Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31
ROCKVILLE.

Inc auction sale of standardized trottine
STOCK. imported Percheron stations. brood
mares colts and fillies, by Jno. White a
sons Oh the Moreland Stock Farm of Fred
erlck county at the fair grounds this place.
yesterday, drew quite large crowd from
various points. the District being well rem
resented. The prices obtained for The sev-
eral grades of stock are not considered high
In the average, while some good bargains
were secured by buyers. The following is
full list Of the sales: Jim Nilsson. 165s.
bay stallion by Masterlode. 595; TO Abner
Greenleaf OF Baltimore for 600 Frsncoeur
1l23, imported Percheron stallion. 70 Chss
Hargett OF Frederick, $3.50. Tarras Bulba-
1882. Percheron stallion; to Abner Green
leaf OF Baltimore, SEQ. Marion. jr., three
fourths Percheron stallion: 10 Thomas We
ters, county, for 800 Victoria AInont-
dark brown mare by Almont 80: 10 WASH
ington Nailor, Washington, d. c. go Wild
flower. bay mare by Angus. 44l2: to Wash
ington Nailor. 500. Nora p, brown mare
by Hambriolet, 2l0l: 10 Washington Nailor.
$40. Zerelda, bay mare by Osman. l4a3: TO
VIM Dorsey OF Rockville, s1lO Ollie r.
bay mare by Hambletonian Mambrino'
2:21 IL: to Abby Henderson OF Rockville'
Sl5. Nelson. bay mare by Atamont n. TO
Washington Nailor. $3.50. Dolly Vedder.
chestnut mare by Cuyler CLAW 27a6. 10
Chas. Wertheimer OF Washington, $50. 90
virginia. chestnut mare by Cuyler Claw
2795; TO Washington Nailor, 800 She. bay
mare by Rupee; to c. n. Hardy, 800 Ella
Spencer. sorrel mare by Cuyler Clay, 27.s;
TO c. NJ. Garmendia, Frederick county, sos
Bay FLY by Cuyler Clay; Jas Holmes
Washington. $3.50. Chestnut gelding by Guy
Ter Clay; to c. c. Smithson Washington.
$40. Bay colt by Axteloid: Jacob Pass OF
Rockville. SOB. Sorrel colt by Happy Rus
sell; to Stephen B. Lyddane of Rockville
sl42. Black colt by Axteloid; TO Thos. Wa
tiers, county, $3.50. Bay FLY by Axteloid.
to VIM. Dorsey OF Rockville, s7l.5O Bay
hlly by Axteloid; to Guy Huntington, sS5
Bay. colt by AXteloid: to VIM Sherwood of
Georgetown, S63. Bay colt by Axteloid; 70
G. F. Gray, county. $3.50. Black colt by
ANteloid; to DR.. r. c. Waried OF Rock
Vile, $50. Goliah, gray gelding by imported
Percheron; to Chas. Hargett, Frederick
county, Sas. Virginia. gray lilly. by i'm
ported Percheron; to J. c. Claibourne. s13.
An entertainment, consisting OF jubilee sLd
plantation songs and dances by twenty-five
little children in costume, was given last
night at the Opera House for the benefit OF
the Kings Daughters. The performance
was success In every particular ana was
witnessed by large and appreciative audi
ence. The performance opened with I'VE
Are Gwine Back TO Dixie" by the Jubilee
Chorus, after which the following pieces
were rendered in such style as 20 receive
unbounded applause: zone More River 20
Cross" by Jno. Warner: "Old Kentucky
Home" Barry Green; "Who Was She" reci-
taton, Mary Reich; ''Oh. Wen Be OAR"
Willie Prettyman; Little Sam" Willie Dob
son; clog dance, Eddie Dawson and Albert
Bouic; Who's Dat A-Csllin'." Annie Laurie
Dowden; plantation scene in Dixie, Evelyn
Talbot, Eddie Dawson. John Warner, Lily
England, Bessie Green, Matte England
Arthur England and a full chorus; "old
Folks at Home" Mary Almoney; Ring
Dem Chimin' Bells" Aide Green. Katharine
Dobson; Going From de Cotton Fields"
Vaudic Braddock; Roll Jordan" Randolph
Mason and John Higgins; Good Night.
White Folks" Somerville Dawson, Willie
Prettyman, Albert Bouic and James Daw-
son. The pleasure of the evening was much
heightened by a number Of songs and solos
by Prof. w. H. Dunawin, the noted hanjoist,
who kindly volunteered for the occasion.
The large hotel at GAINESVILLE, owned by
Mr.. Nathan Talbot, was totally destroyed
by fire on Wednesday night. entailing a
loss OF several thousand dollars. At the
time the fire occurred the house was not
open for business. but fires had been lighted
that evening for the purpose of holding
ball in the same. 1t is reported that there
was no insurance on the building or the
large amount of furniture therein. all Of
which was destroyed