Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31
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The scholars % the BlsJonsbt ~ EiA-cori
Sunday school gave their Christmas festival IN
the cd Episcopal Church In thai siila,gc lat
night The church ~as t.siefuIv decorated
with evergreen and holly and crowded - sts
utmost capacity. Rive trees giittertus wifh
bright ornaments stood upon thu stage too In
the foreground and three IN IN. background
The scholars q the junior classe. we're ss~ned
In white and presented hsndsous appearances.
AIR. John @. LepPcr, surerin,s nAout % the
Sunday school. was master 70 ceremonies. TIE
Following program Was presented. opcniig
HYMN, Tho Wondered HIS Love. lschcol, re.a-
ing. selection for Christmas veto ana school,
prayer. hymn. Marching On Rejoi, ing. school,
address ey Rev Mr.. johnson, hyma. "oh' Hear
the Angels Song school rccita'icn Mis- Alscs
Parker; hymn, Merry Balls % Chr istu.s Time,
school, hymn. Tho Winds are flushed"
solo by Mis- Louisa Day. chora. ~ school,
hSmn. Away In the Manner" Mi--es
Florence Summers. Augusta Bsufasnn. Mario
Mheelock. Ada ferrl, Ruby sui, snd
Minnie Rocker; hvmn. GLORY 10 the High
est, school; address by the rectSr Rev Ia
ward Wall; hymn. Gently FaIl. the Winter
SNOW sole by Mis- Louiss n.y. chorus ~
Ing. school; farewell hvmn, esGocd -bye"
school; bsnediction- Tho entertainments
was highly enjoyed by th. audience and the
singing OF Miss Loaise nay wss especially
worthy Of COMMUNICATION. Present.. and christ
mas cards we're distributed among the scholars.
Several letters have been laiel, received IN
Hyaftsvilie from different town. which propose
To FOLLOW is example In adopting tao single tsK
system, one Of which IL rarkerSburg. ". Va,
and another Fort Wayne. Ind. In l,oth Of thee
places it is prPosed 10 apply a. the Legislature
20 amend the charter. Prominent citir-n. q
each town are DESTROYS 81 learning 10 the single
tax workings In Hysttsvilla
Miss Annie Rhodes 81 this town 10 spending
the holidays with her mother. Mrs. Thonlss A.
Rhodes. nj Walnut Grove. Green Bay. Va A
last evening
The Misses Rathbone will receive az the ocss-
gon heuse after p m. on January
shortly before O'Clock this morning Mr..
Charles H. Welsh Uncovered smoke issuing
from the new unoccupied house Of Miss Rachel
Levin on Spencer street. He aroused the relsh-
bors with the cry Of fire. and rushing 60 tho
house broke open the door The door OF the
dining room vas in . blaze. A number Of
people appeared upon the spot. and by the
means OF buckets 81 water soon eIiinsui-hed
the flames. Several holes had 20 be cut into
the upper floors 90 save the house. stick Of
burning wood falling from the stove m the
dining room. where fire had been mads by
some unknown persons who had entered the
house during the night. evidently sccoun ted for
the origin Of the fire. The house vsa insured
and Wac To be occupied ON the lat proxiuo by
a gentleman and has family from Washington.
The principal damage done 90 the house wss in
the dining room
Christmas was appropriately observed st the
Southern Methodist Church in Beit-ville ls~s
"Wednesday evening by the Sunday school Of
that church. The tree was handsonsly dressed
and brightly lighted by tapers. Address,
were delivered BY Rev. Mr.. Register, pastor Of
the church and Mr. Lewis Besll Carols and
recitations formed the program Candy ana
presents were given the scholars.
ThefairSnd bazaar for the benefit 81 Riru ing
ham Lodge, No. lss. A. r. and A. N. OF Bette
vile. did not close last night ne announced. hue
will be continued this evening closing about
/ III 80 O'Clock number Of unsold Goo1is viii
then be disposed of at auction.
At special meeting Of The Evansville Demo
cratic Club, held at Red Mems Hall, IN Branch
Vile, last "Wednesday night, with Milton 4.
Smith in the chair and John 7. Burch secretary,
Mr.. Pinkney A. Scsggs. the president VI that
organization. was unanimously indoned for the
position of internal revenue collector for the
district comprising Delaware. Maryland ana
the District Of Columbia
The Sunday school of st. Johns Episcopal
Church. Beitsrille. gave its Christmas enter
| tainment NJ that church last Tuesday evening
The Christmas tree was Handsomely dr-.->d by
the ladies OF the choir and brightly illuminated
with WAX tapers. Carols were sung b, the sun
day school. and an anthem was finely rendered
by Misses Hattie Coffin and Carrie and Lolii-s
Jones' Addresses were delivered by R.v ar
| Mitchell, the pastor. and Mr.. Magrt,der. the
superintendent Of the Sunday school. The
first prize was awarded 10 Miss Gussie Parker.
Miss Hattie Coffin received the teachsrr' prize
and Messrs. waldemsr Bendz, Harry Ulle, T.
Jones. T.. and A. Tile and Miss Flos<ie Bends
were also given prizes. Presents and candy
were distributed among the scholars.