Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-20
the Church Of God" Dr.. Nixdorf reports con-
siderable activity in Lutheran circles.

a. H. E-l
in Baltimore on the 2sth Of next
month The congregation Of Ebenezer A NJ.
E. Church are already making strenuous ef-
forts to retain their present pastor. Rev. Dr. ID.
G. Hill DIR. Hill is anxious 10 remain here and
rs Bishop ]. W. Gaines is O warm personal
friend Of his il is likely that the wishes OF the
pastor and Of the congregation will be acceded
to. DIR. Hill is now serving his third term ss
pastor of Ebenezer. The church has been re-
built at Q cost of s2.70o. OF this amount there
il still an unpaid balance Of $500.
A Sunday school song service has been de-
cided on as the attraction for Easter. twill
be led by N. G. Mitchell
II is understood that measures will be soon
put on foot looking to the erection Of parson-
age.
Prof. J. W. Daniels has arranged TO give
exhibition on Thursday and Fri
day nights for the benefit of the church.
WALKED OFF WITH KEe OF MAcKERKL
Gibson Waters, an aged colored man, was ar
rested late Saturday by officer Trussell on three
charges, drunkenness. disorder and petit lar
ceny. The last charge WAS made by II. Hanlou,
the storekeeper on NJ street. Mr. Hanlon says
that he missed barrel OF herring in Q very
mysterious way, and instituted an investiga-
ton Pretty soon Uncle Gibson turned mp and
was walking of with key Of mackerel when
taken into custody.
LOOKING FOR LOCATION.
Jas. L. Appleby and VIM Jones Of Baltimore,
who are guests at the West Washington Hotel,
are in Georgetown for the purpose Of casting
around for some eligible spot whereon 10 erect
q lime kiln. They have had considerable ex-
perience in lime burning and think as
Georgetown is destined to become the metropo-
lis OF the south il will be good time to catch
on and grow rich with the rising tide. They
seem pleased with the city. They will probably
locate somewhere along the upper canal.
MOUNT ZION N. Il. CHURCH.
Rev. H. A Carroll, pastor Of Mount Zion NJ
E. Church. returned from conference Saturday
and preached the first sermon of his second
term yesterday morning. He chose as his text
Romans y. l. Perseverance of the Righteous
ness Of Faith" was his theme. Special music
was rendered by the choir under the leadership
of r. I. Paret, with Mr.. Benson as assistant
and Miss Berry as accompsnist. Psrson Car
roll has been in the pulpit for twenty years and
is an ex-presiding elder of the Alexandria dis
trict. The annual conference of the Zion NJ. E.
Church will convene at this church next year.
There will be meeting of the board of trus-
tee on the night of the first Friday in April to
consider ways and means for rebuilding the par
sonage. Pastor Carroll vail be given . recep-
ton Wednesday night
SUPPOSED To BE A MAD noa.
There is a mad dog scare in Georgetown.
Saturday a canine showing symptoms of rabies
attacked horse hitchedto Fleischmann's yeast
cart and bit it. This happened on High street.
Pursuit of the dog was instituted, but it es-
capped. Last evening on the Canal road beyond
Fowlers Hill a dog answering the description
of that which caused the scare on Saturday
killed a small black and tan terrier belonging to
party Of ladies en- route from Cabin Johns to
the city. Police have orders to kill the Offend
ing animal and to hold to q strict account any
n ortyn sv,a ,snsn
THE ICE PROSPECTS.
Mr.. Bartlett, superintendent Of the Great
Falls Ice Company, expects q great season for
ice. He has but recently returned from the
ice fields of the Penobscot and Kennebec. where
q better crop was never harvested in those
parts and that the ice never was Of . greater
thickness or Of finer quality.
THE CoLLEcToRsHIP.
The collectorship of the port continues to be
the principal theme discussed by the groups Of
people that gather in the post Office corridors
and other public places. Georgetown people.
as a rule. look on this Office a Georgetown
plum and believe il should be given TO one of
the local applicants. The friends Of Mr. Lam
man are said to be pushing his claims in . Wig
orous way.
POLICE MATTERS.
Gibson Waters, colored man, went to A.
Hanlon's grocery store Saturday and was help
ing himself to some mackeral when policeman
Passau appeared and arrested him. Judge
Miller gave HIM sixty days in jail
Frank Jackson and Eli Moore, colored boys
who have made q practice of stealing spoons,
visited the house of Mr.. Bell on 30th street last
week and made a small haul. They we're after
ward caught in the act Of disposing of the
spoons and Precinct Detective Burrows
appeared against them in the Police Court
today. They plead guilty and were sent down
for two months.
James Doian was arrested Saturday by Of6cer
Conlan On the charge Of intoxication.
Henry Bergman, Swiss, was arrested Sat-
urday night by Officer Lyddare for intoxica-
ton.
The fence along the Rock creek declivity near
the Metropolitan car stables is said to be not
too secure.
John Samuels and ldy Scaggs had a set-to
on the Tenleytown .ast evening. Both re-
ceived punishment
James L. Appleby Of Baltimore, VIM. Jones
of Baltimore and James West OF Chicago
registered yesterday at the West Washington
Hotel
Seymour C. Gaines Of New York is at
Woozee's.
Mrs. Anna Lowry Of K street is ILL., Mrs.
Lowry is over eighty years old. and her chances
for recovery are said to be slim.
Miss Kate Evans Of Esd street is ill.
Sergeant Roben and Private Cotter Of this
precinct are on the sick list
Health Inspector O'Donohue is making an
active crusade against the pest spots of George
town.
Gospel meetings will be held each Friday eve
ming at the mission school Physical culture
classes are being conducted on Wednesdays.
Miss Annie Selkridge is visiting friends in
Philadelphia
Local physicians consider that the grip.
which prevails to some extent here, is the result
Of Inauguration Weather.
Saul Brakeman Of Virginia fell Yesterday near
the corner Of 36th and NJ and received scalp
wound.
Physicians say that there are quite . number
of cases Of diphtheria in town.
The Tenleytown electric cars carried fair
crowds of pleasure seekers into the country
yesterday.
On Saturday special detective was over in
Georgetown looking for five pistols belonging
to the District militia which, it is alleged,
Wilson Fuller, bu9ier in the artillery, had
appropriated and distributed among his
friends.
DIR. Robert Dodge Of Bethesda is out again
after long confinement.
The paymaster of the District, Mr.. Hopewell
H. Darneille, who for the past week has been
i'll at his home, 304l Gay street, had sufficiently
recovered this morning to be able to resume
his duties
The CoI0red Y. n. CA.