements of all kinds will
be indulged in, and jolly time may be expected
for the participants.
Correspondence solicited by Blackburn 6
Stuart, Buena Vista, Va. They will tell you
"how to make money"
-Duncanson Bros. offer for sale at their spa.
cious sales-rooms, Ninth and ID streets north
west, on Tuesday, 10th instant. at 10 o'clock A
NJ, fine lot of household furniture and effects
comprising in part oak, walnut, and ash bed
room suites, chairs, sewing machines, pianos
carpets stoves, etc., etc.
B. B. French Lodge No. 10 will hold specia
communication of their lodge to-day at o'cloci
7. NJ at the Masonic Temple, for the purpose o.
attending the funeral of Brother Philip II
Montague.
Samuel Brock, employed on the works OF
Connecticut avenue extended, was struck in thu
head with large paving stone during Il melee
yesterday at noon. His wounds were dressed a
the Emergency Hospital.
John L. Hough, young boy, went into Rab
bits saloon on Tenth street last night and acteC
very boisterously, causing the proprietor Il
eject him. On the pavement Hough drew a re
volver and threatened to kill Rabbit, but Off
GERS Oriana and Faller arrested him and LOCKED
him up in the First Precinct.
Joseph II. Carter, a coored boy. was arrestet
last night by Officer Borland for the larceny of
safety bicycle. He was Offering the machine 70
sale for fifteen dollars.
The excitement in mercantile circles owe
the sweeping changes proposed in Maj. McKin
ley's Tariff bill hasn't reached Maj. Costello. Hei