Evening star., 1894-03-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Exhibition Of Horses by the Chevy Chase
Club.
A Reduction in the Wages of Miners
Probabie-Improving Nit. Tabor
Church-Other News,

Under the auspices of the Chevy Chase
Club there will be an interesting equine
exhibition of running and jumping on Men
da! next, beginning at 2:3O pm. The lro-
gram has been made out and contains
seven splendid features. The first contest
Will be for heavyweight hunters. All ear
ticipants must have hunted for one season
behind a recognized pack Of hounds. There
will be five consecutive jumps
Then there will be a half-mile ive-hurGIed
race for galloways. the minimum weight Of
riders to be 100 pounds.
The third contest will he between light
weight hunters and hacks, property CT menu
berS OF the c. c. c.
A race for ponies l42 AMI under half
mile, on fiat country, catch Y'eight will be
another interesting feature of the day
Inc nfth Will pe a free-for-ail Jumping
contest over five hurdles. The winners in
former contests Will be excluded from this
The sixth attraction of the CAV win le a
high jumping contest, and the seventh and
last, high jumping contest between ponies
l4-2 ana under. Entries close on Saturday
night. number Of horses that have been
entered belong to Georgetown riders and
were prominent in rhe contes.s Of the cid
Woodley Hunt Club. The exhibitions of
Monday promise TO call out a large nIsn-
Der or the leaders Of society and fashion.
able turnouts of all varieties VIII he there
Reducing Wages.
The miners and superintendents who con-
tribute so much to The maintaining Of life
on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal met
yesterday at Cumberland and discussed the
proposed reduction in mining rates
Most all the companies of the Cur,ber-
land and Georges creek section Were rep
resented. The mine owners and their rep
resentatives presented the fallen condition
of the coal market 20 the men ami stated
hat tn ak..laN Ir
was absolutely necessary to reduce the
cost of mining coal 20 per cent, or pay Il
cents for every ton taken out, instead Of
30 cents, the price that has been received
fer some years.
AT 30 cents The average miner has been
able to earn Sl5 q week. The reduction
VIII lower his wages So.
The meeting was harmonious and the
mirers ready TO listen to reason. They
thought that If was IS were reduced theiI
house rent and cost of provisions, etc
should BE- lowered prop1r.iCHatelY The
houses and stores in the region are mostly
controlled by the mine owners. All that
can be done toward lowering the cost ol
these necessities will be lone
The men. through their representatives
Will submit the outcome CT their deibera.
ton on the matter Saturday Afternoon.
1t Is most probable that The reduction will
be accepted until the return OF the market
to its normal condition. The reduction in
rates Will 90 into effect ii accepted, on
April 2.
Improving Mt. Tabor.
At the regular quarterly love feast ser
vice last night at Mt. Tabor Church tbs
Ladies Aid Society presented to the pastor
Rev. r. h. Lewis, through Mr.. L. c. Ford
a handsome gold watch, as a token Of theil
appreciation of the fervor and zeal witt
which all his work in the chlrch's behalf
has been marked. The response of the pas
tor to the appropriate remarks OF MIR. Forl
was full of ieeiing, and exhibited deep re
gard Of those who had 50 remembered him
1t was at the unanimous request OF the con
gregation that the conference allowed Mt
TabT to retain Mr.. Lewis for another year
On Sunday next the main church eiiiie,
will be again thrown open for services
after having been beautifully improvsd
New furniture has been put in. the pulpit
improved, a handsome baptismal font pu
in the place of the old, the walls neWlS
frescoed and other improving features in
troduced. Hereafter collections will b,
taken up in silver plates.
Services fo- Men.
The Rev. r. L. Howell of the diocese OF
Ohio will be the speaker at the service fol
men, TO be held under the auspices OF
St. Johns Chapter. Brotherhood of St An.
drew. on Sunday evening at 1:30 o'clock
Being held en- Easter. the cervice will par
take of much OF the spirit Of the greal
feast Continued interest marks these ser
vices