The Critic and record., 1891-04-06
EAST WASHINGTON.
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CStcruAN was communion ouuuuy anu
at the request of the various copgrcga-
tiOns the Easter music was repeated. II
seemed as though everybody on the Hill
must go to church and numerous latest
style bonnets and dresses were seen.
In the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, corner Of Fourth and u streets
southeast the Rev Or, Chester delivered
an eloquent sermon in the morning to u
very large congregation. The choir was
at its best and the singing could hardly
have been better.
In the Methodist churches the second
Sunday in the month is called Sacrament
Sunday and in the Fourth Street NJ, II.
Church. the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, pastor,
sacrament was administered at the morn
ing service and at night the auditorium
was filed to its utmost capacity. The
singing was beautiful.
Christ Church, G., near Sixth street
southeast, was well filled yesterday at both
the morning and the evening service. The
Rev. Gilbert +. Williams addressed his
congregation with his usual vigor, and the
church choir did its level best to exceed
all its past efforts, and they, no doubt,
succeeded.
In the Church of the Reformation, the
Rev. William Parsons, pastor, the Easter
music was repeated, and the pastors SER
Harry Bailey, the lad who recently
sprained his ankle in falling from the roof
of a vacant house, as mentioned in THE
Critic at the time, is more seriously in-
iuTCd than was at first thought His side
is terribly swollen, and one of the smaller
bones in the leg is broken.
Mr. David Nachman is erecting mt l30
Eighth street southeast large dwelling
Mr. Green of 5ll y street northeast is
confined to his residence with the grip
His daughter is also i'll.
Fourth street, between & and q streets
is paved with the meanest kind of blocks,
and a number of the residents and susi-
ness men of that street think it should be
repaved with more substantial block.
The recent inclement weather has had,
temporarily, Il bad effect upon real es-
tate business in this section. Aside from
sales, il has caused Mr.. NJ. |. Weller to
have slight touch Of the grip, from
which he has entirely recovered.
ANACosTIN
Rev. ". Richardson, pastor of the Jack
son-strCet NJ. T.. Church, was taken i'll
Just before the services began and was
unable TO occupy the pulpit. DIR. Hens
ley, the ChOrister, conducted the services.
Some thief attempted to rob the cash
box on one OF the cars in the A. Il =.
Railroad stables Saturday night, but was
| unsuccessful in his attempt TO become
richer
Taylor Green and William Hill cannot
agree and as Il consequence are sworn en-
cmics. They came together Saturday
night. Result, Il "scrapping match" in
which Hill came out second. Ills eyes
were badly damaged and his nasal organ
| will be laid up Tor repairs for short
| time. Taylor was arrested on warrant
issued by Judge Armstrong.
The cantata, Quarrel Among the
| Flowers to be given in the NJ. Il.
| Church tomorrow night promises to be q
| success. Numerous tickets have been sold
and it Is anticipated that large sum will
be realized To help remove the incum'
bance now resting upon the lot recently
! purchased by the church. Miss Millie
| Peck will appear as Rose, Miss Emma
| Bowen as C'ocUS, Miss Illida Pumphrey
as DdlliO, Miss Mamie Mclean as LIZ
| Miss Laura Williams as IiHk. little Eva
| King as Tioict and Miss Mamie Bivens a'
| SUHfoUcr. Another feature of the en-
| tertainmGnt will be q triple trio by Misses
! Humphrey, Bivens and Mclean, soprani
| Misses Mclean, Peck and Bowen, alti
| and Messrs. Schnell IIalleck and Mclean
bassi, The entertainment has been ar
ranged by Miss Mclean and Mrs. DonN
who have everything perfected to assur,
| success.
The funeral of the late Isaac Simmonds
/ whose death was mentioned in Saturday
issue of TlE Critic, took place from hi
late residence in Good Hope Park yester
day afternoon and was largely attended
by printers and G., \, r. men. Deceaset
was member of Columbia TypOgraph
ical Union, No. l0l, and was also prom
inent in G. \. Il. circles, Mr., Simmond
came here from Newark, n. j., to whiol
place his remains were shipped by Under
taker Murray.
Mr. VIM. .. Nailor of Suffolk, Va,
who has been visiting Mr.. George Woo
has returned TO his home
Mrs. Baxter, who has been i'll, is some
what improved
Miss Nettie Wall is the guest of Mis-
Rachel Fischer
Mrs. Elizabeth Connor and Mrs, II
stuart of Virginia, who have been visit
ing the family of COL Roach, have IT
turned to their home.