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BRIGHTwOOD.

Last evening the ladies of the Christian
Endeavor Society of Emory Chapel held
successful entertainment and lawn fete.
The entertainment, which took place in the
church, was conducted by the president Of
the society, Mr.. John G. Keene. Mr.. Dut-
ton of Washington then led with IL prayer.
The Misses Robinson sang a duet Miss
Clarke of Washington gave comical reel
tation entitled Brown Had His Hair Cut"
Selections were rendered by the Y. p. S.
c. E. Mandolin and Guitar Club of Wash
ington, the club being composed of Messrs.
Odell Whipple, William Whipple and c.
H. Weber, and a dialogue, Retreat is the
better part of valor." was given, the parts
taken by Misses Anna Beck, Alice Gill,
Marguerite Cook and Master Kyler Brown,
all young folks of this place.
The lawns surrounding the church were
decorated with many-colored lanterns, and
there were dainty little tables filled with
tempting eatables and decorated with fans
and flags. The young ladies Of the society
acting as walters were: The Misses Katie
and Matte Ray. Anna and Mable Nc
Elwee, Virgie Brown. Jesse Brown, Ella
Keene, Rhoda Thomas. The occasion was
financially success, everything being dis
posed of.
Miss Jennie Dixon of Philadelphia is
visiting her cousin, Miss McElwee, en-
Flint street, Brightwood Park.
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GAITIsIIIiSBURG.

public meeting in the interest of the
Junior order of American Mechanics was
held at Damascus, Rev. John w. Steele
making an excellent address. Upon soli-
citation, a large number of gentlemen pres
ent gave their names for membership, and
a lodge was organized.
Rev l.. L. Lloyd is attending the Wesley
Grove camp meeting to participate in the
services this week.
The Sunday school board of the Epworth
NJ. Z. Church held a special meeting Tues
day evening and arranged for the holding
of an annual picnic, Messrs. E. D. Kings
ley Jesse L. Burns and Charles w. Craw
ford being appointed a committee to look
after the details.
Miss Marion Groomes has been appointed
principal of the Briggs public school, near
this town.
The Sunday schools of Montgomery cir
cult held their union picnic and temperance
demonstration in Tabler's Grove, near Hy-
attstown, yesterday. Fully one thousand
persons were present. Music was rendered
by the choirs of the different churches
Prof G. w. Walker, director Instrument
tai music was furnished by the Brownings-
VILE Cornet Band. Addresses We're made
during the day by Revs. W. G. Cassard of
Baltimore, Smith, Burdette, kindley,
Barnes and others.
Saturday the Oakmont NJ. E. Sunday
school will give a picnic for Its benefit
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TESLEYTOWN,

information has reached here that Chas
Dunlap, former baltimore and Ohio man
VINO formerly lived in this vicinity, and at
that time was superintendent of the Met
ropoitan branch. died few days ago in
Chicago. AT the time of his death Mr.
dunlap was general superintendent of the
ROCK Island road. and his death was tho
result OF injuries received in an accident
at one of the ''chutes" about a week be-
fore.
Chafley Dunlap. as he was Familiarity
known TO his friends and among railroad
men generally was born in Maryland, July
so. 1874. At the age of seventeen he on.
listed in the West Virginia cayairy, on Tho
first call for Union troops Although FREE
QGeEty offered commission, he refused
to accept any higher promotion than thar
or sergeant. Mr.. Dunlap saw brilliant ser
wee 10 the END OF tho war. AT its close
ne went TO work as a passenger brakeman
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Later
he was appointed yard master at Wheeling
w. Va. subsequently trainmaster of the
mountain division of the road and later
was appointed superintendent of the met
ropolitan branch. He left the Baltimore
and Ohio in 1890 to become trainma ster for
the Rock Island road and in few months
he was made general superintendent of the
entire Rock Island system of some $500
miles of road. Mr.. Dunlap leaves daugh-
ter. three brothers, two of whom are rail-
road officials. and two sisters, the latter
residing in West Virginia.
From every portion of this section of
country there comes the news that vege-
tables and fruit of all kind were never
more abundant than this season.
Much regret is felt in this neishborhood,
where he Is well known. In regard to sad
accident which befell Conductor Daniel s.
Hildebrand Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
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SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

Mrs Lucy Hall, the colored woman who
was SO brutally assaulted by an unknown
negro at her home in Prince Georges
county, Nd. yesterday went to the work.
house in Washington to see If she could
identify Convict Ware as her assailant, it
being suspected that he was the party
wanted for the crime, but she utterly failed
to do so, and it is now believed by the po-
lice authorities that Mrs. Hall would not
know the guilty man if he shall be cap
tured ard taken before her.
The two new hospitals at st. Elizabeth's
Asylum for the use of the epileptic insane
are nearing completion, the contractors
having entirely finished their part of the
work, and the buildings are being made
ready for occupancy by the regular force
of mechanics at the asylum Should moth
ing unforeseen occur they will probably be
ready to be put into service in about six
weeks.
Mr.. Harry Arnold of Anacostia, who is
employed on the Pope's Creek branch of
the baltimore and Potomac railroad, was
severely bitten on one of his legs by a
ferocious dog while at Pope's creek Satur-
day last Mr. Arnold cauterized the wound
himself and did not send for a physician.
At last accounts the dog had not been
killed by its owner.
1t is reported that steps are being taken
to effect a compromise in the matter of the
long -pending suit between Mr.. w. H. Brink
ley of Anacostia and the Bottlers' Protec-
tive Association of Washington in refer
ence to a large lot of bottles which were
replevined some months ago by the latter
from Mr.. Brinkley and which Mr.. Brinkley
claims were taken by him several years
ago in good faith and in exchange for bot
ties which were issued by him and taken by
other parties in the course of trade.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Boyer and family have re-
moved from Anacostia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rhoades. who has been
very sick ever since her house was de-
stroyed by fire several weeks ago, is be-
lieved to be on the way to recovery.
Quite number of Anacostia Masons are
preparing to attend the triennial conclave
of knights Templar, which begins at Bos-
ton August 49,
Mrs. Arthur fudge has returned from a
visit to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Weigel of
Prince Georges county, Md.
Mrs. C. Sche,horn of the Silver Hill road,
sister of Mrs. A. Guide of Washington, Is
critically Ill with consumption and is not
expected to survive more than day or
two.
Mrs. James Danforth has gone to Co
lonial Beach for a few days.
Mrs. Grimes. mother of Mrs John Reed,
has returned to her home in Pennsylvania,
after a pleasant visit to her daughter in
AnaCoSta,
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WASHINGTON GROVE.

The Grove is rapidly filling up with a
large contingent from The county, as well
as from the city. In view Of this fact, Mr.
Percy Hughes. chairman of the religious
committee, has tnauSuratei series OF
services to be held in the tabernacle every
Sunday. There will he Sunday school and
preaching in the morning. and song serv-
ice in the evening. Rev. n. c. Naylor
pastor of the Baptist Church on Maryland
avenue southeast, will preach next Sunday,
while the evening service will be in charge
of Mr.. Percy Foster. assisted by Mr.. VIM.
X. Cohen, organist. The young people will
form themselves into choir, in order to
prepare for the annual camp meeting,
which will be held the latter part of the
month.
Mrs. J. L. Owens mas opened her cottage
on ID avenue. Mrs. John Berry of West
Washington is her guest.
The Misses Stincmetz have returned from
a trip to Boston ana vicinity.
Miss Edith l.. Shaw is the guest of Mrs.
Augustus Lang.
Mrs. VIM. r. Rollins has rented the cot
tage of Mr.. l.. S. Chapman on LIST avenue.
The training class Of Wesley Chapel is
occupying the cottage of Mr.. VIM. Wood
ward on the Circle.
Miss Mary Louise Low is the guest of
Mrs. jolly Jones.
The following are registered a Hotel AL
bany: Mr. H. Wayman and wife, c. c.
Billngsly, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Moore, Mr.. Chas.
Williams and wife. NJ. q. Granger Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Bromly, all of Washington.
Tuesday evening party of young people
gave a straw ride to Goshen. Mrs. VIM. X.
Hill acted as chaperone. An enjoyable
evening was spent at the home of Mrs.
Mary Dorsey, who served d delightful col
lation Among those present were Misses
Katie Barron, Bessie Reid, May Smith
Jennie Ferguson, Elizabeth and Flora
Finch, and Messrs. VIM. X Hill, w. p.
Mills. j. A Finch and II. C. Paul.
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HYATvTSViLLE.

At regular meeting of the county COM
missiouers held last Tuesday petition was
received from the citizens living near Rv-
erdale asking that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company be required 10 place
electric bells and gates at this railroad
crossing in order to prevent such an acct
dent as lately occurred at that point The
board ordered that a written notice be
given the superintendent Of the railroad
that the board would on the 10th of Sep
TENDER consider the necessity OF further
protection at said crossing, the order to he
served on the company on or before the
10Th of August 1885. The following orders
were passed: That insovencies on state
taxes asked for by the county treasurer be
referred to the clerk of this board; that
Miss Esther G.. Hill he authorized to eX-
pend $40 On public road from Martins store
to hills Landing. payable out of license
fund: that John s. Rawlings be authorized
TO examine stream on the road near the
hill on the property of Thomas Wall in
Nottingham district, and have a bridge
built over the said stream, IT, in his juGg-
ment. the public necessity requires it; that
George +. Donaldson examine Green's
branch. In Bowie district. and have a
bridge built over the same if necessary;
that Mr.. Thomas be authorized TO build a
bridge over Mattapeni branch, on the road
leadlng from Nottingham to St. Thomas
cHuIcii, LOT Sl1o, same TO be double trestle,
thirty-four feet long and fourteen feet
wide, TO be built of frst-class white oak
timber same to be built under the super
vision of John ]. Rawlings: that Monteyue
hospital be paid $3.50 for the treatment of
insane paupers sent from this county, pay
able out of levy of 1885 for lunatic paupers:
mat SlI1@l lie paid for one Austin road
machine for Evansville district, PAYABLE out
of bridge surplus
MIR. and Mrs. jeremiah Berry entertained
q number of friends at "Bowieville" heir.
handsome residence in Queen Anne dis
trict, few evenings since
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OFFICIAL FRUIT.
Huge WatermelOns Received mt the
Post Office Department..


There was a pretty little collation. spread
cut in the private room of Postmaster
General Wilson yesterday afternoon as the
clock struck four. Postmaster w. NJ. Dun
and his assistant, Col. Jones, each huge
watermelon. The larger one, which was
for the Postmaster General. weighed IS
pounds and 3 ounces. When Ross, the
jcvial, inmemoral and perennially oblig
ing messenger of the Postmaster General,
Iut his lusty arms about it to carry it
into the inner office it all he could
do to make ends meet. The big thing was
twenty inches in diameter ard nearly three
feet long. Col Kerr kraige, Dr. Madison
Davis, Judge Thomas the chief clerk. AS
Secretary Dawson, assisted Mr.. Wilson in
eating the melon. after it had been duly
cooled in the department ice box down in
the cellar After doing their best, fully
half of Mr.. DunbarS gift remained. This
was duly divided in long segments, SO as
to show the immense size of the melon and
carried home by a number of the depart
ment messengers to regale their respective
families.
There was demand all day today at
the department from clerks who live on
farms in Virginia and Maryland for seeds
from the big melon. TIE one sent to Col.
Jones was decided to fall properly to Mr..
Lamar, who is acting first assistant post
master general while Col. Jones is Off on
his vacation. He expressed it to his home
subject of a little neighborhood discus
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DUNCANSoN BROS, AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE CT vALUABI f REAL ESTATE,
KNOWN AS PREMISES NOS. 1923 AND 1925
FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST. IN TIE CITY
CT WASHINGTON, IMPROVED BY TWO
Under and by yirt1e of a certain decd Of trust
dated March l, 1898, and recorded in Liber No
1903, folio ct seQ of the land records of the
District OF Oolunba. and by the direction in writ
ing of the party secured by said deed of trust, we
the undersigned, will offer for sala. at public auc-
ton. in front of the premises, on SATURDAY. the
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST, AID 1895. at FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, the follow ing described real estate
viz: All of lots numbered ffty-one CD and fifty
two (52, in Jesse D. Gibbs slIhfy ision lots in
square numbered five hundred and twenty 500, as
per plat recorded In Liber No. 20 folio 81 of the
records of the Office of the surveyor of the District
of Columbia, with the improvements above
stated
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase money
payable in cash (of which deposit of 500 on each
lot must be paid to trustees az the time Of sale)
the balance in two equal installment.. of the
purchaser purchasers, payable in and two
years from date of sale, with interest at the of
8 per centum Der annum, payable semi-annually,
said notes to be scurd by deed of trust upon the
property sold all cash, at the purchasers OBJ
ton. Each lot will be sold separately. All cen
veyancing and recording and notary's fees at he
cost Of the purchaser purchasers. Terms of sale
to be complied with within fifteen days from da e
Of sale or the property will be again offered FOR
sale, after five days Reimbursement in
paper published in the city of Washington, DC.
GEORGE E. FLEMING.
WILLIAM D. HOOVER,
1y31-eod&ds Trustees. 40 La. NV.
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FALLS CHURCH.

The new officers of Pioneer Lodge of Good
Templars were Installed Tuesday night by
Deputy Grand Chief Templar w. T. Spran-
kle, assisted by Mr.. J. A. Poole, acting
grand marshal, and Miss Mary H. Thorne.
acting deputy grand marshal, as follows:
Chief templar, Edward Ball; vice tempar,
Miss Lily Galleher: secretary. ]. H. Garrett
son; financial secretary, w. II. Erwin;
treasurer. Miss Emma Garner; marshal,
Sidney Mankin; deputy marshal. Miss
Maud Summers; chaplain. c: NJ fathbun;
past chief templar, G. w. Ha~Xhurst;
guard, Miss Maggie Jacobs; sen inel. j. r.
Cleveland; organist. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Erwin; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. NJ. E. Thorne The
quarterly reports showed the lodge to be in
prosperous condition financially and
numerically. Mr.. w. f. Parker was recon-
mended to the Grand Lodge for appoint
ment as lodge deputy for the ensuing year.
The lodge has III members in good stand
ing. The following We're elected alternate
delegates to the district lodge, which meets
August ii, with st. Julian's Lodge: Thomas
Hitler. ]. A. Poole, j. E. Jacobs. Webb
Flagg. G. NJ. Walker. W. H. Erwin J. A.
Poole. Upton Galleher Misses Pansie Payne,
Maggie Jacobs and NJ. J. Crossman.
Mrs. H. C. Weeks and daugter, Miss Belle.
who have been visiting the family of Mr..
G. w. Mankin for several days, have re-
turned to their home at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Mr.. Lynn S. Abbott. who is connected
with the Public Opinion newspaper in Chi
cago. is home to spend his vacation.
Mr.. II. A. Murrill has returned TO his
home at Roanoke. Va.
Mr.. Claude Ives of Washington is visiting
his father, Mr.. a. H. Ives
The base ball team at Fort Myer was
badly defeated in a game with the Falls
Church boys Tuesday the score in the sew
enth inning standing &c 20 IN favor Of the
Falls Church team. when the Fort Myer
club gave up the contest in disgust.
Mr.. Geo. T. Mani<in left on WadEes day
for trip TO Colonial Beach, Richmond and
other points, for a Two weeks vacation
Mrs. Harriet Hood from the Epiphany
Home, who has been visiting Mrs. l.. c.
Young, returned Monday.
Misses Sarah and Tilie Rawlings, who
have been spending several weeks at Ork-
ney Springs, Va, returned home Tuesday.
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STRONG AND ROOSEVELT cHEERED.
They Addressed Catholic Total Alb
stnincrs.

They Addressed Catholic Total Alb
stnincrs.
The crowd which attempted to gain ad-
mission to Carnegie Hall, New York, last
night. to listen to the addresses to the
Total Abstinence Unions was so large that
Secretary Doyle announced from the porti-
co of the main entrance that as the big
hall would not accommodate all those who
had gathered, some of the speakers of the
evening would address The people from the
steps. 81
Shortly after the delegates entered the
hall Father Doyle advanced to the center
of the platform and received Archbishop
Corrigan, Bishop Keane of Washington,
Mcnsignor Bessonier of indianapolis. Faith
er O'Brien of Indianapolis, Vicar General
Mooney, and the other, prominent clergy
men of the convention.
Vicar General Mooney, chairman of the
committee of arrangements, in short ad-
dress introduced Archbishop Corrgan as
chairman of the evening. The archbishop
was again cheered when he rose to speak.
Archbishop COrrfgan's Remarks.
He said: 1T is an honor and a privilege
to preside at this meeting. All agree that
the virtue Of temperance, If 1t is to bear
fruit must be linked with Christianity.
The Catholic Church is great temperance
society," and has been for centuries. Tho
principles of the Catholic Church ever re-
garded the virtue of temperance as the
greatest of all. All others depend on it.
The church teaches her children to be
temperate in all things and thus obey the
law and be good citizens. trust you all
will now and always hold this virtue and
work for 1t, so as to remember our silver
jubilee"
Mayor Strong Applauded.
Vicar General Mooney introduced Mayor
Strong, and after waiting some little time
till the renewed applause stopped, he well
coined the convention in short address,
The mayor said. among other things:
when in st. Paul year ago you de-
cided to come to New York this year, you
had no idea at that time when you came
to this city you would find the civil govern
ment of the city engaged in war for the
unfolding of the interest you represent.
We in the city Of New. York only want to
close saloons on the Sabbath (cheers). We
leave to you whether they shall ever DO
opened again. We simply say. We must
enforce the law and keep your saloon doors
closed on Sunday" (Cheers)
Letters were read from w. Bourke Cock
ran, F. R. Coudert and Hugh ]. Grant.
O'Sullivan Kissed.
State Senator O'Sullivan spoke and ia
vcred freer excise laws. He was frequently
Kissed. Archbishop Corrigan at last had to
get up and say: There must be no marks
of disapprobat ton. If there are any fur
Their marks of disapprobation to any one
who has been invited by your committee to
speak to you 1 must instantly leave the
hall"
Senator O'Sullivan cut his speech short.
He was followed by President Roosevelt
of the police board, who was greeted eff
fusvely with cheers. He answered Senator
O'Sullivan. and denounced the attitude the
senator assumed. President Roosevelt was
frequently applauded.
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Drowned mt Virginia Beach.

Col Thomas Moberley of Richmond, KY,
while bathing in. front Of the Arlington
Cottage, at Virginia Beach. yesterday, with
his family, was drowned while endeavoring
to save one of his daughters. The young
lady went beyond her depth, and her
father, seeing her danger. went to her
rescue, and being unable to swim, he sank
before he could be saved Miss Moberley
was rescued and brought safely to shore
by Mr.. Martin L. Greenwood of Norfolk.
Col. Moberley was the owner of the famous
worlds fair premium short-horn herd Of
cattle that never met defeat.
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read late Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Hide
brand was taking a special train which had
carried an excursion to Bay Ridge back to
Chester Pa. The accident happened about
$50 pm. near Round Bay. Mr.. Hide
brand. in attempting to climb upon the ten
der from the car behind. lost his hold and
fell. He struck in sand, which probably
saved his life; but the train was running
at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and he
was badly injured, receiving a comminuted
fracture of the shoulder blade, dislocation
of the shoulder joint. bad confusion Of the
right eye. and other cuts and bruises.
The injured man was picked up and taken to
Baltimore, where a surgeon was summoned.
The doctor thinks that Mr. Hildebrand
will recover
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ANNOYANCE TO CANADIANS.



The State Department has called the
attention of the authorities of the state
of New York to reporti,oi damage inflicted
to property and of danger to human life
in the city of Niagara Fal lis, Ont, result
ing from blasting carried on by contractors
who are constructing IAN electric railway
on the American side of the Niagara river.
The complaint was made on July %, by
the mayor of Niagara Falls, Ont, adj
dressed to the Canadian government and
transmitted thence through the British
embassy to the federal State Department.
1t is reported that the fragments of rock
weighing forty pounds are hurled across
the gorge of the river and fall hundreds
of yards within Canadian boundary.
Mayor Hanan also reports that the Cana
dian incline railway had been compelled
to discontinue its operations, and that
residents had left their homes and sought
shelter in hotels and other places for per-
sonal safety.
Acting Governor SaXton has already set
en- foot an inquiry into the facts.
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WANT AN ELECTRIC ROAD,
Residents of Lay Hill, Md. Movin
EnerseticuIIy to Get One.


A public meeting was held last evening
at Lay Hill. Montgomery county, Md, for
the purpose of considering the project of
building electric railroad from that
point to connect with either kensington or
the extension of the 18th street road, which
will form a link of the proposed road from
Washington to Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr.. Charles H. Parker presided. After
considerable discussion it was decided to
hold another meeting on the 22d instant
and the chair appointed Messrs. H. w.
Cashcl1, Headly Beall and o. H. Van Horn
committee to arrange for future meetings.
and by resolution Mr.. NJ. l.. Littlefield
was instructed to ascertain who would
contribute the right of way through their
holdings and the amount of stock that
could be raised between Ciscells Cross
lied TO invite speakers for future meetings
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AMERICAN TRAINING TOLD.
Fine Records of Chinese Officers Who
Were Educated in the States.

Fine Records of Chinese Officers Who
Were Educated In the States.
United States Minister DENLY, in re-
port to the State Department, dated Pek-
ing, June -. calls attention Ito the graft
flying fact that amid the degradations and
decapita tons which We're SO common of
Chinese military officers during the recent
war. in every case In which a returned
American student is mentioned in an i'm
perial decree he is commended and award
ed honors for bravery" The minister in
closes a copy of such decree in the case
of the Chinese officers who died at Wei
Hal Wei, specially mentioning Huang
Tsu-lien as laying down his life heroically
in a crisis of danger, and ordering that
his family be granted extraordinary gov
ernment aid and that posthumous honors
be paid to him.