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ROCkEILLE.

The body of W. S. Every, who was acct
dentally killed near Germantown station
some time during Friday night by being
struck by a train on the Metropolitan branch
railroad. was brought here on Saturday by
w. r. Humphrey and perpared for burial.
Every had been located at Germantown for
about month, coming there on foot and In
search of employment. He had worked at
various avocations for persons in that VI
cinity and appeared to be man of more
than ordinary intelligence. He claimed to
be originally from East Export, Iowa: was
a widOwer about fifty years of age, and had
several children at the latter place, one of
his daughters being a school teacher. On
the evening previous to his death he had
been paid some money by his employer, with
q portion of which he purchased pair of
shoes and other articles of clothing. He
was last seen alive at the station and APP
peared to be somewhat Intoxicated This
was about 10 o'clock at night, and the next
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Quoted the evening service in Trinity P. e.
Church.
DR.. f. C. Carroll of North Takoma having
recovered from a broken leg, the result of a
fall few weeks since, sufficiently to use
crutches, spent a portion of last week in
New York, and left last night for Meadville,
Pa, where he will remain during the week
with his mother.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor held an interesting meeting in the
chapel last evening at $50, with Miss Jennie
Emerson as leader, from the topic: PRO
gress in Christian Life" The annual cleo
ton of this society will occur at an early
day.
Mr.. Charles Wade, brother of Mrs Judge
Miller, has sufficiently recovered from
broken hip, the result of a runaway acct
dent several weeks ago. when he was thrown
from his horse, to use crutches. 1t is feared
that surgical operation will have to be
performed before complete recovery can
take place.
Mrs. Alberta Kempton having spent the
summer here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Morrison, at their home, on Chestnut
avenue, will leave during the coming month
for her winter home, at Fort Meade, Fla,
where, after several weeks of travel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrison will probably join her.
Miss Danforth and Miss Daisy Danforth
have ed from visit to Norfolk and
Old Point.
Capt. and Mrs. Carroll Downs, with their
children. are again guests of Prof and Mrs
N. Dushane edward, having spent the past
two months al resorts on the Atlantic coast
Miss Isabelle Boyd wac a guest over Sun
day of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
BOYD, at Hotel Takoma.
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HERNDON.

At the recent election in Broad Run dis
trict on the question of license or no Ii
cense" a substantial majority Of votes was
cast against license.
Mr.. A T. Shirley of this town, who was
chosen clerk of the Northern Virginia Bap-
fist Association (colored. at its recent an
nual session, held with the Bethel Baptist
Church in Luray, has compiled the minutes,
had them printed, and distributed $500
copies among the various churches. of
which there are niEety-eight in the associa-
tion.
Mr.. Shirley is principal of Jefferson School
No. l, in jefferson district Alexandria
county, the annual term Of which Will open
October /.
1t is curren tly reported that Mr.. Albert
Hutchinson, who was walking across his
fathers farm Tuesday, struck his foot
against l ard substance. ar on examina-
ton found it to be pot buried, which, on
digging out, he found to contain 500 in
gold coin.
Mr.. Ben Middleton. who left here the 7th
of August for visit to friends in England,
returned yesterday, looking all the better
for his trip.
Mrs Frederick GIenther of Corning, Ohio,
who came here in June to visit the family
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FUTURE DAYS.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTS..
SUCCESSORS no
RADCLIFFE. DARR & CO

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE ON STREET BETWEEN
AND ON EIGHTH STREET BETWEEN E AND
. G STREETS SOUTHEAST.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court of
Marguerite Rosalie Dawson, BY next friend, is
al are defendants, will sell, at public auction
II front Of the premises, on FRIDAY, ELEVENTH
oAE SF OBI 3, "a, I'D 1885 AT FIVE
the city Of Washington. D. G.. descriied as fol- L.
lows: beginning on South street ffty-ave feet
said square, and running thence west on South A
street thirty-one feet and six inches thence south
thirty-one feet and six inches; thence north one
hundred feet and four inches to the place of be-
ginning; improved with a frame dwelling, No. 2a7
subject to deed Of trust for $500. dated Dc
cember B.. 1894. and running three years from that
the following Jay. sATuRDAY, THE Tw ELF ~
FAY OF OCTOBER, AID. 1895, AT FIVE O'CLOCK
ises, sublots H snd 1, in Frederick Mays subdi-
vision of square .ars in The city OF Washington.
D. c.. said subdivision is recorded in the once
Book IN. H." at page 125. This property is
improved by one small frame building and Will
ming three years from November IL, 1884. upon
which $3.50 has been paid.
Terms Of sale: one-thi-d cash. and the balance
In equal installnents in enc and two years, or
all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. The de-
ferred payments to he secured by deed of trust
upon the property sold and to bear interest, pay
able semi annually, at the rate of six per cent per
annum. deposit of 500 will be required on each
and the terms Of sale shall be comnIed With Oh within
ten days from the day Of sale, otherwise the prop
erty shall be resold. at the risk and cost Of the
ment in some newspaper published in Washington
D. G. Conveyancing aud recording at purchasers
cost.
". ". MILAN, Trustee,
seSO-d&ds S19 ~ st. NV.
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SANDY SPRING.

The Ashton W. C. T. U. has elected Mrs
Merritt Haviland president; Mrs Frederick
Jackson recording secretary; Miss Rebecca
S. Miller corresponding secretary, and Mrs
Samuel Wetherald, treasurer. Mrs. Benja-
min H. Miller was made delegate to the
state convention at Easton.
Warwick p. Miller is in Philadelphia, and
after brief stay there, with his daughter,
Mrs. Joseph NJ Shoemaker, he purposes
spending month in Minneapolis with his
son, Caleb S. Miller.
Joseph T. Moore is in New York and Mrs
Moore is visiting relatives at Medford and
Lawrence, Mass.
DR.. Julian Miller and Miss Gertrude Mil
Ter of Alexandria, Mrs. Reed of Baltimore
and Miss Kate Bradley of Washington are
late arrivals
Mrs. r. Rowland Moore and daughters Of
Suffolk, Va, are the guests of the Misses
Tyson of Marden.
Mrs. Goodwin of Washington, who has
teen at Rocklsnd since May, will return
home in 9. few days.
Miss Florence Hallowell is at Hyattsville
where She will probably remain for some
time.
ception held at the hospitable old Cherry
grove Wednesday afternoon and evening in
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel p
Thomas. The callers ranged in age from
the venerable Perry Leizear and Robert K.
Moore, of eighty-seven and eighty-four
Years, respectively. to Benjamin Miller
Thorn and John N. Bentley, Of a few
months. A certificate testifying to the love
and respect felt by the whole community
for this husband and wife was signed by
149 persons. nearly half of whom are de-
scendants of the Richard Thomas who re-
built the Thomas homestead in 1773, the
original house having been burned. This
golden wedding was the eighth that has
been celebrated among Friends in Sandy
Spring. The other couples were Edward
q Sfoh Lob, nd Ann
Stabler, William Henry land Eliza Stabler
Robert r. and Hadassah j. Moore, Joshua
and Sarah Ann Gilpin. Edward and Debo-
rah Lea, Thomas and Beulah 1. Lea.
Mr.. Gaso( yne of Baltimore is riding
through this section, engaged In the lauda-
BILE endeavor of interesting the farmers
along the line of the proposed Warrington,
Sandy Spring and Baltimore railroad in
that fnterpriSe
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BRIGHTWOOD.

The Hotel Takoma gave another dance
Saturday evening, in compliment to the de-
parting guests, and 1t proved to be even
merrier one than the masquerade of Tues
day, being a phantom" party. The par
Elephants, attirad in their white robes, de-
scended the main stairway to the notes of
Gounod's Funeral March," and on enter
Ing the dancing room began the grand
promenade. Some of those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burton, Mrs. f. A.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd, Miss Hazen,
Miss Mcdonald. Miss Isabel johnson, Miss
Lily Wright. Miss Agnes Bryant, Miss
Miss Heine Messrs. Stockard. Smith, Chas.
Faulkner. l.. P. Darrell. Jro. C. Wilson,
Breckenridge. Walker, Graham. p. s. Du-
vail, Fletcher, W. P. Wilson, Prof. Voinot
Mr.. and Mrs Schaeffer.
Stansbury Lodge. No. "a, F. A. A. NJ,
gave musical and literary entertain
ment Friday evening, under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid Society of the lodge, at
the Brightwood Hail. The committee con-
sisted of Mrs. A. S. Johnson, Mrs. Angus
Lamond, Mrs. w. E. Nalley. Mrs. B. F.
Martin, Mrs. Algernon MeChesney, Mrs
F. G.. Alexander, Misses Minnie Alexander
Lena Rhoe, and the committee on dancing
consisted of Messrs. VIM. Johnson. Will
Cissell and l.. L. Taylor The program of
the entertainment, which was an excellent
one. was: "Grandma's Kiss" Messrs. L. u.
and &. F. Taylor, c. F. Miller and ]. H.
Cathel; soprano solo, by Miss Mollie
Wright; recitation, MIR. Smiths Boy" by
Miss Hughes; "Our Little Sketch Artists"
Masters Walter Burk and Johnny Downey;
bass solo, by ]. H. Cathell; comic solo, by
c. F. Miller; original buck dance, Master
Downey: baritone solo. Mr.. L. b. Taylor;
1.-THE Little Songster,' by Master Walter
Burk.
The Hamline prayer meeting was held
Friday night at the home of Mrs. Jefferson
Middleton, Flint street, and was we'll at
tended. Among those present were Mrs.
Jane McElwee and daughters Mrs. Middle
ton Mrs. Sands, Mrs. w. J. Cook. Misses
GILL; Miss Jessie Brown. Miss Thomas,
Messrs. Dutton, Snyder and TRAITOR.
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DUNcANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A NEAT AND ATTRACT
I'VE THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING con-
TANNING 8 ROOMS. BATH AND MODERN
IMPROVEMENTS. KNOWN AS PREMISES NO.
s15 FOURTH STREET NORTHEAST.
By virtue Of a certain deed of trust dated the
twelfth day of December, A. D. 1892. and recorded
among the land records Of the District Of Columbia
in Liber No. 1853. folio $40 ct se.l., and at the
request of the holder of the notes secured thereby
we Will cfer at public auction. in from. of the
premises on TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OC-
TOBER, AID. 1895, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the
following described real estate. situate In the city
Of Washingto District Of Columbia to wit: All
that certain piece parcel of Land and premises
known and distinguished and being lot num-
bered seventy 70) Of Barr and Sanners subdivision
of lots in square numbered eight hundred and eight
$685. us per plat recorded In Book 20, fclo 80 Of
the records OF the surveyors Office of The District
Of Columbia, together with the improvements
thereon.
Terms Of sale: One-thi-d Of the purchase money
to be paid In cash and the balance TO be paid in
two ooua instruments, respectively in one and two
years, secured by deed Of trust the property
Sold with interest thereon, payable semi annually
at the rate of six 80 per cent per annum, or ali
cash, at the option of the purchaser. deposit of
500 will he required at the time OF sale Sale to
he closed in fifteen days from day Of sale, other
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
chaser>afte- five days advertisement in some paper
published in the city of Washington. d. c. Con-
veyancing at the cost Of the purchaser.
LOUIS d. WINE, Trustee
CLARENCE B. RHEEM. Trustee,
se1s-d&ds 91S st. NV.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY ON
THE EAST SIDE OF SEVENTH STREET ROAD.
By virtue Of a deed OF trust to us, duly recorded
In Liber 1910, folio 451 ct seQ Of the land records
of the District OF Columbia, we will, at the re-
sell at public auction in front Of the premises on
AID 1895, AT HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
the following described real estate, situate in the
county of Washington, District Of Columbia, to
wit: An that certain piece or parcel Of land and
part Of tract Of land called Girls Portion"
being part Of the farm Of the late Ahncr C. p:
Shoemaker. beginning at stone at the southwest
and the east side of the 18th ST. road and rum
ming thence along said road north degrees 5als
feet and eighty-six hundredths LS6, of foot to a
stone; thence leaving said road due east fifteen
hundred and fifteen 1879 feet and forty hum
dredths (.4o) of foot t. stone on the west side
OF public road: thence along the west side Of said
road south p degrees minutes east three hundred
and twenty four (324) feet and fty-six huniredths
Csc Of a foot levy stone at the intersec-
tion OF the west side OF Piney Branch and Blair
roads; thence along the west side of Piney Branch
road south % degrees 1e minutes six hundred
and seventy nine (679) feet and eighty hundredths
ESQ OF a foot to a stone; thence leaving the Piney
fifteen hundred and four 300 feet and thirty hun
dredths C30) Of foot to the beginning. together
with all and singular the improvements, rights,
ways, easements privileges and appurtenances to
the came belonging in anywise appertaining.
Terms of sale: One-third Of the purchase money
In cash, the balance in one and two years, at
per cent per interest, payable ANNUALLY,
notes secured by deed OF trust upon the property
sold, or all cash. at option Of purchaser. A de-
posit of $500 required at time Of sale. All con-
veyancing and recording at cost of purchaser.
Terms OF sale to be complied with within ten days
the right resell the property at the risk cost
of the defaulting purchaser, after five days no.
tice Of such resale BY advertisement in some news.
paper published In Washington, ID. c.
JOHN B. L hAR Miif"N'
Trustees,
seo6-d&ds 1895 + ST n W
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morning about o'clock his lifeless body was
discovered lying alongside the track some
distance from the station by some of the
hands employed on a freight train that had
stopped there. 1t is supposed that while
seated on the side of the track he was during
the night struck by an east-bound passenger
train. He was badly cut about the head,
his neck was broken, shoulder blade dislo-
Gated and hip badly bruised. A piece of
iron. supposed to be part of step to the
locomotive, was found near the body A
box containing a new pair of shoes and
stockings was found near the body, and in
his pockets were found book of instruc-
tons to engineers, electricians and machin-
lists, letters from daughter and friends,
card of membership in McDonald's Matri-
monial Association of Chicago and number
of female photos, with age, weight, color of
hair and eyes written on the back of each,
evidently sent to him in answer to an adj
vertisement for wife. After the body had
been here for some time telegram was re-
ceived from his daughter. Cora Every, or
Gering that the body be buried, but saying
nothing in regard to paying expenses for
the same, not even paying for the telegram
sent to that effect. On Sunday morning the
remains were sent to the aims house bury
ing ground and inferred at the expense of
the county.
The Teachers Association of Damascus
district has been reorganized by the election
of the following officers: President, c. w.
Day; vice president, Miss l.. c. Etchison;
secretary, J. T. Burdette: assistant secre-
tary, w. b. Burdette; treasurer, j. 7. Baker.
The large Touring mill of Bowman & Bros
at Germantown, which has been in course of
erection for several months, is about COM
pleted and will be in operation on October 1.
This mill will furnish market for grain to
q large section of country.
Bass fishing at Permitted and other points
on the upper Potomac is reported as good
for the past two weeks, and many anglers
of the county and other places have been
very successful The water is very low and
clear.
The marriage of Mr.. John H. Gassaway
of Germantown, president of the school
board, and Miss Helen Muncaster of this
place has been al ounced to take place on
the Sth of October.
The handsome new residence of Mr.. Jacob
Poss, on Washington street, has been COM
pleted and was last week occupied by him.
self and family.
Mrs. VIM. Dorsey left here last week for
an extended visit to relatives and friends at
Louisville, KY.
Rev. VIM. Chinn. for some time pastor of
the Rockville Presbyterian Church. and who
was compelled to resign on account of i'll
health, came here few days ago from Vir-
ginia On visit to his old parishioners.
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SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

The impression is general among the driv-
ers of the Anacostia Railway Company that
steps Will be taken by President Griswold
in very short tine looking to change In
the present wage schedule. In anticipation
of such move, some of them have been
keeping an account of how many passen-
gers each of the sixteen cars carries during
the hours it is run daily, eand, according to
their figures, the average is about 275. The
men are reticent as to what may be their
cour If reduction of pay is ordered. 1t
is hardly probable that any action will be
taken by them in any event until the eX-
ecutive board of the Street Railway Union
and perhaps the union Itself shall have had
an opportunity to discuss the situation.
An interesting meeting in the interest of
the mission work of the Methodist Episco-
ral Church will be held tomorrow in the
Anac1stia NJ. E. Church, Rev. James Nc
Laren, pastor. Among the addresses will
be one by Mrs. ]. G1cKeadree Kelley of Bal
timore. formerly of Washington.
James Kaufman, who was charged with
having forfeited his recogH:zance for an
alleged assault ir Prince Georges county,
Md, was arrested in Anacost.a Saturday
and surrendered to the Maryland authori-
ties by Sergeant Anderson.
Seymour Lacy was arrested yesterday by
Officer Farquhar on the charge of driving
Into a carriage in which were seated John
w. West and Mrs. Annie West. who were
taking the corpse of a child in coffin to
cemetery. The vehicle was broken to pieces
and the coffin thrown in a ditch. West
placed the coffin on his shoulder and car
riei It to the cemetery, where it was in
tered.
Cornelius Sturtevant (colored) was ar
rested last night on the charge of assault
ing and beatir 6 his wife, also Mary Single
ton and Mary A. Smith, at his home in
Eillsdale, Saturday night.
The police autho rites of the Anacostia
substation Saturday took means to relieve
the family named Horsey whose alleged
destitute condition at their home in Hills
dale was referred to in The Star of that
day.
Tomorrow the annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society and the
quarterly meeting of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society will be held in the Ana
costa NJ. E. Church. The two bodies are
made up of representatives from all the
churches in the Washington district of the
Baltimore conference of the NJ. E. Church.
1t is expected that $50 delegates will be in
attendance upon its sessions. The home
mission meeting will begin at 10 am, and
the foreign mission meeting at quarter past
I. Mrs. T. l.. Tullocl will preside over the
former and Mrs. Nathan Sites over the
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C. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUcTIoNEERs, 14o7 G. ST.
Executors Sale of
Listed and Unlisted Stocks
OF john l.. Wogt, Deceased.

BY virtue OF order Of the Probate Court dated
September 20. 1895. We the undersigned executors
will offer fer sale. at public auction WEDNESDAY.
OCTOBER NINTH, 1895, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
AM, at the auction rooms of c. G. Sloan & Co..
the following stocks:
10 SHARES OF THE wADESBORo BROWN
STONE CO., SHARES HAGERSTowN FLOUR
ING MILL CO.. so SHARES BRASHER'S PAR
LOR AND SLEEPING CAR co. OF BALTI-
MORE ND, 100 SHARES CLIMAX CASH REG
lister co. OF BALTIMORE, 8 SHARES CO.
LUMBIA CASE CO., 2 SHAKES BAKERS CO.
OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION $50 EACH, 4
SHARES GLYMONT IMPROVEMENT AND EN-
CuRSION CO., 80 SHARES NATIONAL CAPT.
tai BREWING CO., so SHARES HOME
PLATE GLASS AND INSURANCE CO., IS
SHARES SECOND NATIONAL BANK STOCK,
&c SHARES RIGGS FIRE INSURANCE CO., Is
SHARES DISTRICT TITLE INSURANCE CO..
Sc CERTIFICATES OF SIS EACH OF THE
GERMAN LUTHERAN EVANGELICAL CON-
CORDIA CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, De- 1
CERTIFICATE, NO. sc, FOR $50 OF THE
WADESBORO BROWN STONE CO., CERTlF-
ICATE OF MEMBERSHIP GAGE VALUE,
25), MITHRAS LODGE, PERFECTION, NO. 1,
A. A. S. r., OF WASHINGTON, u. c., AND
CERTIFICATE NO. g. FOR $500 OF THE
BAKERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION IN
TEREST, PER CENT.
Terms cash. CHAS. GRAFT,
FRED. C. GIESEKING,
CARL ]. F. GRAFT, Executors
Attorney for Executors,
se2Sdts 225 AZ st. NV.
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BROOKLAND.

Yesterday afternoon the Methodists of
Brookland dedicated their new church
building. The aesemblage to witness this
event was large. including many people
from Langdon and Washington. The
clergymen present were Rev. NJ. F. 3.
Rice, Rev. Luther B. Wilson, presiding
elder of the District; Rev. J. H. McCarty,
ID. D., the first pastor OF the Methodists in
BroOkland; Rev. Robert r. West of the
Baptist Church of Brookland, and Rev.
VIM. Fl. Chapman, the present pastor Of
the new church. The services were open
ed by the choir, with the anthem Unto
Him That Loved U.s." followed by a hymn
by the congregation. Then followed a
prayer by Rev. J.. Il. Wilson, and a solo,
My God and Father While l Stay" by
Mr. Robertson. After this Rev. L. B. Will
sen delivered a long and impressive ser
mon, taking for his text: How much tet-
ter then is n man than a Sheep" which he
handled in able manner. The pastor
made some pleasant remarks, in which he
reminded the congregation of their strug
giles AMI dntiring zeal in behalf of the
church. Miss Anna Chapman sang My
Jesus, as Thou Wilt" after which followed
the dedicato-y exercises, Rev. Luther b.
Wilson, d. D., officiating. The services
closed with henedictiOn by Rev. J. II. Nc
Carly. The Eible and hyn1 book used on
this occasion were presented by Mr. r.
a.
given by Mr.. Sibley of Foundry Church.
The sermon in the morning, which was
delivered by Rev. DR.. TODD, was an in
teresting one. also was the address at
the evening services by Rev. NJ F.. B. Rice.
d. D. The subscriptions taken up at the
three services amounted to nearly $500.
Mr.. C. II. Warren led the Baptist Young
Peoples Union last evening, having for mis-
subject "Regeneration; the Seventh Article
CT Faith"
At the evening services of the Baptist
Church. Rev. r. X. West delivered an in
teresting sermon on the theme IF Christ
Should Come to Brookland."
Miss Graham of Virginia is still visiting
Miss Sydney johnson, with whom she will
remain this week.
Tonight the lawn party by the ladies of
st. Anthonys Church takes place at the
residence of Col. Lewis. Many attractions
have teen prepared, including an interest
ing program { f musical and literary talent
Between 8 and $50 o'clock the Gonzaga
College Cadets will give an exhibition drill
Miss Hattie Gray, who has been visiting
Mrs. Horace Mullan, returned to Washing
ton Saturday.
Miss A.Margot has returned from France,
where she has been for some time.
Mr.. Fred johnson Is again at his home
in Brookland.
Miss Mary Lanhardt, who has been in
Philadelphia for the past month, has re-
turned to her home in BrooklaEd.