The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13
TOWN TALK.

load each time. The clerks who were able to
spend all day at River View congratulated them
selves heartily on escaping the intense heat of
the city.
Frank Douglass, of No. 032 Twenty-second
street northwest, disappeared on the 9th of July.
On Tuesday James Donnelly, while out rowing
lass s body in the river. The deceased had been
III for some tuc, and it is thought his mind had
necome anected. He was son of Mr.. Samuel E..
Douglass, formerly register of the city. The
coroner gave Il certificate of death by accidental
drowning.
1t was, of course, "A llght-hearted crowd which
Gas Company's Employees Relief Association an
nual excursion on Monday. 1t was also large
crowd, and II every one in it did not have first
rate time he had only himself to blame.
A meeting of colored people was held in the
second Baptist Church and an association to be
known as the Citizens Law and Order League
OF the District of Columbia was organized with
the avowed object of securing the enforcement
of the laws. the repression of crime, and the pro-
lection of the innocent.
Patrick Casey had to pay SIC on Thursday
Tor allowing his eight cows to run at large.
The, District Commissioners say they would
it isyor the pending bin authorizing increase in
seven, one-third to be women, if it should be
changed in Few particulars.
Work on the new car line to be run by COM
pressed air is being rapidly pushed forward.
The road will be mile and quarter in length,
running from Seventh street and the Boundary
along Seventh street to Whitney avenue This
will be the first road of the kind in the country.
Professor Oliver Chamberlain, of the City
Post Office, will shortly leave for his fishing trip
among the lakes of Central New York. His as
sociates will await his return ere they organize
their First Story Club.
Friday, the llth instant. was the first ami
versary of the death of Harry H. Ellis, and high
mass was celebrated at st. Patrick's and other
Catholic churches. The mother of the deceased.
relatives and the clerks of John F. Ellis & Co.,
met ut Mt. Olivet Cemetery and covered his
grave with beautiful flowers.
The Ideal Banjo and Glee Club is the latest
musical organization formed in the District. 1t
wi shorty give pusic b rehearsal Among the
Meyers, P. Muth. Fenton Bradford II. Fer
gers9n, W. g; Boyd, A: Cushman, r. Hendrick-
and G. Cans.
heritance." by Emily L. Sherwood. For sale at
all the book stores.
Delegates from the District Bar Association
Bar Association. to be held August 6, have been
elected as follows: W.. F. Mattingly, a. L.
Worthington Caderon Carlisle. H. E. Davis G.
p. Hamilton, G. c. Cole, Job Barnard, and R.
Ross Perry.
The pedestal on which many Washlngtonlans
hope the new Lafayette Monument will never
stand. on the south side of Lafayette Park, is
completed, but it is not likely the monument
will reach here from France for several weeks
time to complete the work. As the Secretary of
War warts the dedication TO take place while
fore December
The following new officers have been elected
by the Y oung Mems Catholic Club: William II
McGrann, President; Edward J. Hall, Vice
tary; Charles NJ. Werle, Financial Secretary;
James a. Auiquln, Treasurer, and John Trapp,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
--Extensive improvements will be made in
EDlDhalY during of
pense of $4,000. The church is to be enlarged
and handsomely finished with marble wainscot-
moved from the gallery to the chancel. The in
terror walls will be frescoed. Services will be
held in the Sunday school during the progress
OF the work.
Edward Barnard, clerk in the Surgeon
Generals Office, dropped dead while at work on
Friday afternoon. Epilepsy was the cause of
death. Mr.. Barnard served through the war in
Ohio and Michigan regiments. He leaves a wife
and six children, the youngest being baby.
The The livery stable Of Peter Horrgap and the
streets southwest. We're damaged by fire Thurs
day afternoon. The damage to the stable was
500 and to the lumber yard $500. Conrad Rein
hardt, OF NO. Engine Company, had his foot
crushed by the fall OF pile of lumber during
the fire.
The Columbia, Ideals have extended the
have handsome new club-rooms. New officers
have been elected rs follows: President, Louis
A. Rosafy, (reelectedD Vice President Frank L.
urer Frank d. Fawcett.
Mr.. Seymour A. Curtis, formerly proprietor of
the Newly -York-avenue Skating Rink died i'm
Hartford, Conn.,, the past week.
Two weeks from to-day the cornerstone of
ST. Mary's German Catholic Church will be laid
with imposing ceremonies A procession will be
held, which will be participated in by large dele
cations from most of the Catholic societies in the
city. Mr.. j. II. Buscher will be chief murshal
A meeting to perfect arrangements will be held
in St. Joseph's Hall tonight. The new church
will be OF stone and will seat 800 people.
-Residents and property-owners in Mount
Pheasant held meeting on Friday evening to
protest against the present inadequate street.car
iacllltles ana the extra fare charged beyond the
boundary. committee was appointed to wait
on the officers of the Washington and George
town hailroad and urge on them the need of
better service, without change of cars at the
boundary nor extra fare.
"A petition to the trustees of the schools has
been prepared under the auspices of the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union, PRAYING for more
ehectVe teaching In the schools of physiology
ana hygiene, with special reference to the effects
| of alcohol and tobacco on the human system
The change IN the methods of teaching desired
is that the subjects named be taught three times
q week for fourteen weeks, instead of one lesson
a week through the term. BY the former method
| il is believed the subjects will be more thor.
onghly impressed on the minds of the pupils
The petition will be presented to the school trus-
tees at the next meeting. 1t is signed among
Others by Senators Frye, Blair, and Plumb and
Representatives Morse, Dingley, and Funston
John Kline, brakeman on freight train
Wednesday afternoon fell under the cars at
Tenth street and Maryland avenue, and, catch
tance. One wheel passed over his thigh badly
crushing it. He was sent TO Providence Hos
pital.
The East Washington and Columbia Gun
Cubs have co1solidated under the name of the
National Gun Club of Washington. The follow
ing officers were elected: B. Wilson, Presidents